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Marine Conservation in the Pacific
Bill Chandler, VP for Government Affairs, focuses on conservation during a recent trip to Hawaii
This March, VP for Government Affairs Bill Chandler made a trip through the Hawaiian Islands to advance our marine conservation goals in the Pacific, from species-focused efforts on the critically endangered Hawaiian monk seal to the vast Pacific marine national monuments, including Papahānaumokuākea and the Pacific Remote Islands. We are pleased to update our friends on the progress of our Pacific Islands work, and deeply appreciate your continued interest and support.
Hawaiian Monk seals:
The Hawaiian monk seal is America's only endemic marine mammal. With fewer than 1,100 monk seals remaining, this critically endangered species teeters on the brink of an irreversible decline. Marine Conservation Institute has advocated on behalf of the Hawaiian monk seal for years. Unfortunately, frustration on the part of native fishing communities and a misinformation campaign about the seal recovery program of NOAA have led to resentment against the monk seal, and even a few killings in recent months. Fortunately, there is also great love for the monk seal among most Hawaiians. During his visit, Bill met with the Hawaiian nonprofit community, both local and national groups, to discuss the seal's plight. We and other nonprofits are gearing up for media outreach and public awareness campaigns to emphasize the seal's history in Hawaii and its deep roots in Hawaiian culture.
|Image courtesy of NOAA.
Pacific Monuments:
|Image courtesy of NOAA.
Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument:
Bill also had very productive meetings with the superintendent of the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, covering both the Hawaiian monk seal and other management issues. Marine Conservation Institute has had a long history working in these islands, including the establishment of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Marine National Monument (renamed Papahānaumokuākea) in 2006, the development of the management plan in 2008, and recognition as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2010. In 2012 we are continuing to advocate for sound, scientifically-based management and sufficient funding and staffing to preserve this marine treasure.
|Image courtesy of NOAA.
In productive visits with the US Fish and Wildlife Service, which manages the National Wildlife Refuges on many of the Pacific Islands, Bill was able to make great progress advancing Marine Conservation Institute's goal of removing two shipwrecks in Palmyra Atoll and Kingman Reef. These two fishing vessels wrecked in 1991 and 2007, respectively, and ran aground on the reefs. Since then, the boats have leached metals and other contaminants onto the corals, causing the growth of algae that is killing the coral and threatening the fish species. We are delighted that Fish and Wildlife Service is now committed to action on the shipwrecks, and we hope someday to announce their removal.
|Image courtesy of Thierry Work, US Geological Survey.
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Weekend Blouse
Added Sep 3, 2011
A one size, loose blouse, with semi – fitted yoke and fabric flower embellishment.
This could be adapted and should fit most sizes from 36 – 42 with minimal adjustment. more adjustment may be needed for other sizes.
Material Notes
would suit light cottons, silks, viscose, crepe de chine etc.
Also needed: 1/2m of light interfacing. 3 buttons for the centre of the flowers. 1 2cm button for back fastening.
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Jun 14, 2016, 08.31 PMby Janice Bork
How do I get it to print out at the proper size and not tiny? Hopefully Janice
Jan 23, 2016, 07.10 PMby deb62
Would like to know where to measure to extend this pattern. Can't wait to make it Thanks
Jul 20, 2015, 11.15 AMby bobfluff
Where do I measure from to extend this pattern as directed?
Jun 27, 2015, 06.27 PMby Heike1982
Thanks for sharing the pattern
Apr 26, 2015, 03.15 PMby Emma Kersch
I made this top yesterday and really pleased with the result. I was concerned about a possible 'balloon' issue with the fabric (I used a crepe de chine. I opted for keeping one side open at the bottom to put ties on. After then fitting again I put discreet hooks and eyes to fasten in order to bring the hip band back together. When they are undone it is still a flattering longline top
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Jul 20, 2015, 12.17 PMby bobfluff
Maybe you could help me?
Where do I measure from to extend the back and front pieces?
Aug 27, 2014, 07.14 PMby Kathleen Hulett
The pattern says to extend to 28 or 26", but it doesn't say where to measure from. Any wisdom on this?
Aug 5, 2014, 11.57 PMby sbbrat
Please help, the directions dont say how much of the fabric is needed to make this project.
Apr 25, 2014, 07.19 PMby kimberle66
I can find the pattern but there are no pattern pieces in it. Where do I get the pattern pieces to cut?
Mar 12, 2014, 05.48 PMby zavoralb
This is my first time getting a pattern online. I really like this pattern. I'm confused. The pattern has a 5 cm square which on my printout is 4.5 cm. Then the pattern says to extend to 28 or 26 cm across and 48 cm long, but it doesn't indicate what size that is intended for. How do I figure out the extended dimensions for different sizes?
Aug 15, 2013, 08.25 PMby Richard Verzone
I can't figure out how to get the pattern, I love the blouse and would gladly pay for the instructions. Sheila
Feb 25, 2013, 11.29 PMby peggyspearl
Very pretty! The pattern doesn't say how much fabric is needed.
May 30, 2012, 07.43 PMby ceciliahed
Absolutely adorable, congrats on a great project!
Jan 24, 2012, 12.54 PMby Wendy Maxwell
What a soft, feminine top … Too perfect for jeans or a silk skirt, or silk suit … I can see it taking me to various places & a range of clothing …. all depending on the fabric used … & with or without embellishments. I just love it … & perfect for a sub-tropical/tropical climate! Thanks for posting …
Oct 8, 2011, 10.07 AMby candisrrt
I love this! I just bought a blouse a few days ago very similar to this in grey! Can't wait to make one myself.
Oct 8, 2011, 03.23 AMby turtlegirl00
i love this—it can be dressy but also looks great with jeans! thanks for sharing!
Sep 28, 2011, 12.59 AMby datstylin
Really looks high end with the flowers added!
Sep 15, 2011, 05.33 AMby lisaf11
Where do u get the pattern pieces???
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Sep 29, 2011, 04.33 PMby tanrazz
On the project's main page, there's a window on the right side that says "Patterns for this Project." At the bottom of that window is a button that says "Get it now." Hit that button, and you go to your shopping cart, and from there you can "Print Pattern from Home," which will open the PDF with the pattern it it. It's the same with all the other Burdastyle.com patterns. Hope that helps! =)
Sep 13, 2011, 06.50 AMby schnui
Really lovely!!!
Sep 7, 2011, 12.44 PMby Hope Minter
Very nice! I used poly satin material (and I'm a size 4 US). It turned out great after some serious modifications to the measurements when cutting the pieces. I took off quite a few inches in width and still had a large pleat that left me with more "bubble" than I really wanted, but I still love the shirt!
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Sep 7, 2011, 12.51 PMby Hope Minter
I guess I should mention that part of the reason I had more "bubble" is because the fabric doesn't fall quite as limp as what is pictured. It tends to want to stand up a little more.
Sep 5, 2011, 08.37 PMby mojo elgin
Pretty, pretty!
Sep 3, 2011, 09.45 PMby smallone
ooooh! nice classic piece…i prefer sans flowers….but then I'm not an embellishment type of dresser. Thanks for the pattern!!!!!
Sep 3, 2011, 04.22 PMby victors
This is lovely, dress it up or down, a top for all occasions!
Thanks for sharing the pattern :)
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Gaza officials accuse Israel of war crimes at ICC
PARIS (AP) — Top Palestinian officials have accused Israel of war crimes in Gaza, filing a complaint Friday to the International Criminal Court in The Hague.
Palestinian Justice Minister Saleem Al-Saqqa and Ismail Jabr, the Gaza court public prosecutor, started legal proceedings via a Paris-based lawyer over the 18 days of fighting between Hamas fighters and Israeli ground forces that's left 800 Palestinians dead — including hundreds of civilians. Thirty seven Israelis have been killed, 35 of them soldiers.
The officials accuse Israel of war crimes, which, they say, under the ICC statutes includes "crime of apartheid," ''attacks against civilians," ''excessive loss of human life" and "crime of colonization."
If the legal complaint is accepted it could give the Palestinians the first realistic chance of bringing a war crimes case against Israel.
But that's not a given. To process the complaint, the Hague-based court must first rule if it has jurisdiction in the Palestinian Authority. The territory isn't a U.N. member but became an observer in 2012, a status the ICC chief prosecutor said was required for Palestinians to sign up to the court.
Some experts don't expect the ICC to recognize the Palestinian proceedings.
"This is more of a symbolic thing. I'd be surprised if The Hague accepts the complaint. I can't see the ICC summoning up the Israeli leaders for evidence," said Mattia Toaldo, policy fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations.
"(Palestinian) President (Mahmoud) Abbas gave assurances in 2012 to several countries that they would not use their UN status to go to the ICC," he added.
Paul Hirschson, a spokesman for the Israeli Foreign Ministry, was not aware of the move — filed early Friday morning — but said the Israeli forces have not broken the law.
"The complaint is something new that we will have to study," he said adding: "the Israeli military is working 100 percent within the dictates of international humanitarian law."
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June 2007
In using your paints to marble, I am having problems with the paints fading when they hit the water solution. They become nearly pastel in color. What can I do so that the colors will hold their brightness?
