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WSJ article left out critical information about watchdog groups criticizing DeLay
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In a news article purporting to expose the partisan ties of government watchdog groups calling for an investigation of House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-TX), The Wall Street Journal focused heavily on organizations with ties to the Democratic Party but failed to note that two watchdog groups with strong links to Republicans are members of the coalition advocating investigation into the alleged ethics violations surrounding DeLay. Media Matters for America has previously noted a similar misleading article that appeared in the Capitol Hill newspaper The Hill.
The May 10 Journal article by staff reporter Brody Mullins primarily focused on one government watchdog group critical of DeLay, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), reporting that "the 'Citizens' behind this group have strong partisan ties" and highlighting the Democratic campaign contributions of CREW's board of directors. The article quoted DeLay spokesman Dan Allen, who claimed that CREW and similar interest groups "are run by former Democratic staffers or candidates, they are being funded by liberal heavy-hitters like George Soros and they are constantly attacking House Republicans as part of a well-organized political strategy." In addition, the article asserted that "since 1999, directors at the most-active government watchdogs have contributed more than $1 million to Democratic campaigns, and just a few thousand to Republican coffers." But the Journal did not specify which groups constituted the "most-active."
The Journal failed to mention that CREW and the other organizations named in the article are members of the Congressional Ethics Coalition, an umbrella group including organizations with Republican ties that has demanded investigations into DeLay's alleged misbehavior. A chart accompanying the article highlighted other coalition members, including Common Cause, Public Citizen, and the Campaign Legal Center, to emphasize these groups' "strong links to Democrats" without noting that they are part of a broader coalition. The article also failed to note that the Campaign Legal Center's president, Trevor Potter, is a Republican who served in President George H.W. Bush's administration. Potter has donated money to Republican Sens. John McCain (R-AZ) and John Warner (R-VA), and Reps. Jim Kolbe (R-AZ), Mark Foley (R-FL), Nick Lampson (R-TX) and James Greenwood (R-PA), as well as to McCain's political action committee, Straight Talk America.
Nor did the Journal note that Judicial Watch, a conservative legal organization best known for its numerous lawsuits against the Clinton administration, is also a member of the coalition. Judicial Watch has received more than $7.7 million from Richard Mellon Scaife -- a billionaire right-wing financier not often described as a "liberal heavy-hitter." The president of the organization, Tom Fitton, recently spoke at a press conference alongside representatives of CREW and other Congressional Ethics Coalition members. He said:
FITTON: Majority Leader Tom DeLay and his lobbyist allies have been caught virtually red-handed laundering lobbyist and Indian gambling money to fund a junket abroad. [...] If these allegations are true, rules of the House, in the least, have been violated. Yet, for the foreseeable future, there will be no investigations. Because of the ethics gridlock, violators will go uninvestigated and rule-breaking will go unchallenged.
Mullins wrote two similar articles about CREW for the Capitol Hill newspaper Roll Call (June 2004 and July 2004 [subscription required]) that took aim at the organization's alleged Democratic partisanship. In the June article, he claimed that government "watchdog groups have given money almost exclusively to Democrats since 1994," but failed to note contributions by individuals associated with Judicial Watch and the Campaign Legal Center, an omission for which CREW president Melanie Sloan criticized him in a letter to the editor [Roll Call, 6/24/04].
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IN PHOTOS: See images from the camera-trap study
We all love mammals — from furry pandas to wise old elephants — yet even we ecologists who dedicate our lives to their study still know so little about them. That's why our newly-published camera trap study — with almost 52,000 images of elusive animals from seven sites across the globe — holds so much potential.
Here's what we do know: even though mammals live nearly everywhere on the planet, most species live in tropical areas — especially tropical forests, where they play key roles dispersing seeds, pollinating trees and keeping tabs on other species so they don't become pests.
Because many tropical mammals disperse seeds, and the plant species they disperse have dense wood with lots of carbon, these mammals may play an important role in climate change mitigation. Forests with fewer mammals might have less of these high wood-density trees, therefore mammal-depleted forests might not be able to sequester carbon as effectively as forests with healthy mammal populations.
Although conservationists are concerned about tropical forest mammals, there is very little information on what is actually happening to most of these mammal communities as the threats of climate change and deforestation loom over them. But now we have system to gather it: the Tropical Ecology Assessment and Monitoring (TEAM) Network.
TEAM has the largest monitoring system for terrestrial vertebrates on the planet. Instead of having people walking around the forest looking for mammals — which is very inefficient, as these animals are usually rare and hard to spot — TEAM deploys camera traps over large areas of forest all over the tropics (eight monitoring sites in Latin America, five in Africa and Madagascar and four in Southeast Asia).
At each monitoring site, these camera traps work 24/7 for one month, taking pictures of everything that crosses their path — including hunters. These hunter images could potentially be used by park authorities to help control poaching in these areas. On average we obtain 7,500 images from each site every year, which provide important information about the conservation status of many of the species living there.
This all sounds great until you find yourself with 10,000–20,000 pictures from one site and try to make sense of what is happening with the species there. These images have most of the information we need (location, time, date, temperature, etc.) except one crucial element: the name of the species captured on film. Manually assigning species names for tens of thousands of images is a daunting task and could take months. To help us do this, TEAM has created revolutionary software that allows scientists to process large amounts of images quickly by intelligently grouping them based on time and date and lighting features. This cuts down our processing time to a matter of days.
We have just published an important paper that compiles this information and shows the impacts of reserve size and landscape fragmentation on these mammal communities. We found a significant decline in several measures of diversity as our monitoring sites vary from continuous intact forests to highly fragmented landscapes. As the sites shrink and become more and more fragmented, species richness, species diversity (which measures also the relative abundance of species), the diversity of animal body sizes and their diversity in the food web all declined. This pattern persists across sites, despite their differences in rainfall patterns, soil and location.
Perhaps more importantly, TEAM is providing a baseline against which we can measure our success as conservationists. By collecting data on these tropical forests year after year, we will be able to understand how different conservation strategies might work — and better inform decision-makers.
It is not enough to love mammals; if we really want to save them and the forests they live in, we need to roll up our sleeves and see how well we're doing.
Jorge Ahumada is the technical director of TEAM and the leader of this study. To learn more, download the paper (PDF – 602.10 KB) or check out more photos on CI's Facebook page.

