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The Gill OC Racer Sailing Trouser is race tested under the most grueling sailing conditions imaginable, the next-generation Ocean Racer Trouser has seen action across the Southern Ocean, Atlantic Ocean and even completed the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race before Gill gave it their final approval. Fully seam sealed and made with an abrasion resistant 3-layer laminated fabric with a protective inner scrim and a durable water repellent finish.
Gill OS1 Trousers are built for the worst conditions imaginable. Gill OS1 sailing trousers are totally weatherproof and perfectly at home on any ocean crossing. With extensive knee and seat abrasion protection, fleece-lined handwarmer pockets, Gill's high performance 3-layer shell fabric is ruggedly durable, waterproof and highly breathable, making it perfect for extended use.
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I recently finished a 1.7 oz bottle in about six months time.
All the controversy Kouros garners is beyond me...it's just a spicy, masculine, well-made fragrance.
Too hard core for the Acqua Di Gio generation, i guess.
Thread: Fresh & Vivifying YSL Kouros
Having enjoyed my bottle of Kourous for two weeks now, I'd not exactly describe it as "Fresh and Vivifying". But it is indeed "The fragrance of the triumphant masculinity: a divine and conquering fragrance for a powerful and intense scent."
As much as the people like to pile on with Chandler Burr about this, Kouros is not predominently civet, and does not smell like fecal notes or "magnificent secretions". It's a dry spices/incense aromatic fragrance with a good dose of Ambergris/Musk. As Kouros dries down, you get this interplay between the musk/ambergris and the spices. Thanks to the heavy fixative properties, Kouros pins down the spices for constant battle.
All in all, it's pretty obvious why this remains a best seller. It's strong and distinctive, unlike most of the characterless dreck out there.
I recently finished a 1.7 oz bottle in about six months time.
All the controversy Kouros garners is beyond me...it's just a spicy, masculine, well-made fragrance.
Too hard core for the Acqua Di Gio generation, i guess.
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keepin' it musky
I recently mentioned to someone on here that it is the sexiest scent I've ever smelled. I can't sniff it without, well you're guys, you know. Naturally, I can't wear it but there's something mighty special about it.
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I went through a couple of bottles of this back in the late 80's. Smells just swell to me. I haven't always gotten too many compliments on it. It does stand out from the transparent AdGeneration of frags. I still dab it on now and then. I can't say that it smells like sex or genitalia---they smell naturally like they do.
Your nostrils, which will dilate immesurably in unspeakable contentment, in motionless ecstasy, will ask nothing better for space, for they will be full of fragrance, as if perfumes and incense; for they will be glutted with complete happiness, like angels who dwell in the peace and magnificence of pleasent heaven.
(From Maldoror by Comte de Lautreamont)
I can't sniff it without getting gosh darned excited.
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About 60% of Kouros is good, and the longevity, density, and sillage are an ideal benchmark for what the strength of all men's frags should be.
But I cannot get past the smell of urinal cakes and USA men's bathroom sanitation products.
It's there. Please go to the bathroom next time you're in an airport or train Station in the states.
Maybe blame the CEO/product design specialist of the leading men's bathroom santitation product corp. for liking Kouros to much during the 80's?
I'm not trying to ruffle feathers either. A smell is a smell.
Your nostrils, which will dilate immesurably in unspeakable contentment, in motionless ecstasy, will ask nothing better for space, for they will be full of fragrance, as if perfumes and incense; for they will be glutted with complete happiness, like angels who dwell in the peace and magnificence of pleasent heaven.
(From Maldoror by Comte de Lautreamont)
During the last few years of the 70's it was Brut & Old Spice that delighted my senses after a shave or a claytons shave or two ... but when the 80's dawned ... whooa !! amongst all the superfrags that appeared .
Kouros is the one that I have emptied most bottles off over the past 25years !! ...
I still use & respect all the other heavyweights that appeared in that era but ...
Kouros is King !!
Will fight for him to prove it
keepin' it musky
Opa !!
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'Il mondo dei profumi è un universo senza limiti: una fraganza puo rievocare sensazioni, luoghi, persone o ancora condurre in uno spazio di nuove dimensioni emozionali' L. V.
I own many fine fragrances and have sampled many, many more.
The only one which gets any kind of reaction from the Group Captain (wife) is Kouros . . . and then there's no stopping her.
Along these lines, my wife had very positive comments about the Hermes Equipage I wore for the first time yesterday. She said "This is the old-school scent you got in? It really smells good." She kept sniffing as she hugged me!
I could also smell it rising from my chest as I ran on the treadmill this morning.
Back to topic: Kouros was the first scent she loved on me when we started dating in the 80's. She even had me spray a Teddy Bear I gave her with it.
Think I'll wear Kouros tomorrow.
I have a sample of Kouros coming in, though I will have to say on other frags that are known to be rather "challenging" it seems to evoke different reactions form different folks. (For instance, with Eau d'Hermes, I smelled sawdust, jock strap in a scented ladies leather handbag. My wife smelled cinnamon and a little bit of saddle soap and some other pretty fragrances.)
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I don't have it currently and hope to get it very soon. Love it and all variations.
I will never be without a bottle of Kouros. Should the house of YSL ever be stupid enough to discontinue it, I shall stockpile the juice and selfishly enjoy it for the rest of my days.
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It has been many years since I smelled Kouros - I wore it when I was a pre-teen and most likely I overapplied it.
I must say the ad campaign for Kouros is indeed fresh & vivifying.
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I discovered the beauty of Kouros last spring. I had to learn that less is more with this one. I usually go with
a max of 2 sprays to the chest.
I am on the Kouros bandwagon as well (thanks BN!)
The smell can be strong on the card, but it is so nice on the skin.
Amazing stuff
I dont find it overpowering at all
Unlike many fragrances, the hotter the better. IMO.
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So good to see so many Kouros devotees ! .. Im figuring some of you voted it your best YSL frag ? .. I did .. cheers .