June 2007
Are you using their
marbling colors
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June 2007
Hi Donna,
Paula's question is important. If you are using our
fabric paints
, it's not surprising to get the result you are describing. The pigment concentration is not high enough to do the job. When the paint hits the water solution it disburses in a thin layer over the surface--there's just not enough pigment in there to spread out that far.
Marbling Colors
contain a much higher concentration of pigments to allow for the spreading required in the technique. If you are having trouble with this product please reply to this forum message and we'll do our best to get it sorted out. It's helpful to go into as much detail as possible about your process (ie the recipe for the solution you are using, what colors you are having trouble with--if some give you more trouble than others--or any other detail that might be relevant) as this with help us troubleshoot.
June 2011
I'm looking for a substitute for the larger sizes of marbling colors that have been discontinued. I've heard that Textile, Neopaque and Jacquard Airbush color can all be used. Can you advise me on the differences among these three options and how they will differ from the specific "Marbling" colors? Will the colors be as vivid? Do I need to add anything to them?
June 2011
The Jacquard Marbling Colors (sold only in kit form) are the appropriate consistency for marbling and have the right pigmentation. Jacquard Textile Colors and Lumiere and Neopaque are not the right consistency out of the bottle for marbling. You could experiment with adding water and/or dispersant to the paint to create a more appropriate consistency. The Jacquard Airbrush Colors are closer in consistency, but they weren't developed for marbling so we don't have information on its effectiveness for marbling. Unfortunately, it will require a good bit of experimenting to see if you can replicate the results of the Jacquard Marbling Colors.
March 2014
I'm using the Jacquard Air brush paints. Finding my size (happens with both carrageenan and methyl cellulose) gets extremely dirty with paint so that you can't even tell what colors you'll end up with. Any help or tips on cleaning the size or why this happens? Also, yellow spreads and takes over like a weed straight from the bottle while other colors have inconsistent results???
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March 2014
Hi Marina,
I'm a little confused regarding your dirty size - are you cleaning the size between each marbling? The best way to do that is to use a piece of newsprint the width and length of your pan - lay in atop the the size to remove any remaining inks/paints after each piece. You can also use a stiff piece of cardboard nearly the width and almost the depth of your pan. Insert this at the top end of the pan, NOT touching the bottom, and draw it down through the size to the bottom end of the pan. Excess paint will collect in front of the scraper. At the end of the pan, lift the scraper, catching as much of the paint as possible, and wipe it off on your towel. Repeat as necessary, until the surface is as clean as possible. If some color sinks (and it will) the size is still fine to use, as long as the surface is clean and free of bubbles or lint.
If it is something other than this, please let me know just what is happening.
Regarding the different dispersant rates - you'll find this true of any marbling inks/paints. Different colors have different and artist use those differences to create different patterns. If you find you have a paint that won't spread adding a little ox gall will often take care of the problem.
hope this helps
March 2014
The paint is inconsistent. Sometimes it spreads, sometimes it drops. I clean with newspaper each time. The size is dirty with the paint that has sunk to the bottom.
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March 2014
Is the paint inconsistent within a color? That is, does the blue (for instance) sometimes drop and sometimes spread?
You can always expect some color to drop to/through the size, even good spreaders will sometimes drop through. If you have so much at the bottom of your size that you can no longer make out your intended pattern I'd say it's time for a new batch of size.
March 2014
This was a brand new batch. I got maybe 10 (8x10) sheets of paper. Think it should have lasted longer. I'm wondering if I'm maybe using the wrong paints??
March 2014
And yes, sometimes it spreads, sometimes it drops. Except the yellow, it always spreads.
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March 2014
With the different results with the same colors I have to admit I'm a little out of my league here. I recommend you call and speak with one of the folks in house that have more experience with the marbling process than I have. Our customer service number is 800 442 0455.
I'm sure one of us will be able to help you trouble shoot this issue.
March 2014
I will give them a call. Thank you Annette for all your help and information. It is greatly appreciated. Thank you.
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March 2014
You are most welcome!
October 2014
FYI, I used it as a reference on a recent paper marbling tutorial I did myself a week or two ago, figured it might be a good resource for some of you out there...
Keep up the good work and again, many thanks!
~ Paul
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October 2014
Very nice!! Thanks for sharing - it'll be in my bookmarks.
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The matchups
INFIELD: The July 27 trade for Marco Scutaro was meant to help fill the third base void until Pablo Sandoval returned from a hamstring injury; instead it gave the lineup a consistent force at second base. Scutaro finished the regular season with a 20-game hitting streak. The Young Brandons get their first taste of the postseason. Crawford is a Gold Glove candidate and will get all the playing time at short against the Reds' all-righty rotation. Belt finished the regular season with two of his best months as a big leaguer but might be bumped to left field if manager Bruce Bochy puts Buster Posey at first base.
Midseason knee surgery sapped Reds first baseman Joey Votto of his pop, but he still reaches base at an unbelievable .474 clip. Shortstop Zack Cozart and second baseman Brandon Phillips make it look easy defensively. Scott Rolen, 37, is expected to start at third, but Todd Frazier is a Rookie of the Year candidate and could see time at either corner.
OUTFIELD: Angel Pagan had a huge year out of the leadoff spot. Thanks to a July trade, right fielder Hunter Pence hasn't played the Reds this season. He joked that he has something special in store for them, but Pence knows he needs to provide some serious production out of the No. 5 hole in the postseason, when teams likely won't let Posey beat them. Against the Reds' righties, defensive whiz Gregor Blanco figures to start every game in left field.
Jay Bruce's defensive blunder led directly to a Giants' walk-off victory in July, but when he's hot, Bruce (34 homers, 99 RBIs) can put the lineup on his back. Ryan Ludwick provides power (26 homers), and center fielder Drew Stubbs brings speed (30 stolen bases) and defense.
CATCHER: With just over 1,100 career at-bats, Posey already has a Rookie of the Year award, World Series trophy and batting title. He could soon add an MVP trophy, but he might give up his catcher's gear for certain postseason games. Rookie Hector Sanchez was a surprise roster addition out of camp and formed a strong rapport with Tim Lincecum during the right-hander's second-half turnaround.
Ryan Hanigan is unknown on a national level, but he has had a huge hand in the Reds' success. Hanigan threw out 48.5 percent of attempted base stealers, the best mark in the big leagues.
STARTING PITCHING: Bochy expresses confidence in all five of his guys, but the delay in naming No. 3 and No. 4 starters shows how muddled the postseason picture has become. Matt Cain, who has never given up a postseason run, and Madison Bumgarner are locked into starts at AT&T Park, where both have been dominant. Cain has a perfect game on his resume; Bumgarner one-hit the Reds two weeks later. Ryan Vogelsong, Barry Zito and Lincecum all are in consideration for a postseason start, and all will be available out of the bullpen for the first two games.
Game 1 starter Johnny Cueto (19-9, 2.78 ERA) put it all together this season while vying for the Cy Young Award. Veteran right-hander Bronson Arroyo takes the ball in Game 2, and Giants antagonist Mat Latos is slated for Game 3 in Cincinnati. Latos always has stepped it up when he sees orange and black. He allowed just six hits in 16 innings against the Giants this season.
BULLPEN: The Giants walk a fine line with their "closer by committee," but Sergio Romo (1.79 ERA), Javier Lopez (2.50), Jeremy Affeldt (2.70) and Santiago Casilla (2.84) make it work. This bullpen is built to mix and match while holding a lead for two to three innings; anything longer than that could be trouble.
Anchored by Aroldis Chapman and his fastball that has reached 105 mph, the Reds led the majors in bullpen ERA (2.65) and the National League in batting average against (.219). Left-hander Sean Marshall (2.51 ERA) and former Dodgers closer Jonathan Broxton (2.82) get the ball to Chapman.
BENCH: The only National League team with fewer pinch-hit at-bats than the Giants was the Reds. San Francisco's Joaquin Arias and Xavier Nady have made their share of starts but likely now are options off the bench. Sanchez has earned Bochy's trust and might be his first option. If Frazier doesn't start, he's a dangerous late-innings weapon for the Reds. The rookie hit .273 with 19 homers.
MANAGER: Bochy, the Giants manager since 2007, and Baker, the manager from 1993 to 2002, have been close for years. The two exchanged pleasantries Thursday at AT&T Park, and Bochy repeatedly expressed concern after Baker suffered a ministroke last month. Baker's final game as Giants manager came 10 years ago, when they lost Game 7 of the World Series to the Anaheim Angels. He hasn't been that far since. Bochy pushed all the right buttons in the 2010 postseason and for much of this regular season. Can he do it again?
INTANGIBLES: The Giants could have folded their tent several times this season; instead they ran away with the division title. No team in baseball has overcome a greater variety of problems, but the Giants came together after what looked to be the final straw — Melky Cabrera's suspension. They've played loose the entire second half, and with a clubhouse full of past champions, this team knows exactly how to handle October.
Reds pitcher Homer Bailey threw a no-hitter last Friday and afterward complained that nobody is paying attention to the season the Reds have had. The baseball world is watching now.