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Jordan: U.S. Relations and Bilateral Issues
Description: This report discusses issues in U.S.-Jordanian relations. These issues include the stability of the Jordanian regime, democratic reform under way in Jordan, the role of Jordan in the Arab-Israeli peace process, Jordan's concerns over the U.S.-led campaign against Iraq in 2003, and its relations with other regional states.
Date: April 26, 2006
Creator: Prados, Alfred B.
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The Smith and Curran/
For as much as I love booze, there is one virgin elixir I just might adore even more than all the liquor in the world, and that is a chocolate egg cream.
Oh, how I could rhapsodize about an egg cream, its gloriously proportioned trifecta of chocolate syrup, milk and seltzer (neither eggs nor cream). When you're this crazy about egg creams, you know that they must be made with Fox's U-Bet Chocolate Syrup if they're worth a damn, and you purchase specially marked pint glasses from Junior's in Brooklyn that indicate how much of each ingredient to use, and you hunt online for genuine, old-fashioned seltzer bottles (which must be refilled regularly with carbon-dioxide cartridges, at no small expense), because you can't get a good, fizzy head on a homemade egg cream with seltzer from a silly twist-cap bottle.
Now, several years ago in St. Louis, I read in one of the local rags about a cocktail called something like Smith and Kearns, which was basically an alcoholic egg cream: seltzer, some sort of light cream and Kahlua. I refused to trust this, first and foremost because Smith and Kearns sounds like the name of a steakhouse, not a chocolaty cocktail. Second, I usually don't care for the taste of chocolate in my liquor-ful libations. And third, Kahlua? Give me a break.
Recently, on one of my many flips through Eric Felten's book How's Your Drink?, I came across the Smith and Curran. It turns out, according to Felten's meticulous research, that "Kearns" is how the latter half of the cocktail's moniker got bastardized over the years, and that Misters Smith and Curran were oilmen in North Dakota who once asked their favorite bartender to whip up a mixer that might soothe their nasty hangovers. (It's a pretty good story; you can read it here.) Also, it should be made with creme de cacao, not Kahlua. At that, the only thing left for me to do was to try it, and hopefully, finally remedy my disconnect between nonalcoholic and alcoholic egg creams.
I have sucked down hundreds of egg creams in my day, usually lacking the self-restraint to time it well with the completion of my accompanying sandwich (tuna salad on whole wheat toast with lettuce and tomato, thank you very much -- pickle on the side, please). At first taste of the Smith and Curran, I declared that I really liked it but wouldn't care to drink a whole one because doing so would be a bit too dessert-y for me. (See: Schlafly Pumpkin Ale.) Then Sean tried it and corrected me: "I want to drink this entire glass right now," he stated. Then I realized he was, of course, right. It wasn't that I didn't want to enjoy the entire thing; it was that I didn't want to have to enjoy the entire thing in any sort of proper, time-meted, decorum-concerned way.
The Smith and Curran
(Adapted from How's Your Drink?)
2 1/4 ounces dark creme de cacao
1 ounce half and half
A little bit of seltzer
Build ingredients in a highball, over ice, in the order given. Stir briskly for just about five seconds -- says Felten, "just enough to mix the ingredients, but not so much as to dissipate the soda."
Tasting Notes:
Felten's published recipe does not denote whether to use light or dark creme de cacao. We actually did a first pass using light, which seemed to produce quite a frothy head (that's what she said) but, in turn, a not-heavy-enough body. On a second take, we switched to the dark creme de cacao and added a dash more than the two ounces he calls for. This measurement gave the drink its desired heft, with a more chocolate-forward flavor profile, although you do lose quite a bit on the head (that's what she said).
As much as I advocate owning a seltzer bottle, I do not endorse using it to make a Smith and Curran. The reason being, those puppies are stur-rong, and chances are trying to add just a quick hit of seltzer into a highball glass that's already half-full with liquid will only result in that liquid being blown out of the glass and onto your tabletop. However, do always try to use a never-been-opened bottle or can of seltzer so that your cocktail's as fizzy as possible.


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Distance from Jena, LA to Chataignier, LA
Driving distance between Jena, LA and Chataignier, LA is 101.63 miles (or 163.56 kilometers). If you drove an average car (using about 3.6 gallons of gas per mile), the gas would cost you around $, since you would need about gallons of fuel.
Leaving from Jena, LA you would reach Chataignier, LA in about 2 hours 17 mins if you keep an average speed of miles per hour, assuming you don't make any breaks or get stuck in traffic.


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The government is offering cloud computing providers a second chance to supply their offerings via its G-Cloud Framework for the public sector.
The CloudStore, as part of the framework, is a catalogue of services and suppliers. The e-marketplace contains details of services and accreditation levels to enable buyers to make comparisons between services.
A posting on the G-Cloud site reads: "If you missed out on the last round and want to submit your own company's cloud-based services to be on the Government CloudStore, then fear not.
"We are planning to re-open the framework for new suppliers and products in the next couple of months....so watch this space."
The services being offered via the G-Cloud cover the full gamut of cloud computing, including software-as-a-service, platform-as-a-service, infrastructure-as-a-service, and other specialist services.
There are already 1,700 services in the G-Cloud catalogue, according to the website, which "now have to be assured". Once services are accredited and assured they will be made available via a newly designed front end on the site.
Although the public sector is obliged to consider the services offered by the G-Cloud, its head recently admitted that some bodies were lukewarm about using it, despite promised cost savings.


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A dinner – and a conversation
January 29, 2014
Editor's note: On Wednesday, Jan. 22, the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University welcomed Marnita Shroedl and her team to honor and discuss the efforts made by legendary civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. The event brought together approximately 70 faculty, students, staff and community members to discuss progress made at CSB and SJU in promoting a safe and welcoming environment for students of all cultures.
Marnita's Table was founded by Shroedl, a successful social entrepreneur from the Midwest. Raised by a multicultural foster family, Shroedl learned the importance of diversity early in her life. As a child living in a foster home setting, she vowed that when she had a roof over her head as an adult, she would always welcome everyone to her dinner table. Bringing this idea to life, Shroedl launched Marnita's Table in 2008 to encourage Intentional Social Interaction (ISI) around the dinner table to promote conversations that matter. Since 2008, Shroedl has traveled around the U.S., feeding over 18,000 people and inspiring many more with her over 300 focused conversations.
Allison Fischbach, a CSB first-year communication and psychology double-major from Rosemount, Minn., attended the event. Here are her reflections of it:
By Allison Fischbach '17
The Marnita's Table event reminded me of the power and strength of community living. As we began chopping, slicing and blanching multiple ingredients in preparation for our delicious meal, the foundation of a great team was being built. Names were learned, stories were shared and relationships were made between students, faculty and staff at CSB and SJU in addition to the members of the Marnita's Table team. Marnita kindly taught us how to use cooking utensils and ingredients, making each and every one of us feel as though we were a talented, indispensable chef in the group (even me, and I don't spend much time in a kitchen as a college student).
My favorite part of the night was the Intentional Social Interaction portion, where I spent time discussing cultural issues with other students from CSB and SJU. While I'll admit we didn't quite stick to the questions given to us from Marnita, the conversational topics were so raw and so honest, topics that have always been thought but never said were finally out in the open. There was a sense of trust and openness at the table that made each of us feel comfortable to share our past experiences and speak from the heart. We all agreed the biggest issue in our society today is "cultural fear," which we defined as the psychological fear of acknowledging, asking and accepting diversity in all its forms. We decided that as a community, the only way this fear can be overcome is to find the strength to ask. We can't be afraid to ask others about their background, and must be open to answering these questions from others. We felt true cultural acceptance will come when, as a campus, we are able to have open and honest conversations like the one we experienced around Marnita's Table.
Marnita ended her fantastic dinner experience with a moving candlelight ceremony. Each dinner guest contributed one way in which they were going to share their Marnita's Table experience with others. One by one, comments were made and candles were lit until each of us stood, together lighting the room with our candles and air of positivity. Marnita then asked us to blow out our candles to represent the fact that each of us contributed to the light in the room. We left with not only a sense of community, but also with a sense of obligation to be the voice for change - to share the importance of cultural conversation.
The night began and ended with a meal. It was simple, honest and eye-opening. Never before had I experienced an event that left me feeling so welcomed and important in a community. I left wanting nothing more than to share these feelings with others. I have no doubt that the community of CSB and SJU will be forever changed by the ideas presented at Marnita's Table.
The event was co-sponsored by the Student Development Office at CSB; the Intercultural Directions Council at CSB and SJU; Intercultural and International Student Services at CSB and SJU; and the Office of Experiential Learning and Community Engagement at CSB and SJU.