" Wanted " empty bottle of Macassar
I have not tested Kouros yet, but have smelled Body Kouros and liked it a lot.
Can someone describe Kouros comparing it to Body Kouros? I always read Body Kouros is more wearable. Is this the case?
To me Kouros and Body Kouros don't smell very similar at all, but I'm still new to Kouros so perhaps my opinion is not the best.
Tested it today. With all the "controversy" Kouros makes on Basenotes I felt like I was doing something really huge with my first sniff of the thing.
Certainly different, and of all the things I tested, Kouros *really* stood out, but no, not my cup of tea. I'd go for Body Kouros any day. The sales guy was like "seriously dude, what's wrong with you? aren't you young for this stuff? Been a really long time since anybody tested this."
I confirmed his fears that I'm completely nuts when I asked to test Givenchy Gentleman, Pi, Green Irish Tweed (did not have a tester bottle ) and YSL Opium. But he was impressed nonetheless.
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I've been touting Kouros for years. Great stuff!
" Wanted " empty bottle of Macassar
Urinal Cake? Go figure. I don't smell that at all. Kouros is leathery and metallic and spacey and sexy.
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Artist Bio:
On a lonely hilltop somewhere in the outer most regions of this world as we have come to know it... the wasteland breeds a new type of mayhem. Come forth the divine structure of a being not known for its kindness, nor its evil.
A being unsure of its boundaries, it stakes its claim upon the violence it preys upon. Time has moved on. There is no god, no plague of false idols, just a swarm of survivors seeking an inner peace yet finding only a bevy of litany, a dream of glory, and a circle of silence...
The sun warms the wasteland and blood drenches the earth...
Save yourself before this goes too far!
Starlin Cross - Lead Vocals - Guitar -
A discerning, powerful being who appears to those around him as seemingly human yet still somehow not of this world. Behind his arrogant defiance some say his eyes betray a deep sadness that goes unnamed.
His calming, structured voice and powerful lyrics, while burning the hillsides, instructs his followers to their divine destiny. Always questioning… is there a new path for us or is this life a single path of violent disaster?
Devlin 9 - Drums -
No other has crossed the path of uncertainty as this one has. Yet still he wages on this journey. The flame that fuels this simple yet dangerous individual has been re-ignited in the coals of this wasteland. His anger burns through every smile...
Eric Griffin - Lead Guitar -
A vengeful soul with a yearning for peace… Always searching for the meaning behind it all… He strikes with deadly precision at that which would restrain him.
Malice - Bass -
With the viral intelligence of a master of deceit this one has decided to seek the truth despite the fact that the truth sometimes leads to a lesson in pain. He has learned that the most brutal lies are the ones you tell yourself.
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A two day shoot in Hollywood, CA with director Tom Von Doom, using live footage of SIX DAYS 'TIL SUNDAY's début show at the WHISKY A GO GO as well as conceptual footage. "DISEASE" tells the story of an apocalyptic circumstance that plays itself out over and over again.
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The mug is made out of Italian, high quality white clay that is close to porcelain in terms of durability.
The mug is hand drawn and hand painted.
It is completely glazed with a permanent, unleaded and non-toxic glaze that is safe to use . The mug can be washed in a dishwasher.
Each of the mugs in the collection is unique in shape and appearance. This one's measurements are: 8 x 8 cm.
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all info about mipsel-kernel-compilation should get here....
we know the loader.o ejii already booted a custom kernel...hopefully someone has time to look at the kernel...
all info about arm9-kernel-compilation should get here...
EricC already booted a custom kernel with the stock UBoot.
What is important to get it running:
1) Setup the codesourcery cross toolchain
2) download the GPL-source and untar the kernel stuff
3) using the supplied config modify it with make menuconfig to your needs
4) compile it
5) compile the modules
6) just trying to load gets your LS Pro into EM Mode.
this is because it compares the date of the kernel with the date mentioned in /etc/linkstation_release.
you have to modify this file so it uses the same date as the kernel was compiled....
if you compiled it just before use the date of the current day...
it is unclear but possible that any day after the kernel compilation date is valid
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Distinguished Service 2009-2010
The Distinguished Service Award recognizes a faculty member for exemplary service in a leadership capacity to the university and/or community or profession that brings credit to San José State University.
Amy Strage
Professor of Child and Adolescent Development Amy Strage considers herself "an always-wanting-to-help sort of person." San José State agrees with Strage, who is the recipient of the 2009-2010 Distinguished Service Award.
The highlights of Strage's contributions to San José State since she joined the faculty in 1987 include unwavering support of faculty development, tireless promotion of student success and dedication to service learning and building strong professional partnerships.
"A special thread that runs through Dr. Strage's 23-year career at San José State is her ongoing commitment to linking teaching, scholarship and service," wrote a nominator. "She has provided long-term, meaningful service that has benefited the campus and our faculty."
Through her work in the Connie L. Lurie College of Education and in the Center for Faculty Development, Strage helps faculty members prepare their dossiers and consider their career plans, a process she says many people approach with dread, anger and frustration. Strage says getting colleagues to approach the process as an opportunity to reflect on their careers is rewardingÑand it's a great way to get to know fields she knows little or nothing about.
Students also benefit from her commitment to service. She has overseen the placement of thousands of San José State service-learning students through local social service agencies, community-based organizations and businesses, work for which she received the first Provost's Award for Excellence in Service Learning.
Strage mentors and collaborates with faculty members across campus, supports students, and forges partnerships that have yielded programs like "It Takes a Valley," which helps school teachers succeed in challenging educational environments. However, the far-reaching impacts of Strage's work are grounded in her dedication to service here at San José State.
"Working at a university is not like other kinds of careers where people jump from company to company or job to job," says Strage of her reasons for serving the university. "For most of us, this is our professional home for 15, 20 or 30 years. It's the family we belong to."
Strage earned a baccalaureat from Lycée Francais de New York, a bachelor's degree from Barnard College, Columbia University and a doctoral degree from UC Berkeley.


