We get a lot of questions from readers about converting PDF to MS Word doc, and converting MS Word docs to PDF. Newer versions of MS Word (and most word processing programs in free office programs) and open PDF files and save them as Word Docs.
That being said, if you don't want to install a full-blown office program, but you'd like a really nice MS Word-like word processor that can create, open and edit both PDF and Word documents then we think that you'll find our freeware pick, AbleWord, worth a look.
AbleWord is a very capable word processing application that can read and write most popular document formats including PDF's. It is fully featured, supporting image formatting, tables, headers & footers and includes spell checking and print preview functions. Best of all it is totally free even for commercial use.
AbleWord (is) very simple to install and use, it is commonly used as a PDF Editor and also for converting PDF to Word® but of course it is also a splendid Word processor and supports most of Microsoft Word® features.
We found AbleWord very easy to use. The PDF editing function works well on some PDF files, and so-so on more complex files. It's not a professional PDF editor like Adobe Acrobat Pro, but then again it doesn't cost hundreds of dollars. It's 100% free.
You can read more about, and/or download it from the AbleWord Web Site.
Here are some screen shots from our installation and testing of AbleWord.
Above: No malware or tricks, but AbleWord does associate itself with MS Word DOC and DOCX, which is great if you don't have MS Office installed or some other Office program that handles DOC and DOCX formats. If you have MS Office or another office program installed, you might want to uncheck the box as shown in the screen shot above.
AbleWord looks great. It has a nice, almost quaint but functional, easy-to-use interface.
Below: You can save and edit file types shown below.
If your looking for a free, functional, easy-to-use Word processor that can edit both Word documents and PDF files, then AbleWord might be just what you're looking for.
AbleWord sure seems to be quite remarkable.
However, does it also work on PDF to XLSX?
If not, is there perhaps a program available that will do so?
You'll find at least a half-dozen or more programs and Web sites that claim to do the conversion with accuracy. Some are free, some are not (Acrobat). We have not tested any of these sites and/or software, so be wary… especially if it's free.
Here is a video that shows how to convert PDF to Excel (XLSX) without any software, but I'd be surprised if this works.
The short answer – no AbleWord does not create, open or covert spreadsheet formats.
I have tried quite a few free word programs, but this one works really well, and the ability to load and edit pdf is amazing. Many thanks.
Exactly what I've been looking for as I lost my MS Word in computer crash. Thanks.
Thanks so very much for this. I have downloaded it..
Love all the wonderful things you find for us.
I use Emsisoft at home but at work I use Vipre as my virus protection and Vipre is preventing the link from displaying that website, and it very rarely, if ever, prevents me from going to any webpage. Are you sure it's safe? Thought I better check in case something changed from when you posted this. Thx.
Thanks for your comments. We want to caution anyone reading this that WinZip is a known software bundler. Their software may come bundled with unwanted software, browser & search engine hijackers, and possibly malware. Windows 10 users don't need any 3rd-party programs to save any files as PDF.
My Malware Bytes will NOT allow me to go into this Ableword site. It said it is unsafe, and since I have just lost everything to some nasty thing in my computer, I won't be downloading that. I thought that perhaps you would like to check that site out since you are recommending it. Probably was ok when you tried it out.
The problem now is that I am trying to find a free word processor and I thought this would do nicely. Darn.
According to VirusTotal, Malwarebytes finds no problem with it and neither did 62 other security programs. But it doesn't surprise me. Malwarebytes as has its share of problems – I would never rely on it.
63 Security programs found AbleWord to be clean – 3 off-brand security program identified a "Generic Trojan". Generic Trojan is poppycock for "False Positive" or "We don't know what it is".
You can read VirusTotal's scan of AbleWord here https://goo.gl/xXBTuv. I would sure not change our recommendation based on something Malwarebytes shows anyway.
AbleWord is still fine. But it's your choice- can choose not to use it. But we find no valid reason to rescind our recommendation. By the way, I did test it again today 2/2/2018 and it's still a nice program.
I have been reading many reviews about Ableword on the web, as well as visiting their page. Some sites claim it only works through Windows 8, others include Windows 10.
Apparently the last version is 3.0 and was released BEFORE Windows 10. Since this page has been updated in 2018, would you please let me know if Ableword does work properly on Win 10? Thanks!
The .Net Framework which is required by AbleWord is inclided (sic) with WIndows (sic) Vista and Windows 7. If needed then Windows 8 and 10 will prompt you and automatically install for you.


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FOR THE VALENTINES CONCERT - Tour Opening night Thurs 14th February, 2019 We will send you a VIP Valentines - Meet & Greet Pass ( which is your ticket to get into the evening) You will then be invited to come backstage and meet Sharon and have a photo taken with her after the show. She can also sign your pass or an album for you, if you bring it along or purchase a CD at the concert. Plus you will automatically go in to the draw for the Direct to Fan Getaway Prize.


April 2019: Newsletter 226 contains an article by the owner of Fieldway Green, and more about the plans for the Old Police Station.
January 2019: Newsletter 225 gives notice of our A.G.M. and contains information about the plans for 63-69 High Street (the Old Police Station).


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Indonesia frees militant leader Abu Bakar Bashir
Southeast Asian countries rescue constituents in Wuhan
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Southeast Asian (SEA) countries are now in touch with their constituents who were trapped in Wuhan, China amid the deadly 2019 novel coronavirus outbreak...
Wuhan tourists denied of Philippine visa
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Widodo visits Natuna Islands in South China Sea dispute
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Indonesian President Joko Widodo has reaffirmed the archipelago's sovereignty over a group of remote atolls in the South China Sea that are within Beijing's...
Indonesian minister calls for probe into 1965 killings
Indonesia says it is looking to establish a "truth and reconciliation" commission to address human rights violations, including the anti-communist massacres of 1965-66. A commission...
Vietnam calls for restraint in South China Sea
Vietnam has asked Beijing to show restraint in the South China Sea next year after a Chinese oil drill-ship and its naval escorts spent...
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At least 110 political prisoners are being held in Indonesian-controlled Papua after numerous arrests for raising the outlawed Papuan national flag, according to Human Rights Watch (HRW). Police...
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Halloween | Have you seen this?!
Here is video footage of some of the very scary zombies that came out to last weekend's Zombie Walk in Chile. So scary!
It is Halloween! You know what that means? Many kitties will (unwillingly) be dressed up as their favorite meme – Nyan cat! Let's see some of our kitty pop tart rainbow friends.
This is an animated short that has claymation ghosts dancing and being ghostly. Perfect for Halloween!
Halloween costumes were basically weirdly amazing back in the late 70s, early 80s. Here are two commercials from retailers during that time for their Halloween costume selection – Woolworths & Toys R Us.
So if you are looking for a way to impress your friends and video game geeks alike, perhaps you should watch this video. It shows how to make a few pumpkins into something very cool.