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Comfort Inn CN345
4295 boul. Bourque, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada, J1N 1S4
Phone: (819) 564-4400
Fax: (819) 564-7011
Located in Quebec's beautiful Eastern Townships region, the Comfort Inn® hotel in Sherbrooke is conveniently located just 45 minutes from Derby Line, Vermont. This Sherbrooke, Quebec hotel is near industrial park, convention center, exhibition center and CHUS site Fleurimont. The Sherbrooke Airport is 30 kilometers away.
The Sherbrooke Canada hotel is located near several companies such as: Home Depot, Rona, Wal-Mart and Costco. This hotel is nestled in exceptionally beautiful surroundings. The Anglo Saxon village of North Hartley, Mont-Orford National Park, Lake Memphremagog and Bromont Ski Resort are just minutes from the hotel.
When visiting the area for leisure, guest will enjoy the proximity to: Carrefour de l'Estrie, Orford Express Train, Escapades Memphremagog and Sherbrooke downtown.
The Sherbrooke hotel offers many high-value features and amenities, including free full hot breakfast, free local calls, free wireless internet access, free coffee and free parking.
For business travellers, this Sherbooke, Canada hotel is 100% Smoke Free provides conveniences like access to fax and copy services. Also, Valet cleaning services are offered for guest convenience.
This is a pet-friendly hotel; four legged friend are welcome to stay for a small fee in some rooms.
All well-appointed guest rooms have coffee makers, hair dryers, irons, ironing boards and LCD television.
Whether you are traveling on business or pleasure, the Comfort Inn is the perfect location in Sherbrooke. We can fulfill your lodging needs. Come and stay a while, you'll be glad you did. We will welcome you with open arms.


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The president's diplomatic skills in Israel were fair game Monday.
The Comedy Central shows came back from vacation Monday and both looked to news each missed while away. The Colbert Report mostly commented on non-political stories, but Stephen Colbert did manage to get in a joke comparing the Congressional budget to jazz's appeal. On The Daily Show , host Jon Stewart focused an entire segment on Obama's trip to the Holy Land, including his diplomatic victory of arranging communication between Israel and Turkey .
Elsewhere, Late Show host David Letterman had the zinger of the evening toward the federal workforce, tying their productivity to tax season, while The Tonight Show 's Jay Leno was able to joke about the FAA tower closures and the friendship between the United States and Israel.
Fast forward to 3:10 to watch Stewart speak for all Jews in explaining why Israel needed to have a robot bring Obama some matzah.


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FreeMarker is a Java-based template engine that is a great alternative to JSP. FreeMarker is ideal for situations where your action results can possibly be loaded from outside a Servlet container. For example, if you wished to support plugins in your application, you might wish to use FreeMarker so that the plugins could provide the entire action class and view in a single jar that is loaded from the classloader.
Configure your action to use the "freemarker" result type
Struts provides a result type "freemarker" which renders a FreeMarker template. This result type is defined in
struts-default.xml. To create pages using FreeMarker, set the result type of the actions to "freemarker".
<include file="struts-default.xml"/> ... <action name="test" class="package.Test"> <result type="freemarker">/WEB-INF/views/testView.ftl</result> </action> ...
Using properties
FreeMarker uses the ${...} notation to access properties. They are called interpolations. Properties on the actions (getter methods) will automatically be available on the FreeMarker templates. If an action has a "getName()" method, then its value can be inserted on the template like:
Your name is: ${name}
Be Careful
By default, FreeMarker will throw an error if it finds a variable that is not defined, or has a null value. See this FAQ for details.
Servlet / JSP Scoped Objects
The following are ways to obtained Application scope attributes, Session scope attributes, Request scope attributes, Request parameters, and framework Context scope parameters:-
Application Scope Attribute
Assuming there's an attribute with name
myApplicationAttribute in the Application scope.
<#if Application.myApplicationAttribute?exists> ${Application.myApplicationAttribute} </#if>
<@s.property value="%{#application.myApplicationAttribute}" />
Session Scope Attribute
Assuming there's an attribute with name
mySessionAttribute in the Session scope.
<#if Session.mySessionAttribute?exists> ${Session.mySessionAttribute} </#if>
<@s.property value="%{#session.mySessionAttribute}" />
Request Scope Attribute
Assuming there's an attribute with name 'myRequestAttribute' in the Request scope.
<#if Request.myRequestAttribute?exists> ${Request.myRequestAttribute} </#if>
<@s.property value="%{#request.myRequestAttribute}" />
Request Parameter
Assuming there's a request parameter myParameter (eg. http://host/myApp/myAction.action?myParameter=one).
<#if Parameters.myParameter?exists> ${Parameters.myParameter} </#if>
<@s.property value="%{#parameters.myParameter}" />
Context parameter
Assuming there's a parameter with the name myContextParam in framework context.
<@s.property value="%{#myContextParam}" />
Template Loading
The framework looks for FreeMarker templates in two locations (in this order):
- Web application
- Class path
This ordering makes it ideal for providing templates inside a fully-built jar, but allowing for overrides of those templates to be defined in your web application. In fact, this is how you can override the default UI tags and Form Tags included with the framework.
In addition, you can specify a location (directory on your file system) through the
templatePath or
TemplatePath context variable (in the
web.xml. If a variable is specified, the content of the directory it points to will be searched first.
This variable is currently NOT relative to the root of your application.
If a property is defined on the template with the same name as a property on the action, FreeMarker will use the property defined on the template.
Variable Resolution
When using FreeMarker with the framework, variables are looked up in several different places, in this order:
- Built-in variables
- Value stack
- Action context
- Request scope
- Session scope
- Application scope
Note that the action context is looked up after the value stack. This means that you can reference the variable without the typical preceding has marker (#) like you would have to when using the JSP
s:property tag. This is a nice convenience, though be careful because there is a small chance it could trip you up.
<@s.url id="url" value="http://www.yahoo.com"/> Click here!
The built-in variables that Struts-FreeMarker integration provides are:
The value stack itself, useful for calls like ${stack.findString('ognl expr')}
The action most recently executed
The HttpServletResponse
Same as response
The HttpServletRequest
Same as request
The HttpSession
The ServletContext
The request's context path
FreeMarker configuration
To configure the FreeMarker engine, just add a file
freemarker.properties to the classpath. The supported properties are those that the FreeMarker Configuration object expects, see FreeMarker's documentation for more details.
default_encoding=ISO-8859-1 template_update_delay=5 locale=no_NO
Using Struts tags
Tags distributed with Struts are automatically made available to FreeMarker templates. To use any tag add "
@s." in front of the tag name. Like:
<@s.if test="printName"> <@s.property value="myBeanProperty" /> </@s.if>
Using JSP tags
To use JSP tags that are not part of Struts you have to:
1. Add JspSupportSerlvet to web.xml
<servlet> <servlet-name>JspSupportServlet</servlet-name> <servlet-class>org.apache.struts2.views.JspSupportServlet</servlet-class> <load-on-startup>1</load-on-startup> </servlet>
2. Declare the tld on web.xml or use FreeMarker's "
assign" directive. When using the "
assign" directive, provide the absolute path to the tld file.
<#assign ex=JspTaglibs["/WEB-INF/example.tld"] /> <@ex.mytag text="hello" />
Tips and Tricks
There are some advanced features that may be useful when building Struts applications with FreeMarker.
Type Conversion and Locales
FreeMarker has built in support for formatting dates and numbers. The formatting rules are based on the locale associated with the action request, which is by default set in struts.properties but can be over-ridden using the I18n Interceptor. This is normally perfect for your needs, but it is important to remember that these formatting rules are handled by FreeMarker and not by the framework's Type Conversion support.
If you want the framework to handle the formatting according to the Type Conversion you have specified, you shouldn't use the normal ${...} syntax. Instead, you should use the property tag. The difference is that the property tag is specifically designed to take an OGNL expression, evaluate it, and then convert it to a String using any Type Conversion rules you have specified. The normal ${...} syntax will use a FreeMarker expression language, evaluate it, and then convert it to a String using the built in formatting rules.
The difference in how type conversion is handled under Freemarker is subtle but important to understand.
String and Non String Values on tags
In FreeMarker it is incorrect to quote non string values. If a value is quoted, then an string will be passed, instead of the expected object, causing an exception. For example, the "textarea" tag expects the attributes "rows" and "cols" of type Integer:
<@s.textarea rows=5 cols=40 />
Sometimes you may with to extend the framework's FreeMarker support. For example, you might want to extend the Struts tags that come bundled with the framework.
To extend the Freemarker support, develop a class that extends
org.apache.struts2.views.freemarker.FreemarkerManager, overriding methods as needed, and plugin the class through the struts.properties:
struts.freemarker.manager.classname = com.yourcompany.YourFreeMarkerManager
FreeMarker alternative syntax
FreeMarker by default uses the "<#directive />" syntax. FreeMarker supports an alternative syntax, where [ and ] are used instead of < and >. To enable the alternative syntax, add [#ftl] at the beginning of the template. The alternative syntax makes it easier to differentiate between FreeMarker directives, and JSP or HTML tags.
[#ftl]  FreeMarker Example
Alternative Syntax
 [@s.if test="printName"] [@s.property value="myBeanProperty" /] [/@s.if]
There are a number of IDE plugins available for FreeMarker. But, if your IDE is not on the list, then the using alternative syntax will avoid conflicts between FreeMarker and the HTML syntax highlighting provided by your IDE.