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SOCHI SCENE: Mind the snow!
KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia (AP) — "Attention, Olympic snow!" Now that's an eye-catching sign.
Sochi Games organizers planted this one beside an absolutely immaculate patch of snow, groomed like a Japanese garden, next to the ski jump venue. Olympic snow, clearly a posh relation to the white stuff you and I are familiar with, cannot be walked on with dirty shoes, the sign instructs. And "if you need to do a job near or on the snow surface area - please, clean up thoroughly after yourself!"
The sign concludes with this gem:
"Please, remember, this is our Olympic Snow. It is a treasure for us all, please, take good care of it!"
Which, of course, made me just want to lie down on the pampered stuff, do a giant starfish and scribble "John Woz Here" on it with a big stick.
But being a good boy ... Click. Tweet. #Sochiproblems, this one's for you.
See the sign here: https://twitter.com/johnleicester/status/433105818368897025
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Oracle DBA, UNIX DBA, Backup Administrator
Budsjett €250-750 EUR
My Client is currently looking to fill the below 3 roles- Each role is for 6 months- 450 per day- Immediate start for the right candidate- Based in Dublin City Centre.
Unix . experience 6 to 10 years
Handle all the HPUX/AIX/SOLARIS severity 1 and 2 faults (including outages) and provide a root cause analysis to improve the overall efficiency and uptime of the system.
Clearing file system space, file restores, alarms modification and server diagnostics due to fault conditions.
Rectify problems related to operating system backup failures such as HPUX/AIX/SOLARIS ignite/flar backups. Helping backup and restoration team in rectifying problem.
Participate in restoration of services including reboots, recycle services, restores from backup & recovery after a server crash.
Help in facilitating the Disaster Recovery exercise.
Perform or coordinate with vendors to perform hardware repairs and server hardware replacements due to fault conditions.
Supporting internal teams in providing privileged user access.
Perform HP HPUX/AIX/SOLARIS Operating System upgrades, system level patching and system software upgrades.
Perform critical OS migrations on production system to provide an optimum environment to the Database and Application team.
Cluster technology – Configure and troubleshoot the high availability clustering technologies on HP/AIX/Solaris, external storages and SANs as per the application need
Experienced in administration and management of cluster services – VERITAS , MCserviceguard
HPUX/AIX/SOLARIS server installation and configuration at enterprise level, performance tuning and automate jobs using the shell scripts.
Disk space modifications and disk mirroring as per the requirement from other partnership organization, add/remove/modify file systems.
All security changes including security patches/permission.
Conduction new or offsite Disaster Recovery/Failover exercise
Interact with the stakeholders and understand technical requirements pertaining to HPUX/AIX/SOLARIS infrastructure services.
Ensure that the delivery is made on decided timelines with best quality.
Capacity Management – Handling the capacity management considering the future growth.
Backup Admin : experience 6 to 10 years
Strong Knowledge of TSM Backup tool. Experience on Versions : 6.2 ,6.3 and 5,5
Experience with Tape Libraries and VTL's
Strong Knowledge of File system, Oracle, SQL, Exchange backups and restores.
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Knowledge of Scripting and Unix/Windows Skills
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Oracle DBA experience 6 to 10 years:
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looking for Patrick Boyle and Maria/Mary Lynch Boyle of Ireland
My ggf Patrick Boyle immigrated from Ireland to Friendsville,PA.Arrived Friendsville Oct or Nov 1847.He was indentured to a Terrill family who had a large farm.He worked there until he paid off his fare.Sometime in the early 1850's he returned to Ireland and married Maria or Mary Lynch and returned to Friendsville,PA.I don't know the dates or where any of this occured.He is in the 1850 census and he and his wife and family are listed in the 1860 census.They moved around northern PA working.Patrick was a laborer and illiterate.He worked D&H Erie Canal and later D&H railroad.In 1875 he moved with his family to Westport NY and work for D&H railroad the rest of his life.He and Maria/Mary had 15 children.I think most of his son's worked or started work on D&H railroad.They mostly were Track men although some became engineers and other trades.They were catholic and attended ST Philip Neri church in Westport NY.They are buried in the cemetery there.A large stained glass window in the church was furnished by my ggf his name is on it.Patrick and Marie/Mary rented and then bought the home they lived in close to the church.The house was deeded to their oldest son and remained in the family until the 199Os.
Patrick,s son Patrick is my gf.He lived in Ticonderoga NY and worked for D&H also as a trackman.He and my gm lived on Battery St in Ticonderoga.
My mother Florence Fuller Boyle married my father Edward Boyle.I was born in Ticonderoga NY in 1929.We moved from there in 1932 to Corinth,NY.Our family has spread out through out the country since.Some are still living in the north country area up there.
Looking for Patrick Boyle and Maria/Mary Lynch of Ireland.Patrick came to Friendsville 1847 was indentured to Farmer Joel Turell.Patrick returned to Ireland in early 1850's married Maria Lynch and returned to Friendsville PA.
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SANDY, Utah — In Major League Soccer, every match is important. But in 2013, every match between Real Salt Lake and the Portland Timbers has been really important.
Nothing less than first place in the Western Conference is on the line when the two teams meet Saturday in Portland. And, perhaps, a shot at the Supporters' Shield. Games like this are why, in the past couple of months, the two teams have become more than just Western Conference foes.
"To play the same opponent in really important matches is what starts rivalries," RSL coach Jason Kreis told MLSsoccer.com recently. "That's why we're where we are with Seattle after playing them in the playoffs so many times in a row."
Salt Lake and Portland have yet to face off in the playoffs; the Timbers have yet to make the postseason. But the three times the two teams have meet in 2013 have all been huge: On Aug. 7, Real Salt Lake eliminated Portland in the semifinals of the US Open Cup, 2-1.