Hidden away in the heart of Los Angeles' Koreatown sits the dim sum house called Golden Pouch, a small window to order place on W. 6th Street where if you blink you'll miss it. If you're craving and in L.A. — get the f here!
There's a limited menu, but trust me, it's all beyond awesome. Three types of Shao Mai — Chive Shrimp Pork, Kimchi Pork and Shrimp. Two types of Xiao Long Bao (steamed dumplings) — Pork and Bulgogi. My mouth is watering just thinking about it all.
Order on their convenient touch screens, take a seat under the picnic tables and listen to the latest hip-hop while waiting (not long I'll add) for your food. You may notice a silver trailer on the side which, if the picnic tables are occupied, opens up and provides extra seating for a little retro feel.
I'm not sure how long this place has been around, but it's already been noticed by LA Weekly, Eater LA, LA Magazine and a bunch of other food gurus we love.
We'll leave you with these photos. Good luck lasting the night without dumplings.


I work in a shop as a seasonal worker, and have a little crush on a guy who's a regular customer. He's also a seasonal worker, from another country than me. He always chooses my checkout counter even if there's a longer queue, we always talk and he smiles a lot at me, and holds my gaze for a little longer. We work in a really small town, and both of us work a lot. I feel like I have to keep it professional at work, so can't give him my number or anything. And I don't want to make it awkward for him, don't even know if he's single. I'm working with my ex, and we spilt up just a few weeks ago, so I'm not sure if he knows I'm single either. Afraid that this could be holding him back. Just met him ouside the shop on my day off. He seemed happy to see me, and asked me a few questions. I asked him if he was working, he said no, but that he was really tired, we said our goodbyes, and my heart sunk. He's leaving soon too. Is he the tiniest bit interested, or should I just forget him?
Everything depends on WHAT DO YOU REALLY WANT? A short affair with this guy (since he will soon be leaving) or a long term relationship? How much are you prepared to sacrifice for this guy? Another thing which I find a bit bothersome, you have just come out of a relationship and seem TOO eager to jump into another one. Has this got anything to do with your ex? If this guy really likes you then he could be the shy type and you've got to do extra work like lead him on or boldly ask him what he likes doing after work. Suggest some activity and see how he responds. Try and find out if he is not married. A wife back home? Be careful.
If you feel that there's a connection between you two somehow, I would be bold and ask him for his number or out for dinner or drinks before he returns home. If you are unsure and want him to make a move, I would do just that. Wait. If there's a connection of some sort, he will likely make a move before he leaves town.
Thanks for all replies! I don't want a rebound or fling (ex and I were over a long time before we broke up btw). I'm just afraid that my ex's presence in the shop is holding this new guy back (if he even knows). I just want a chance to get to know this guy more before he leaves. I feel like there's sparks, and want to see if it can go anywhere. But it's stressful when there's a long queue behind him and I feel like we're always cut short. The other day I approached him in the shop, and he seemed keen to talk. He asked again when I'm leaving town. I've told him before that I want to go to travel in Europe this fall, and he's also going there. So now he asked me if I had booked any tickets yet, and which countries I wanted to visit. Turns out he wants to visit some of the same countries, but he's travelling with a (male) friend. Not once has he mentioned a girlfriend and I'm too afraid to ask him. He also asked me if I rent an apartment in town (he shares one with his work mates)….
…Then he asked me about what I was going to do after work that evening, but then we got interrupted and I had to go back to working. So I never found out if this was an indirect way of asking if I wanted to hang, or just friendly small talk..? Also, one of his work mates has jokingly told me that I'm "famous" at their work place for being so nice. So he must have talked about me in some way, as it's mainly him doing the shopping. Are these are signs he likes me? I'm kind of waiting for a "green light" to ask him out, but I'm so insanely nervous around him and sometimes get completely tounge tied. Is it lame to ask him to go for a walk or something (he's quite the sporty type)? I'm just so afraid of getting turned down, as I will still have to face him at work.
Just ask him if he's interested in doing something. Better to find out the truth rather than wondering what could've been.