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Athletics 6, Royals 3
Tommy Milone shut out the Kansas City Royals for eight innings,
and then got in just enough trouble in the ninth to ensure that
Grant Balfour would have a nice, easy save chance.
A save that will go down in Oakland history, too.
Balfour gave up a run-scoring single to Billy Butler before
retiring the final two batters of the game Friday night, preserving
the A's 6-3 victory and notching his 40th consecutive save to tie
Hall of Famer Dennis Eckersley's franchise record.
"You know, it's an accomplishment. Definitely," Balfour said.
"I don't like to look into it too much – I'm superstitious,
obviously. But I never knew about this, and it's not something I
set out to do. It just happened. I still have a lot of work to
Balfour has 22 saves this season to match the mark that
Eckersley set from Sept. 15, 1991-Aug. 7, 1992, this one helping
the A's (51-36) win for the seventh time in their last nine
"That's pretty remarkable, but when you look at Grant, it's not
surprising what he's able to do," Milone said. "That's pretty
cool for him. I'm happy."
Happy enough to get into trouble in the ninth for him?
"We can go there if you want," Milone said, grinning. "Yeah,
I guess."
Milone (8-7) was in control before Alcides Escobar and Eric
Hosmer drove in runs to get the Royals within 6-2 with one out in
the ninth. Balfour came on and gave up the single to Butler, but he
managed to retire Lorenzo Cain and Mike Moustakas to end the
"Like him, I don't like to talk about it a whole lot, but
you're asking me the question," A's manager Bob Melvin said of
Balfour's save streak. "Pretty phenomenal."
Milone, who had been battered in his last three starts,
outpitched Wade Davis (4-7) in another strong night from Oakland's
pitching staff. The A's had put together 18 1-3 innings without
giving up a run before the Royals plated their three in the
Milone was two outs shy of racking up Oakland's third shutout in
its last eight games.
"A tough eight innings. Tommy Milone was really on top of his
game," Royals manager Ned Yost said. "What makes him so tough on
nights like tonight, he can command his fastball to both sides of
the plate, but when that changeup is on, it's almost
The recent history for Milone and Davis pointed to runs-a-plenty
on Friday night. Milone had been struggling lately, and Davis was
yanked after one-plus inning last Saturday.
So naturally, the two of them took turns mowing through
Milone retired his first 11 batters, and only twice allowed a
ball to get out of the infield through the first three innings. The
left-hander finally gave up a single to Hosmer with two outs in the
fourth, but that was it until David Lough's two-out single in the
"We were just trying to take pitches and try to see as many
pitches as possible," said the Royals' Lorenzo Cain, "but he was
pounding the zone."
Davis only needed 10 pitches to get through the first inning
against Oakland, and the right-hander set down nine straight before
Josh Reddick's double in the third. Eric Sogard came through with a
timely single to shallow left field that gave the scrappy A's a 1-0
Davis cruised through the fourth, and then issued a leadoff walk
to John Jaso in the fifth. Reddick followed with a triple to right,
and he scampered home on Coco Crisp's sacrifice fly.
The A's added three more in the ninth, two of them when Cain
misplayed a line drive in right field that bounced off his glove –
"I just flat-out missed it," he said.
The Royals tried to rally in the ninth behind back-to-back
doubles by Lough and Escobar, and consecutive singles by Hosmer and
Butler. But the unflappable Balfour got Cain and Moustakas on
harmless groundouts to record his historic save.
"I hope you're not jinxing him by talking about it," Reddick
said with a smile.
NOTES: Royals OF Alex Gordon passed his concussion tests after
colliding with the wall while trying to make a catch Wednesday
night. He could return this weekend. … The Royals requested
unconditional release waivers on OF Jeff Francoeur, who was
designated for assignment June 30. LHP Francisley Bueno accepted an
outright assignment to Triple-A Omaha. … A's LHP Brett Anderson
plans to play catch Saturday after a CT scan cleared him to begin
walking on his right foot without a boot. He's been on the DL with
a stress fracture since May 1. … RHP Jarrod Parker will start
Saturday for Oakland against Royals RHP Ervin Santana.


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The Americans are moving on to the semifinals after one of the most riveting games in the history of the Women's World Cup — beating Brazil 5-3 on penalty kicks after a 2-2 draw.
Abby Wambach scored an equalizer in the 122nd minute, and goalkeeper Hope Solo denied the Brazilians again.
"I'm at a loss and I literally cannot believe what just happened," Wambach said. "But we've got two games left."
For Brazil, it is yet another disappointment at a major tournament. And this one is sure to sting more than any others because Marta had it won for the Brazilians on Sunday, scoring her second goal of the game in the second minute of extra time for the 2-1 lead that would have sent the Americans to their earliest exit ever. But Erika stalled when she went down on a tackle, and the dilly-dallying added three minutes of stoppage time to the game.
That was all the time Wambach and the Americans needed, after pushing themselves to the limit while playing a woman short from the 66th minute on.
"Everything seemed to be on the safe side, but it wasn't," Brazil coach Kleiton Lima said. "Unfortunately there was the goal."
Two minutes into stoppage time, Megan Rapinoe sent a perfect cross from the left side that Andreia didn't come close to getting her hands on. Wambach, one of the best players in the world in the air, made contact and with one furious whip of her head, buried it in the near side of the net.
Wambach let out a primal scream and slid into the corner, pumping her fists, quickly being mobbed by her teammates. It was the latest goal in World Cup history.
"Not for one second," Wambach said when asked if she ever felt the Americans were beat. "I kept saying, all it takes is one chance. I kept holding up one finger to the girls."
The Americans, shooting first, made their first three penalty kicks only to have Cristiane and Marta easily match them. But then it was Daiane's turn — the same Daiane who'd given the U.S. a 1-0 lead with an own goal in the second minute of the game. She took a hard shot, but Solo stretched out and batted it away.
Though the U.S. still had to make two more, the celebration was already starting. After Megan Rapinoe smoked the net with a blast and Ali Krieger converted hers, the Americans raced onto the field, their joy only matched by the pro-American crowd of 25,598. Wambach tackled Solo and U.S. coach Pia Sundhage even broke out her air guitar when AC/DC's "You Shook Me All Night Long" began to play.
Shake the tournament, the Americans did. The win came exactly 12 years after the Americans beat China in a penalty shootout to win the title at the Rose Bowl.
The U.S. moves on to Wednesday's semifinals to play France, which eliminated England on penalty kicks Saturday.
"It is a special moment for me and for this team," Solo said.
While the Americans partied, Marta and the Brazilians could only watch in stunned silence and Cristiane repeatedly wiped away tears during postgame interviews. Despite a star-studded roster led by Marta, the FIFA player of the year five times running, Brazil has never won a major tournament. It lost to the Americans in the two Olympic gold-medal games, and to Germany in the 2007 World Cup final.
"Everyone is really sad after a defeat," Lima said. "They fought, they did everything, they threw their hearts into it and, of course they were really sad."
The U.S. has now eliminated Brazil at five of the last seven major tournaments. The lone consolation was that Marta's goals, the 13th and 14th of her career, tied her with Birgit Prinz atop the all-time World Cup scoring list.
The Americans also have won their last five meetings against Brazil.
None, however, was more memorable than this.
Brazil handed the U.S. the lead in the second minute with an own goal by Daiane, then spent the next 63 trying furiously for the equalizer — and getting increasingly frustrated with every minute they didn't get it.
When they finally did, it was clouded in controversy.
Marta made a dangerous run into the box in the 65th, beating two U.S. defenders and coming practically nose-to-nose with Solo before Rachel Buehler tracked back and dragged her down. Referee Jacqui Melksham not only ruled it a penalty but a red card as well. Cristiane, who'd already scored one goal from a penalty, took the kick. Solo made a perfect read and batted it away, pumping her fists in jubilation as Lloyd ran toward her to grab her in a bearhug.
But Melksham ordered the penalty retaken — and gave Solo a yellow card, apparently ruling that the American had left her line. Replays clearly showed she hadn't.
"I have no idea," Solo said. "It is what it is."
As the pro-American crowd of 25,598 jeered and whistled Marta stepped up for the retake, staring down her old foe. Solo cost Marta and the Brazilians the gold medal in Beijing, stopping a point-blank blast from Marta in the 72nd minute of the Olympic final. This time, however, Marta got the best of the U.S. 'keeper, burying the ball to to pull the Brazilians even.
As she walked away from the spot, Marta slapped her right arm and shouted at the crowd.
Fired up, the Americans repeatedly pushed forward over the last 20 minutes but couldn't get a decent shot. The closest they came was a blast from Megan Rapinoe in stoppage time, but it was from long range and it was never a real threat to Andreia.
Marta seemed to put the game out of reach in the 92nd minute — though replays seemed to show that the player who fed her the ball was offside.
But the Americans, criticized after losing four games in the last eight months, have talked repeatedly about their never-say-die attitude. And it was on full display.


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LOS ANGELES — Anne Hathaway was deemed best dressed — by people who dress her for work.
