ve.init();
final VelocityContext context = new VelocityContext();
context.put("entryList", entryList);
context.put("today", JUnitGeneratorUtil.formatDate("MM/dd/yyyy"));
context.put("date", new DateTool());
final Template template = ve.getTemplate(VIRTUAL_TEMPLATE_NAME);
final StringWriter writer = new StringWriter();
template.merge(context, writer);