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Iceage Talks Brash, Jazzy 'Beyondless' & Denmark's 'Embarrassing' Treatment of Immigrants
"I think it's just sort of one discovery leads on to the next. And you keep on taking liberties that maybe you didn't see yourself being able to pull off earlier."
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At one end of the of the narrow gallery and performance space that is Brooklyn's Secret Project Robot, I'm backed up against a giant wooden ice cream cone, surrounded by other storybook-styled carvings—clouds, a giant mushroom—and flanked by two built-out wooden balconies. At the other end of the room, on a stage festooned with silver strips, one of the most unfailingly thrilling bands of the past decade holds forth. Iceage are back, after too long gone.
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And on this, the final night of a four-show New York residency to showcase their audacious new album, Beyondless, it's a tight squeeze for the Danes. Besides guitarist Johan Surrballe Wieth, bassist Jakob Tvilling Pless, drummer Dan Kjær Nielsen and perpetually brooding, charismatic frontman Elias Bender Rønnenfelt, there are added players crowded onto the small stage—a keyboardist and viola player, and a saxophonist—the better to do justice to Beyondless' expansive new sound.
If Rønnenfelt has to scale back his usual serpentine performance on this night due to space, he's as woozy, scabrous and captivating as ever, tearing through a set that's heavy on new songs, with a sprinkling from earlier albums New Brigade, You're Nothing and Plowing Into the Field of Love. Also in attendance at the venue is Sky Ferreira, the alt-pop star who surprised many last month by turning up on backing vocals on Iceage's "Pain Killer," a driving standout from Beyondless, and a track that opens with a Tusk-worthy fanfare of horns—another bold move from a band whose brash exploration only grows with each record.
It was on their last LP, 2014's Plowing, that Rønnenfelt and his mates served notice that — as gripping as their first two albums of feral punk were — Iceage were more than a one-trick pony. Cow punk hoedown "The Lord's Favorite" was a revelation—without question one of the breathtakingly great singles of that year and the sort of track that made you rethink everything you thought you knew about this band. After a several-years hiatus during which Rønnenfelt indulged his soul, free jazz and experimental pop impulses with second band Marching Church, Iceage's own creative mojo returned, with more no-rules abandon than ever, doubling down on the strings, piano, trumpet, trombone and sax. The less an orthodox punk outfit Iceage become, the more punk they are. Beyondless might well be called Boundless. A rush of a record, Iceage's fourth is Iceage's best.
Rocket-fueled album opener "Hurrah" barrels through lyrics that are as close to political as Rønnenfelt gets, musing on our seemingly irrepressible love of war: "We can't stop killing/ And we'll never stop killing/ And we shouldn't stop killing/ Hurrah," he growls. The sacred and profane lie together—as they so often do for the singer—on the dramatic, cinematic "The Day The Music Dies." "Performed an exorcism on myself/ Cited prayers and rites of deliverance" he declares, before concluding he's "still possessed"—there's piano, driving rhythms, tambourines (in fact, tambourines for every band member in the recently-released video for the song) and a wall of brass over which Rønnenfelt is "fondling the thighs of forfeit."
The most unabashed fun on Beyondless can be found in "Thieves Like Us," a rollicking, honky-tonk cousin of "The Lord's Favorite," complete with references to Stockholm Syndrome and "pre-Raphaelite scaffolds," which stumbles into a drunken "Ah-ooo-ooo-hoo!!" coda. "Plead The Fifth" is similarly wobbly, and delves into artist-as-whore terrain, Rønnenfelt's Jean Genet-like fascination with the seedy in full effect: "Line em up in the toilet stalls/ Open mouthed, backs against the walls/ STD's on the tip of my tongue." And so forth. Giving and taking are a subject of some preoccupation for the singer, on "Catch It," "Take It All" and title track "Beyondless," while the truly eccentric outlier is "Showtime," which moves from sludgy rock to a bring-in-the trombones finish that's best described as punk vaudeville. The idea that Iceage and jazz hands could ever cross paths tells you how far this emboldened band is willing to go these days. And Rønnenfelt isn't shy about poking fun at himself: "A bright young singer is the lead of the show" he sings in "Showtime," "He's got that certain kind of je ne sais quoi."
Indeed he does. And three days before the Secret Project Robot show, the man and his je ne sais quoi sit across from me in a booth at a hotel in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, pounding ice water—apparently it's a morning for hydrating—and I'm reminded that he's not big on idle chitchat. In a typical Iceage show, the most talk you likely get from Rønnenfelt is a song title. Anything more would likely strike him as phony, performer-y stuff in which he has no interest. Likewise, as I've discovered in past conversations, he's not big on dissecting his own lyrics. In an essay about Iceage for the new album's release, punk veteran Richard Hell writes of Rønnenfelt's "contempt" for "people who try to understand him." At the risk of riling that contempt, I tried. And sure enough, he would only go so far.
I last saw you with Marching Church maybe a little more than a year ago, and it seems like you went right into this Iceage record soon after that?
I definitely think we started working on this record after that last Marching Church record was finished. I don't think I could work on two different records at the same time. But there's never been a problem differentiating what goes where. But it's something that sort of sneaks up upon you. We hadn't been writing with Iceage for a while because the urge wasn't there, and we would never want to force anything upon ourselves or on our listeners. But then in some sort of unexplainable way, something started brewing and ideas started coming and after a while we just knew that there was something happening, and it was something that felt invigorating, and something that wanted to get out. And then we just started getting loads of ideas, and not something that felt like old ground revisited, but something that felt like we were in the right sort of place to push ourselves onto something that we didn't really know what it was. And that's how we like it.
And you guys debuted a lot of the new songs at a show in Russia last summer, which took a lot of us by surprise.
Yeah we've never been a band that's sort of tactical when we start playing new songs. When a song is finished we just start playing it. We can't really rely on the older stuff, when you have something in your repertoire that excites you way more, then that's what you play. And even when songs aren't quite finished yet, we'll play half of sketches of songs sometimes, cause that's sometimes where the song sort of gets knocked into shape, by testing it live.
With the first Marching Church album you told me that you've always liked the idea of folding in jazz or orchestral elements into what you do. And there certainly seems to be even more of that now. There's horns and piano all over this record. Were there any particular influences this time that sort of impacted the record?
I have my favorites that have always been there when it comes to the idea of marrying a rock band with these other elements, such as Serge Gainsbourg's Histoire de Melody Nelson [1971], Scott Walker records, Love's Forever Changes [1967]. I mean I've always really enjoyed the jazz and soul music in general. It's something we're all sort of into. And I think there's something attractive in how it can be done so wrong! And that challenges you even more to do it right. It can sometimes be really appalling bringing those things together, I think.
With each successive record I think you sense that you guys feel this freedom to try something new and really explore.
I think it's just sort of one discovery leads on to the next. And you keep on taking liberties that maybe you didn't see yourself being able to pull off earlier. And there's always been something that's quite attractive to me in seeing if you can pull something off. Like, risking failure.
You once called "The Lord's Favorite"—which is so phenomenal—your "ridiculous country song." And now you go in even wilder places, like "Showtime" which ends up as neo-vaudeville. Is that an example of something where you might feel like, "Am I possibly pushing this too far?"
Well, that one is different in that it tells a sort of straight story from beginning to end and kind of plays around quite a bit as well. I just had this title, "Showtime," and I thought, "Well what the hell could that be about?" you know? And I think I kind of read it chronologically, from beginning to end, just trying to describe about musical theatre at the start. And then the idea of the song ending with the singer offing himself on stage didn't really appear to me until it rhymed with the previous sentence!
I feel like I keep coming across lyrically this idea of giving and taking throughout the record, like "You reel it in and then you catch it" in "Catch It" or the idea of being taken by another, or seizing one another, in "Take It All."
I don't know, that's interesting. I haven't analyzed it that much myself, so I hadn't thought of it. Maybe, I think there's definitely a lot of catharsis and a lot of reverie in the lyrics, and the idea of being led by something, from the inside or the outside. And I think in general the way I write is something where there are always sort of dualities within a song, sort conflicting emotions pulling things back and forth.
The way you write has evolved so much from the first couple of records. Lyrically what you do is so much denser and even ornate now.
Well initially, I started writing lyrics because the songs had to have them. And then over time I discovered that it was something that I felt like I could do a lot with. And it was a process of really enjoying exploring and sort getting surprised by myself. And I think it was really over the last Iceage album [Plowing Into the Field Of Love] that I started having a real discovery that if I allowed myself to sort of really dive into it, there were worlds to be found.
With the last Iceage record you told me it was a more draining process than the first two. How would you compare this one to Plowing Into the Field…? Was it easier coming together? Less draining?
I wouldn't say easy, but a guy I know who works in a tower in Copenhagen, he was kind enough to lend me the keys for a couple weeks. And I would go up there every night and work on the lyrics. I really enjoyed sitting in that tower. It was very silent up there, a circular room—just a desk, and a little staircase that had a little sort of balcony that seemed like you were gonna fall down it. And you could go look out the window and see the city at night, and—I just really enjoyed having that space. So even though sometimes you have to confront things in the process of writing lyrics that aren't necessarily enjoyable, I really enjoyed the process. And of course there are times when you have to stare at a blank sheet of paper before anything comes out, but I really didn't have to force anything. It spilled out pretty steadily really.
Anything you can say about "Pain Killer"? Obviously it's a song that's gotten a lot of attention recently, from those amazing horns that open it, to Sky's voice on there, to the sort of addictive-love kind of lyric.
Yeah it's just a desire-driven song about being drawn to a feeling that might not be good for you. And you can look at that whichever way you want. But it was sort of in the finishing stages of the writing of the song, I just thought that it would really add not only to the feeling of the song but also the meaning of the lyrics if there were two voices instead of one. And I just thought about who that might be and she was really the first one that came to mind. I could really see her doing something with that song and she agreed to do it.
Had you guys known each other in the past?
No, I really didn't know her before that. And yeah, I think she ended up adding such a presence in the song and then really elevating the whole thing. I don't think that anybody can really do what she does. She has such a presence. I think her approach was just exactly what I had hoped for.
Once again I notice here and there references to God, or at least somewhat spiritual imagery. And I wonder what—are you interested in religion or religious iconography? Is that of particular interest to you?
Yeah I mean like—I may not always be talking about religion when I'm talking about religion. It's something that's always been present from an early age.
Was your family religious?
My parents, no. My further family on one side was Catholic, so there was some of that. I went to a Christian school, with psalm singing every morning, and a lot of religious history teachings. So I don't know if that has some part of it or not, it's possible.
And then with "Hurrah" the whole idea of war and peace and "We can't stop killing" and even "We shouldn't stop killing…"
Yeah I mean the entire feel of the song, when it's celebratory, it's in a kind of mocking way—I hope that comes across!
No, it does!
Yeah, but it's just about man's sort of inept tendency to hurt your neighbor, whoever is your neighbor. Whether it's the next city, or across borders then we will cross them and we've just been inclined to kill each other, since dawn. And I think it's just something to be recognized.
Obviously we've been going through a hell of a time in this country for a couple of years now, but this ugly populist nationalism and xenophobia is creeping up in a lot of places.
Yeah well I mean in Denmark it's really bad. We have a government that some of the ways of dealing with immigrants is so fucking disgusting that you can hardly fathom it. One thing is how they've been dealing with recent waves of immigrants, which has largely been a no-tolerance sort of thing, but also how they're dealing with even people that were born in Denmark. They will try and make them feel like they're sort of second-class citizens, and it's hard to sort of get your head around how that's possible. It's fucking embarrassing.
For a while there you seemed full committed to Marching Church. Was there ever any doubt there would be another Iceage record?
I mean I like to think that I don't commit to anything without doing it fully. So, you know—no there was never any doubt that there was gonna be another Iceage record because I knew that Plowing Into the Field of Love wasn't the closure of what we had to say as a band. I didn't know when, but I knew it was coming. And it came! But as for the future, there's no way of knowing. You know—one step at a time. Although we definitely have ideas on where to take it next, I can't think any further than the next step. I don't think two or three steps ahead.
Iceage's Beyondless is out May 4. The band begins a world tour May 2 in its hometown of Copenhagen.
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Ok. So if you aren't from Spartanburg, S.C., you won't understand the desperate desire for chicken stew on cold, rainy days. But let me tell ya, it's real and it's fierce. The good thing for me is Holden's Ranch is right down the road from my house. The bad is that on these cold, rainy days they sell out of chicken stew – almost always! I knew this would be a yucky week so I planned ahead! I found a recipe for chicken stew and hoped it would come close.
Here's where I prayed. I prayed hard for this recipe to taste good.
Y'all! It tastes the same, if not better!!!! I. AM. SO. EXCITED. No more rush to Holden's (as long as I can get ingredients ahead of time). This mama is one happy camper!!
Let the happy dance commence! Here's the link to her post for the recipe and instructions (click here) and let me know of your thoughts if you make it yourself!