The "Alice in Wonderland" and "The Dark Knight Rises" actress, who's nominated for the supporting actress Academy Award for her role in "Les Miserables," was honored Tuesday evening with the spotlight award at the 15th annual Costume Designers Guild Awards. The spotlight award honors actors and directors for their collaborations with costume designers.
"I especially treasure the moment that happens on set when all the choices have been made, rehearsal is done, you're about to start, you look down and you believe in what you're wearing, so that way when you look up, you are gone, and it's finally the character's moment to come alive," said Hathaway while accepting her trophy.
Other celebrity attendees at the Beverly Hills Hotel ceremony hosted by "Community" star Joel McHale included Jon Hamm, Connie Britton, Shirley MacLaine, Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph and Russell Crowe, who presented Hathaway with her prize.
The costume designers behind "Skyfall," ''Anna Karenina" and "Mirror Mirror" won the night's top prizes. Unlike the Oscars, which lump costume design into one category, the Costume Designers Guild divides film honors across three genres.
The winners were Jany Temime ("Skyfall") for contemporary film, Jacqueline Durran ("Anna Karenina") for period film and Eiko Ishioka ("Mirror Mirror") for fantasy film.
Durran and the late Ishioka will compete against Joanna Johnston ("Lincoln"), Paco Delgado ("Les Miserables") and Colleen Atwood ("Snow White and the Huntsman") for the costume design Oscar at Sunday's 85th annual Academy Awards.
In the TV categories, the winners were Caroline McCall ("Downton Abbey") for period/fantasy series, Molly Maginnis ("Smash") for contemporary series, Lou Eyrich ("American Horror Story: Asylum") for TV movie or mini-series and Judianna Makovsky in the commercial category for a Captain Morgan ad.
"Ugly Betty" and "Once Upon a Time" costume designer Eduardo Castro received the career achievement in TV honor. Makovsky, whose credits include "Big" and "The Hunger Games," was awarded the career achievement award in film.
"I completely forgot I put Tom Hanks in a pair of child's underpants," Makovsky said following a montage of her work.
Other winners included "Titanic" and "Minority Report" assistant costume designer David Le Vey for the distinguished service award and "Saturday Night Live" executive producer Lorne Michaels for the distinguished collaborator award, which was presented by funnyman and "SNL" alum Steve Martin.
"Congratulations, Lorne. I'm so proud of you," said Martin. "It's going to be a long time before I forget this night, but believe me when I tell you, I will forget it."
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Writer Promotes Snowbird 'RV Rendezvous'
January 5, 2011 by RVBusiness · Comments Off on Writer Promotes Snowbird 'RV Rendezvous'
Editor's Note: The following story, part serious, part humorous, was written by John Weeks, a staff writer for the San Bernardino (Calif.) Sun. What he writes about may never come to pass but it is interesting to consider.
It's the first great idea of the new year, and it's not even mine. It comes from reader Steve Fast, who lives in Hemet and works in Colton as a sales representative for Giant RV.
Check it out. He suggests that San Bernardino put on a spectacular street festival each year featuring … recreational vehicles!
That's right, the RV Rendezvous, as we shall call it for now, would take place each year in January when all the "snowbird" people are here from around the country. The event would be a midwinter equivalent to the great Stater Bros. Route 66 Rendezvous, that one featuring cars, that is held each summer.
I love this idea. The RV crowd already is in the area, forming their annual encampments throughout the Southland desert. Why not invite them to swing through San Bernardino on a given weekend, or even multiple weekends? They'd have a great time showing off their rides, and the rest of us would have a great time partying down with them.
Just as the Route 66 Rendezvous features a long cruise line of hot cars through downtown San Bernardino, the RV Rendezvous would feature a long cruise line of dinosaur-size motorhomes. Of course, we may want to make the parade route a bit shorter, since these babies get about one city block per gallon of gas, but that's OK.
There also will be "show and shine" events, maybe at the National Orange Show Events Center or else in large parking lots throughout downtown, where the RVs will just park for a while and allow spectators a closer look. Some owners even may allow visitors to step inside for a walking tour. Wow. You never see that at the summer Rendezvous.
The streets would be blaring with music, of course, throughout the RV Rendezvous. Some of the Baby Boomer music we hear at the summer event might work here, too. On the other hand, this will be a slightly older crowd, so we may want to work in some Big Band standards, a little Bing Crosby, Rudy Vallee, Tennessee Ernie Ford …
Hey, Ernie lived in San Bernardino! He got his start at local radio station KFXM. Perfect!
Speaking of noteworthies, we should establish an RV Hall of Fame that would serve as an added attraction during the RV Rendezvous. My nominees for inaugural inductees include the late daredevil stunt performer Evel Knievel, who used to jump motorhomes on his motorcycle; Anne Murray, who recorded her hit song "Snowbird" in 1970; and Good Sam, the smiling mascot of the Good Sam Club, the international RVers organization.
Maybe we even can have an RV Film Festival during the RV Rendezvous. We'll open up the California Theatre and screen such classic RV-centric movies as "Motor Home Massacre" (2005), "Winnebago Man" (2010), "RV" (2006), "Lost in America" (1985) and "About Schmidt" (2002).
This is going to be great! Of course there will be plenty of vendor booths at the RV Rendezvous, offering items that appeal to the RV crowd. You know, lawn chairs, polyester clothing, floppy hats … stuff like that.
And there will be food booths galore, serving up all the street festival favorites, such as steak sandwiches, hot dogs on a stick, funnel cakes … the classics.
Hmmm, we also need something for those finicky seniors, don't we? How about deep-fried steamed prunes?


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Canada Goose Management - Volunteer Training Opportunity
Fairfax County has a growing population of year-round resident Canada geese. The increasing number of resident geese has lead to increased conflict and concern among human residents.
All available management tools are used in the Geese Management program:
Addling is an important tool to humanely reduce a goose population over time. Addling is a technique that prevents embryos from developing by coating eggs with 100% corn oil. The oil traps heat inside the egg. Eggs should be addled within 14 days of being laid in the nest.
Canada geese are a federally protected species under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. A federal permit can be obtained online at no cost. (More information)
Geese Eggs
Identify and eliminate or minimize goose attractants in the immediate area:
- Water (pond, fountain, lake)
- Food sources (vegetation, turf grass)
- Nesting areas
Prevent easy access to bodies of water using barriers, grids, or other physical deterrents. Grassy areas can be landscaped with plants that provide physical and visual barriers to deter geese from entering the water. Railings can be installed along a pond or fountain and nearby walkways to provide barrier protection for plants.
Landscape Modification
Canada geese are a federally protected species under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. It is illegal to harm or kill these birds. Humane repellency methods such as dogs, lasers or other frightening techniques are recommended.
It is also recommended that residents do not feed Canada geese or other wildlife. Supplemental feeding can make geese dependent on humans, lead to greater aggression between geese, and increase the spread of wildlife transmitted diseases.
Public Health
- Studies indicate there is some concern of the potential for disease transmissions from goose droppings to humans
- Goose droppings and molted feathers can litter public walkways and park benches
- Goose droppings can be tracked inside of homes and offices
Public Safety
- Geese crossing roads can interfere with traffic or cause goose-vehicle collisions
- Nesting geese can become aggressive and territorial. Injuries to humans by nesting geese are not common, but have been reported in Fairfax County.
Geese in the Road
Environmental Impact
- Geese damage vegetation along water shorelines and adjacent grassy areas. New vegetation growth is inhibited
- Bare spots lead to soil erosion and sedimentation of ponds and streams
- Water runoff carries away nutrient-rich droppings which causes algae growth and adverse effects on natural vegetation and aquatic life
- Geese can drive away or kill smaller waterfowl from ponds or waterways
Goose Damage


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STONE: The nation is still at risk - and the public is still in the dark
Thirty years ago, the Nation at Risk report declared that the nation was threatened by a "rising tide of mediocrity" in education. Today, it's a tsunami and the underlying reason is the same. Children are still not learning to read and everyone thinks the problem is in someone else's school or district.
The recent teacher cheating scandal in Atlanta illustrates the problem. How could a scam this massive take place right under the nose of parents, concerned citizens, and the school board and not be noticed for 10 years?
The answer is simple: Most people, including most school board members are blind to the problems in their local schools. When asked, they say that education in general has problems but their school(s) is the happy exception. Why this rosy view? Because almost all of what they know about their local schools comes from the schools themselves.
School districts routinely feed school boards and the public carefully scrubbed reports in which successes are hyped, failures rationalized, and statistics reported with skimpy context. Despite the districts' obvious incentive to maintain a positive image, most board members and other interested parties habitually accept excuses and reassurances that they would never swallow if they came from another agency or business.
It's a problem. The only way to actually improve educational outcomes is to have accurate reports and hold schools accountable. And to do that, boards and the public need independent sources of information about student achievement, budgets, program effectiveness, and the like. If a scandal involving thousands could be concealed for 10 years, would it be surprising to find that most school boards have no information as to whether their students are mastering reading or math beyond what their school district tells them?