Two weeks later, third-place Portland were moments away from a win over first-place RSL — but Salt Lake escaped JELD-WEN Field with a 3-3 tie on a goal in the 93rd minute. Then, on Aug. 30, Portland had a chance to draw within three points of first-place RSL, but the Claret-and-Cobalt posted a 4-2 victory.
As the two teams head into their fourth and final pre-playoffs meeting on Saturday at JELD-WEN Field, first-place Portland (53 points) have a one-point lead over second-place RSL (52) in the Western Conference standings. A win by either team will leave them in first headed into the last week of the regular season.
"This is what starts rivalries," Kreis said. "Really stressful matches that mean something. Somebody taking the lead in the conference at that time or an Open Cup game."
Adding to the importance of Saturday's match is the fact that neither team has clinched a playoff berth yet. Neither has any other team in the Western Conference, which is sort of "odd," in Kreis' opinion.
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"It's one thing to still have several teams still vying for the conference championship." Kreis said. "But it's odd that nobody has clinched a playoff spot yet.
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TROY, Mich., Nov. 4, 2013 -- /PRNewswire/ -- The College for Creative Studies (CCS), one of the world's preeminent art and design colleges, and Walsh College, the area's leading business college, have collaborated to offer business courses to undergraduate CCS students on CCS's campuses beginning this fall.
The courses are designed to enhance CCS's rigorous art and design curriculum with a baseline of business education to help students succeed as independent artists, designers, entrepreneurs or business owners in the future. The partnership between the two institutions reflects the region's growing reliance on the creative economy.
"The College for Creative Studies has long understood the importance of creative businesses to the overall economy and we have relied on ventures like our Detroit Creative Corridor Center to nurture talented entrepreneurs in the region," said Richard L. Rogers, president of the College for Creative Studies (CCS). "This partnership brings an emphasis on business practices to the undergraduate curriculum as CCS already does in its graduate programs. We want to be certain that all of our students are equipped with the necessary tools to succeed in business. We are especially pleased that they will benefit from the expertise of Walsh College's highly respected faculty."
The comprehensive program will include courses on branding and self-image management, money management skills for artists and designers, and advanced business skills for artist and designers. Students will learn how to start entrepreneurial ventures or to be effective creative leaders within an existing corporate environment.
"The partnership is a blend of the educational strengths from both institutions," said Walsh College President and CEO Stephanie Bergeron. "This is a great opportunity to share our business acumen with art and design students and properly equip them to successfully navigate their career paths. It is a unique undertaking of which we are extremely proud."
Instructors from Walsh College are Dr. Michael Levens, associate professor of marketing; Erin Rawlings, adjunct instructor of marketing; Dr. Louise August, associate professor of finance; and Dr. Lee Meadows, professor of management. The 11-week courses will be taught as a hybrid format, with a portion of the course taught in the classroom and a portion online. Learn more at www.walshcollege.edu/CCS or www.collegeforcreativestudies.edu/academics/undergraduate-programs/business-concentration.
WALSH COLLEGE Founded in 1922, Walsh College is a private, not for profit institution offering upper-division undergraduate and graduate business and technology degrees and certificate programs. One of Southeast Michigan's largest business schools, Walsh has locations in Troy, Novi, Clinton Township and Port Huron, as well as online. Walsh's business services division offers the Walsh Institute, which provides solutions for businesses through training, continuing education and consulting. Walsh is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (www.ncahlc.org; phone: 312-263-0456) and the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE, www.iacbe.org). The Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP, www.acbsp.org) accredits specific degree programs.
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The Madison Business Network (MBN) held a Fall kickoff breakfast on Friday, Aug. 30, in the Highlands Room of the Festival. Eighty individuals representing a wide array of services, departments, and colleges attended the event. The focus of the MBN is on JMU staff, faculty, and alumni.
Dr. Mary Gowan, dean, College of Business, started the meeting with a few welcoming remarks. She talked about the importance of entrepreneurship, noting, "JMU is a leading university for entrepreneurship education at an undergraduate institution in the nation."
Assistant Vice President of Human Resources Rick Larson next led the group in a brainstorming session. The attendees divided up according to their area of interest, choosing one of the following topics: business plan competition, concept roundtables, faculty staff forum, and idea brainstorming. Ideas and questions from the session will be summarized and evaluated for future workshops and action plans.
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Freedom Suits Case Files, 1814-1860
These case files consist of 301 legal petitions for freedom by people of color originally filed in St. Louis courts between 1814 and 1860. They make up the largest corpus of freedom suits currently available to researchers in the United States.1
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St. Louis Circuit Court, Office of the Circuit Clerk
The suits described in this finding aid were brought by or on behalf of persons of color held in slavery within the St. Louis area from 1814 to 1860. These case files remain part of the larger St. Louis Circuit Court Case File Records Series and are presented here as an artificial, subject-oriented records series to facilitate research in a distinctive area of national, regional, and local history.
All records were created in the course of business by the Circuit Court, its inferior courts, and predecessors as provided for by federal and state law. Upon the separation of St. Louis City and St. Louis County as provided for in the 1875 constitution, the city retained custody of all court records previously produced. These records have remained in the custody of the St. Louis Circuit Court since that time, both in the historic Old Courthouse (constructed 1839-1852) and the Civil Courts Building (constructed in 1930). The records are now housed at the Missouri State Archives-St. Louis.
Historical/Biographical Note
The St. Louis freedom suits, and other records like them, are a resource that will shed new light on the complex institution of slavery. Included in many of the cases are depositions, rare "oral histories," which document family, travel, work, and interaction with both masters and advocates of their freedom. Of particular note, is the role of women in these suits, as the examples below will attest. Individually, and as a whole, these cases demonstrate the determination of the enslaved to free themselves.
The case of Winny v. Phebe Whitesides is significant in that it was the first freedom suit appealed to the Missouri Supreme Court. It established the precedent of freeing slaves who had resided in a free territory or state. Citing the 1807 territorial statute that allowed any person held in slavery to petition the court to sue for their freedom as a poor person, Winny filed a petition in 1819 charging Whitesides with trespass, assault and battery, and false imprisonment.2 Winny declared that because Whitesides had taken her and her family from North Carolina into Illinois before coming to St. Louis, she should be free. On February 13, 1822, a jury agreed and declared Winny and her offspring free persons. The defendant appealed the case to the Missouri Supreme Court, which upheld the verdict, based on the terms of the Northwest Ordinance.