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Russell Peters Biography
Russell Peters is a comedian from Canada who is counted as one of the highest-paid comedians in the world. Check out this biography to know about his childhood, family life, achievements and fun facts about him.
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Nationality: Canadian
Famous: Actors Comedians
Also Known As: Russell Dominic Peters
Born in: Toronto, Canada
Famous as: Comedian, Actor and Producer
Height: 5'11" (180 cm), 5'11" Males
Spouse/Ex-: Monica Diaz (2010-2012)
father: Eric Peters
mother: Maureen Peters
siblings: Clayton Peters
children: Crystianna Marie Peters
City: Toronto, Canada
education: Chinguacousy Secondary School, North Peel Secondary School
Russell Dominic Peters is a hugely popular comedian from Canada who is counted as one of the highest-paid comedians in the world. After struggling to establish himself for years, he instantly became a huge sensation in the international comedy scenario when a YouTube video of his stand-up comedy show went viral. He is popular all around the world, often performing in sold-out stadiums across international venues. He is of South-Asian descent, and growing up in Canada he was mercilessly bullied in school and was often called 'Paki'. He was also diagnosed with ADD or ADHD which added to his difficulties. To get over the humility of being bullied, he learned boxing which helped him in self-defense. Eventually he was able to get over his turbulent youth and entered the entertainment industry. Along with being a comedian, he is also an actor and has acted in various films such as 'Breakaway' and 'Source Code,' and in television in 'The Jack Docherty Show', 'Royal Canadian Air Farce', and 'Just For Laughs'. Russell is currently based in the USA, though he states that his roots are still in Canada.
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Russell Peters started his career at a young age in 1989 performing comedy shows in Toronto. He is deeply influenced by George Carlin, Steve Martin, Eddie Murphy, and Don Rickles. He got the chance to meet Carlin in 1992. The senior comedian advised him to use the stage as much as possible; something that Peters took very seriously, becoming hugely successful eventually. He hosted one of the last shows of Carlin before he died in 2008.
Peters appeared on CBC's comedy show 'Comics!' which drew much popularity as well as criticism. Even though the show was severely criticized as low by 'Eye Weekly,' he was nominated for a 'Gemini Award' for his performance.
In 2004, he performed in the Canadian TV show 'Comedy Now!' The entire show and several of its separate segments were uploaded onto YouTube, where they instantly went viral marking his career graph upwards. In 2006, he also played the role of an anchor in the Canada Day Comedy Festival and in the fall of the same year, acted in the CBC Radio One's comedy show called 'Monsoon House'.
In 2006, he gave back to back sold-out performances at the Beacon Theatre in New York. He recorded an album of his first feature-length performance called 'Outsourced', which was telecast on the Comedy Central channel on 26th August 2006. Its uncensored DVD version sold over 100,000 copies and it was on the national DVD chart for more than one and a half years.
In 2007, he performed across venues in Iraq, Greenland, Germany, and Africa for the non profit organization 'United Service Organizations Inc. (USO) along with singers Wilmer Valderrama and Mayra Veronica.
The same year he also performed at the Air Canada Centre, becoming the first comedian to have a sold-out performance. For the single show, more than 16,000 tickets were sold in two days. He hosted Juno awards in 2008 and 2009 winning a Gemini award for the former.
He performed at the largest stand-up comedy show in Australia ever on 15th May 2010 in front of 13,880 people. He also performed in front of a record number of crowds at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on 5th and 6th May in 2012.
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In 2007, he won 'Dave Broadfoot Award' and in 2008 the 'Live/Best Stand-Up - Large Venue' at the Canadian Comedy Awards.
He won an 'NAACP Image Award' in 2011.
He was presented with the 'Trailblazer Award' in 2013 by the 'Associations of South Asians in Media, Marketing and Entertainment' for his contributions in the field of entertainment and comedy.
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Russell Peters was born in Toronto, Canada on 29th September 1970 to Eric Peters, a federal meat inspector, and Maureen Peters. He is of Anglo-Indian descent. His family shifted to Brampton when he was four years old. He has an older brother named Clayton Peters who is his manager.
He studied in Chinguacousy Secondary School and the North Peel Secondary School.
He dated Bollywood actress Sunny Leone in 2008. On 10th July 2010 he proposed to his girlfriend Monica Diaz at Los Angeles International Airport and they got married on 20th August the same year. On 14th December 2010 his daughter Crystianna Marie Peters was born. He divorced his wife in 2012. He is currently engaged to Ruzanna Khetchian.
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When I was in my teens I loved Douglas Adams' books. In my 20s I found a copy of The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul, which we didn't have at home, while I was in the US. The section on memory space and penguins turned up in a dream a few years ago; each box was filled the penguins from a British Gas advert. I wasn't sure whether I was impressed or felt short-changed my penguins were on the budget side of things, but both the book and the dream explained a lot of things I think (in both senses).
I only started watching the Netflix series of Dirk Gently because a friend recommended it. I'd watched the BBC version, but they tried to update and retell the second book without any of Adams' wit, and it was just an embarrassing, tedious experience. I had no great expectations for the Netflix series, which is why I didn't watch it, but there's nothing on TV on a Saturday night.
And suddenly we've just finished episode 3.
Although... If you want weird and unexpectedly emotional, there's Starship Titanic on the PC. I'd wanted it on the PC waaaaay back with our first computer, which has to be 15 years ago? Never got it, but I eventually got it on GOG a couple of years ago. I finished it either late last year or early this year and, you know... it's probably much less an emotional experience when the author is still alive.
It turns out videos that are, relatively speaking, from beyond the grave are quite offputting. Quite emotional.
I'm sure he'd be proud of that too, in some way.