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Unsolved crime: Where's my investigation?
Nine months after Derek Hartline's Jeep Grand Cherokee was stolen, he's still angry– at the city and county officials who investigated the theft.
When the Jeep disappeared last September, he called the Charlottesville police to find out where his car was.
The good news: Police had found it. The bad news: It was wrecked and on fire on Stony Point Road.
And nearly a year later, Hartline is frustrated that his $6,000 vehicle could be stolen, wrecked, and burned, with the perpetrator walking away free. And he calls the lack of leads and the way city and county police, county fire and rescue, and the Stony Point Volunteer Fire Department handled his case "quite discouraging."
The school year had just started last fall when Hartline, a first-grade teacher at Johnson Elementary, went to the school in the wee hours of September 4. Because it was so late, he parked in the no parking zone in front of the school. When he emerged at 4am, his car was gone, and he assumed it had been towed.
Hartline walked home and called the police to find out where to retrieve his 1993 Cherokee. A dispatcher told him an officer was on the way, and before he could ask why, relates Hartline, he heard a knock at the door.
Charlottesville City police officer Jake Via asked Hartline if he was okay– and then reported that his car had been in a terrible accident on Stony Point Road and was on fire.
"I was pretty much in shock," Hartline recalls. He called a neighbor and they drove out to the scene of the accident to see, in fact, his Jeep totaled into a tree and engulfed in flames. Albemarle County police were writing an accident report, and he says they told him that Charlottesville police would do the stolen vehicle report.
Because he carried only liability insurance, his insurance company told him the theft and burning of his car was not covered. Even so, he became anxious when, a day and a half after the wreck early Wednesday morning, no one from the city police had contacted him to do a theft report. He called police Chief Tim Longo to complain, and on Friday evening an officer came to make the report.
Hartline is still wondering why it took 62 hours for the city to do a report on the theft. Via says he was told by Albemarle County police to wait until they did their investigation of why the car was on fire.
"The only reason I didn't do it was because the county was going to contact the city," Via recalls. "I think the county probably forgot to call us."
If a car is stolen in Charlottesville, a city police officer is supposed to write a report. Still, says Chief Longo, "I don't believe anything was lost" by the report's delay.
Hartline disagrees. "Within 48 hours is the prime chance to catch whoever did it. Since it took 60 hours for the report to be written, it's a little too late."
The City police officer who went to look at the burnt vehicle, says Hartline, told him he believed the Jeep had been set on fire.
And Albemarle County didn't do a fire investigation on the Jeep, which also chafes Hartline.
"The chief of the fire department on the scene should make an assessment of whether an investigation should be done," says Albemarle fire and rescue assistant chief Bob Lowry.
That would be Ted Armentrout with the Stony Point Volunteer Fire Department. Armentrout did not return The Hook's phone calls.
"When a car is smashed into a tree," says Lowry, "it's hard to make a determination because it's damaged from the accident."
"No one suspected arson that night," says Corporal Glenn Fink with the Albemarle police. "We thought it was the result of the accident. In this particular case, the fuel tank ruptured."
The Jeep Grand Cherokee was valued at $6,000, and Hartline spent that amount to purchase another vehicle, this time with comprehensive insurance. But he's still discouraged about his experience with the different jurisdictions and fire agencies.
"When I needed them, they weren't there, and I didn't get information. Is there a problem with the city and county being able to work together?" he says.
"There was some miscommunication about who does the report," says Longo. "I don't think it fell through the cracks."
Albemarle's Corporal Fink agrees and says the two jurisdictions often work together.
"People don't understand the stress of the job," says Officer Via, nor the demands of paperwork. He doesn't believe the case was bungled and thinks Hartline's complaints may have been "blown out of proportion."
He adds, "It all got worked out."
Hartline doesn't agree with that, either, and says of his experience as a crime victim, "If it hadn't happened to me, I wouldn't have believed it."
And unlike cop shows where crimes are always solved, Derek Hartline's stolen Jeep case was closed October 8, 2002, with no leads and no suspects.


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Allen gives birth - report
LILY ALLEN has given birth to a baby girl.
According to a Twitter.com post by her ex-boyfriend, DJ Seb Chew, Allen gave birth on Friday (25Nov11).
He tweeted, "sending out love to lily, sam and mini cooper...... YES."
Allen has yet to confirm the news herself, but a simple post on her Twitter page on Friday reads, "Totes (totally) Amaze (amazing)".
The Daily Mail newspaper reports the newborn is a little girl, although further details were unavailable as WENN went to press.
The Smile hitmaker, 26, married Sam Cooper in June (11) and the couple announced the baby news at the wedding reception.
The singer's pregnancy joy comes three years after she suffered a miscarriage while dating Chemical Brothers star Ed Simons. And a year ago (Nov10), she was six months into her pregnancy with Cooper's son when she lost the baby.


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The Joy of Self-cannibalization
Posted on January 31, 2017 by Robert Ringer
The Radical Left's reaction to Donald Trump's executive orders (actually, to his mere existence) is becoming more remarkable by the day. It's inconceivable to Trump haters that he has dared to become the first president in modern times to do exactly what he said he would do if he were elected president.
In the criminal world of the Demopublican establishment, this is nothing short of heresy. After all, it could lead to their constituents expecting them to keep (Gasp!) their campaign promises.
That said, what were the immediate results of the implementation of Donald Trump's world-ending, extreme-vetting executive order? To be precise, 109 people were temporarily detained to make sure that the safety of 320 million Americans was not unnecessarily endangered. After being vetted, all 109 were released within 48 hours.
Perhaps a bit of an inconvenience to them, but there were scores of people inconvenienced with a loss of life in terrorists shooting galleries like Boston, San Bernardino, and Orlando, and I can't seem to recall Chuckie Schumer shedding tears for the victims of those radical Islamic terrorist attacks. When a guy is willing to resort to faking tears in a situation like this, he's a serious candidate for the Harry Reid Deplorables Award.
Trump haters, becoming asphyxiated by their own teeth-gnashing, hate-mongering, and over-the-top drama truly cannot comprehend the fact that America just had a presidential election — preceded by 18 months of campaigning! — and that an electoral majority overwhelmingly voted for the very policies that Donald Trump has barely begun to implement.
Fortunately, we have a national screening system in this country that penalizes those who peddle in hatred, lies, and omission of important news. The system I am referring to is called voting. Even though what it amounts to is tyranny of the majority, "Democracy," as Winston Churchill pointed out, "is the worst form of government, except for all the others." Translation: Life isn't perfect, so deal with it.
What I find especially enjoyable about all this is that the scoundrels on the left are so out of touch that they don't even realize that they are cannibalizing themselves. Sort of like the shrew, the tiniest of all mammals, which weighs less than a dime. The shrew is a voracious eater, and when he's hungry enough and there is no other prey around, he's capable of eating himself to death — literally — starting with his own tail.
Assuming they keep going full steam ahead with their childish, apoplectic behavior — these human-like shrews can expect to be punished severely in the 2018 mid-terms. But rest assured that these narcissistic miscreants have no such expectations, because they really and truly believe that, deep down, most Americans really support their views and, if not, that it's their moral duty to help them see the light.
In closing, here's a scary thought: If demented, hateful folks are still in shock over the results of the 2016 elections, can you imagine what their reaction will be in 2018 if the Republicans achieve a filibuster-proof 60-seat majority in the Senate and, say, a 300-135 advantage in the House?
Fasten your seat belt. This could get to be a lot more fun than any of us could have imagined.


