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Lexi Thompson, America's own teen phenom, is thoroughly enjoying the last event of the 2013 LPGA season. And why not? She's had a terrific year on the Tour. In addition to 7 top-10 finishes, she's capped off her year with late season wins at the Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia in October and the Lorena Ochoa Invitational in November. Rolex Ranked No. 10 Thompson has banked slightly more than a million dollars in 2013, and there's still one event to be finished before the season officially ends.
Thursday's first-round of the CME Group Titleholders looked as if it could have been a Thompson family reunion as Lexi Thompson's family members filled the gallery to cheer on the two-time LPGA Tour winner.
"My mom, my dad, my dad's parents, my mom's mom, my mom's brother, Nick's actually coming in tomorrow," said Thompson of her family members in attendance on Thursday, "and I have my agents here, and I have a few ‑‑ my godparents are coming in and a few members from my golf course are coming in."
While the majority of Thompson's family remained outside the ropes, she had a familiar face on the bag during the opening round. Thompson's brother, Curtis, returned to the Sunshine State this week from Louisiana State University (LSU) to step-in as caddie during her 6-under 66 opening-round.
"We read a lot of good putts," Thompson said of her 1st round. "We were off on a few, but he is a great green reader. Giving me the confidence over the shots when I say I'm going to hit this shot, hit a little draw in, he was like yeah, that's perfect. That's really all you need out there is that little confidence boost going into a shot."
The duo worked together to climb near the top of the leaderboard as Thompson focuses in on notching her third victory this season. The 18-year-old has had a memorable sophomore season and is beaming with confidence at this week's $700,000 season-ending event.
"Yeah, I definitely have a good amount of confidence coming off of last week, but I knew my game was close coming into the final stretch going over to Asia, but I'm just continuing to work hard and I have to be patient with my game," said Thompson. "I knew it was close."
Paired today with Shanshan Feng and Sandra Changkija, Thompson had a more challenging round. Yesterday's birdies turned into bogeys and she went to the clubhouse with a 74 on her card. Thompson will start the 3rd round at -4, trailing Germany's Sandra Gal by 7 strokes and with a share of the 9th spot on the board.
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Saturday, December 21: Ranger Creek turns three during this rescheduled bash with Tres, a special three-year anniversary beer, other brewery-only beers, live music and grub available via food trucks. $5-$8, 2-6pm, 4834 Whirlwind, (210) 775-2099.
Sunday, December 22: Bob Riddle and the staff at Big Bob's Burgers downtown location will host a benefit for the late Barbara Wolfe, who passed away on Monday, December 9. The event will include music from the SA Blue Cats and proceeds will help cover Wolfe's outstanding medical bills. $20 minimum donation covers food and beer, 3pm, 100 N Santa Rosa, (210) 227-2627, bigbobsburgers.com.
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Difference between OS Migration and Upgrade
Hello Tech Friends,
I am a newbie and very much willing to learn about Windows 7. Please tell me the difference between OS migration and upgrade. I am studying MCTP 70-680 right now. And I really dont understand the difference. Please give me an expositional and detailed explaination about this. If you can give me links and references, i will appreciate it too...
Appreciate all your help.
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An upgrade is when you have an older operating system, put in the newer OS DVD/CD and let it upgrade from one to the other. Leaving all your apps and data where they are. With Windows 7, you can only upgrade from Vista!
A migration is when you manually backup your data and then perform a clean install and then put all your data back on that fresh clean install. Migration is also the term used in big business for changing from one OS to another on a large scale no matter if they are upgrading or clean installing. NOTE --- Clean install is always preferred!
A clean install is a reformat and total reinstall of all apps!
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Darryl, I'm sorry but I would like to change what you said a bit.
IMO, upgrading happens every time when you change your OS to a newer one. Upgrade can also be in-place upgrade, difference being that in-place upgrade installs on top of the existing OS, whereas upgrade replaces the old OS with the new one.
After in-place upgrade your applications are intact and can be used, whereas after upgrade you have to re-install everything. You can for instance upgrade from XP to Seven but in-place upgrade to Seven is only possible from Vista.