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import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;
import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlAccessType;
import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlAccessorType;
import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlElement;
import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlRootElement;
import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlType;
import eu.ehealth.ws_client.xsd.SearchCriteria;

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 *       <sequence>
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public class ListOfClinicians {

    @XmlElement(required = true)
    protected List<SearchCriteria> filter;
    @XmlElement(required = true)
    protected String userId;

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        if (filter == null) {
            filter = new ArrayList<SearchCriteria>();
        }
        return this.filter;
    }

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     * Obtiene el valor de la propiedad userId.
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Dr Mark Everard is Associate Professor of Ecosystem Services at the University of the West of England. He is also a broadcaster and author of many books and magazine features about ecosystems, sustainability, water and wetlands including their sustainable use, conservation and fish fauna.
His books include: The Business of Biodiversity (WIT Press, 2009), Common Ground: Sharing Land and landscapes for Sustainability (Zed Books, 2011), The Hydropolitics of Dams: Engineering or Ecosystems? (Zed Books, 2013) and The Ecology of Everyday Things (Cultured Llama, 2015).
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Ladakh's Melting Glaciers Ring A Warning Bell, Why Indo-Gangetic Plain Is In Danger Zone
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Happening on it abruptly, it seems to be a rich lick of cream appetisingly rolling on a dark crust. Till one takes in the shockingly blue firmament and the torn edges of surrounding mountains—a glacier lying in the sharpest of contrasts to its rocky underpinning. A glacier, moreover, in calamitous withdrawal. A plaque called 'A letter to the future', erected in August 2019, takes disheartening stock: "It is the first islandic glacier to lose its status as a glacier. In the next 200 years all our glaciers are expected to follow suit. This monument is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it."
On a windy January morning, Leh played host to a game of ice hockey featuring a motley group of stick-wielders—a legend of the game from Russia, CEO of a staffing company, volunteers from all over the world and members of both the Indian men's and women's national teams. Called 'The Last Game,' the match was more than a friendly exercise. It was a call to join humanity's fight to save the planet.
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While the brief glimpses we snatched confirmed that it's business-as-usual on the outside of the 2016 Mercedes E-class executive saloon, the interior has been completely made over for this fourth-generation version, which debuts in January at the Detroit motor show.
Believe us here, it is dramatic and how. The exterior was largely disguised, but the interior, which Mercedes has laid bare, uses a dashboard based around a dual high-definition display (twin 12.3-inch screens laid side-to-side across the dash) and a level of new technology, which surpasses even the more expensive S-class.
Up to now, Mercedes and its German rivals have dealt with modern display requirements by shoving what looked like a tablet computer crudely into the middle of the dash. The new E-class augurs a different and better-looking approach.
"We started five years ago thinking about the next-generation E-class," said Gerd Schoettke, project manager with the design department. "The brief was to continue to produce the best business-class limousine, but Gordon Wagener [head of Mercedes design] wanted us to also move on technically."
The result is a technik tour de force, but on a first brief acquaintance, one that's surprisingly easy to use. "We didn't want too many lower levels of controls," said Schoettke, explaining the absence of the baffling sub-basements of operation and poor interfaces which dog so many complicated software packages in modern cars.
And although the first screen effectively forms the role of the driver's instrument binnacle with well-realised digital instruments, the second, central screen, which is under the same piece of glass, is the information display capable of showing navigation and audio, or communications information.
No touchscreen for this futuristic Mercedes, either. "They aren't easy to use safely or accurately and we prefer proper controls," said Schoettke tartly.
Instead, controls are in triplicate, including touch control pads on the steering wheel (an industry first) and on the centre console. These recognise not just a finger's touch, but also its passing millimetres from the surface - swipe control. There's also Mercedes's more traditional knurled capstan "Comand" control retained on the centre console.
"It's something for everyone," says Schoettke. Indeed it is, for the optional "Linguatronic" voice recognition software is also retained and gives a fourth way to access your Diana Ross compilations.
Those options lists, however, traditionally an expensive place to visit in a Mercedes brochure, will determine how much of this new technology you get and also how much of the new-design leather upholstery and open-pore timber trim materials. With its rounded shapes and extensive and highly visible seams, the top model cars exude the sort of design optimism seen in American luggage and furniture designs such as those of Charles and Ray Eames. Add in several new or revamped trim colours and combinations, along with new seat designs and an extensively reworked sound system, and early indications are that this new mainstay Mercedes will be a delightful place to spend time.