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Boarding may be a mess, the carry-on bags out of control, and your fellow passengers behaving badly. But ah, the thrill of the window seat.
For many people, no matter how annoying flying gets, the view from 35,000 feet still has charms to soothe the traveler's soul.
"It's the greatest show on Earth, really," said James Jackson, who teaches geology at Portland State University and co-wrote "America from the Air: A Guide to the Landscape Along Your Route."
Gregory Dicum admits he looks out the window so much when he flies that he sometimes leaves planes with a sore neck.
"In all of human history, it's only been in the last four or five decades that it's been possible for ordinary people to get that vantage point," said Dicum, author of "Window Seat: Reading the Landscape from the Air."
"It's sort of the stuff of legend — Icarus … and now you get it free with every flight you take."
Whether you're a kid flying for the first time or a veteran globetrotter, there are sights that make it hard to resist pressing your nose against the window.
Do you have any incredible photos from 35,000 feet? Send them in!
Let's start with one of the most visually striking: the circle-shaped farms that turn the landscape below into a giant patterned rug.
Created by a method of watering crops called center pivot irrigation, you'll often see these geometric "pizza farms" — as Jackson's co-author Daniel Mathews calls them — when flying over hot, dry, flat states like Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas.
There's a well in the center of the farm and a long sprinkler arm on wheels that pivots around it, allowing thirsty crops to thrive. The result: a perfect circle of green against a backdrop of brown where the water doesn't reach.
"I was once on a plane over Kansas when the pilot came on the speaker and told us that those fields were where they grew the wheat for Cheerios. I'm pretty sure he was joking," said Selby Cull, an assistant professor of geology at Bryn Mawr College.
When friends and students kept peppering her with questions about landforms they saw from airplanes, she created Rocks From Above, a guide to some of the strange formations.
Most of the sights people ask about end up being human-made, she said.
Ever see long, treeless lines that cut straight across mountain ranges? That's where vegetation has been cut down to make room for long-distance power lines and their towers, Cull explained.
And the large squares of turquoise-colored water you see when you fly over mining areas are tailings ponds — pools where potentially hazardous rocks are deposited to let the heavy metals settle out, Cull said. They have bright colors because of tiny suspended metal particles in the water.
Seemingly mundane sights can fascinate, too, from the vantage point of a plane.
"I'm always impressed by the extent of suburbs, especially at night," Jackson said. The interstate highway system and its clover leaf interchanges intrigue many fliers, he added.
Geometric patterns always get travelers' attention because they know they're man-made, Dicum said. To take the mystery out of what fliers see, he co-founded MondoWindow, an interactive map that allows passengers with Wi-Fi access to know exactly what's beneath them.
Then, there are flights where nature just puts on a show.
One of Jackson's favorite routes is the flight from Seattle to Anchorage, which lets passengers feast on sights including Puget Sound, the coast of British Columbia, Alaska's Saint Elias Mountains and Glacier Bay.
Cull loves observing the Appalachian Mountains from a plane and more.
"The northern parts of the U.S. are (pockmarked) with millions of tiny round lakes formed from melting blocks of ice as the last ice sheet retreated, and the colors of all the oxidized minerals flying over the deserts of Arizona never fail to make me happy," she said.
Want to get the best views while flying? Sit on the side of the plane that's away from the sun so you don't have to deal with the glare, Jackson advised. A flight later in the day means a lower sun angle and stronger shadows, so land features will really pop out, he added.


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PARIS - Amid a wave of criticism, Standard & Poor's defended its decision to downgrade nine European countries and insisted Saturday that the region's leaders aren't doing enough to solve their debt crises.
The prime minister of France, the biggest economy hit by the downgrade, vowed to press ahead with cost-cutting measures that opponents say will suffocate growth. The loss of its coveted AAA status wounded France's self-image and market credibility just as it's facing a new recession and presidential elections.
The move Friday night may make it more expensive for struggling countries to borrow money, reduce debts and sustain growth. It also came just as crucial negotiations between the Greek government and its private creditors appeared close to collapse.
Voices rose up Saturday against the power that ratings agencies wield. Critics of S&P have questioned its credibility and relevance before because it failed to foresee the collapse in the U.S. subprime mortgage market, which helped trigger the financial meltdown of 2008.
The latest downgrade brought a downbeat end to a mildly encouraging week for Europe's most debt-laden nations. It also served as a reminder that the 17-country eurozone faces what German Chancellor Angela Merkel called a "long road" ahead to win back investors' confidence.
Cyprus President Dimitris Christofias called the downgrade "unacceptable."
"The latest downgrade is completely unfair and loaded with ulterior motives," he told reporters. "Just when the Cyprus economy is breathing easier and showing signs of emerging from the crisis, and when our financing needs for 2012 and perhaps beyond 2012, have been covered, a (credit ratings) agency comes along to downgrade."
Austria's chancellor criticized S&P's decision to strip his country of its AAA rating, and noted that his coalition government is working on an austerity package.
Werner Faymann wrote on his Facebook page that the decision showed "that Austria must become more independent from the financial markets."
In Germany, whose AAA rating remained untouched, a senior lawmaker with Merkel's conservative party, Michael Meister, suggested action to reduce the significance of ratings. Merkel signalled her support.
Germany's foreign minister called for independent European ratings agencies instead of relying solely on the leading, U.S.-based agencies such as Standard & Poor's.
And Vice Chancellor Philipp Roesler, who is also the economy minister, was quoted as telling the weekly Der Spiegel, "It is apparent time and again that U.S. rating agencies pursue very much their own goals."
It's unclear though whether a European agency would come to different conclusions or reduce what critics see as a disproportionate influence that ratings agencies have on markets and policymakers.
S&P spokesman Martin Winn dismissed suggestions that the agency's decisions were political and could further hurt indebted countries. "The track record of our sovereign ratings as indicators of default risk worldwide is very strong," he told The Associated Press.
S&P analyst Moritz Kraemer said in a conference call Saturday that European government measures aren't sufficient to restore confidence.
"They have not achieved a solution that is sufficient in size or scope," he said. He added that austerity measures require "huge sacrifices" of the public that might prompt a backlash.
In Romania on Saturday, residents staged a third day of protests against the government over cost-cutting and falling living standards.
In Paris, demonstrators chanted in front of the S&P French offices and castigated the government for paying so much heed to the ratings agencies.
"The French people know what their value is and we don't need ratings agencies to tell us what we are worth," said Raquel Garrigo, spokesman for the Left Front political party.
Merkel and French Prime Minister Francois Fillon said the downgrades should push European countries to quickly implement a planned pact to strengthen budget discipline.
Germany and France have piloted rescue efforts for other eurozone countries as the continent has been swept up in crisis after crisis over the past two years. The downgrade, by pushing up France's borrowing costs, could make it harder for France to help others.
Merkel sought to allay concerns that the downgrade of France would complicate the work of the bloc's temporary rescue fund, the €440 billion ($560 billion) European Financial Stability Facility. However, she underlined the urgency of putting its permanent successor, the European Stability Mechanism, in place quickly.
Fillon said France's government wouldn't adjust this year's budget yet, because it had been devised with an assumption of higher borrowing costs. S&P had warned 15 European nations in December that they were at risk for a downgrade, and Moody's has France and other European governments on review.
Standard & Poor's stripped France of its coveted AAA status, knocking it down one notch to AA+, the level of U.S. long-term debt after S&P downgraded it last summer. It dropped Italy even lower. Germany retained its top-notch rating, but Portugal's debt was consigned to junk.
Stocks fell Friday as downgrade rumours reached trading floors, but the declines were nothing like the wrenching swings of last summer and fall.
The prime minister of Spain — also downgraded — promised to reduce the budget deficit by reining in public spending. In his first major speech to Popular Party members as premier and party leader, Mariano Rajoy described "living a difficult moment."
France's presidential elections could complicate Europe's discussions. President Nicolas Sarkozy, who has been at the heart of the debate, is highly unpopular and far from certain of winning a second term.
The man who tops polls ahead of the April and May elections, Socialist Francois Hollande, said the downgrade was a punishment for conservative Sarkozy's policies.
Geir Moulson in Berlin, Cecile Brisson and Jeffrey Schaeffer in Paris, Menelaos Hadjicostis in Nicosia, Cyprus, and Harold Heckle in Madrid contributed to this report.