When migrating to a new OS, you have two scenarios: you can either upgrade your existing computer, or migrate to a new computer. If you are migrating using the same computer, part of this process is upgrading. It's then up to you to decide if you want to / need to upgrade doing a clean install, re-installing your applications, or in-place upgrade.
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Darryl and Kari covered it succinctly. Can only add from an installer's perspective that migrating data is fine however I would not migrate settings using Easy Transfer or any other backup/transfer utility as this is a known corruption path. Better to get a totally clean start without importing problems you can otherwise leave behind.
Since the Settings are stored in hidden AppData files, you may import them without knowing it using a utility. This is why I don't use Easy Transfer but just drag my active User folders off external to import them.
A popular way to take advantage of Windows 7's built-in Backup Imaging is to place User folders on a separate data partition, so that the OS/Programs partition backup image is kept lean, and if Windows 7 becomes irreparable you can reimage to its partition in 15 minutes and your latest files are safe and ready in their own partition "vault" which is backed up separately.
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Kari... I agree with what you said... mostly!
My point was that Migration is a term usually associated with an enterprise (big business). It is usually performed by either a 3rd party sw for that purpose, virtualization, imaging, scripting, or some combination of those. Migration is not a term usually associated with a single or small number of PC's.
I dont know of any enterprise that would ever consider an in-place upgrade, although it is a possible path to do so!
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Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
I think "Migration" is a term left over from the old days of large systems. It implied changing the hardware whilst very often keeping the same OS (e.g. IBM /370 MVT).
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Although it doesnt apply to a client OS here is an msdn article I found after googling "migration vs upgrade"
Upgrade vs. Migration: Definitions - Matt Mitrik - Site Home - MSDN Blogs
Here is a technet article:
Windows 7 Upgrade and Migration Guide
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wow.. the discussion confused me... ahahaha.. but i learned. thanks guys...
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The whole world was made to believe that the LTTE wanted it and Prahba and Pottu organised it.
Several people have been prosecuted and sentenced,some even to be hanged.
The hanging is not carried out jet, due to the appeal to the president by civil sprited citizens,who had grave concern that travesty of justic is in the making because of the way the trial was conducted.
The true culprits of the murder are at large and innocent people are behind bars and even facing death sentence.
Nalini,said to Priyanka,when Priyanka met her in the jail recently that the only crime she made was to be present at the meeting.
One of the public spirited citizen who has campaigned for a long time to find out the truth behind the murder of Rajiv Gandhi is a long time member of the Congress Party-TRICHI VELUCHAMY.
He was not only the member of the Congress Party,he was also asigned by the party to receive and be responsible to look after SUBRAMANIYA SAMY,when he came to India from States, to campaign in the general election for the Congress Party-the last one for Rajiv.
Veluchamy and the Suramania Samy were to geather during the campaign and when Subramania Samy addressed the election rallies of the party,Veluchamy translated the English speech of Subramaiya Samy,as he could not speak Tamil,even though he is supposed to be a Tamil.Veluchamy taught him to say `Vanakkam`.
During their association in the period of campaign,Trichy noted some odd behaviour of Subramaniya Samy.He was pusseled and could not figure out his behaviour.
Just four or five days before the election day,Subramania Samy told Trichy that he was going to catch a plane that evening to Delhi,as he had an important matter to attend in Delhi.It was already late to catch the plane and Trichy asked him how is he going to be in time.He said he will somehow or other manage it.
Then Trichy asked him,why he wanted to got to Delhi,when only few days left for the polling?
For that Subramaniya said,only if the polling took place.
Trichy was taken back asked him what does he meant?
Suramainia Samy bluffed and said, `anything could happen within that few days`!
In fact, really an important thing did happen before the polling day.
The day-after Subramaniya `left` for Delihi,in the morning,Trichy wanted to contact him,and rang to his wife`s home in Delhi.
The wife answered the call and said to Trichy that Samy was not in Delhi but in Chennai.
Several other Congress Party members wanted to contact him,but couldn`t.
Where was Subramaniya Samy those days?
Was he really in Delhi?
Who were the people he met in Delhi?
