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Although less damaging than an actual downgrade, S&P did put the nation's rating on a "negative" outlook this week, moving it from "stable," in the wake of Saturday's election. According to Australian Treasurer, Scott Morrison, "We all, the government in particular, need to live within our means…Fiscal consolidation cannot be postponed or slowed…This is an important reminder of something the government has always known and sought to deliver upon in the three budgets we've sought to deliver over the last three years."
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According to AMP Capital Economist, Shane Oliver, "Australia has now seen years of slippage in returning the budget to surplus and the messy election outcome threatens more slippage whichever way it goes."
He added, "Of course being put on negative watch is not the same as a downgrade and a country can remain on a negative outlook for up to two years without being formally downgraded."
Oliver offered "But I suspect it's probable that a formal downgrade will follow unless the new government is able to hold the line on the budget deficit projections, which will be hard given the likely state of the Senate."
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A federal appeals court in the District of Columbia shocked supporters of the 2010 health-care law Tuesday by ruling that millions of Americans would no longer be eligible for health insurance subsidies.
Shortly thereafter, a panel at the U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Va., came to the opposite conclusion on a similar lawsuit, upholding the subsidies. The full D.C. Circuit should follow the 4th Circuit's lead and reject the first panel's ruling, which wildly misconstrues Congress' intent.
At issue is whether the Affordable Care Act provides subsidies to all eligible Americans, or only to those in the minority of states that operate their own insurance-buying exchanges. The subsidies are a crucial piece of the law's multipronged effort to reduce the ranks of the uninsured, along with requirements that insurers ignore applicants' pre-existing conditions and that all adult Americans buy coverage.
A recent study estimated that 34 states with federally managed exchanges will deliver subsidized policies to 7.3 million people by 2016, or more than 60 percent of their customers.
It's absurd to argue that a Congress controlled by Democrats would have imposed a nationwide mandate to buy coverage while withholding subsidies from some states' residents. Besides, eliminating subsidies would drive lower-income people out of the federally run exchanges unless they needed expensive medical care, causing premiums to skyrocket and prompting more people to go without coverage.
Yet in the messy and less-than-transparent process of crafting a bill from multiple committees' proposals, the drafters included a line saying that the amount of the subsidies would be based on the cost of the plan that a family had "enrolled in through an exchange established by the state."
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Two judges on the D.C. Circuit panel actually bought the plaintiffs' argument, writing that neither they nor the IRS could stray from the plain meaning of the provision. The 4th Circuit panel disagreed, finding that the IRS's actions were consistent with Congress's well-documented intention to expand insurance coverage. They're right about that.
If the D.C. Circuit panel's ruling prevails upon appeal, however, proponents of the 2010 reforms will have to persuade Republicans to help restore the subsidies and stop the system from collapsing — a fate that the latter seem to welcome, even as Obamacare has cut the percentage of uninsured Americans by almost a fifth. This is one appeal the administration can't afford to lose.
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A federal appeals court in the District of Columbia shocked supporters of the 2010 health-care law Tuesday by ruling that millions of Americans would no longer be eligible for health insurance subsidies.


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Martha Stewart revealed she was hospitalized Tuesday after one of her pooches inadvertently split her lip with a powerful headbutt. And the domestic mogul proudly showed off the battle wound on her blog, Access Hollywood reported.
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With a snowstorm in the forecast, Stewart had hoped to arrive in New York City ahead of morning TV appearances while there was still time.
"As I leaned down to whisper goodbye to a dozing Francesca, I must have startled her, because she bolted upright with such force that she hit me in the face like a boxing glove hitting an opponent's face," Stewart wrote. "I was entirely startled and my neck snapped back. I felt a bit of whiplash as blood gushed forth from my split lip."
Stewart said Francesca seemed to be "as upset as I was and cowered in her bed."
After looking in the mirror and seeing a "serious gash," Stewart said she phoned her daughter, Alexis, to ask her to make sure the local medical center could staff a plastic surgeon for the night.
"When we arrived, I was instructed to lie down and wait until the plastic surgeon on call, Dr. William Nolan, could get there from his nearby home," Stewart wrote. "The pictures tell the rest of the story."
Stewart went on to post 32 images from the hospital that she said her manager Betsy Perreten snapped.
Among shots of Stewart's busted lip, her surgeon and various medical equipment was one photo aimed straight at the ceiling.
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When I first moved to Atlanta in 2003 I quickly began to realize that the road-naming scheme in this city was considerably different than in my hometown of Portland, Oregon. I was used to names like Front Avenue and Broadway and loads of streets designated by numbers. In short, simple names that fit on standard road signs at street corners.
What I found here in Atlanta were street names that weren't so much names as they were identifying phrases. Names like something Bridge Road, something Mill Road, something Ferry Road and something Spring Road. To make things even more interesting, street signs were rarer and names would even change from one block to the next and back again.
So almost immediately I began building a short mental list of the most unusual and ridiculous street names I came across. Last week, I even created a Google map (with their new My Maps feature) marking these interesting streets. And then yesterday, a post on the Freakonomics blog came out on whether street names have an impact on housing prices. The stage has been set perfectly for my latest list masterpiece.
Enough already, on to the list:
10.) Peachtree Road/Street/Industrial Boulevard – This single, winding, miles-long Atlanta artery has a chameleon name, and is a favorite local target for jokes. In fact, so much so that any native of the city reading this now is rolling their eyes and sighing. Sorry, the list wouldn't be complete without this tourist terrorizer. (Just be happy I got it out of the way quickly. 🙂 ) Oh yeah, and all other streets in the greater Atlanta area named Peachtree anything are also automatically included in #10.
9.) Honour Avenue – This one gets an honorary mention for being pretentious two ways; being called "honour" and being called "honour" with the superfluous English 'u'. (No offense meant to those on the other side of the pond, but it just looks silly over here out of context. Innit.)