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Sheryl McCorry grew up in the outback carrying crocodiles to school for show and tell. When she was 18 her family moved to Broome, and it was the first time she'd ever used a telephone or seen a television. A year later, only hours after being railroaded into marriage by a fast-talking Yank, Sheryl locked eyes with Bob McCorry, a drover and buffalo shooter. When her marriage ended after only a few months, they began a love affair that would last a lifetime and take them to the Kimberley's harshest frontiers. Sheryl became the only woman in a team of stockmen. She soon learned how to run rogue bulls and to outsmart the neighbours in the toughest game of all – mustering cattle. The playing field was a million acres of unfenced, unmarked boundaries. Sheryl went on to become the first woman in the Kimberley to run two million-acre cattle stations, but her life was not without its share of tragedy. Her story is an epic saga of life in one of the toughest and most beautiful terrains in Australia – a story of hardship, drought, joy and triumph.


At Last! The Video Rental Blockbuster of 1983 arrives on DVD, newly remastered from original vault elements and packed with extras!
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From an original story by Hollywood legend Jack Hill (COFFY, FOXY BROWN, SWITCHBLADE SISTERS) and starring none other than George Kennedy (COOL HAND LUKE, THE DIRTY DOZEN) and Richard Crenna (RAMBO: FIRST BLOOD) comes the long-awaited UK DVD premiere of DEATH SHIP. Unseen in the UK since 1983, this deranged horror film is now widely regarded as a must-see cult classic!
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Swiis have a robust Quality Standards Policy which underpins, and is implemented in conjunction with, a comprehensive set of operational policies governing each aspect of our Foster Care provision.
Our policies fully cover the statutory requirements outlined within the Fostering Services National Minimum Standards 2011, the Children Act 1989 Guidance and Regulations Volume 4 and all other relevant elements of the legislative framework for Foster Care. Our Quality Standards Policy enables us to review the quality of care we provide as directed by Regulation 35 of the Fostering Services Regulations 2011.
Providing a high quality, well managed fostering service.
Ensuring service user feedback and self-evaluation is a consistent and valued process.
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Working towards the five Every Child Matters outcomes.
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The aims and objectives of Swiis Foster Care.
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Thomas De Angelo
Thomas De Angelo is the author of novels, short stories and nonfiction.
His novel Missing Pieces: a novel of the Balkans was a semi-finalist in the 2019 Publishers Weekly Booklife Prize for fiction.
Missing Pieces: a novel of the Balkans
Missing Pieces, a semi-finalist in the 2019 Publishers Weekly BookLife Prize for Fiction, is a suspense novel set in 1998 Croatia. At its core it is a story of survival, reminiscent of the novels of Eric Ambler where the protagonist, who appears at first to be relatively ordinary, is drawn into a mystery she only barely comprehends. The amateur, thrown into the right circumstances, can react with imagination and courage in equal measure, to beat the professionals at their own game.
Between the Sword and the Wall: a novel of World War I
A novel set in 1914-15 during a period in World War I when it seemed the fighting would never end. From the first pages the author brings the WWI era to life and the reader feels everything that an eyewitness must have felt. One begins to understand the struggles of allied soldiers trapped in occupied Belgium, and the sacrifices some people made in helping them escape to Holland and freedom.
When Words Were Not Enough: the poets of WW I
This collection offers 127 poems by over 50 poets, and represents some of the most significant and poignant examples of the poetry of the First World War.
Garibaldi's Ghosts
Garibaldi's Ghosts will appeal to anyone interested in the 19th century European politics that concerned the making of Italy. Mr. De Angelo offers concise essays which examine the Risorgimento as well as personal essays dealing with the Italian psyche.
Infinity and the South China Sea
A short story collection set in Southeast Asia, with each of the stories taking place in one or another of the countries bordering the South China Sea. The stories explore the human condition and are linked by the theme of the search for freedom, whether it be personal, political or social, and the power to choose.