Or was he in Chennai at that time, he was purperted to be in Delhi, and who were people he met and what did he was upto those few days, before Gandhi was murdered?
Even though he was out of reach or contact for Trichy and other Congress people at that time ,but immediately after the bomb blast,which killed Rajiv,Subramaniya Samy rang somebody and told about the death of Rajiv.
How did he knew the death immediately?
Where was he at that time?
In Delhi or Chennai?
The odd behavior of Samy from the time he arrived from states and
his `disappearance` just before the bomb blast,raised suspicion on him by Trichy,and he recolected other incidences during his association with Samy and he repoted to the authrities.
But the authorities didn`t want to know any thing about it.
Then Trichy appeared in the hearing of the Jaines Commission and gave his version of the events.
The Jaine`s commisission which was appointed to find out the murderes of Rajiv,could not find the them and in its conclusion of the report the Commision mentioned the statement given by Trichy Veluchamy to the commission.
During the hearing of the Commision even though several people gave their evidence,but PRIYANKA was present only when Trichy Veluchamy gave evidence and his statemen.
Later,Soniya also met Trichy spoke and got all the details of his believe.
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Leave Paphos Airport on the B603 in the direction of Timi Village. At the first junction turn right onto the B6 to Mandria Village, pass Kouklia Village and turn left at the Aphrodite Hills Resort Sign. The hotel is 15km away from Pafos Airport.
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I'm Back, Baby!Posted on the 23 April 2012 by Shayes
I'm sorry if you missed me terribly these last two weeks, but I really needed a break. It was quite excellent and, wouldn't you know it, after about two days off from blogging the ideas and inspiration for posts started flowing!
Part of me was tempted to immediately come back as soon as inspiration began to flow, but I decided that I really should take the two weeks off like I planned and stick with it. But don't worry...I wrote down all the ideas that came to me during my time away. :)
You've probably noticed (if you're actually viewing this on the site and not through a reader or email) that things are a little messy around here. I'm in the process of redesigning (don't worry, the name is staying the same!) but there's been a slight hold up due to Photoshop being dumb. The last few elements (including a brand new, bea-yewwww-tiful header) are almost done and I'm really excited to show it to all of you. Hopefully I can get Photoshop to cooperate tonight and will be able to do the full reveal for you all tomorrow. Until then...please pardon the mess and bear with me as I get everything tweaked and adjusted.
You'll also notice a few changes will be coming as far as the content of Shades of Shayes is concerned. I'm going to start doing some more regular features (don't worry...The Saga of Office Boy will still be around for a bit longer) so the blog isn't quite so...random.
Granted...there will still be some days where I forego a weekly-feature type post because I just have to post about this, that or the other random thing that has enraptured my brain for a day. But in general, I'm going to try to make some more posts a bit more regular. I'll be introducing those here and there over the next few weeks. Some of them may even be link-ups or be calls for guests posts. (Hooray!)
And one final thing for you all before I give you the Instagram recap of my weekend in Newport News.
As you all know, The Saga of Office Boy will be coming to an end relatively soon. Exactly when...I'm not quite sure. It was originally scheduled to end sometime in late February or early March...clearly that didn't happen.
That being said...it will come to an end...eventually. But before it does, I'm giving you guys a chance to participate! I want your questions. Those random or serious or ridiculous questions you've had burning in your head since this whole crazy started way back in November (can you believe it's been that long?!). They can be questions for me, for Office Boy, or for the two of us as a couple. But pass the word around and send your questions to firstname.lastname@example.com. Seriously...we want them!
And now...the Instagram recap. Enjoy!
1) Late night work in the library. It felt like college all over again.2) Springfest. The end of the year celebration complete with henna, snow cones, face painting and more.
3) Traditional Panera date with my Capulet Lover.4) The evening ended with "Crazy, Stupid Love" (loved it, btw) and Ben & Jerry's New York Super Fudge Chunk ice cream. Quite wonderful. :)
5) Rita's Strawberry italian ice. So, so yummy.6) A couple of weeks ago I made an off-hand comment to Office Boy that I loved the Minions from "Despicable Me" and wanted some. Saturday he told me he had a surprise for me. When I saw him on Sunday...that's what I got. :)
7&8) Yesterday was my coworker's (henceforth known as the Sassy Puerto Rican) birthday and I promised her I'd make some cinnamon rolls for it.