8.) Sugarloaf Parkway – It's hard to put my finger on the silliness here, but I know it's there. The wikipedia definition for sugarloaf just adds more confusion to it all. I gather it has something to do with a lot of some white powder substance, or a pile of dirt that reminded somebody of a pile of white powder substance. Either way, silly.
7.) Hardscrabble Road – Hardscrabble! Triple word score! What the heck is "hardscrabble" anyway? I looked it up, it has two meanings: 1.) "Yielding a bare or meager living with great labor or difficulty." and 2.) "Marked by poverty." Good call on the road name folks. All it needs is a small dead-end side street called "Slow Painful Death Court."
6.) Settingdown Road – Even my spelling checker hates the name of this road.
5.) Flowery Branch Road – At a loss for words here. Was "Floral Avenue" already taken? We're talking about a road, here, not a Haiku.
4.) Beaver Ruin Road – All I can say is that must have been one hell of a beaver accident, because it ruined this road for life. (I'm so clever, I should write country music lyrics!)
3.) Land O Lakes Drive/Court – Were to begin. These streets (there is a "drive" and a "court") are named after butter! I checked online, the company of the same name is based in Minnesota somewhere, a business can't be blamed. Also, the name has "O" in it. Not "O' " or "Of" which would make it less ridiculous, but "O". And there are two streets with this name; they made the same mistake twice!
2.) Best Friend Road – This road just makes me shudder ever time see the sign.
1.) Jot Em Down Road – This should not be the name of a street, it should be the name of a bad country song. And I should write the lyrics. Somebody with a name containing as many double consonants as possible should sing it. It'd win an award for the one hit wonder band and a few years later people would ask, "Whatever happened to those A-holes that wrote Jot Em Down Road? God I hate that song!" The singer would later be found dead in a hotel room of an overdose of Colt 45 and double consonants. I think that pretty much covers it.
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There were a few other funny names I ran across when I was pushing pins in the map for this post.
Mechanicsville – The name of neighborhood just outside Atlanta perimeter highway 285. I did a quick search for information on the place and found nothing. I guess a city full of mechanics wouldn't spend all that much time online. But it's in good company, according to wikipedia, there are 23 other cities out there with that name. (6 of them are in Pennyslvania!) Unfortunately, the large numbers don't prevent this from being a ridiculous name.
Sam's Crossing – I found this one by accident, it's the name of a 500 foot stretch of road that crosses a railroad track. On either side of this small slab of cement are roads named Arcadia. While the name isn't particularly comical, the fact that has a name at all is.
Cynthia McKinney Parkway – Named for the former Georgia congresswoman who punched out a capitol hill security guard because he had the gall to ask for her identification. Heck, I used to think you had to do something great to get your name on a road or a town, like, I dunno, found a nation or head up a major civil rights movement. But I guess beating the hired help did get her name in the papers across the nation.
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Hi everyone,
I just got back from my Italy-Paris adventure. I'm a bit jet-lagged but happy to be home.
While I was in Paris, I was staying at the home of a very sweet Spanish lady who has lived in Paris for over 20 years. She graciously let me cook dinner one day, and I did all my shopping at the open air market at Place Monge in the Latin Quarter. I browsed the various butchers and produce sellers, and decided to buy a chicken from one lady who had an impressive selection of meat and game (there was even a display of freshly killed rabbit and quail on the case). While that may seem grim to most, that said to me that this woman's meat was FRESH. I told her in French that I wanted to cook a roast chicken dinner this evening for 4 friends, and asked her to select a chicken for me. She joked in reply "Of course, but am I invited to dinner too?" We laughed a bit, then she selected a nice tender chicken and prepared it for me. She reserved the liver and gizzards, cut off the head and feet, and then ran a flame over the skin to burn off any remaining feathers. She then asked if she could offer some advice on cooking the chicken. As this was my first meal cooked in a Paris kitchen, I was more than happy to accept it. She told me to start with the highest temperature setting on the oven (in this case 10), and every 20 minutes, bring it down gradually to 6. She also said to add some chicken broth at the bottom of the pan with an onion and some fragrant herbs to keep the chicken moist while cooking, and cook the chicken for 1 hour and 15 minutes. She then handed me my chicken and wished me well with my dinner. I thanked her and left with a huge smile.
I happily accepted my chicken and the good advice from my lady butcher and went off to buy other things. I bought produce from a man who yelled out to his friend "Hey, what is that guy doing with his camera?" He complained "Oh, it's just another American tourist!" Eeek! I wonder if he knew I was one too!
Nonetheless, I really enjoyed shopping in Paris for my ingredients for dinner. The people who sell food in Paris really KNOW their food and they're usually more than happy to help you with your selection. I will really miss that about Paris now that I'm home, but this experience has made me more motivated to go the extra mile to buy food some specialty stores rather than everything from the supermarket.
Oh, by the way, the dinner was a huge success! Everyone left fat and happy! My Spanish lady friend copied my recipe and said she would think of me everytime she makes it.
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Postmenopausal women shouldn't take low doses of vitamin D and calcium to prevent broken bones, a government-backed expert panel said on Tuesday.
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), which makes recommendations on a range of prevention issues, said studies of the supplements suggest they do little to prevent fractures at doses lower than 400 IU of vitamin D and 1,000 milligrams (mg) of calcium daily. But it is clear that they come with a slightly increased risk of certain side effects, including kidney stones.
The recommendations are still in draft form and will be available for public comment on the USPSTF's website for about a month before they are finalized.
For higher doses of the supplements, the evidence is still too limited to make recommendations either way, the panel found. The same is true for cancer prevention, it said.
Dr. Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, a member of the panel and a professor at the University of California, San Francisco, said it's important for people to know that the new recommendation only applies to postmenopausal women and those taking supplements.
"We know vitamin D is very important for the body and it's important for everyone to eat a healthy diet that includes vitamin D and calcium," she said.
The Institute of Medicine, an advisory panel to the U.S. government, recommends men and women get at least 600 IU of vitamin D and at least 1,000 mg of calcium every day. The exact recommendations vary depending on age and sex.