It's no secret that too many students aren't learning. Today, only about 30 percent of children can read at grade-level by the third grade. For low-income students, an astounding 83 percent of students fail to meet this mark. And half of the U.S. workforce - about 80 million adults - currently lacks the educational skills necessary to earn a family-sustaining wage. The future is in jeopardy but local schools continue to tell us that all is well or on the upturn.
To get a sense of the reality gap, consider the differences between the scores reported by the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), the national "gold standard," and those reported by the states.
For instance, the Texas Education Agency claims 89 percent of its 4th-grade students are proficient in math. According to the NAEP, only 39 percent are actually proficient.
Texas isn't unique. Scores are just as inflated in states like Georgia—and that is in addition to distortions caused by Atlanta's cheating. The state says over 80 percent are proficient in math but the NAEP says that 40 percent is closer to reality.
But wait, there's more! Much more. The Maryland Department of Education claims 90 percent of its students are proficient in 4th-grade math. NAEP says it's actually closer to 50 percent. California's Education Department says six in ten 8th graders are proficient in science. NAEP's assessment? Just barely above 20 percent. Most states follow this pattern.
In a global economy, the U.S. will inevitably sink unless parents, school boards, and educators are able to confront the facts, warts and all. Some states - such as Florida, Tennessee and Massachusetts - have tried to close these reporting gaps, but resistance is huge. Educators fear exposure.
Fortunately, there are unvarnished data out there. Parents don't have to wait for distant bureaucrats to tinker their way to trustworthy school reports. Right now, they can find detailed report cards at websites like greatschools.org and schooldigger.com. My organization, the Education Consumers Foundation, displays school-by-school data online in easy-to-understand graphics for virtually all states.
These are just a few of the resources available to parents, boards, and community leaders who want to look beyond inflated self reports and into the facts that can lead to real school improvement.
J.E. Stone is President and CEO of Education Consumers Foundation. For data on your school, head to www.education-consumers.org/rad.htm.


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The area under the Tribal Sub Plan in
Maharashtra is 50,757 sq. Kms. as against the total Geographical area of 3,07,313 sq.Kms.
of the State. This works out to about 16.5 percent of the geographical area of the State.
The comparative figures of the State's population and the tribal population in the last
four decades censuses are given below :-
Census Year
State's Total
Population (lakh)
Tribal Population (lakh)
Population(in lakh)
% against total
Tribal Population
The concept of drawing up a
T.S.P accounting for all the flows of funds invested in the I.T.D.P. was started from
1975-76. Subsequently, the terms T.S.P and I.T.D.P. were used inter-changeably and the
I.T.D.Ps were often referred to as T.S.P Areas.
Procedure for formulating the
The procedure followed in the State up-to 1992-93 for the formulation
of the T.S.P of the State was briefly that the Planning Department used to
allocate plan outlays to different administrative departments. The department
in turn, used to carve out outlays for T.S.P. as per their own discretion and
priorities. The concerned departments were also deciding which of the schemes,
programmes and development works were to be taken up from the funds set aside
for the T.S.P. There was, therefore, a feeling that the T.S.P. was merely an
amalgam of the State Plan Schemes taken up in the tribal areas and emphasis
was given mainly on the arithmetical figures of expenditure rather than on
identifying schemes really benefiting tribals. There was no attempt to
formulate the schemes in consultation with Tribal area project administration.
Consequently, adequate investment was not made in the Tribal areas,
particularly on the human resource development side. The level of illiteracy
and poverty is still much more among the tribals (as compared to the general)
population of the State.
Keeping in views the above problems and shortcomings
in the formulation of the T.S.P., the State Government took up this issue with
the State Planning Board before the commencement of the Eighth Five-Year Plan.
The State Planning Board appointed a Sub-Committee in January 1991, under the
Chairmanship of Shri. D.M. Sukthankar, a member of the Board and former Chief
Secretary of the State, to study the question. The Sub-Committee submitted its
report in June, 1992, According to the recommendations in this report, which
was accepted by the State Government, the Planning Department now communicates
a plan ceiling to the Tribal Development Department for the formulation of the
T.S.P. The responsibility for finalizing the T.S.P., within the ceiling so
indicated, rests with the Tribal Development Department and not with the
Administrative Departments, as was the previous practice. The outlays for
different schemes are now to be finally decided by the Tribal Development
Department, keeping in view the actual benefits accruing to the tribal people.
The schemes are now being scrutinized very carefully by the Tribal Development
Department and notional outlays not directly beneficial to the tribals. i.e.,
outlays on State Transport, High Tension Transmission lines, etc. are not
being permitted to be include in the T.S.P.
There are in all 47 Scheduled tribes in the state. The main tribes in
Maharashtra are the Bhills, the Gonds, the Mahadeo Kolis, the Pawras, the Thakurs and the
Varlis. There are three tribes Viz the Kolams (Yavatmal District), the Katkaris (mainly in
Thane and Raigad Districts) and the Madia Gonds (Gadchiroli District). Which have been
notified as Primitive Tribes by the Government of India.
There are 35 Districts in the State and the tribal population
is largely concentrated in the western hilly Districts of Dhule, Nandurbar,
Jalgaon, Nashik and Thane (Sahyadri Region) and the eastern fores Districts of
Chandrapur, Gadchiroli, Bhandara, Gondiya, Nagpur, Amravati and Yavatmal (Gondwana
As directed by the Government of India, in 1975-76 the villages
where more than 50 Percent of the population was tribal , were constituted
into Integrated Tribal Development Projects (I.T.D.Ps.). There were 16 such
Government of India approved I.T.D.Ps. Subsequently, the villages where the
tribal population was only marginally less than 50 Percent were also
constituted into additional I.T.D.Ps., and these were called the Additional
Tribal Sub Plan (ATSP) Blocks/ Projects. There were 4 such State Government
approved ATSP projects, latter taking in to consideration the scattered
population of tribals in other areas and the educational institutions being
run there, I.T.D.Ps, were also sanctioned for Mumbai, Aurangabad and Akola.
Consequently, making a total of 23 I.T.D.Ps, in the State, there were 23
Project Officers (P.O) in-charge of these I.T.D.Ps, in 1992, in view of the
deaths in the Jawhar- Mokhada area of Thane District and the need to give
closer attention to health, nutrition and employment, issue the tribal areas
of Thane District was divided into three I.T.D.Ps, instead of two, thus at
present, there are 24 I.T.D.Ps., with 24 Project Officers in-charge of these
In the meantime, the Government of India in recognition of the
fact that there were some small concentrations of tribal population just
outside the I.T.D.Ps., directed that in a group of villages having a
population of about 10,000, if more than 50 Percent were tribals, the villages
should be brought under the Modified Area Development Approach (MADA).
Similarly, if two or three villages having a total population of 5,000 if more
than 50 Percent were tribals, the same should be constituted into a clusters/
Mini MADA. In Maharashtra, there are 43 MADA Pockets and 24 Mini MADA/
Clusters. There is still considerable overlap between the ATSP and the MADA
and Mini MADA/ Clusters.


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Opening night always means butterflies when you're a lead actor in your high school musical. But before he took the South Portland High School stage Friday evening as the irrepressible Jimmy Smith in "Thoroughly Modern Millie," Ethan Benevides wasn't just nervous.
"I was scared," said Benevides, a tall, lanky junior with more than enough presence to fill an 800-seat auditorium. "I wasn't sure if it was going to work out."
Ditto for Paige Doane, who plays wide-eyed Millie Dillmount in the high-energy tale of New York City circa 1922.
"I was so worried," she said. "This is my senior year — and I just wanted everything to be fine."
Don't get them wrong. Along with their 45 fellow cast members, these kids had their parts down pat.
It was the audience — or the potential lack thereof — that had them sweating bullets.
Cue the backstory:
Back in September, as they have for the past 24 years, co-directors Steve and Jane Filieo put out the casting call for the high school's annual musical. As they surveyed the talent for this year (nobody gets turned away), the Filieos decided "Cinderella" — with Doane as Cinderella and Benevides as the charming young prince — would be the perfect fit.
And so, as they've done so many times before, they applied for a licensing contract with the Rodgers & Hammerstein Theatre Library in New York City, which owns the rights to "Cinderella."
A week went by with no response.
Another week passed. Still nothing.
Finally, anxious to start production, the Filieos called to see what was taking so long.
"You've been declined," the licensing agent told them.
Because "Cinderella" was scheduled to open on Broadway in March, that's why. And South Portland High School, with its cavernous auditorium, was seen as competition with the professional production.
Come again? A high school play, four states and 300-plus miles from the Broadway Theatre, posed enough of a threat to deny these kids a performance license?
"I was flattered," Steve Filieo said dryly.
He was also seriously behind schedule and in need of a new musical — one that would fit the principal actors who'd been selected for "Cinderella."
"Thoroughly Modern Millie," winner of six Tony Awards during its run on Broadway from 2002 to 2004, fit the bill. So off the Filieos went to Music Theatre International, which owns the rights to that production.
More silence.
By now, the Filieos had scrapped any hopes of having the musical ready for the traditional run over the first two weekends in February. Instead, they pushed the schedule back to three performances this weekend and, after a break for Easter, three more on the weekend of April 4-5.