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Oklahoma State Offensive News Conference - Transcripts
Opening remarks
"On behalf of the Oklahoma State football program, I'd like to thank the Cotton Bowl and the administration for their warm hospitality, their generosity. It's been a wonderful experience for the coaches and players and also for our families."
On running back Desmond Roland
"Desmond has had a tremendous season for us. I know Dez is really focused and looking forward to this opportunity to get back in front of his hometown and to be able to put on a great performance for you. I think Dez has done a tremendous job of preparing himself all football season. He's battled through some injuries. He's played tough. He runs the ball very physical and he understands pass protections and blitz pickups and has tremendous pride in being a well-rounded tailback."
On quarterback Clint Chelf
"Clint's best asset is his mentality, having coached and been in the room with him. His poise – he's never too high, he's never too low. He can bounce back. There are always going to be peaks and valleys in a football game and Clint understands that. He's able to put a bad play behind him and move the football team forward with the next play. He's a very good leader. He's a very unselfish player."
On fullback Kye Staley
"It's my first year here. You wish you had a longer opportunity, more years to spend with a guy like Kye. He's fun to be around. He has great enthusiasm for the sport of football. You talk about battling through injuries – I wasn't here when he was hurt, but I heard about the type of injury that he had. And to be able to work through that and have the type of career that he's had at that particular position [is an accomplishment]. I salute him. He gives us a lot of muscle to our formations, the ability to run the football. He's a highly intelligent football player as well."
On right guard Parker Graham
"Everything that we do as a football program is important to him. He has a business mentality. Every day he's coming prepared and he understands the game very well. He's a tremendous leader for our guys up front. It's just been a privilege to work with him and coach him and see how he operates on a day-to-day basis. He's just very consistent and a very talented young man."
On receiver Charlie Moore
"Charlie is very consistent. He gives you that great body language when you're in a meeting. He's all eyes. He gives you all his attention. I think the bigger the moment, the bigger he plays. I'll never forget the game-winning catch he had vs. Kansas State."
On what makes Missouri defensive end Michael Sam difficult to block
"I think it's his speed and strength. He looks like he's got really light feet and heavy hands. Those, I think, are two keys for a defensive lineman to have. He's able to get to the passer several different ways. He's not just a bull rusher. He's not just an edge rusher. He's versatile. He's well-coached. I think he understands the game very well. He's elusive, yet then he can bring muscle and get through you and get leverage as well."
On what the scariest thing is about Missouri's defense
"I think it's their overall execution as a defense. I think they understand their scheme very well. I think they're well coached. I think they pursue to the football very well. They're running to the football on every play and I think that's what makes them a very good defense."
On the offense starting to click around midseason
"I think it's the more you can play together and the more you can practice. As coaches, our whole goal was to get better every day and week, to make sure you're improving as an offense. And I think we did that. What happened, exactly when it was, what caused it, you'd like to think it was just steadfast work ethic and a tribute to our players for working in practice every day."
On the matchup between Oklahoma State's receivers and Missouri's defensive backs
"We feel real good about those matchups. They have two solid corners. They're very sound fundamentally. They don't get beat a whole lot over the top. We like our receivers, what they bring. Our experience blended in with our youth give us some good matchups across the board, we feel."
On the matchup between Oklahoma State's run game and Missouri's run defense
"It'll be interesting. There needs to be balance in every game that you play, with regard to run and pass. It's going to be 'Take what they give you,' as the saying goes. But really you can't force too many things. If they're putting too many hats in the box, you're going to have to throw the football. At the same time, when they give you a numbers advantage, you better run the ball."
About team legacy
"My last game is kind of going to hit me when the clock reaches zero. Our legacy as juniors is well documented and we have a chance to do something that a lot of guys haven't had the opportunity to do which is to be the winningest senior class at OSU. I know our legacy speaks for itself as seniors but as far as my legacy I haven't thought about that at all."
Important Moments in Career
"The first thing that sticks out to me is the Fiesta Bowl and the game that my brother had. To watch him play was something special to us and with him going out on a final note and having a really good game that is something that immediately pops into my mind. And when a quarterback has a chance to make a few receptions himself that something you remember forever. I had one against OU and one against Baylor this year. Those things are the first I can think of."
Focus on the Game
"We have been extremely focused. Anytime you have 28 seniors that is something we can pride ourselves on in keeping the other guys focused. We have a lot of guys from the Texas and Dallas area so those guys want to go out and play well in front of their friends and family. I think that helped the entire team to stay focused as those guys want to play well. Win the game, that is all I care about and for the seniors I think that is something special –to be the winningest senior class. But if I go 2 of 20 and we win the game I could care less. Obviously, I would like to play well and come out with a victory."
Similarities between Missouri and Oklahoma State
"Great athletes all through the field. Great pass rushers, we have great pass rushers, Good cornerbacks and we have good cornerbacks, Good quarterback and we have a good quarterback. It is a pretty even matchup and it is going to come down to who wants it more at the end of the game."
Particular Player to watch
"I am not trying to stay away from him but their All-America defensive end #52 (Michael Sam) is a great player and I have to watch if it is a pass play cause he likes to rush the quarterback. I am going to have to help out a little bit and help our offensive line. We have great O-lineman and an offensive line coach so it is not something we can't handle."
Emotions of playing
"I can't get myself too jacked-up for this game. I have been thinking about this the whole time to just keep calm and don't put too much pressure on myself because I don't want to do too much out there on the field and cost us the game. I just have to make sure I keep my emotions under control. We have great seniors on this team and if somebody gets a little out of control then somebody is going to make sure they get back in control."
Team concept
"West Virginia was a little bump in the road but it's all about preparation and the work efforts we put in. This team has come together and any position across the field there is trust and we know we can get the job done. Everybody has their job and just take care of that. It's like a puzzle, things will start falling together.
New Year Resolution
"I guess I am not a resolution guy because I didn't make any today. I have in the past but I am not too big on it. I'm more like a monthly resolution guy."
"It is just a great opportunity to play a great Missouri team; they were in the Big 12 so it is a little rivalry there. You always want to play the best and always fun to play the SEC. It is going to be a good game no matter what conference they are in and it is fun to be in the Cotton Bowl."
View on bigger defensive backs
"I think everybody is bigger and getting stronger, but what I personally like to do is watch film on them and I am going to use my size to my advantage. Picking up tendencies and watching film on how they play. No matter how big or fast they are I am going to prepare like they are the best and see what I can do."
On the season
"After the West Virginia loss we kind of reevaluated where we were as a team, at that point we were 4-1, being the senior group that we were we had to make sure that the younger guys knew that even though we lost one game that our goals were still on the horizon. We ended up coming back, had some great games and rushed for a lot of yards which is really a good thing for an offensive line. With Desmond (Roland) having so many good games toward the end and even though we fell short with Oklahoma we got a great bowl game to enjoy in the Cotton Bowl this year."
Versility at Guard and Tackle
"I played tackle last year and this season I am at guard. In the future I definitely want to play tackle but I think the versatility has helped me. Being 6-7 it is kind of hard at the guard position to get under a lot of those shorter defensive guys but it has been a lot of fun and I have embraced it."
On Missouri Defensive Line
"There are not enough good things that can be said about their defensive line in the athleticism and their motors. They are all high motor guys that do not give up on plays. It is going to be a really good test for our guards and tackles and center as well, from top to bottom those guys are really athletic and have a knack to get to the ball. They all have a ton of sacks and they led the SEC in pretty much every defensive category. It is a good challenge for us and that's what you play the game for, you love going up against great opponents and this game is going to be one of the big ones for us."
Regarding Previous Injury
"My faith and believing that God has a plan has a lot to do with it. Staying positive about everything that has happened and enjoying the ride. I feel like I have always been a major contributor even though I may not be touching the ball. Blocking for good running backs like Desmond (Roland) and Johnny Smith and with them having good production days makes me happy in the all-around team effort. It has been a long journey and I learned a lot about myself (after my injury) regarding patience and having faith in God. Not to hurry into things and to stay positive which made me a stronger person."
What will it take to Beat Missouri?
"Physical play in all three phases of the game. Coaches have done an excellent job with the game plan we have to go out and want it, and we do. We just have to execute our game plan."