Vitamin D and calcium supplements are often recommended for women to prevent fractures, according to the USPSTF. The supplements are widely available and are usually inexpensive.
Dr. Silvina Levis, of the Osteoporosis Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine in Florida, said she's happy with the recommendation against the low-dose supplements.
"It's been known for some time that that is too low of a dose," she said. But she added that she still believes there is a benefit to higher doses.
The new draft recommendations are based in part on a recent review of past research, which concluded that taking the supplements had mixed effects on cancer and broken bones (see Reuters Health report of December 19, 2011).
The review was based on 19 randomized controlled trials — the "gold standard" of medical research — and found supplementing a person's diet with 400 IU of vitamin D and 1,000 mg calcium may offer some protection against broken bones in the elderly. But the increased risk of kidney stones means there is "no net benefit," the panel found.
"We're fortunate that we have large studies that tell us with a moderate degree of certainty that — in these dosages — this supplementation is not effective in postmenopausal women with the goal of preventing fractures," said Bibbins-Domingo.
Another draft recommendation from the USPSTF out today calls for doctors to screen all women for domestic violence.
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Since I came on here to browse, but couldn't stop myself from answering some questions, I decided to introduce myself. I have a 3 year old boy and a 1.5 year old girl and we are starting to make our homeschooling plans. I am currently investigating some Montessori approaches, but we are kind of playing things by ear at this point. We've been doing lots of reading and thinking and planning and re-planning and getting overwhelmed and I decided it was time to "talk" to some others and see what people actually doing this have to say. So I'm reading your forums.
I hope I can pick the brains of the experienced here. I really look forward to stealing all your ideas and impressing my friends and family as if I came up with them on my own. Oh, and if I learn anything, I guess I can pass it along. Haha..
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Full Text Transcript of Gov. Steve Beshear's Speech at the 2011 RA
Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear, America's Greatest Education Governor:
I think I see where the Kentucky delegation is.
Thank you. President Van Roekel, the other officers of NEA, and all of you delegates to NEA, especially the hardworking Kentucky delegates who are here today.
Thank you all so much for this award. I'm humbled and I'm honored to be named the greatest education governor for 2011. While one doesn't make decisions as governor with awards in mind, it's gratifying that my efforts to not only to protect but also to improve Kentucky's education system in these dire economic times are being recognized by those who do the hard work to carry out that mission.
Ever since our country entered this historic recession, families across this nation have been sitting down at their desks and their kitchen tables crunching numbers. As paychecks have decreased, savings have shrunk, they've been forced to make painful decisions about spending. To distinguish between critical must‑have expenditures and those that can be cut or eliminated. Budget writers and policymakers in our state governments have been undertaking the same process, protecting some programs, services, and employees and cutting others. The choices both flow from and reflect the highest priorities of leaders at the highest levels. Unfortunately, across this country, we've seen some of the consequences. Teachers laid off by the thousands. Classroom spending cut by hundreds of millions of dollars. Investments in schools put off till the future. But in Kentucky, we've refused to retreat on our future.
That's not to say that we have not been confronted with serious game‑changing financial pressures, because we have. I took office three and a half years ago, and nine times ‑‑ nine times I've had to rebalance our budget. Nine times we've made harsh decisions about spending priorities. We've cut over a billion dollars in spending since I took office to balance our budget. By the end of the current fiscal year, that figure will be about $1.2 billion. That's a lot for a small state like Kentucky. We've shrunk our executive branch to its smallest workforce level in two decades. We've cut contracts. We've sold cars, equipment, airplanes and surplus property. We've slashed spending at some cabinets by over 30%. But one thing we have not done, and we will not do as long as I'm governor, is cut our support for classroom teaching.
The education of our children and the future of our state are too important to jeopardize. We have a basic funding formula for our classrooms in Kentucky. It's called the SEEK formula. And during every budget rebalancing exercise we've undergone, I have made preserving that SEEK formula my highest priority. And it's been a battle. It's been a battle each and every time. The latest battle was earlier this year when our Medicaid program was short by more than a hundred million dollars. Republicans in Kentucky's Senate wanted to rebalance the program by imposing draconian cuts on virtually every service in state government, including our schools. My response, I said, no. No. We are not going to balance the budget on the backs of our schoolchildren.
And working with both Democrats and Republicans in Kentucky's House and Democrats in the Senate, we beat back that attempt, and we rebalanced that budget within the Medicaid program itself.
But, folks, I could not have done it alone. The Kentucky Education Association and other educators and classified employees were also outraged by the Republican Senate's proposal, and they made their views known to legislators with a loud and clear voice.
As you know, speaking out is important, and I welcome your input. Sometimes our leaders have to be reminded of fundamental principles, like that a strong economy is founded on a strong education system, and that a strong and talented workforce drives economic development. In this highly sophisticated world, a high‑quality education is even more important than it used to be, and that's why despite this historic recession, despite budget woes, we must continue to move forward in educating our children. And and in Kentucky, we have, because of the hard work of our education community, our students are making dramatic improvements in fundamental subjects like reading and science when measured against their peers nationwide. Years ago, we were near the bottom. Now our elementary and middle school kids are scoring in the top 20.
But we are not satisfied, and I know that tests do not define students, schools, or educators.
So let's continue to talk about things that help all of our kids thrive. Two years ago, we kicked off an update of Kentucky's heralded Education Reform Act of 1990, an initiative designed to do everything from improving our preschool programs to improving how we recruit, train, and retain teachers. I also began an early childhood development and education initiative with a goal of ensuring that every child entering kindergarten is prepared mentally and physically to do the work expected of them.
I also realized that an unhealthy child will have a difficult time learning. And so we've added over 50,000 kids to our K‑chip rolls, to give them a chance to be successful. We've also been working for over two years now to raise Kentucky's legal dropout age, along with expanding alternative programs for youth who pose the biggest challenges. This country and our children need more education, not less.