But they needed that license. And when they finally called Music Theatre International to see what was taking so long, another trap door opened.
It seems the Ogunquit Playhouse plans to put on "Thoroughly Modern Millie" this June, with Sally Struthers as the diabolical dragon lady Mrs. Meers. And while the licensing agency did give South Portland High School the green light to go ahead with its production, they added one very problematic stipulation.
"They said 'You can't do any advertising,' " Filieo recalled. "The only publicity we could do had to be in-school."
Meaning no posters in store windows all over town. No calendar listing in local newspapers. No way to let the world know that this year's musical, already knocked off-schedule by almost two months, was even happening.
A little background on South Portland High's musicals: They're completely self-funded, they engage a wide range of kids who might otherwise have little to do, and they traditionally pack the auditorium with parents, fellow students, teachers, alumni and more than a few folks with no direct connection to the school other than their love of a good show.
How good? A few years ago, some 250 people were turned away from a sold-out finale of "Beauty and the Beast."
Put more simply, this rendition of "Thoroughly Modern Millie," like its two dozen predecessors, has very little to do with market penetration — and everything to do with community participation.
Last week, the local weekly "Current" ran a front-page story on the musical's plight. The kids, meanwhile, took to their Facebook pages to spread the word — after all, nobody put the kibosh on social media.
But alas, as the curtain rose Friday evening, the auditorium was less than half full. Didn't matter — from stellar performances by Doane, Benevides and company right down to a stage crew that pulled off endless scene changes without a hitch and an orchestra that missed nary a beat, the crowd grew steadily in noise if not number.
(Among my favorite moments: James Falconer and Matt Amadei, as brothers Ching Ho and Bun Foo, and Emma Dadmun as Mrs. Meers bringing down the house with their Chinese version of the song "Mammy." Top that, Sally Struthers.)
But here's the truly tough part. There are still many, many tickets available for Sunday's 2 p.m. matinee (that's today), not to mention three more performances on Friday and Saturday, April 4 and 5. And since these kids still can't advertise, well, let's just say you're looking at it.
So log on to www.myticketportal.com or call 767-3266 and see for yourself why all this hand-wringing over licensing obscures an infinitely more important truth: Grassroots support for the arts springs not from the high-priced mezzanines of Manhattan, but rather from the front-row seats of school auditoriums all over Maine and beyond.
And if you need proof of that, consider what happened backstage moments after Friday's final curtain fell and an extended standing ovation subsided.
Lining both sides of a long, narrow hallway, the cast and crew of "Thoroughly Modern Millie" raised their hands to form a human archway. Through it, hunched over and screaming at the top of their lungs, ran the principal actors and actresses until they reached the closed door to the lobby.
"Ten, nine, eight, seven … three, two, ONE!!!" they shouted in unison.
Then, nervous no more, they threw open the door and disappeared into a sea of floral bouquets, high fives and bear hugs from friends, relatives and parents who knew, full house or no full house, that they'd just witnessed something magical.
Jennifer Benevides, Ethan's mom, burst into tears at the sight of her son.
"I'm so, so proud of you," she said, wrapping her all-time-favorite actor in a motherly embrace. "So proud."
Try finding that on Broadway.
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Bobby Brown to serve out his sentence with electronic ankle bracelet
The embattled My Prerogative singer served just nine hours behind bars after reporting to court on Wednesday (20Mar13) to start his jail sentence.
He had previously pleaded no contest to a DUI charge following an arrest last year (Oct12).
Due to overcrowding, Brown was released from jail and now he'll serve out the rest of his sentence at home, while monitored by officials at the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department, according to the Los Angeles Times.
Details of the restrictions the authorities have placed on him have not been revealed, but 'inmates' typically cannot travel outside their homes while they are being electronically monitored.
Brown will also have to complete an 18-month alcohol-treatment programme and attend three Alcoholics Anonymous meetings a week.


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Civilian Public Service Camp (Hill City, South Dakota, USA)
Hill City Civilian Public Service Camp No. 57 was located 16 miles northwest of Hill City, South Dakota. Under the Bureau of Reclamation, the camp had as its chief project the construction of Deerfield Dam for the purpose of furnishing a plentiful water supply for Rapid City and for furnishing a supplemental water supply for 12,000 acres of irrigated land in the valley downstream from Rapid City. Camp No. 57, operated by the Mennonite Central Committee, was approved 23 September 1942, and was closed 28 February 1946. It had a capacity of 200 men. During 41 months the conscientious objectors assigned to the camp spent 50,726 man-hours on the dam and when the camp was closed the project was 97 per cent complete. Deerfield Dam is in one sense a "Monument to Peace." In 1946 the men of the camp published a 60-page book presenting in pictures and text the history of CPS No. 57, under the title The Voice of Peace.
Gingerich, Melvin. Service for Peace: a History of Mennonite Civilian Public Service. Akron, Pa.: Mennonite Central Committee, 1949: 162-168.
|Melvin Gingerich
|Date Published
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Gingerich, Melvin. "Civilian Public Service Camp (Hill City, South Dakota, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1956. Web. 14 Dec 2018. http://gameo.org/index.php?title=Civilian_Public_Service_Camp_(Hill_City,_South_Dakota,_USA)&oldid=82044.
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Gingerich, Melvin. (1956). Civilian Public Service Camp (Hill City, South Dakota, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 14 December 2018, from http://gameo.org/index.php?title=Civilian_Public_Service_Camp_(Hill_City,_South_Dakota,_USA)&oldid=82044.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 2, p. 741. All rights reserved.
©1996-2018 by the Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. All rights reserved.


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The alleged victim in the teen-sex trial of Mendeecees Harris testified today.
Previously: Mendeecees Harris Facing Multiple Criminal Charges!
Via the Cliffview Pilot:
The alleged victim in the teen-sex trial of Mendeecees Harris testified today that he told her she was "better than [her] mother" after coercing her into oral sex by revealing his knowledge of a dark secret from her past.
Speaking in a barely audible whisper, her voice sometimes breaking, the now-19-year-old woman told jurors in Hackensack that the former "Love & Hip Hop" star went from being a "father figure" she could trust to someone who forced her into sex for money after she moved into his Lodi home in the summer of 2009.
It left her feeling guilty and ashamed, she said during more than an hour of testimony.
Now holding two jobs in the South, the tall, slender woman told jurors she had to quit nursing school to be at the trial because "you can't miss that many days of class."
After moving in with Harris, his girlfriend and her brothers, the woman testified, she routinely reported to him for permission to go out, among other reasons. Her mother was usually at work while she was home with Harris and the boys after school, she said, during questioning by Assistant Bergen County Prosecutor Demetra Maurice.
Visibly uncomfortable, she gave brief responses to Maurice's questions. Because she didn't have much of a connection with her mother, she said, she confided in Harris.
"Mendeecees made me feel comfortable. He would give me advice. He'd say 'It'll be okay between you and your mom'," the woman said.
Then came an afternoon when, with no one else home, she realized in the shower that she didn't have a towel.
"I asked him to get me one, and he did," the woman testified. "Then he came into my room and suggested I let him masturbate on me, but I just laughed."
The suggestions continued, she said, until she relented. She said Harris then gave her $15 or $20 "for lunch or maybe a ball game."
But that wasn't enough for him, the woman testified: Using an extremely private piece of information, he coerced her into providing oral sex.
"He told me he knew I had been raped when I was 8 years old," she said, "and he found out from my mother.
" 'Your mom doesn't want you here'," the woman said Harris told her before exposing himself.
She said she complied with his desire out of spite "to get back at my mom."
"I felt betrayed by her," she said. "I didn't tell her about it until I was 14, and it was something I didn't want anyone to know."
Similar favors were demanded – and provided — for "$15 or $20" when she needed money for expenses, the woman testified. Eventually Harris enlisted her younger brothers by suggesting, when they asked him for money, to "talk to your sister. She knows what she has to do."
The relationship ended, she said, when her mother took her cellphone to punish her for missing curfew and found a message on it from Harris.
"I heard them in their room yelling, I felt bad," she said. "She came in my room and she was livid. She told me to get out. She was just screaming to me to get out. I don't remember if she said why."
The woman said she went to a friend's house to spend the night.
"My mom didn't know where I was," she testified, "but Mendeecees did."
The next day he came to find her, she said. He told her that her mother had packed her belongings – and then asked her: "Please don't tell her anything about us," the woman said.
"He said she didn't know anything, so don't say anything. It was something he would 'take to his grave.' He [also] told me they were done.
"I felt horrible," the woman said. "At one point Mendeecees and my mother were going to get married. I felt it was all my fault."
Harris faces seven counts of illegal sex with the girl, including giving her money as an inducement, Maurice told the jury, outlining a "very skillful manipulation" of a young girl who "had had a bit of a rough upbringing."
Some of the incidents allegedly occurred while the youngster was still 15 and others after her 16th birthday, when Harris was more than four years older – the standard in New Jersey for statutory rape.
If convicted of the charges, Harris would face up to 20 years in prison.


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Old Dogs (US - BD RA)
Gabe would rather see a puppy put to sleep than watch this movie again...