Although it was not unusual for a case to drag on for several years, one family's struggle lasted three decades. In 1805, the children of Afro-Indian slave Marie Jean Scypion filed the first suit for freedom in Missouri with the Territorial Superior Court. Indian slavery was common in territorial Missouri until Spanish officials ordered an end to the practice in 1769. Unhappy slaveholders resisted the order, but some slaves, including Scypion's descendants, saw in it a chance for freedom. Scypion's children asserted in their petition that Marie Jean's mother was Indian, and that ancestry, the plaintiffs argued, precluded their enslavement. The initial judgment in their favor was reversed in a later trial and over the next thirty years, Scypion's descendants, most notably her daughters Marguerite, Celeste, and Catiche continued to press their claim. Encouraged by the Missouri General Assembly's passage of a state statute allowing persons held in slavery to sue for their freedom,3 Marguerite renewed her claim in 1825 and filed suit against her owner Pierre Chouteau, Sr., in the St. Louis Circuit Court. Although the judgment and subsequent appeal to the Missouri Supreme Court went against Marguerite, her attorney's persistence brought about a review of the case in 1834 and a new trial was ordered. After a change of venue to St. Charles County, and then Jefferson County, and delays on the part of Chouteau's legal counsel, the case finally came to trial on November 8, 1836.4 The jury's unanimous decision in favor of the plaintiffs withstood appeals by the defense to the State and U.S. Supreme Courts, thus officially ending the practice of Indian slavery in Missouri.
Under Missouri law, minor children could also file petitions for freedom. One example is the case of Josephine LaCourse, whose mother Julia sued owner George Mitchell as her daughter's "next friend." In law, a "next friend" - a free adult - acted for the minor's benefit while the case was pending. The basis of this 1835 suit was prior residence in free territory and upon Josephine LaCourse's birth in "the French Village of St. Clair," Illinois, in 1826.
As evidenced above, children of the founding fathers of St. Louis were defendants in numerous freedom suits. Missouri slaves filed petitions against the Chouteau, Cabanne, Sarpy, and Papin families, among others. Most notably, in the 1840s, siblings Charlotte and Pierre (1st case, 2nd case), persons of color, brought separate and parallel suits for freedom against Therese and Gabriel Chouteau. The siblings alleged that their mother, Rose, was born in Canada at a time when slavery in that country was prohibited. Oddly, the courts ruled in favor of Pierre's petition for freedom, but turned down his sister Charlotte's plea.
The most well known and the freedom suit with the greatest impact on U. S. history, culture, and society was the one filed in St. Louis Circuit Court by Dred Scott and his wife Harriet, in 1846 (view additional resources). Although the St. Louis court initially granted freedom to the Scotts, a series of appeals by both parties brought the case before the U. S. Supreme Court in 1857. The federal court's decision to uphold the State Supreme Court's ruling reasoned that the Scotts were and should remain slaves because the United States Constitution did not recognize slaves as citizens. The Dred Scott decision fueled the ongoing debate over slavery and is among the sequence of significant events that led to the Civil War.
Scope and Content
These case files consist of 301 legal petitions for freedom filed by people of color in St. Louis courts between 1814 and 1860. The bulk of these suits were filed between 1820 and 1850.
Case files may include the following documents: petitions filed by attorneys to be granted authority or permission for the individual person of color to bring suit for freedom, affidavits, summonses of witnesses required to support or refute the validity of the suit, writs, replications, depositions of witnesses, motions, bills of sale, lists of slaves sold, deeds of emancipation, wills, orders for sale, land grants, instructions to juries, jury verdicts, appeals, and copies of Missouri Supreme Court decisions.
Physical Description
Case files may consist of the following: hand-written documents or document fragments; preprinted summonses with handwritten entries; and newspaper clippings or advertisements. The contents of each tri-folded case file have been flattened and cleaned of dirt and coal dust that accumulated through the years. Items used to attach documents, such as straight pins, ribbons, wax, thread and starch wafers have been removed to allow for filming and scanning. Due to age, environment, use and paper type, many of the documents have sustained damage over the years and are very fragile and have been placed in protective polyester sleeves. Selected documents will receive additional conservation treatment. All case files have been housed in archival folders and boxes.
All circuit court case files are arranged in chronological order by Year, Term of Court, and Case Number, as assigned by the clerk of court. Documents within each case file are arranged chronologically by date filed with the court. These case files retain their original placement within the Circuit Case File series. This artificial series was digitally scanned retaining that original order.
Separated Material
Oversized records were removed from the case files to permit flattening, provide proper safe storage and handling, and access. References to the separated material have been placed in each folder from which documents have been removed.
The Missouri Historical Society has in its collection, some case files and other records from the St. Louis Circuit Court that may relate to these case files. (Box list, Saint Louis (Mo.). Circuit Court Records, 1804-1967, Missouri Historical Society, St. Louis.)
Any additional gaps that occur in the records series are due to misfile, loss or damage.
Finding Aids
The original court indexes provide direct access to plaintiffs, defendants, year, term and case file number.
The Missouri State Archives and the American Culture Studies Program at Washington University in St. Louis have worked to produce an on-line, keyword searchable database to facilitate locating specific cases or subjects in the Freedom Suits case files.
Related Materials
As previously noted, the Freedom Suit case files are part of the larger St. Louis Circuit Court Case File Series. There are additional cases within those records that may relate to persons, places or events mentioned within these suits.
Researchers should also consult other related record series for complementary information.
Approximately 65 freedom suits were originally filed in or appealed to the Territorial Superior Court or the Missouri Supreme Court, including 38 from St. Louis. These cases are available at the Missouri State Archives.