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WASHINGTON (CNN) -- More work is needed on proposed health care legislation to make sure that it doesn't add to the budget deficit, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Sunday.
Health Secretary Kathleeen Sebelius said it may be necessary to tax the wealthy to pay for health care reform.
Appearing on the NBC program "Meet the Press," Sebelius said a tax surcharge on wealthy Americans is "a legitimate way to go forward."
The taxes would start with people making $350,000.
She noted the tax surcharge provision in a House proposal was one of several options under discussion to help pay for overhauling the nation's ailing health system.
A final bill "will be paid for -- it will not add to the deficit," Sebelius said of health care reform, which is President Barack Obama's top domestic priority.
Both the House and Senate are working on proposals that would create a government-funded public health insurance option intended to drive down costs of private coverage.
However, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office reported last week that the measures currently under consideration in both chambers would not pay for themselves, increasing the budget deficit.
Democrats pushing the health care bills argue the CBO analysis lacks the impact of cost-cutting measures under discussion for existing programs such as Medicare and Medicaid.
Sebelius said that all proposals include provisions to decrease fraud and improve efficiency of the current system.
"In all the plans, more than half the money to pay for the proposal is already in the system,"Sebelius said, referring to what she called misdirected money for ineffective programs and other instances of waste and inefficiency. Watch report on President Obama's efforts on his top domestic priority »
Republican opponents so far say the government is over-reaching by seeking to reform the whole system, which is draining the federal budget while leaving 46 million Americans uninsured.
Also appearing on "Meet the Press," Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky called for expanding the tax deduction on health care costs for employers to include individual taxpayers -- what the Republicans call equalized tax treatment -- and limiting medical malpractice lawsuits that he said drive up the cost of medical care.
"I'm not in favor of doing nothing," McConnell said. "It's important to reduce the number of uninsured. The question is how to do that."
Both the House and Senate proposals so far include mechanisms to raise revenue through increased or new taxes.
The Senate Finance Committee wants to create a new tax on medical benefits provided by employers, a plan that Obama opposes.
Sebelius said the new tax could cause employers who provide coverage for 180 million Americans to change or drop their programs, which could "dismantle the private market."
"He's reluctant to move in that direction," she said.
Obama continues to favor reducing the limit on income tax exemptions for high-income Americans, Sebelius said.
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The push-push switch is great in the way it functions. The only thing people have noted that you have to be careful of is not trying the pull it; you can damage the switch that way. If you're working with it and need to pull on it, make sure it's popped in the 'up' position first.
The pot itself is good. It's smooth, clean, and very easy to turn. There are times, though, when it almost feels too easy to turn; I worry that I could easily drop/raise my volume with an accidental brush of the hand. On the other hand, volume swells are a breeze.
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To help people understand more about what I suffer, I have included a brief run down from WebMD.
Fibromyalgia syndrome affects the muscles and soft tissue. Symptoms include chronic muscle pain, fatigue, sleep problems, and painful tender points or trigger points, which can be relieved through medications, lifestyle changes and stress management.
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* Chronic muscle pain, muscle spasms, or tightness
* Moderate or severe fatigue and decreased energy
* Insomnia or waking up feeling just as tired as when you went to sleep
* Stiffness upon waking or after staying in one position for too long
* Difficulty remembering, concentrating, and performing simple mental tasks ("fibro fog")
* Abdominal pain, bloating, nausea, and constipation alternating with diarrhea (irritable bowel syndrome)
* Tension or migraine headaches
* Jaw and facial tenderness
* Sensitivity to one or more of the following: odors, noise, bright lights, medications, certain foods, and cold
* Feeling anxious or depressed
* Numbness or tingling in the face, arms, hands, legs, or feet
* Increase in urinary urgency or frequency (irritable bladder)
* Reduced tolerance for exercise and muscle pain after exercise
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I like this book because I like building things. The best part was when he was building the fence because I like building fences too. When I read the book I was thinking of building houses because Bob was building things.
I should tell my dad to read this book because my dad has a lot of tools. Kids who like building things will like this book.


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Matt Forte Talks Football, New Orleans Grub and Possibly Being…a Bieleber? — 2013 NFL Honors Red Carpet
Matt Forte's Chicago Bears didn't make the playoffs this year, but the fifth-year running back out of Tulane came out to represent the team at this year's NFL Honors in New Orleans on Saturday night.
For the second year, the NFL's brightest current, former and future stars shined at the 2nd Annual National Football League Honors. Hollywood and NFL stars walked the red carpet at the Mahalia Jackson Theater before the signature event which honors the best players and performances during the 2012 season.
Forte took a few minutes on the red carpet to talk music, football and his football homecoming in New Orleans.
You played your college ball at Tulane. What's it like for you to be back here to celebrate the Super Bowl in a town that you love that's been through so much?
Matt Forte: It's awesome to see the city all clean and everything and there's so many people down here now, the events are going great. I think New Orleans is on the way back and it's a great time to be here anyway.
What are some of your favorite places to take friends who are here in New Orleans for the first time?
Matt Forte: I go to Drago's -- it's so good. I don't even eat oysters and I go there and eat the charbroiled oysters. I go to Emeril's. I go to Jacques-Imo's -- gotta go to Jacques-Imo's. And Commander's Palace, there are so many spots down here. If I want some soul food, gotta go to Dizzy's [Li'l Dizzy's Café].
What's the guilty pleasure song on your iPod?
Matt Forte: I have a few Justin Bieber songs. Or Kenny G.
On Sundays, what famous woman are you hoping is watching?
Matt Forte: Either Halle Berry or Paula Patton. Or Beyonce.
Do you have a pick for the Super Bowl?
Matt Forte: I I think San Francisco will win. I think it's a tough game until the fourth quarter and they pull it out, 28-17.