Kentucky was the first state, the first state to adopt the Common Core Academic Standards. And recently, we were the first state to petition the federal government for the flexibility to use our own accountability model for the No Child Left Behind purposes.
Our teachers need to be free to teach within the unique context of Kentucky system, not adhere to a one‑size‑fits‑all model mandated by the federal government.
Despite these tough times, we made progress in Kentucky, and we've done so because the KEA, other educators and I formed a strong partnership at the beginning of my administration. And we have worked together to make good things happen. We've also made progress because of my 42‑year partnership with the first lady of the Commonwealth, a former teacher who has made children's growth and success one of her highest priorities, and she is with me today. I wish you would give Jane Beshear a round of applause. Thank you.
Ladies and gentlemen, there is no higher calling than being a teacher in our classrooms. To take a child's mind and nurture it, develop it and strengthen it, all the while fighting the impact of the worst problems that society can create, that is a gift and a talent. And too often, it's an underappreciated gift and an underappreciated talent.
But I want you to know that in Kentucky, we appreciate and we love you. Thank you for your dedication to Kentucky and the nation's most valuable asset, our children. And thanks so much for this award. Thank you.


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- The Mexican automotive industry has recorded an average growth rate of 4.5% over the past three years. It accounts for 17% of manufacturing GDP and generates more than 18% of manufacturing employment (more than 800,000 jobs). Direct foreign investment amounted to EUR 5 billion in 2015.
- Mexico is currently the seventh largest producer of light vehicles globally, with 3.3 million units built in 2015 (up 5.6% year-on-year), and the fifth largest producer of car parts worldwide. Automotive exports increased 4.4% in 2015, with the US accounting for 72% of sales. Domestic car sales increased 9% in 2015 as a result of higher consumer confidence and increased brand competition.
- The Mexican automotive industry is expected to continue growing in the coming years, also benefitting from the current slump in Brazilian automotive production and the strengthening of the US dollar. It is expected that production levels will increase to 5.2 million vehicles in 2020.
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A: Eating enough fiber is very important for people with celiac disease. Dietary fiber is the part of whole grains, fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds and legumes (dried beans, peas and lentils) that cannot be broken down by the digestive tract.
Fiber helps maintain regular bowel movements, often a cause of trouble for people with celiac. Some celiacs suffer with diarrhea before their diagnosis, but the intestinal damage heals after they are on a gluten-free diet. The diarrhea stops, but at times, constipation develops.
Other celiac sufferers may have experienced constipation prior to diagnosis, and find it gets worse once they're on a gluten-free diet. In both cases, the constipation is a result of eliminating the foods they used to eat with high fiber: wheat bran, whole wheat breads and cereals.
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I was sent out to discuss a system that a certain company is currently using and what should be done with it.
The company manufactures various carton displays. This system was developed to keep track of clients, orders and prices. Lots have happened since the system was created and the system is now, as the manager described it, "locked up" and "problematic", which I translate as "not dynamic" and "unstable".
Some info about the system
- It was developed around the year 2000
- Fairly small system, 2-5 users, 6 forms, ~8 tables with average quantities of data
- Built on early Visual Basic, forms created with the drag and drop design. Interface is basically just a window with a menu and some forms
- Uses MSSQL database (SQL2005 server) to store data and ODBC driver to query, data was migrated from excel before this system, and before excel it was handled, calculated and written by hand and paper
- Users work in Microsoft XP environment (and up)
Their main problem is that they can't adjust and calculate prices, can't add new carton types etc, correctly anymore because they can't (or rather, they don't know how to) touch the data on the server.
I suggested 3 possible solutions
- Attempt to patch the current system
- Create a fresh new interface (preferably similar environment, VB.net or VB based)
- Bring it back to an Excel solution, considering it is such a small system
There might be more options, but these are the ones I could think of.
My questions are
- What should I recommend and why?
- What is or could be the pros and cons of these alternatives?
- Are there other (possibly better) alternatives?


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Former NASCAR driver Jeremy Mayfield was arrested in North Carolina with 1.5 grams of methamphetamine, police said.
Mayfield, who last raced in 2009, was arrested after police searched his home and found the drugs and $100,000 worth of stolen property, according to records from the Catawba County Sheriff's Office.
Mayfield, 42, was suspended indefinitely from NASCAR in 2009 for violating the organization's substance abuse policy. Mayfield started 36 NASCAR Nationwide Series races in a 16-year career, winning the Pocono 500 in 1998 and finishing seventh in the 1998 Winston Cup.
Detectives told The Associated Press the alleged stolen merchandise – including welding equipment, truck parts and scrap metal – came from local businesses.
"Mr. Mayfield has no knowledge of either stolen property or methamphetamine being present on his property and denies the accusation that he was in possession of methamphetamine or any other illegal drug and he denies any suggestion that he knowingly received or possessed stolen property," his attorney, Daniel Marin, told the AP.
Mayfield's 2009 suspension came when he tested positive twice for methamphetamine. Mayfield ran into trouble in April when a pack of dogs he owned attacked a mail carrier.


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That chronic groin pain sometimes felt by athletes may be called a sports hernia, but it's not really a hernia at all, according to Dr. Katherine G. Lamond, assistant professor of surgery at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and a surgeon at the University of Maryland Medical Center. She said they are different from what's normally thought of as a hernia and sometimes tough to diagnose. But once doctors determine that this is the cause, there is effective treatment.
What is the difference between a sports hernia and other types of hernias?
The classic definition of the word hernia is a protrusion of tissue through an opening. Hernias can occur in a number of places, but most commonly in the umbilicus and inguinal canal or after previous abdominal surgery.
A sports hernia is not in fact a hernia, but rather a term that refers to chronic groin pain typically found in athletes. A region of the inguinal canal, which is a tunnel in the lower abdominal muscle wall, becomes weakened and causes pressure on nerves and therefore debilitating pain. An inguinal hernia also causes groin pain, however it is also associated with a bulge or swelling along the groin or in the testicle.