Access Conditions
Original records remain in the legal custody of the St. Louis Circuit Court. Researchers may apply for access by contacting:
Missouri State Archives-St. Louis
Globe Building
710 North Tucker, Room 213
St. Louis MO 63101
(314) 588-1746
Fax (314) 588-9788
The Missouri State Archives-St. Louis determines policies and prices for copies of original documents.
Preferred Citation
The Missouri State Archives, the St. Louis Circuit Court Clerk's Office, and the American Culture Studies Program in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis have created this digital collection for noncommercial, educational, and research purposes. All references to the materials on this website should be cited as follows:
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"Stand Up Guys" Rating: R | When: Opens Friday Where: Wide release | Running time: 1 hour, 34 minutes | ★★½
It's hard to imagine anyone over 30 not being at least a little intrigued by the casting of Christopher Walken, Al Pacino and Alan Arkin as a trio of retired street criminals reuniting after nearly 30 years in the film "Stand Up Guys." Then again, it's just that kind of presold packaging that turns clever concepts into the unintelligible slop that often hits theaters this time of year.
You'll be happy to know then that actor-turned-director Fisher Stevens' ("Crazy Love") film, from an original script by first-timer Noah Haidle, is actually a thoughtful little buddy caper comedy that wisely exploits the audience's natural affection for its aging stars.
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Though he halfheartedly resists at first, Doc seems to come alive the more time he spends with his reckless old friend, which makes his job that much harder. See, the long-retired Doc still owes his old crime boss, the terrifically named Claphands (Mark Margolis), one more job before he's off the hook — kill his best friend for murdering Claphands' only son.
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Nick Jonas: American Idol Judge?
Is Nick Jonas the newest American Idol judge?
The 19-year-old musician is "pretty close to signing to be the Idol judge. They flew him in to L.A. last week for final meetings," an insider told US Weekly.
PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Nick Jonas
According to another source, "[American Idol producers] think he can help bring that younger demo to the show."
Mariah Carey already signed on the dotted line, leaving two open spots at the judging table. Randy Jackson is apparently being moved to a mentor position.
TELL JJJ: Would you like to see Nick as a judge on American Idol?
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Andreas has an FDL-60, and I used to have some of them, so I thought I would share some ideas about a conversion. The film transport in the FDL is quite good, so if possible, we would like to use it as-is. The camera system is easily removed from the chassis, so that is the first step. We will need to replace the gate, lens, camera, and light and find a way to trigger the new camera. These sub-systems will be very similar to the design that the open scanner will use. We can look at the details of that in other threads about those systems, not yet posted.
I need some details about your FDL, Andreas. First what model and serial number is it? Does it have the late motor design installed? Can you share some photos of the reel motors? Is is still online, and is it working?
This idea can be relatively simple if the original systems can be used.
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One of the side-effects of a general election campaign here is that we get much more mail than usual because of political leafletting. The contents of the leaflets are irrelevant, other than any identifiers on the front and the name of the person to whom it is addressed. This is because most people throw them straight into the bin without reading.
So why do parties keep destroying trees to send us bumph that no one reads? It's because while people grouch about receiving the junk mail, they REALLY complain if they feel left out. Once an undecided voter thinks, "Huh, I guess they don't want my vote", it's an uphill struggle to change their mind. Believe me, I notice which parties have not deigned to send us any leaflets. And I really notice when a leaflet is addressed to my husband and not to me.
And you'll see this in games also. People will eye up a new MMO and complain like crazy if some feature is not present, even if they wouldn't use it even if it was. (Crafting is a great example of this – loads of people who don't even like crafting will complain if a game does not contain it.)


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Wabash Alumni, the T-Bones, and Dollar Hot Dogs - Fun!by Tom Runge • July 17, 2007 Share:
Alumni and their spouses from the Kansas City area gathered Monday evening to attend the Kansas City T-Bones baseball game. A good time was truly had by all.
The T-Bones put on a valiant rally in the bottom of the ninth inning scoring 5 runs but fell short in a 11-9 loss to the Joliet Jackhammers. Both teams play in the independent Northern league. The game was popular, drawing over 5,500 people on a Monday night. More information on the T-Bones can be found here.
The get-together was organized by Ned Luce '66, local regional association leader, and his wife BJ (DePauw '66). Ned secured first base line seats in the 8th row - a great location. We were joined by recent graduate Ross Dilliard '07 and current student Alex Nolan '08. Alex is an intern for the summer at Kansas University - doing organic chemistry research. As you can imagine, the Grunge didn't go into detail about that!
To top off the Wabash Kansas City experience, I listened to talk radio 980 AM on Tuesday morning - one of the hosts of the morning show was none other than Wabash's own EJ Becker '94.
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Credit U.S. House Speaker John Boehner with having a sense of whimsy, anyway. Amidst a raucous House debate over a new farm bill, HR 2642, introduced July 10, Republicans cut food stamps from the bill.
Credit U.S. House Speaker John Boehner with having a sense of whimsy, anyway. Amidst a raucous House debate over a new farm bill, HR 2642, introduced July 10, Republicans cut food stamps from the bill.
The bill passed the House on July 11 — one week ago — 216-208. The vote breaks down as 216 Republicans voting for the bill and 12 voting against, and 196 Democrats voting against the bill. Eleven representatives did not vote. Among representatives with districts that include Polk County, Republicans Tom Rooney of Okeechobee, Dennis Ross of Lakeland and Daniel Webster of Winter Garden voted yes. Democrat Alan Grayson of Orlando voted no.
This was the first time in four decades that nutrition assistance to low income Americans has not been included in the farm bill.
Although the bill would have cut food stamp funding by $20.5 billion over the next 10 years, House Republicans complained that wasn't enough.
Presumably, the House will at some point pass a separate bill to fund food stamps at some lesser amount.
Or maybe not. There appears to be little interest in a House food stamp bill.