Charlie Reed (John Travolta) and Dan Rayburn (Robin Williams) are long time best friends, and co-owners of a successful sports marketing firm. When Dan's wife leaves him Charlie takes him on a whirlwind tropical vacation, where he meets Vicki Greer (Kelly Preston). Dan and Vicki marry in a drunken stupor, and annul the marriage the next day. Seven years later Vicki comes back into Dan's life, and announces two things – she's about to do a stint in prison, and, more importantly, she's the mother of twins…and Dan is the father. When her first choice for babysitter is injured Dan steps up to watch the kids, and Charlie steps up to help. Unfortunately, Dan and Charlie are also trying to get through the final stages of a big merger with a Japanese company, and the merger, like the children, requires a lot of attention.
There are some movies that come to my house that remind me why most people lose interest in this whole non-paying DVD review thing. Some movies are so far out of a critic's comfort zone the thought of wasting two hours of their life watching them tortures them for weeks. I put Old Dogs off for too long, and it was time to take my medicine. This is why horror movies get such negative reviews – the bulk of big name critics don't like the genre, and go into the film ready to be tortured. This kind of 'wacky' family comedy is my brand of horror film. I really wish I could be a good enough critic to watch this stuff objectively, but I'm not. I wish more that the film itself stood above my expectations and made me eat my words. It does not. It bleeds light hearted nostalgia for the parents, and low-brow hijinx for the kids through every frame. But my opinion is not to be trusted here. I don't care about midlife crises, I don't have any children of my own, and I think scripts based on a series of goofy comedy set pieces are a bad idea. From my untrustworthy point of view this is a bad movie made by people that are smarter than this but just don't care. Someone wrote this script in their sleep, and the actors were happy to pick up a paycheck they didn't have to work for.
Technically speaking director Walt Becker does his part to squeeze out something less than terrible. The film is well edited, and moves at a break neck pace. 88 minutes of predictable placation is certainly better than 120, and the first ten minutes are almost brilliantly cut. Almost. I've never seen any of Becker's other films (I have no reason to want to, frankly), but based on what I see here he's kind of a frustrated, pale facsimile of Edgar Wright. The ridiculous pace does rob the film of any natural character development, which would just get in the way of the gas and urine jokes, and stupid physical gags, but I pretty much hated all the characters anyway, so I was happy not spending time with them. The film's only decent element, from my untrustworthy point of view, is the presence of Seth Green, who has certainly been better, but pulls out a decent performance (even if it only adds up to about five minutes of screen time).
We can't depend on Disney studios always delivering the greatest of products, but their Blu-ray discs are dependably good looking. Old Dogs is one of those modern, light hearted comedies that shoots everything through a super bright, diffused white light. Old Dogs is a little less candy-coated, and a little more high contrast than stuff like Bedtime Stories, but it's in the same ballpark. The last time I saw New York look this bright, clean and colourful I was watching Enchanted. There is some basic grain over the print, but things are practically impeccable overall, including sharper than hell, deep set details, nicely contrasting colours (both Travolta and Williams have a piercing blue eyes), and super deep, rich blacks. The darkest scenes are a bit sludgy, but overall the details actually rival some of the better discs I've seen. The edging highlights are sort of a defining visual element, and they are cleanly white without any noticeable edge-enhancement. Colours are bright without blocking, even the full red of William's king costume during his tea party, and the right elements, like skin tones and foliage, are very natural.
As per the Disney Blu-ray norm Old Dogs comes fitted with a DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track. The sound effects here are pretty over-the top, somewhere between an animated movie and Requiem for a Dream. The aural contrast is huge at times. Soft dialogue heavy scenes are often spiked by big sounds like punches to the face and cracks of backs. The ultimate Frisbee match is particularly impressive in terms of movement, and the follow up skeet shooting scene rocks the LFE. The POV shots used when Williams suffers through depth perception problems are another highlight, aurally speaking. The sheer quantity of music on the track is maddening at times, and sounds like a mix of a baby boomer's playlist, and the soundtrack of every dopey family comedy you've ever seen. The cartoony nature unfortunately does not mean the music works its way into the rear channels too often, though this is likely the best I've heard the Chariots of Fire theme.
The extras begin with a commentary track, featuring director Walt Becker, producer Andrew Panay, and writers David Diamond and David Weissman. The track begins with giggles, which reappear regularly enough (the Davids may be stoned), but the general information side of the track is actually decent, considering I learned a few things about the production. The bulk of the track is frustrating, however, as it mostly pertains to aurally patting the cast and crew on the back while laughing at the participant's own jokes. I'm wondering who besides disc reviewers are going to listen to this track. This film is aimed at kids and grown-ups that don't really care about the art of filmmaking. Curious. The rest of the extras are of the brief and fluffy variety, beginning with 'Young Dogs Learn Old Tricks' (2:50, HD), which sees Williams and Travolta being interviewed by their kid co-stars. There are three brief deleted scenes, including a slightly different ending (3:30, HD), followed by a series of bloopers (2:30, HD). Things are wrapped up with two music videos ('You've Been a Friend to Me' and 'Every Little Step') and a series of Disney trailers.
Old Dogs was actually worse than I was expecting, but it does zip right by. I hope that Travolta and Williams were paid enough to seek out more interesting work for the next several years. I've heard good things about World's Greatest Dad. I also hope Travolta's daughter had a blast making her dad look like an ass. If this kind of feel good, fart joke fluff is something you like, and I promise I'm not judging, you could do a lot worse than this Blu-ray release, at least so far as the 1080p transfer and DTS-HD 5.1 audio track is concerned. The extras are practically non-existent, but there are DVD and Digital Copy versions included for the kids.
Reviewer Note: The images on this page are not representative of the Blu-ray's image quality.
Review by Gabriel Powers
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It was an ashame that Travolta's son died but this movie really sucks.
Haha, I love the headline on the main page. You're braver than me for sitting through this one.
It's a shame that a movie like World's Greatest Dad plays in 2 theaters in the entire country and a movie like this gets a full release.
It's a shame that a movie like World's Greatest Dad plays in 2 theaters in the entire country and a movie like this gets a full release.
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Disc Details
Release Date: 9th March 2010
Discs: 3
Disc Type: Blu-ray Disc
RCE: No
Video: 1080p
Aspect: 1.85:1
Anamorphic: No
Colour: Yes
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 English, Dolby Digital 5.1 French and Spanish
Subtitles: English SDH, French, Spanish
Extras: Director, Producer, and Writers' Commentary, Young Dogs Learn Old Tricks, Deleted Scenes, Bloopers, Trailers, Digital Copy, DVD Copy
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Walt Becker
Cast: Robin Williams, John Travolta, Seth Green, Kelly Preston, Lori Loughlin
Genre: Comedy
Length: 88 minutes
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Why? Because you can! And pickle, and jam, or otherwise celebrate the resurgence of the domestic arts our forebears held so dear. Put on your best apron and step into our kitchen, won't you?
These colorful pickled radishes are an example of sokusekizuke or 'instant' Japanese pickles that are ready to eat in as little as an hour, and are stored in the refrigerator. This version uses some not so traditional ingredients.


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Two things led to this week's recipe. First, fall is officially here. That makes me officially very happy; it's my favorite season of the year for many reasons, none of them having to do with football or season premieres.
One place I enjoy fall the most is in the kitchen. Braising and roasting various meats (usually surrounded with various aromatics, vegetables and herbs) or making stews and soups are some of my favorite ways to cook. And they produce some of my favorite things to eat. Which brings me to the second thing.
One of my absolute favorite things to eat is duck. If we're in a restaurant (particularly if it's French) and duck is on the menu, I know what I'm having. The only thing that has a fighting chance in this situation is lamb, but duck usually wins.
We were in a restaurant Friday night, Wasabi in Chicago's Logan Square neighborhood. Obviously not French, but in addition to the amazing bowls of authentic Japanese ramen made with pork broth cooked for days that had brought us there, they had small plates of grilled duck skewers.
Tasting the delectable bites of duck – salty, crispy and wonderfully juicy – and feeling the chill in the air as we left the restaurant, an idea of something I wanted to make and eat began to form. Duck legs, more interesting and flavorful even than duck breasts, roasted or maybe braised, surrounded with vegetables and seasoned with herbs that took them in a French direction.
As I started looking around for inspiration, the ever reliable Mark Bittman came through with a technique for cooking duck that he calls crisp braising. To me, it's a hybrid of braising and roasting. Unlike straight roasting, the meat is partially submerged in a braising liquid to keep things moist – I used broth, wine and water. And unlike straight braising, you cook the dish uncovered, allowing the non-submerged duck skin to crisp up.
This is an easy recipe that comes together in a little more than an hour – an hour and a half at the most. The toughest part may be finding duck legs. Here in Chicago, the Paulina Meat Market reliably carries them, frozen. You can thaw them in a bowl of running water in 15 minutes or so.
The resulting dish not only combines two of my favorite cooking methods, it's a mix of one-pan rustic and "I'm eating duck cooked with leeks, thyme and wine" elegant. Perfect for my favorite season.