Because the term sports hernia is a misnomer, it can make the explanation and description fairly complex.
Are sports hernias common, and who is most prone to have one?
Sports hernias are much less common than a classic inguinal hernia. Male athletes are more likely to be diagnosed with a sports hernia than females, and this is probably because the inguinal canal and pelvis are formed differently in women.
Sports hernias are extensively described in professional soccer players in Europe. Lacrosse, football and ice hockey are other common sports that may make athletes more susceptible to having a sports hernia. We may see more of these types of injuries in young athletes as the fall sports season gets under way.
How do you know if you have one? What are some of the symptoms?
It can be difficult to diagnose a sports hernia; however, a thorough history and physical exam by a physician familiar with sports hernia is usually sufficient. Sometimes imaging studies, such as an MRI, X-ray or ultrasound can be helpful, especially to rule out other injuries, such as muscle strains or hip abnormalities. It is crucial to undergo a thorough evaluation, because symptoms of sports hernia can be similar to other medical problems. Often patients will complain of a sharp pain while kicking, running or pivoting, which may subside with rest. Discomfort with sit-ups and when getting in and out of a car is also frequently described.
Will it go away on its own or does it require treatment?
Because a sports hernia is not a true hernia, it is possible for some athletes to recover from this condition with a combination of rest, physical therapy and anti-inflammatory medication, such as ibuprofen. However, a sports hernia can also be a debilitating problem which forces athletes to remain on the sidelines. In these cases, surgical treatment may be required.
If an athlete has surgery for sports hernia, how long might recovery take?
Surgical therapy of sports hernia is typically an outpatient procedure. It is performed either through an open procedure or laparoscopically. In either case, one of the major goals besides pain relief is to return athletes to training and practice. With an appropriate rehabilitation program, athletes can often be competing within two weeks. Ideally, surgery is performed while athletes are "off-season," to allow for appropriate rehabilitation.
How can athletes prevent a recurrent injury?
A thorough stretching routine performed before and after exercise is a good habit to instill in athletes to prevent injuries. Hip flexibility and strength are specifically critical in prevention of sports hernias and recurrence. When weight training, it is imperative to use a sensible routine for both flexion and extension muscle groups. Finally, core stability and strength will assist with balance and can help prevent sports-related injuries.


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SNOW HILL – Three Ocean Pines bridges are now on the Worcester County roads inventory, which should make the aging bridges eligible for state and federal funding.
The three bridge spans now included in Worcester County's road inventory are Ocean Pines' North Gate bridge, the bridge at Clubhouse Drive and the bridge on Ocean Parkway south of Clubhouse Drive.
The new status of the three bridges means that Ocean Pines will have access to state and federal funding for maintenance, repairs and future replacement, said county Public Works Director John Tustin.
The Worcester County Commissioners held a public hearing this week before accepting the bridges onto the county roads list.
"We think it will be a good thing for all of us," said Ocean Pines Association President Bill Rakow.
During the public hearing, Ocean Pines resident Robert Harden said he supported the designation of the community's bridges as county roads because of the expenses associated with keeping up or eventually replacing those aging structures. Before the change, all responsibility for maintenance, repairs or replacement fell solely on the community's assessment payers.
"I appreciate the concept of the commissioners trying to get some assistance in maintaining these bridges," said Harden.
During the public hearing, Harden took the opportunity to tell the commissioners the community needs a safer and more driver friendly bridge at the North Gate.
The North Gate bridge needs some work, Harden said, because the lanes are narrow and the turns are difficult, which have caused vehicles to damage the bridge.
"The road needs to be marked properly," said Harden.
This will help motorists make those turns safely especially at night or in bad weather, Harden feels.
"It does take some time to line the vehicle up appropriately," said Harden, which can be more difficult for the numerous elderly drivers who have retired to Ocean Pines.
The North Gate bridge also needs better illumination, according to Harden.
"The lighting on the bridge is of low value except from an aesthetic point of view," he said.
The lights only cover the bridge perimeter and give the illusion that the bridge is wider than it is, he felt.
Harden said he appreciates the efforts the County Commissioners are making to help Ocean Pines with the North Gate bridge, since the state of Maryland is not likely to make those bridge improvements soon.
Although he was told the bridge would be improved during the Route 589 expansion, that time is far off, Harden acknowledged. The North Gate bridge needs help now, however.
"I thought the community was going to be left holding the bag," said Harden.
With the bridges now listed as county roads, Ocean Pines will not be on its own for any future bridge projects.
"It's another example of the county and Ocean Pines working together," said Commissioner Judy Boggs, whose represents the community.
The new county roads designation for the Ocean Pines bridges would take the burden from the community's residents alone and allow the community to get grants and federal funding to improve the spans, said Boggs.
"The door is not closed regarding State Highway helping with that. That process takes a very long time," said Boggs.
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Now in it's fourth year, the annual London Open hardcourt bike polo tournament will be taking place across three courts in Highbury Fields, Islington on the 23rd – 25th August.
The London Open is the biggest tournament of it's kind in the world – hosting 82 teams from 16 different countries last year. We're improving the tournament this year by hosting it over three days, meaning more games for more players!
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The Politics of Climate Adaptation
I wrote a post back in the midst of the Frankenstorm Sandy that, I think, wasn't written as clearly as it might have been, and hence one of its major points didn't come across. It really deserves a much longer discussion, but I'll try to give at least a clearer outline here.
The climate change debate to date has overwhelmingly revolved around efforts at prevention – what can we do to reduce carbon emissions, how expensive will that effort be, would it be worth it if it worked, and would it even work. That's an important discussion, but the most optimistic scenarios for reducing emissions still assume that the world is going to be pouring a lot of carbon into the atmosphere for years, even decades to come, and the mainstream climate models assume that we're already over the limit in terms of atmospheric carbon.