Dementia has only been prevalent in the collective consciousness of our society to the current extent since the 80s; before then it was very much brushed under the carpet, with nowhere near the level of support and research found today.
Research institutes are constantly learning new things about the disease, and advancements are being made all the time.
Halwill Manor has been providing support to people suffering with dementia for nearly 30 years; we know that a Care Home is only as good as its staff, and that's why we invest heavily in our staff training programme.
We have a full-time, on-site training coordinator who is always around to provide advice to our care staff. We also take part heavily in outreach programmes from our local NHS trust, which provides a more specialist selection of in-house training.
The Manor has a homely atmosphere, something that our customers regularly comment on.
Research has shown that homely atmospheres are conducive to a calming state in people suffering with dementia.
Many of our living spaces and rooms have been designed using the Dementia Design Audit tool.
The ethos behind this is that design is more than shaping the environment to counter the impairments of someone suffering with dementia; it also involves addressing standards and practises of professional staff and changing the way people with dementia are engaged in their environment.
People with dementia are often very susceptible to their environment, especially if it is over stimulating due to loud noises and commotion. Decoration plays a key part in designing a care environment because certain aspects of sight such as depth perception can be negatively affected; therefore, excessive patterns in decoration and upholstery should be avoided.
When coming to live at Halwill Manor, all clientele are first assessed using a pre-admission assessment. The assessment identifies the type and level of support required.
After this, the information gathered is used as a basis for a Care Plan. This will have detailed information about every aspect of care and support required for each person. Care plans are easily accessible to care staff, so that all relevant staff has up to date knowledge on the condition and background of each person living in the home.
Each resident in the home will be assigned a 'key worker'. The key workers are members of the care team that will be responsible for keeping all care plan information up to date on a daily basis. The key workers (along with the activity coordinators) will also gather background history information from friends and family.
We encourage family members to provide as much information as possible to our designated staff. This enables us to provide a fully personalised care service.
At Halwill Manor we employ 2 full time activity coordinators. Activities can often be overlooked in care homes; however, ensuring that people are given the opportunity to be mentally engaged and socially active has many important benefits. Fortunately, more and more care homes are realising the importance of a quality activities programme.
At Halwill Manor we're constantly working to break the stereotype of activities in a nursing home, by developing activities that are meaningful to the individual and not just group sessions of bingo!
It's important to understand that effective activities don't just mean a group event, but can and should also be 1-1 interactions, in the privacy of people's own rooms.
These individual activities need to be meaningful, which we achieve by understanding the background history of each individual. From the moment of admission into the home, we begin to build a 'social engagement profile' for each person living at the home.
This profile is used to offer relevant and meaningful activities to our residents. It can be accessed by the rest of the care and nursing team so they, too, can get involved in providing activities any time of the day.
Nutrition within care homes is another area that can easily be overlooked. Even at a later stage in our life, the mantra 'you are what you eat' is just as, if not more, relevant than ever.
Once again, individual assessment is the key factor here. When someone comes to Halwill Manor to live, a Nutritional Assessment is carried out immediately to first identify any allergies and if there is a level of malnutrition present. Then each person's individual tastes and preferences are taken into account.
A nutritional profile is created and passed onto the kitchen staff who will then ensure meals are nutritionally appropriate and all preferences are taken into consideration.
There's a large body of research available showing certain foods and nutrients can have a positive effect on people suffering with various forms of cognitive impairment.
As part of our research driven care, these studies are reviewed with consultation from GPs and other professionals, so they can be implemented into Residents' nutritional profiles.
The college of optometrists has identified that the likelihood of visual impairment is higher among people with dementia than the general population.
See this article from the Alzheimer's society on the importance of eye health amongst dementia sufferers.
At Halwill Manor we facilitate regular in-house eye tests conducted by a local team of specialists.
Fluctuations in a resident's visual acuity can then be rectified in good time, allowing people to get the most out of their daily life.


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Check out some new and upcoming products from Summer Hero Festival 2014!
Is that a Figuart Shadow Moon? And the one thing that impresses most on my again is that sweet ToQ display with the station.
No that's not the Figuart. At a guess it looks like some sort of vinyl statue.
The clear minipla Resshas look nice, but I don't regret cancelling that preorder. Too much other stuff at the moment and it isn't a one-off thing - don't really want to end up with a complete second set of Resshas just because they're clear.
I am ALL OVER that vinyl Nero though. Just yes.
That Shadow Moon is one of the mentioned Dual Solid Hero vinyl figures. Non-poseable statues.
Nero is maybe where Schwartz is a must.
Is this the first confirmation of that Minipla Safari GaOh? I'm psyched for it; it might help fill out ChoCho TohQOh.
No, it's due out this month as wave 5 of the minipla.