So there's the catch up and the Instagram recap. I'm glad to be back and look forward to (virtually) seeing your lovely faces through the wonderful comments you all leave me each and every day.
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- There's no limit to the number of varieties - easily change flavors to make blueberry, boysenberry, cherry, even strawberry cheesecake.
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Welcome to the Europe Cuisine kitchen. Our delicious food is created with ease. Today I am going to show you how to make a fresh and healthy yoghurt using the Euro Cuisine YM260 2-quart Yoghurt Maker including this unit individual cup, thermometer and cup and bag to make Greek yoghurt. Are you ready for a fresh start? Let's make some yoghurt. All you need are two simple ingredients.
First ingredient: 5 ounces of plain yoghurt at room temperature or a -10-gram-packet of yoghurt culture and 2-quart of milk. 64 ounces. You can use any type of milk: whole, skim or low fat, pasteurized or raw. You can also use: almond milk, soy milk, or even goat's milk!
Preparing ice bath in your kitchen sink: no more than a few inches of cold water and ice cubes. Remove the white lid from a 2-quart container in your Euro Cuisine® Yogurt Maker.
Pour your milk into a saucepan and place the thermometer on the side of your saucepan. Hit the milk and whisk frequently to avoid charring. When the milk starts to bubble or reach 180 degrees Fahrenheit it is ready. Place the saucepan into the ice bath and cool it to 100 ? F. That's about the same temperature one would feel comfortable feeding this milk to a baby. Remove one cup of the milk from the saucepan and pour the rest in a pitcher. Stir in the yoghurt or yoghurt culture with one cup of the warm milk. Today I am using all natural yoghurt as my starter. Now, it might seem strange that you have to buy yoghurt to make yoghurt but what we're doing here is introducing good probiotic bacteria to the milk.
These bacteria thrive in heat. This is exactly what your yoghurt maker is going to provide. So, now all you need to do is take your mixture pour it in the warm milk that is already in your pitcher and then just stir. Next, pour the mixture into the ¾ container in the yoghurt maker. The YM260 has two lids. First, place the white lid over the 2-quart container. Next, place the clear cover over the yoghurt maker. Check the handy time reminder printed on the side of the machine. I am going to cook this batch for 8 hours. So, I am going to align my indicator on the clear cover with the time I expect it to be finished. This will remind me at what time I should turn it off. It is 1 pm so, I am going to add 8 hours and align my indicator with the number 9. I like to cook mine overnight.
But sometimes it cooks while I am at work. Plug in the Yoghurt Maker to begin the cooking and that's it. You are done! 8 hours later simply unplug the unit and remove the clear cover. Remove the yoghurt container from the machine and place it in the refrigerator cool it down for about 3 hours. You can enjoy plain yoghurt or you can add your favorite cereal. I like to stir in seasonal fruits and spices. I think it's a great way to have flavors throughout the year and, my kids love to experiment. Creating yoghurt really is a great family activity. If you want to make thicker Greek yoghurt take a freshly cooked mixture and strain it to the provided cheese cloth to separate the whey from the yoghurt. The whey is the liquid that runs through the cheese cloth. The thicker yoghurt that remains is the Greek yoghurt. You can eat it as it is, top it on a gyro or you can use it to make specialties like tzatziki. We hope you enjoyed this video.
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- Matte Painting 02 Demo Session for VFX & Compositing class at Multimedia University, Cyberjaya on 3rd November 2014.
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- 31 October 2014 – Happy Halloween!\( ^o^)/ Enjoy it while not shaking your faith. Also I switch to Jetpack's Related Posts from WordPress Related Posts as part of the site monthly back-end optimisation.
- 30 October 2014 – Need to expand or shrink your alpha/matte in Nuke? Time to Erode those problem!
- 26 October 2014 – This week Nuke Tips crop is about ensuring absolute crop for your final output composition.
- 25 October 2014 – Having the latest and greatest Geforce GTX 980 but still facing pixelated textures in Mari? Time to tweak the default GPU settings in Mari.