I'm not arguing "it's too late and therefore we shouldn't do anything." Not at all. I'm just saying that if even if we do everything those most alarmed by climate change want done, we'd still be facing the prospect of significant climate change. Which is going to require costly adaptations, particularly to coastal areas, like New York harbor.
The cost for building a seawall to defend New York has been estimated at $17 billion. Triple that on the principle that you always triple contractor estimates – that's $50 billion. But New York is only one city, and those estimates are for barriers to deal with storms on the level of Sandy and Irene. If sea levels continue to rise, Sandy's surge won't look like an outlier for very long. The way we normally do things in this country, we'll probably see multiple rounds of construction as estimates of the size of likely surges change, which will be less cost-efficient than doing a much larger project designed to handle more alarming scenarios. And then, of course, there's Miami, and Tampa, and Houston, and Norfolk-Virginia Beach to think about.
Over the next decade, we're going to be spending hundreds of billions of dollars on protecting our vulnerable coastal cities and infrastructure from the effects of climate change. Or we're going to be spending hundreds of billions on disaster recovery, and we'll still need to spend hundreds of billions on climate adaptation because the disasters will keep recurring.
How are we going to pay for this?
I've been making the argument in this space for some time that we're having the wrong spending debate. The debate about whether we should be spending more and borrowing more, or whether we should be spending less and borrowing less, really is secondary. The real problem is that we are unable to debate what our spending priorities ought to be – which is to say, what spending is most important for the future of the country.
Mitt Romney told the country on national television that, as President, he wouldn't borrow for any program that wasn't worth being in hock to China for. And yet, the two areas where he promised to increase spending were on reimbursements to health-care providers for current retirees, and on the military.
Climate adaptation is going to require a lot of money. Not impossible amounts of money, but real money – the kind of numbers we threw away on our Iraqi adventure. And we're going to be spending that money not to improve the productivity of our economy, which would increase our national wealth, but to prevent disasters that will otherwise severely deplete our national wealth. We'll be spending more just to stay in place, in other words. Which means we can't just put it on the credit card and not worry about it. We have to think in terms of trade-offs.
Moreover, it's going to mean taxing people who are less-likely to be affected by rising sea levels and more severe storms, to pay to protect people who are more-likely to be so affected. Which means, if it's going to happen, we're going to have to think of ourselves as one country, and not just a collection of squabbling constituencies.
But our political system seems completely incapable of thinking in those terms, and a major reason is that one of our major parties is committed to the proposition that anything it doesn't like – from climate change to non-white voters – doesn't exist, and that doesn't seek power for any purpose but to make sure that power remains in the "right" hands.
Based on the way the GOP has behaved since the mid-1990s, I would expect them to stand squarely against doing anything at all, or, at best, to agree to such spending only if it is never paid for, and if inland constituencies get their own share of wasteful government gravy. In other words, I would expect the GOP at the national level to be an entirely negative force, even in the terms they supposedly care about: the overall fiscal picture of the country.
I'm waiting, on this as on so many other topics, for the Republican Party to prove me wrong. Because I want the country to have two responsible governing parties.


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I have compiled yet another Ubuntu/Debian kernel for 64 bit systems. This time kernel 3.16.0-5-exton, equivalent to Kernel.org's kernel 3.16.0-rc6, released 140718.
Feature OVERVIEW for the Linux 3.16 kernel
Install kernel 3.16.0-5-exton in Ubuntu/Debian based distributions
My self-compiled Ubuntu kernels can be used in all types of modern Ubuntu systems, including Mint. They can even be used in Debian Wheezy (Debian 7) and Debian Jessie (upcoming Debian 8?). If you want to use my kernel 3.16.0-5-exton for 64bit systems, you can DOWNLOAD it from here.
md5sum for ubuntu-kernel-64bit-3.16.0-5-exton.zip, which is of 60,3 MB.
Installation instructions
Open the zip-file with WinZip, WinRAR or 7-Zip. Or run this command: unzip ubuntu-kernel-64bit-3.16.0-5-exton.zip. Go into the folder ubuntu-kernel-64bit-3.16.0-5-exton and run this command:
sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-3.16.0-5_3.16.0-5.10_all.deb \
linux-headers-3.16.0-5-exton_3.16.0-5.10_amd64.deb \
Then: Run command sudo update-grub (if you use Grub2).
It is possible to install Nvidia's proprietary drivers if you use "my" kernel 3.16.0-5-exton. Could be useful if you like to play games. Please read this instruction. The Nvidia drivers in for example Ubuntu's repositories – "Current" etc. – can't be used. It is supposed to be "impossible" to install Nvidia's latest drivers when running kernel 3.14 – 3.16 without "patches" etc.
A small clarification
"My" kernel 3.16.0-5-exton is compiled exactly the same way as all official Ubuntu kernels. That is, The Ubuntu Way. If not, the kernel would not function in a Ubuntu/Debian system.
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Summer is almost here! I can't wait! Living in Southern Ca (and only 10 minutes from the beach) we live for summer!
This card by my good friend, Deb Felts just screams summer to me!
Happy {soon to be!} Summer to you!
P.S. The Great American Scrapbook Convention starts today! Make sure you come visit Jill and I! We would love to see you and show off some Sizzix products to you! :)


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Your favourite UEFA Europa League moments
Tuesday 16 April 2013
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All four semi-finalists feature as UEFA Europa League fans on the official Facebook page and Twitter account have their say on the best moment of the competition so far.
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Ahead of the UEFA Europa League semi-finals we asked fans of the official Facebook page and followers of @EuropaLeague on Twitter to let us know their favourite moment of the competition so far. Hundreds of comments and tweets – using #UELfinal – came in, with all four semi-finalists featuring among a string of highlights which include last-gasp goals, dramatic penalty shoot-outs and historic away wins.
@Cemyildirim: Fenerbahçe's promising 19-year-old midfielder Salih Uçan's goal celebration against Viktoria Plzeň.