DTN Political Correspondent Jerry Hagstrom reported yesterday (link requires subscription) that, "House Agriculture Chairman Collin Peterson said Monday he believes the next Congress may have to take up a reconciliation bill that could include a rewrite of the farm program.
Mr. Hagstrom explained that, "A reconciliation bill updates existing laws to pull them in line with changes made in a budget resolution. As its passage only requires a simple majority in the Senate, a reconciliation bill can be used to push through legislation for which there aren't 60 votes to break a filibuster.
Yesterday's DTN article pointed out that, "Peterson said one reason he wants to hold farm bill hearings this year is to be ready if he needs to put a farm bill in a reconciliation bill. Peterson plans to hold three hearings in Washington in late March and early April and field hearings in July. He said he wants to avoid holding hearings between August and the November elections because he wants the hearings to be bipartisan. 'Being bipartisan takes a lot of time. Bipartisanship is hard to come by,' Peterson said.
"If a reconciliation bill does not affect the process, Peterson said he plans to proceed with writing the farm bill early in 2011, mark it up in the fall of 2011 and finish it before the current bill expires.
"Peterson says there is two main reasons to start early. First because he wants another bi-partisan bill and says its long task to get everyone on the same page. Second he thinks the mother of all reconciliations is inevitable, putting the farm bill on the table for cuts." (Note that this link includes a video replay highlighting Chairman Peterson's comments).
Meanwhile, Tom Cherveny reported in today's West Central Tribune (Willmar, Minn.) that, "[Sec. of Agriculture Tom Vilsack] spoke Tuesday at Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall at the third annual Home Grown Economy conference hosted by U.S. Collin Peterson, D-Minn.
"The local foods movement has the attention and the support of the federal government today, according to Peterson, chairman of the House Agriculture Committee.
"It's simple, according to Peterson: There is a market for local foods, and agriculture stands to gain jobs and income by serving it.
Anthony Kiekow reported earlier this week at KSAX Online (Minn.) that, "U.S. Rep. Collin Peterson and U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack attended a 'Homegrown Economy' event at Southwest Minnesota Sate University in Marshall Monday.
"At the event the powerful political pair conversed with local farmers about selling locally grown food to Minnesotans.
"'Whenever something is grown in the same area it's bought it's always fresher. That's just common sense,' Peterson said." (Note that this link includes a video replay highlighting Chairman Peterson and Sec. Vilsack in Marshall).
And Deb Gau reported yesterday at The Marshall Independent Online (Minn.) that, "They may need some initial help to develop a connection with consumers, but small farms can make a difference in the rural economy, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack said Monday.
"'The reality is we need all kinds of farms in this country,' Vilsack said, from small organic farms to large commercial farms.
Cindy Zimmerman reported yesterday at the DomesticFuel Blog that, "Compared to last year, Renewable Fuels Association president and CEO Bob Dinneen faced a much happier crowd for the opening session of the 15th Annual National Ethanol Conference.
The DomesticFuel link also included an audio replay of Mr. Dinneen's remarks yesterday, while a text of his remarks can be viewed here.
RFA also released its 2010 ethanol industry outlook report yesterday, titled, "Climate of Opportunity," which can be downloaded here.
In other news, Philip Brasher reported yesterday at the Green Fields Blog (The Des Moines Register) that, "Sen. Charles Grassley is offering no timetable for reviving the biodiesel tax credit now that Senate Democratic leadership has nixed the plan to include it in a jobs bill.
"The Iowa Republican says an extension of the biodeisel subsidy could be added to an energy bill that the Senate may consider later this year or dealt with when the Senate debates the future of the estate tax. 'Who knows when they are going to get passed,' Grassley said of those bills on a conference call with reporters today.
Bloomberg writer Mario Parker reported yesterday that, "The U.S. ethanol industry faces a challenge in extending its tax credit to avoid a repeat of the meltdown that's ravaged biodiesel, a lobbyist said today.
The article noted that, "The extensions 'will happen but it will be a very, very tough' battle, said Jon Doggett, vice president of public policy for the National Corn Growers Association. He was speaking at the National Ethanol Conference in Orlando, Florida.
And with respect to next generation biofuel production, Jessica Leber of ClimateWire reported yesterday at The New York Times Online that, "Many cellulosic fuel producers are working with enzymes to break down tough, inedible plant parts, such as corncobs or switch grass, into simpler sugars that can be fermented to ethanol. Now enzyme companies say they are near to breaking down another tough obstacle: the cost of enzymes that will make the next generation of low-carbon fuels.
Ms. Leber added that, "Novozymes, the world's largest industrial enzyme producer, today launched a new line it says will yield ethanol from plant wastes at an enzyme price of about 50 cents a gallon. The latest product of a decade of research, this marks an 80 percent price drop from two years ago, according to Global Marketing Director Poul Ruben Andersen.
Robin Bravender of Greenwire reported yesterday at The New York Times Online that, "Critics of U.S. EPA's climate regulations are lining up to launch legal battles against the agency's 'endangerment' finding amid a looming deadline for court challenges.
"The U.S. Chamber of Commerce on Friday petitioned (pdf) a federal appeals court to reconsider EPA's determination that greenhouse gases threaten public health and welfare, a finding that paves the way for broad regulations of the heat-trapping emissions.
In legislative developments on the climate issue, Darren Samuelsohn of Greenwire reported yesterday at The New York Times Online that, "Senate promoters of a comprehensive climate and energy bill are reaching out to moderate Republicans and Democrats, but they have little to show for it.
"The nation's economic troubles and election-year politics are making a signature item on President Obama's domestic agenda a tough sell, despite the optimism expressed by the legislation's leading advocates, Sens. John Kerry (D-Mass.), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.).
In related news, Washington Post writer Juliet Eilperin reported yesterday at the Post Carbon Blog that, "Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.) is undeterred by the recent Sierra Club radio attack ad that criticizes her efforts to halt the Environmental Protection Agency from regulating greenhouse gases.
Christa Marshall of ClimateWire reported yesterday at The New York Times Online that, "Companies and groups with deep coffers are lining up to change climate legislation emerging as an alternative proposal to cap and trade in Congress.
"The growth in lobbying from well-funded players signals that the bill from Sens. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) has potential to gain momentum on Capitol Hill, analysts say.
"'Companies are lobbying because they think the bill has legs or they want to ensure against the possibility that it does,' said Kenneth Green, an analyst at the American Enterprise Institute, a conservative think tank.
Stephen Power reported in today's Wall Street Journal that, "President Barack Obama's 2011 budget calls for an array of regulations, subsidies and taxes aimed at cutting emissions of greenhouse gases, even as a sweeping climate bill sits on ice in the Senate.
Stephen Power and Ben Callelman reported in today's Wall Street Journal that, "Three big companies quit an influential lobbying group that had focused on shaping climate-change legislation, in the latest sign that support for an ambitious bill is melting away.
"Oil giants BP PLC and ConocoPhillips and heavy-equipment maker Caterpillar Inc. said Tuesday they won't renew their membership in the three-year-old U.S. Climate Action Partnership, a broad business-environmental coalition that had been instrumental in building support in Washington for capping emissions of greenhouse gases.
"Kirk also said with the 'offending' appropriations language now removed, his office, along with U.S. Transportation and Commerce officials will begin a dialogue with Congress to come up with a 'sensible program' for Mexican trucks. This suggests the administration thinks it has a deal with congressional appropriations committees not to continue the pilot-program prohibition in the current appropriations bill.
The DTN analysis piece added that, "The U.S. position on Mexican truck access has been a matter of concern to a number of agricultural interests for several years, and has become a much broader irritant since Mexico won the right to retaliate on a broad range of products and services. Advocates of stronger trade ties with Mexico argue that while safety and environmental concerns are important, they can be handled adequately by tough regulations and increased monitoring, and that the way to define these is to proceed with pilot trials.
The Los Angeles Times editorial board indicated today that, "[Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)] announced that she would attach a rider to an upcoming federal jobs bill that would boost water deliveries from the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta to a vocal agribusiness community in the west San Joaquin Valley. Because these farmers were late to the game of acquiring water rights, they're the first to get shorted when deliveries are cut, as they were last year because of drought conditions and court- ordered pumping restrictions aimed at restoring fish populations. West valley farmers only got about 10% of their allocations of federally subsidized water in 2009, and Feinstein's rider would ensure they get closer to 40% this year and next.
The LA Times added that, "That's only the beginning of what's wrong with Feinstein's amendment. If approved, it would create a legal morass around conflicts between federal and state endangered species protections. Worse yet, it would blow apart the trust built up among competing stakeholders during years of negotiations preceding last year's water package. Her attempt to make an end run around this bipartisan process, at the behest of a powerful interest group, could destroy what limited progress has been made and end in years of litigation and acrimony.