When asked if such a bill could even make it to the House floor over the objection of the conservatives who hold power, Boehner shrugged and replied, "If ands and buts were candy and nuts, every day would be Christmas."
He added "My goal right now is to get the farm bill passed. We'll get to those other issues later."
At least he didn't say of the 47 million Americans who depend on food stamps: "Let them eat gruel."
Stripping food stamps out of the farm bill was, of course, pure show business.
There is little chance that the Senate will pass the bill without nutrition assistance included.
Even if it did, President Obama would veto it.
House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer, D-Md., got it right when he called the legislation "a bill to nowhere."
"This dead-on-arrival messaging bill only seeks to accomplish one objective: to make it appear that Republicans are moving forward with important legislation even while they continue to struggle at governing," Hoyer said.
In other words, the farm bill vote was business as usual in the House: Pretend you are doing something when you are not.
So why cut food stamps out of the farm bill? The Pew Research Center offers a hint.
"Democrats are about twice as likely as Republicans to have received food stamps at some point in their lives," the center said Friday, "a participation gap that echoes the deep partisan divide in the U.S. House of Representatives."
Partisanship aside, eliminating nutrition assistance from the farm bill was a nasty piece of work on the part of House conservatives.
Fifteen percent — about one in seven Americans — depends on food stamps to stave off hunger.
Unfortunately, that's what passes for politics as usual these days in Washington.
Voters should reject cynical politics over serious policy and throw these rascals out.


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"We Get Really Nerdy About Why a Headline Works"
Slate's editors in a roundtable about heds, deks, annoying clickbait, and more.
Why did you click this article? Probably because of the headline. Headlines are important, and Slate's editors have strong feelings about them. In this Slate Plus conversation, five Slate editors discuss the fine art of writing a headline, how to avoid creating annoying "clickbait," and more.
Allison Benedikt, senior editor: John, when I started at Slate, it was made clear to me (via you?) that you are Slate's Master of Headlines. You've been here awhile, and headline styles have changed. Has your personal style changed along with the times?
John Swansburg, editorial director: First off, I would never claim that I am the Master of Headlines; I prefer my vassals to describe me as such.
As to your question, yes, my headline writing has evolved considerably over my seven years at Slate, although certain things have remained consistent. Certainly on the home page, headline-writing strategy has changed a lot in recent years. For one thing, we have a new home page, with lots of different sized spaces for heds, which requires different styles of headline writing. For another, our metabolism has gotten much faster. I remember halcyon days when Julia and I would spend 10 minutes, maybe 15, carving in stone a beautifully crafted hed and dek that would last the entire next day on the home page. Now, Chad bounces a headline after an hour if it's not performing!
Chad Lorenz, news editor: Heds on the home page have definitely changed a lot. We are less focused on puns and cleverness—less of a print-magazine style, less focused on that classic hed and dek format. Home page heds are much more direct now—Plotz has pushed that. A hed should tell you exactly what a piece is about.
Julia Turner, deputy editor: I feel like our style has remained fairly consistent! For me, the keys to a great Slate headline are: 1) It should sound colloquial, like a smart, news-savvy friend is talking to you. 2) It should pithily pitch the heart of the piece, making a promise to you about what you will learn/see/experience if you click. 3) The piece has to deliver on that promise, otherwise the head is annoying clickbait.
Benedikt: Julia, have you ever written annoying clickbait?
Turner: Is that a gotcha question, Allison? We try really hard to write clicky lines for pieces that will deliver on what we promise. When we find a piece that can't deliver on the promise, we're much more likely to just not put it on the home page than write a juiced up line for it. It's a judgment call every time, and I'm sure we have produced clickbait that is annoying at times, rather than just virtuous clickbait, which is what we strive for.
Lorenz: Correct, Julia. The thing we want to avoid is a "bait and switch" problem.
David Haglund, senior editor: We definitely write headlines that some people consider clickbait. Whether that's a fair charge or not depends on the actual headline, but I have certainly seen hyperbole, e.g., on Slate, which undersells the complexity of an argument. And I know I've written headlines that some would consider clickbait –e.g., some people hate the whole "You're Doing It Wrong" series, simply because the headline seems to tell people that they're doing something wrong. I consider it a harmless bit of fun, but it's obviously meant to be provocative and draw people in.
Benedikt: In terms of evolving styles, the word You never used to appear in headlines, and now it's quite common, and of course there's the Upworthy influence. I'm curious how the team that writes our home page headlines (Chad, John, Julia) feels Slate has been influenced by headline trends.
Turner: I feel like we were at the vanguard of that trend, Allison! We were writing You Probably Shouldn't Eat Soup for Dinner headlines years ago, before it was cool. Slash uncool.
Lorenz: One of Julia's favorite headline tropes, for ages, has been "You Should Probably ..." But the more trendy, Upworthy style that we have consciously avoided is "You Won't Believe ...." etc. "You'll Die When You See ..."
Swansburg: We definitely catch ourselves using You when we shouldn't be. Like, What to Do When You're Exchanging Prisoners With the Taliban.
Turner: I like that headline!
Swansburg: Not a situation most Slate readers will find themselves in, hopefully.
Turner: I would not object to that.
Benedikt: Very useful!
Swansburg: Ha! I would quietly object to that headline.
Turner: (Excuse me, John and I need to go offline and battle to the death about that headline. Only one of us will be back.)
It takes the conventions of service journalism (tips for bettering your life) and applies them to international policy and strategy coverage. There is a magazine-y wink in there that is fun for readers.
Swansburg: You sold me on it! This is one of the fun parts of being on the heds team—we often talk each other into heds that we'd otherwise have thrown out thinking they were no good.
Lorenz: That's my favorite Swans technique! Yell out a hed that is a total jokey hed, but it turns out to actually work.
Turner: Totally. We get really nerdy about why a headline works or doesn't.
We had an interesting example last week with David Haglund's Fresca, for example. The hed on the piece is "Why Isn't Delonte West in the NBA?" But we worried that question was a little narrow for the cover because it framed the article as a question about sports. (For reference, the cover is what we call the top area of our home page. We still think of that as a "cover," the old print magazine term.)