Fenerbahçe SK led 1-0 on aggregate from the first leg of their round of 16 tie with FC Viktoria Plzeň. Their teenage midfielder had been on the pitch for only nine minutes, replacing the injured Mehmet Topal, when he pickpocketed Pavel Horváth and fired in for the Turkish side. Aykut Kocaman's team would draw the second leg 1-1 to progress 2-1 on aggregate.
Michael Valente on Facebook: Salvio's dramatic 90th-minute equaliser for Benfica against Newcastle. I was so nervous when we were 1-0 down, until the equaliser. I haven't celebrated a Benfica goal like that in a while. They made me really proud to be a Benfica supporter – passion and ambition.
SL Benfica were 3-1 up in their quarter-final against Newcastle United FC after the first leg in Portugal. Although Papiss Cissé's 71st-minute effort set up a frenetic finale in the return in north-east England, Eduardo Salvio struck two minutes into added time to ensure that Benfica sealed a last-four place for the second time in three years.
@albertboboc: My favourite moment was when Steaua Bucureşti came back from 2-0 down against Ajax and then defeated the UEFA Champions League holders Chelsea 1-0 at home.
FC Steaua Bucureşti were seemingly on their way out of the competition after a 2-0 round of 32 first-leg defeat at AFC Ajax. However, the Romanian outfit rallied in the home leg and took the tie to a penalty shoot-out – the first in UEFA Europa League history. They prevailed 4-2 to set up a last-16 showdown with Chelsea FC. Here, Raul Rusescu's spot kick gave Steaua a memorable win in the Bucharest opener but Chelsea advanced courtesy of a 3-1 west London victory.
@theraflue: [Eden] Hazard's magical strike that sent Chelsea through against Sparta Praha.
Chelsea's round of 32 encounter with AC Sparta Praha appeared destined for extra time at Stamford Bridge after David Lafata's first goal for the Czech club enabled Sparta to level the aggregate scores at 1-1. However, Eden Hazard brilliantly took out two defenders before finishing with a thumping left-footed effort to seal the hosts' progress in the second minute of stoppage time.
@OmarBarakotta: Mohamed Salah being man of the match in both legs against Tottenham! Hope he stays with [Mohamed] Elneny!
@lampo26: Viktoria Plzeň's stunning performance to beat Napoli 3-0 at the Stadio San Paolo.
If Viktoria Plzeň went into their round of 32 tie with Serie A high fliers SSC Napoli as underdogs, a stellar team display and goals from Vladimír Darida, František Rajtoral and Stanislav Tecl earned them an eye-catching 3-0 away success in the first leg.The Czech team duly completed the job on home soil and proceeded 5-0 overall.
@Joecsmith11: Umtiti's strike for Lyon against Spurs. Absolute rocket.
Gareth Bale had given Tottenham a half-time advantage in the last-32 opener, only for Olympique Lyonnais left-back Samuel Umtiti to equalise with a thunderous half-volley that flew past a helpless Brad Friedel and into the top right-hand corner. Though the French outfit would ultimately be denied by Mousa Dembélé's late drive in the return, Umtiti's strike remains a contender for goal of the competition.


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Man dies in tree-cutting accident during Sandy cleanup
MIDDLEBURY (AP) -- A 53-year-old Naugatuck man has died after falling more than 40 feet while cutting a tree during a cleanup job after Superstorm Sandy.
Authorities say Michael Pranulis was up in a pine tree in Middlebury Sunday morning when he became entangled as it fell. Police say Pranulis suffered head trauma and multiple broken bones. He was pronounced dead at St. Mary's Hospital in Waterbury.
Police said Pranulis was working for K Landscaping when the accident happened.
The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration has been called in to investigate.


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Disinfectant Testing for Clostridium difficile
A proposed new ASTM International standard will describe the production and semipurification of Clostridium difficile spores, known as endospores, when testing environmental surface disinfectants that are used to combat C. difficile. WK31504, Test Method for Producing High Titers of Viable and Semi-Purified Spores of Clostridium difficile Using a Liquid Medium, is being developed by Subcommittee E35.15 on Antimicrobial Agents, part of ASTM International Committee E35 on Pesticides, Antimicrobials, and Alternative Control Agents. The liquid medium described in WK31504 will make it possible to properly test disinfectants for a higher confidence in their ability to deal with C. difficile in the environment, leading to safer healthcare facilities.
C. difficile has emerged as a significant healthcare-associated pathogen over the past two decades. Elderly people on antibiotic treatments can be at high risk of acquiring a potentially fatal infection because powerful antibiotics that upset the balance of gut flora in the body make it easier for C. difficile to take effect. The most prominent clinical outcome of this is severe and frequent episodes of diarrhea, which can lead to contamination of the healthcare environment, where environmentally stable and disinfectant-resistant spores can survive and spread to cause more cases of infection.
"While C. difficile is not a new pathogen, it has acquired much greater significance due to the increasing number of vulnerable individuals in our communities," says Syed Satter, Ph.D., professor emeritus, microbiology, and director, Centre for Research on Environmental Microbiology at the University of Ottawa. "Other contributing factors may be genetic changes in the pathogen contributing to greater virulence, widening antibiotic use and increasing life expectancy."
Sattar notes that up until a few years ago, several environmental surface disinfectants had label claims of activity against C. difficile. However, these claims were based on testing against the vegetative form of the organism, which is easier to kill than the spores. This discovery led to a guidance document issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency requiring that any new labels claims against C. difficile be based on testing with spores.
All interested parties are invited to become involved in the standards developing activities of E35.
CONTACT Technical Information: Syed Sattar, Ph.D., Centre for Research on Environmental Microbiology (CREM), Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa • Ottawa, Ontario, Canada • Phone: 613-562-5800, ext. 8314 | ASTM Staff: Jennifer Rodgers • Phone: 610-832-9694 | Upcoming Meeting: Oct. 21-24 • October Committee Week • Jacksonville, Fla.