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Criticism aimed at authorities and the new legislation on "digital financial assets" is mounting in Russia. Local officials have rebuked lawmakers in the capital over slow progress, warning that the country will have to catch up with others. Experts from the crypto sector have expressed concerns about many unresolved issues in the proposed legal framework. Russian deputies are preparing to introduce two drafts on cryptocurrencies and crowdfunding, while more than 50 other digital economy bills are pending in parliament.
"Russian parliamentarians have spent a whole year discussing regulations, never reaching a unified stance on a concept to develop the digital economy. Authorities and entrepreneurs have not been able to formulate a consolidated position on cryptocurrencies", a local official said during a meeting in the State Duma. "We need to hurry up", Alexandr Brechalov, head of the Russian republic of Udmurtia, told deputies in the federal assembly. Like many of his colleagues in other Russian regions, Brechalov sees many opportunities for development in the crypto sector. His republic is home to large industrial enterprises, including IZHMASH – the machine-building concern producing AKs, drones and robots for the Russian military. Digitalization would boost other sectors of the local economy and the governor has an idea in that respect. "I heard suggestions about pilot projects. Udmurtia is ready to be the sandbox", Brechalov said, quoted by RBC. The young politician sharply criticized bigwigs in Moscow for their "excessive caution that once again puts us in the position to catch up". He thinks the proposed legislation does not provide guidelines for the development of the crypto economy. It also leaves several issues unresolved, including the regulation of crypto exchanges and the taxation of cryptocurrency transactions. The governor thinks ICOs are over-regulated and that may force companies to look for other jurisdictions.
Some of Brechalov's comments are echoing concerns expressed recently by several legal experts working in the Russian crypto sector. The lawyers told Bitsmedia that the law prepared by the Finance Ministry needs serious revision – if adopted in its current shape and form, many questions would remain unanswered. The experts admit they cannot figure out what legal rights and obligations market participants have. The criteria to determine if a digital coin is legal is also unclear. Lawmakers have provided guidelines for ICOs but have not defined the status of tokens. Smart-contracts have been treated like ordinary contracts in the new legislation, but no such term exists in the Civil Code.
The man convicted of creating the Silk Road marketplace, Ross Ulbricht, has lost yet another appeal to extend his "post-conviction relief." Judge Katherine Forrest, the judge who sentenced Ulbricht to a double life sentence in 2015, denied the legal team's attempt to renew the case even if additional circumstantial evidence is found in the future.
This month the Judge who handed down two-lifetime prison sentences to Ross Ulbricht denied yet another appeal from within this ongoing court battle. Ulbricht was convicted in February 2015 for creating and running the underground online marketplace the Silk Road from 2011 to 2013. He is currently serving a double life sentence without the chance of parole for money laundering, conspiracy, computer hacking, and narcotics traffic. Over the past few years, Ulbricht's family members and his legal team have been trying to appeal the sentence with many attempts to re-open the case. The last undertaking took place last year in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, and the panel of Judges denied the appeal.
Now, according to court documents obtained by the Ars Technica columnist Cyrus Farivar, three years later Judge Katherine Forrest is throwing her judgment down again towards the convicted Silk Road creator. Ulbricht's new lawyer, Paul Grant, tried to extend the fixed three year period with a motion called "Rule 33." This means that when Ulbricht was sentenced three years ago, there would be a period of time that could be extended if circumstantial evidence was found. "The motion to extend time for a Rule 33 motion is DENIED," Judge Forrest explains in her recent notes. "A Rule 33 motion is not an opportunity to relitigate that which has been litigated, or to engage in a fishing expedition for new evidence."
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We offer standard rooms with 2 queen-sized beds, as well as standard rooms with a king-sized bed. Both types of rooms include a flat screen TV, AC, refrigerator, microwave and coffeemaker, coffee, sugar and creamer.
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By JASON BUCH
San Antonio Express-News
In a brief tour of two South Texas border cities this week, Sen. John Cornyn heard often about the need for better infrastructure at ports of entry to facilitate trade with Mexico.
Cornyn, a Texas Republican and a hawk on border security, used the opportunity to tout a bill he has pending in the Senate that would allow for more public-private partnerships to increase staffing at ports of entry and improve infrastructure.
"There are now roughly 6 million American jobs that depend on trade with Mexico, including more than 420,000 here in Texas," Cornyn said at a luncheon in Del Rio. "The growth rate of U.S.-Mexico trade has slowed during the past decade, partly because of inadequate infrastructure and staffing at our border crossings."
The city is lobbying for a second international bridge to accommodate the increased traffic from the burgeoning maquiladora industry in Ciudad Acuña, across the Rio Grande, said Al Arreola Jr., executive director of the Del Rio Chamber of Commerce.
Cornyn toured Laughlin AFB early Monday, and at the luncheon organized by the chamber assured business leaders that the base is too valuable to be a victim of proposed defense cuts. But the issue raised by leaders in Del Rio and Eagle Pass, where Cornyn participated in an economic development roundtable later in the day, was international trade.
Bob Polka, director of Union Pacific's international customer service center in Laredo, gave an idea of how much money is on the table for port infrastructure from private stakeholders. The company has built facilities for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, which help get its freight across the border quicker, in Laredo and Eagle Pass, Polka said.
"We all very much agree public-private partnerships are way to go," he said. "We have a fund of $50 million for infrastructure improvements."
The money likely will go toward a secondary inspection site in Eagle Pass and new scanning equipment at other ports, a company spokeswoman said.
Cornyn's bill, which he introduced with Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas, would allow CBP to partner with local governments and businesses to provide personnel at the ports of entry. Meanwhile, Mexican business leaders expressed their concern that the U.S. still isn't doing enough to facilitate trade. Upgrades at the customs facility in Acuña will be finished next year and both that city and the state of Coahuila have upgraded highways, said Juan J. Flores, president of one of Acuña's chambers of commerce. But businessmen in that city are concerned that a proposed plan to improve U.S. 277 between Del Rio and San Angelo, allowing trucks to bypass Interstate 35, hasn't happened, Flores said.
"Frankly, part of the problem is the inadequacy of the financing for our highway infrastructure out of Washington," Cornyn said in response.
While he acknowledged that border cities are among the safest in the state, and that the U.S. immigration system is "broken," Cornyn said the U.S. needs to "restore public confidence" in border security before addressing issues such as expanding guest worker visas.


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text: It's the same guy in her "Born to Die" video — Bradley Soileau — and you may recognize his hand as the one around her neck on her single cover. Not much of anything happens in the "Blue Jeans" clip — they're just hanging out in a pool filled with sexual tension — but Soileau does slip his fingers into Del Rey's mouth, and later he maybe turns into an alligator? I dunno, it was too boring to pay attention.


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This sound pack is Part 1 of a two part series, the contents of the second being complimentary to the first. The audio demo contains a mixture of sounds from both parts.
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Unleash the beauty within as you walk through our Syriana Collection. Hand-tufted in India of 100% New Zealand wool, come discover these exquisitely designed and ultra- soft traditional rugs. These pieces combine old-world elegance with trend-setting colors to deliver tapestries for your floors. Syriana 6005 Ivory Allover Kashan 5' x 8'. Hand-Tufted of 100% New Zealand Wool with Cotton Backing. Made in India. Vacuum regularly & spot clean stains. Professional cleaning recommended periodically.
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