So we went with the more mysterious "Whatever Happened to Delonte West?," which hopefully hints that the amazing story he reported around him, the stigma against mental illness in sports, and the odd particulars of his arc is bigger than a sports story.
One thing that has changed in the last few years is that we used to just make choices like that and have no data on whether they worked. Now we can see how "clicky" any headline is, and adjust accordingly. Chad, are there any headline approaches we used to love but have thrown out now that we have more data?
Lorenz: Yes—for one, we always firmly believed the writer's name was a pull. If Applebaum or Schafer wrote a piece, the headline needed to start with "Schafer:." Once we were seeing click-through rates on heds, we realized that wasn't true anymore.
Another change we've made in response to industry trends: We don't do the "numbered list" heds as much, because Buzzfeed has absolutely murdered that trope. Even from 2007–2009 we were doing "11 Reasons to Be Outraged …. " "17 Things You Must Know About ..." or "9 Lessons From …" (Always an interesting number, never a round one). Now everyone does those, so we don't as much.
Benedikt: What about "Everything You Need to Know About ..."?
Lorenz: Also shopworn. And that one never works well for us anyway. Too vague. Just say one specific thing the reader needs to know.
Turner: Yeah, and I worry that Upworthy has besmirched my beloved colloquial second-person. They always add that heavy-handed second sentence: "When You Watch This Video of a 7th-Grade Gym Class, You Won't Believe Where the Tetherball Went."
Swansburg: Did you guys read Jack Shafer's column about this great Twitter account set up to ruin that kind of clickbait? The account would retweet that Upworthy headline, and append: The rabbit cage. (I.e., that's where the tetherball went).
Turner: Oh yes, there's one for HuffPo too—HuffPoSpoilers, I think it is. It's always very deadpan.
Lorenz: I find that a useful piece of satire. It reminds us of what sucks about question heds, which we do overuse even though we try not to. But I think when we do selectively use question heds, it's as a wider exploration of an idea, not to teasingly withhold the answer.
Benedikt: Slate sometimes gets dinged for being scoldy. I once wrote a story with the headline, "If You Send Your Kids to Private School, You Are a Bad Person," and there is, of course, "You're Doing It Wrong." What do you guys think about those types of heds? I tend to wish I could go back in time on some that I've written.
Swansburg: Those heds are tough, Allison. I think they are very, very effective. But used too frequently and your magazine starts to sound like an unhinged uncle. Our fondness for How and Why I think stemmed from Slate's love of explaining things, which has always been a strength, I think. But we definitely could overdo it!
Lorenz: I think our regular readers understand that we're not actually scolding them. But to use that slightly breathless admonishment tone is a way to signal to them that they're in on the joke.
Swansburg: Favorite headlines?
Lorenz: Mein Nuts is a classic I will never forget.
Turner: Ron Rosenbaum's piece about the theory Hitler had one testicle, right? One of my favorites was from an old Today's Papers writer, Eric Umansky. It was something like "Krgystn Prtstrs Rvlt." We'd never do that these days, but I loved it. Also "Brainwash, Rinse, Repeat" for the Manchurian Candidate remake.
Swansburg: We used to have a really small box on the home page that only allowed for like 20 characters or so. We used it for newsy updates. I remember that Bush admin official Jay Bybee was leaving the office of legal counsel and we were just able to squeeze into that box "Say Byebye, Jay Bybee."
Lorenz: Yes! Again, a joke Swans hed that became a real hed.
Swansburg: I know that Plotz's favorite used to be a line our old colleague Mike Agger wrote for a cover, the day that Michael Jackson's lawyers made their opening statement in his trail for child molestation: "He Never Laid a Glove On Them." That's an example of a headline that's not super punny or outrageous, it's just off-kilter in exactly the right way to make you smile and want to click.


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Hell Freezing Over? Disney Realizing That Fans Celebrating 'Frozen' By Infringement May Be A Good Thing
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However, in the past few years, it's seemed as though Disney has been a bit quieter than in the past about copyright issues, allowing some other companies to take the lead on that. And, in some cases, it seems to even be recognizing (*gasp*) that some infringement can actually be a good thing. Andrew Leonard, over at Salon, has the story of how Disney has finally joined the 21st century in realizing that having fans create derivative works around the movie Frozen, has actually been useful and free promotion for the original (and massively successful) movie.
Disney's expertise in nurturing, co-opting and, most of all, not cracking down on the many ways fans have embraced "Frozen" online is a template for how to thrive in a digital, copy-promiscuous, consumer-empowered environment. Disney, long one of the fiercest and most powerful defenders of strict intellectual property control, has learned how to let copyright go.The article includes a bunch of examples of people who have built up huge audiences (and even careers) themselves, almost entirely built off of Disney's works -- without Disney getting involved at all. Disney isn't asking for money and it's not shutting them down. It's just letting them do their thing, even if they're making money from doing so. Why? Because it appears that even Disney is recognizing that even when these "infringers" are making money, Disney itself likely makes even more money from it:
Disney did not respond to my queries as to where they draw the line or how they are engaging with non-authorized use of Disney characters. But there's anecdotal evidence that the company has realized that the same people who are buying soundtracks and merchandise and DVDs are the same people who are making and sharing YouTube videos. Although Disney once viewed YouTube with alarm, the company now seems to realize that fan-created content — even in cases where that content is generating revenue that is not captured by Disney — is cross-promotional marketing that money can't buy.For all the times we see copyright defenders insist that anyone "making money" from someone else's work is "obviously" a problem, it's nice to see Disney understand how non-zero-sum markets work, and the fact that just because someone is making some money, it doesn't automatically mean that money is coming out of Disney's bank account.
So... within a very short time it appears we've seen both the Supreme Court officially admit that infringement can be beneficial, and Disney implicitly admit the same thing. It feels like hell may be freezing over.