Braised/Roasted Duck Legs with Vegetables
Serves 2
2 duck legs, a little more than 1 lb. total
salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste
2 carrots, peeled and cut into thick diagonal pieces
2 medium potatoes, peeled and cut into 8 wedges each (I used Yukon Gold)
2 leeks, white and pale green part only, halved lengthwise and sliced
3 large garlic cloves, minced
4 sprigs fresh thyme
1 bay leaf
1 cup reduced-sodium chicken broth
1 cup dry white wine
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Pat duck legs dry with paper towel and trim away excess fat, reserving fat. Season duck legs on both sides with salt and pepper. Place them skin side down in a large, ovenproof, dry, unheated skillet and place over a medium flame. Add reserved duck fat to the skillet to render it. Cook duck legs on the skin side 6 to 10 minutes, until nicely browned. Turn legs and brown them on the other side for 2 minutes. Transfer to a plate.
Remove any unrendered fat pieces from the skillet. If you have more than 2 tablespoons of fat in the pan (basically enough to coat the pan), spoon the excess off. Save it, though – you may still need it. Add the carrots and potatoes to the pan, toss to coat with duck fat and season with salt and pepper. Sautée vegetables for 5 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until they begin to brown. Stir in the leeks (you can substitute onions, if you like) and cook for 3 to 5 minutes, stirring frequently to avoid burning. Add garlic and thyme to the pan and cook just until fragrant, 45 seconds or so, stirring. (Here's where you may need to add a little extra fat to the pan. My duck wasn't particularly fatty, so I actually had to drizzle some canola oil in the pan to not scorch the garlic.)
Return duck legs to pan, skin side up. Add bay leaf, broth and wine. Liquids should only come about halfway up the side of the duck legs; use less if necessary. increase heat and bring to a boil. Transfer pan to the oven and cook, uncovered, for 30 minutes. Check liquids at this point. My wine and broth and mostly cooked away, so I added some water (not enough to come up to the original levels, but enough to keep vegetables moist).
Reduce heat to 350 degrees F and cook duck for another 15 to 20 minutes. Serve immediately, spooning vegetable mix onto individual plates and topping with duck leg.
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Aereo Wins Again: Appeals Court Says Its System Is Not Infringing
from the a-good-win dept
Today, on appeal, the appeals court affirmed the district court ruling, once again blowing a big hole in the networks' arguments. The full ruling (linked above and embedded below) is well worth a read, as it's nice to see the court really try to do its best to truly understand the technology at play, rather than resorting to simplistic and inaccurate analogies, as copyright maximalists often desire. The key to the networks' argument here is that those individual antennas that Aereo sets up are a myth. They claim that it's really one giant antenna. The court disagrees. This issue plays into the big question of whether or not Aereo's service is functionally the same as the (legal) Cablevision remote DVR system, or if it goes too far and is a tool for infringement. The distinguishing factor in that Cablevision case was that Cablevision made a unique copy for every user who requested it (again, stupid and inefficient from a technological standpoint, but this is the life we lead under bad copyright laws). Bizarrely, even Cablevision argued against Aereo here, trying to distinguish its own case (perhaps to handicap a potential competitor).
The court, thankfully, doesn't buy Cablevision's own wacky interpretation, but rather relies on what the court in is case actually said, mainly, that having a unique copy means that it's not doing a "public performance" of the work.
As discussed above, Cablevision's holding that Cablevision's transmissions of programs recorded with its RS-DVR system were not public performances rested on two essential facts. First, the RS-DVR system created unique copies of every program a Cablevision customer wished to record. Second, the RS-DVR's transmission of the recorded program to a particular customer was generated from that unique copy; no other customer could view a transmission created by that copy. Given these two features, the potential audience of every RS-DVR transmission was only a single Cablevision subscriber, namely the subscriber who created the copy. And because the potential audience of the transmission was only one Cablevision subscriber, the transmission was not made "to the public."The court rejects the networks' argument that Cablevision was different because Cablevision had a license for its initial transmission, noting that the case has nothing to do with transmission, but is solely based on the question of whether or not this is a public performance under the Copyright Act. As it notes, if there is no public performance, the license question is moot, as Aereo only needs such a license for the public performance.
The same two features are present in Aereo's system. When an Aereo customer elects to watch or record a program using either the "Watch" or "Record" features, Aereo's system creates a unique copy of that program on a portion of a hard drive assigned only to that Aereo user. And when an Aereo user chooses to watch the recorded program, whether (nearly) live or days after the program has aired, the transmission sent by Aereo and received by that user is generated from that unique copy. No other Aereo user can ever receive a transmission from that copy. Thus, just as in Cablevision, the potential audience of each Aereo transmission is the single user who requested that a program be recorded.
The court also responds nicely to the bizarre argument of the networks that because Aereo specifically designed its system to be legal within the confines of the Cablevision ruling, that proves it's infringing. As we noted at the time, this argument doesn't help the networks at all. After all, the courts found Cablevision legal, so it makes sense that Aereo would design with that in mind for the purpose of staying on the right side of the law. The networks' basic argument is, directly, that if you try hard to stay within the law, you must be breaking the law. That's crazy, and the court, rightly, rejects it:
Plaintiffs also make much of the undisputed fact that Aereo's system was designed around the Cablevision holding, because it creates essentially identical copies of the same program for every user who wishes to watch it in order to avoid copyright liability, instead of using a perhaps more efficient design employing shared copies. However, that Aereo was able to design a system based on Cablevision's holding to provide its users with nearly live television over the internet is an argument that Cablevision was wrongly decided; it does not provide a basis for distinguishing Cablevision. Moreover, Aereo is not the first to design systems to avoid copyright liability. The same is likely true of Cablevision, which created separate user associated copies of each recorded program for its RS-DVR system instead of using more efficient shared copies because transmissions generated from the latter would likely be found to infringe copyright holders' public performance right under the rationale of Redd Horne.... Nor is Aereo alone in designing its system around Cablevision, as many cloud computing services, such as internet music lockers, discussed further below, appear to have done the same...In other words, no, designing your system in accordance with the law doesn't mean you're trying to violate the law. As the court later notes, it appears that the networks really want to overrule Cablevision, which is made clear by their claims that Aereo designing within the confines of Cablevision must be infringing. The court notes that even if that's what the networks want, barring a Supreme Court decision in the alternative, they can't change their earlier ruling.
Though presented as efforts to distinguish Cablevision, many of Plaintiffs' arguments really urge us to overrule Cablevision. One panel of this Court, however, "cannot overrule a prior decision of another panel." ... We are "bound by the decisions of prior panels until such time as they are overruled either by an en banc panel of our Court or by the Supreme Court." ... There is an exception when an intervening Supreme Court decision "casts doubt on our controlling precedent," ... but we are unaware of any such decisions that implicate Cablevision.There is a dissent from Judge Denny Chin, who argues that because Aereo had to go through the technologically inefficient process it does, that shows why it's infringing.
Aereo's "technology platform" is, however, a sham. The system employs thousands of individual dime-sized antennas, but there is no technologically sound reason to use a multitude of tiny individual antennas rather than one central antenna; indeed, the system is a Rube Goldberg-like contrivance, over-engineered in an attempt to avoid the reach of the Copyright Act and to take advantage of a perceived loophole in the law.That argument is really troubling, and it's good that the majority overruled it. If that were true, any inefficient or convoluted process required by the law to remain consistent with copyright law would be seen as evidence of infringement. And that's just wacky. You'd effectively create veto power for any new innovation that way.
Anyway, the case is far from over, but so far Aereo is 2 for 2 and the networks have come up empty. Let's hope that trend continues.


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US man charged with stealing Navy records
WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. man who in the 1980s was convicted of espionage and later pardoned for leaking spy satellite photos to a British magazine has been charged with stealing government records related to a famous Naval historian who was his grandfather.
Prosecutors say Samuel Loring Morison was arrested Tuesday but released pending trial. Prosecutors allege Morison stole records related to Rear Adm. Samuel Eliot Morison.
The elder Morison wrote a seminal 15-volume history of naval operations during World War II. A Harvard professor, he was a two-time recipient of the Pulitzer Prize in the biography category. He died in 1976.
Prosecutors say the younger Morison took the files belonging to the Naval History and Heritage Command in Washington, where he had been a part-time researcher. Prosecutors say approximately 34 boxes of government records were found in his home and that other records he took were being sold on eBay.
If convicted of theft of government property, Morison faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison.
When reached by telephone Tuesday, Morison referred questions to his attorney but called his grandfather his "idol."
Morison's attorney, Jim Wyda, said in an email that he and Morison look forward to addressing the allegations in court.
Morison was convicted in 1985 of leaking three spy satellite photographs to the British military magazine Jane's Defence Weekly. At the time he gave the magazine the photographs, pictures of the Soviet Navy's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier under construction, he was a civilian employed by the Navy as an intelligence analyst. His attorneys defended Morison by saying he was trying to inform the public about a Soviet naval buildup and didn't disclose anything the Soviets didn't already know.
Morison was sentenced to two years in prison. He was pardoned by President Bill Clinton in 2001.