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10 Can't-Miss Things to Do Around Frederick
Hip and historic, the city of Frederick charms visitors with award-winning restaurants, cool art galleries and cultural happenings, and craft beers loved by locals. No wonder the National Trust of Historic Preservation recognized Frederick as one of "America's Dozen Distinctive Destinations." Here are 10 must-do things in and around the fantastic city of Frederick.
Explore Downtown Frederick
Small enough to walk but big enough to need a long weekend—or more—to explore, this 50-block historic district, named one of the "Prettiest Painted-Places in America," is home to a Public Art Trail, world-class brew pubs, restaurants, boutiques, and impressive museums. When it comes to big-city amenities, Frederick punches way above its weight without sacrificing its small town charm.
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Lose Yourself in the Catoctin Mountains
A place of unparalleled beauty, the Catoctin range once marked the Western Frontier. Now this slice of wilderness paradise is home to Camp David, the idyllic Presidential retreat. Luxuriate in the azure pools scattered about the 78-foot Cunningham Falls, go fishing, or hike, mountain bike, or horseback ride through miles of wilderness trails in one of Frederick County's four national and state parks in the Catoctins.
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6602 Foxville Rd
Thurmont, MD 21788
Take a Brewery Tour
If you prefer your libations sudsy, check out Frederick County's thriving microbrew (and even nanobrew) scene. Visit Flying Dog Brewery, home of uniquely Maryland beers like Deadrise, a light, Old Bay-infused brew perfect for seafood, that has won gold medals around the world. Or check out the Milkhouse Brewery at Stillpoint Farm whose small-batch farmhouse ales are truly sublime.
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4607 Wedgewood Blvd
Frederick, MD 21703
Dine at Volt
Indulge yourself with a culinary adventure at chef Bryan Voltaggio's Volt. Top Chef star Voltaggio provides more than culinary star power at this crown jewel of Frederick's thriving culinary constellation. A 2009 recipient of a prestigious James Beard nomination for Best New Restaurant, Volt has only gotten better and now ranks as one of the premier farm-to-table destinations on the East Coast.
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228 N. Market St.
Frederick, MD 21701
Go on Safari at the Catoctin Wildlife Preserve and Zoo
Mount up for a family adventure in this one-of-a-kind guided safari at Catoctin Wildlife Preserve and Zoo. Kids will be thrilled as they go bounding by wild animals—and even get a chance to feed some from the back of the park's vintage surplus army truck. After the safari, catch a live feeding at Alligator Bayou. Cameras won't be the only things snapping!
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13019 Catoctin Furnace Rd
Thurmont, MD 21788
Pick Your Produce from Farm-Fresh Frederick
Go right to the source for your produce for a pick-your-own adventure at one of the dozens of area farms and orchards. Head out for a hayride or harvest festival or hit one of the local farmer's markets for a taste of local food, music and more.
Catch the Baby Birds at a Frederick Keys Game
Take yourself out for a Keys game at Harry Grove Stadium, a jewel of a park that puts you right up on the action. Nick Markakis, Matt Wieters and Manny Machado are just a few of the stars who came through Frederick, so come on out to the farm club and see the next crop of major league stars.
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21 Stadium Dr
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Follow the Frederick Wine Trail
Close enough to do it all in a day (but you'll wish you had a lifetime), this tour follows the county's rolling hills while crisscrossing Civil War battlefields and historic sites—but the true stars are the wines. Springfield Manor Winery, Linganore, Loew, Elk Run, Hidden Hills and Catoctin Breeze vineyards craft epic wines for the distinguished palate in perfect balance with the unique growing conditions of the Maryland Piedmont.
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Witness Our Civil War Heritage
See the home of the patriot Barbara Fritchie who inspired the nation by bravely flying her American flag as Robert E. Lee's armies marched past her home. Wander the battlegrounds of Monocacy and South Mountain, and tour the National Museum of Civil War Medicine, a former army hospital to witness a little-known aspect of the great and terrible war.
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5201 Urbana Pike
Frederick, MD 21704
See a show at the Weinberg
Downtown Frederick's historic 1926 movie palace is home to year-round entertainment. In addition to concert and theatrical performances, the Weinberg Center for the Arts also hosts film festivals, screenings, comedy shows and lectures and is a great venue for meetings, conventions, weddings and commercial location shoots.
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So recently I have been dealing with bringing all bans to the forum as we used to have that thing with gags.
Remember that in the table above you will see all bans for all time starting from the most recent one.
Hope you like that convenience, and stop asking why I am banned from the server. Simply said if you are not up there then no you are not banned from any admin and most likely this is auto ban which will be gone in about 10 minutes. Thank you!
Also, say /bans on the server and you will see that too.
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WASHINGTON (REUTERS) - The Senate intelligence committee on Wednesday postponed until next week a vote on the confirmation of White House aide John Brennan to be CIA director, dashing hopes of Democratic leaders who had hoped to have a vote on Thursday.
The committee's Republican vice chairman, Senator Saxby Chambliss of Georgia, said the panel expects to hold the vote on Tuesday. No explanation for the delay was immediately available.
However, the Obama administration has been at odds with members of the committee's Democratic majority over White House unwillingness to disclose some highly classified legal documents related to "targeted killings," including the use of lethal drone strikes against suspected militants.
While the administration allowed members of the intelligence committee to review copies of four such documents, it has refused to turn over what Senate officials believe are at least seven related memos.
On Wednesday, administration officials met with intelligence committee members to discuss the contents of the disputed documents. Copies of the material were not turned over to the committee, however, said a source familiar with the matter.
Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon, a key committee Democrat who had indicated earlier his preference that the vote not be held until the administration made additional disclosures, said late on Wednesday he was still not satisfied with what the White House had provided.
"Americans have a right to know when their government believes it is allowed to kill them, and that's what getting these documents" is about, Wyden said.
"I've made it very clear to the White House that we need those legal analyses before we vote," Wyden said. But he added:"There is certainly additional time to work this out."


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