- 22 October 2014 – Temporary placeholder post for my upcoming second matte painting demo at MMU Cyberjaya is up. It covers the general idea for the exercise and will be updated as more progress is made to the matte painting.
- 21 October 2014 – Noisy footages? Time to silence it using Denoise in NukeX
- 20 October 2014 – I'm experiencing connection issues to my own site so updates will be irregular until further notice.
- 14 October 2014 – Long overdue colour bit-depth and file format comparison for colour grading is long overdue.
- 10 October 2014 – Why TM sucks? Because they sucks. The oddest post ever on this site tackles the problem of setting up Unifail I mean Unifi and HyppTV on DD-WRT router.
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- 05 October 2014 – Convolve or Defocus? That is a blurry question in this week Nuke Tips
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- 27 September 2014 – Finally sorted out Nuke Tips content into individual post. The Nuke Tips page will act as the hub for current and future posts where it will list down all tips by its published date.
- 25 September 2014 – Not really a site update but Nvidia just launched the GeForce GTX 980 and 970. Anyone looking to explore GPU based rendering such as Octane Render, this is a good time to grab one especially GTX 970 for USD $350! Much much cheaper than my GTX 780 and performs slightly faster with lower power consumption.
- 17 September 2014 – Nuke Tips page is getting much heavier in total file size every week. I'll be arranging every tips into individual post in the near future while the page will remain as an index list to all the tips.
- 12 September 2014 – Implemented WP Super Cache to served cached file for faster page loading.
- 10 September 2014 – There will be no new post until further notice due to my current unforeseen schedule. Nuke Tips will still be updated weekly as usual. Also some plugins is not functioning correctly with WordPress 4.0 for now but it does not impact the navigation and look of the site (although some might noticed the change on this page itself).
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- 04 September 2014 – I'm currently testing out Nuke 9 Beta and also the upcoming Nuke Studio. Since The Foundry ask for beta tester to not reveal anything about the software as it is still in beta phase so I'm documenting the significant changes between version 8 and 9 together with how Nuke Studio solved the Nuke and Hiero roundtrip workflow (which I'll get the post up by Sunday). I'll share my beta testing experience at here when Nuke 9 and Nuke Studio officially release sometime around the end of the year.
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- 30 August 2014 – Bug of the Day ready to bug every tech support around the world until the bug is gone or at least admitted by the developer.
- 28 August 2014 – Shaky hands? Stabilising footage with CameraTracker in NukeX is up!
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Copyright and Fair Use
A healthy copyright system must balance the need to provide strong economic incentives through exclusive rights with the need to protect important public interests like free speech and expression. Fair use is foundational to that balance. It's role is to prevent copyright from stifling the creativity it is supposed to foster, and from imposing other burdens that would inhibit rather than promote the creation and spread of knowledge and learning.
The Fair Use Project (FUP) was founded in 2006 to provide legal support to a range of projects designed to clarify, and extend, the boundaries of fair use in order to enhance creative freedom and protect important public rights. It is the only organization in the country dedicated specifically to providing free and comprehensive legal representation to authors, filmmakers, artists, musicians and other content creators who face unmerited copyright claims, or other improper restrictions on their expressive interests. The FUP has litigated important cases across the country, and in the Supreme Court of the United States, and worked with scores of filmmakers and other content creators to secure the unimpeded release of their work.
Affiliate ScholarDavid S. Levine is an Associate Professor of Law at Elon University School of Law and an Affiliate Scholar at the Center for Internet and Society at Stanford Law School (CIS). He is also the founder and host of Hearsay Culture on KZSU-FM (Stanford University), an information policy, intellectual property law and technology talk show for which he has recorded over 190 interviews since May 2006. Hearsay Culture was named as a top five podcast in the ABA's Blawg 100 of 2008 and can be found at http://hearsayculture.com.
Daniel NazerNon-Residential Fellow
Daniel is a Staff Attorney and Mark Cuban Chair to Eliminate Stupid Patents at the Electronic Frontier Foundation. He is part of EFF's intellectual property team and focuses on patent reform. Before joining EFF, Daniel was a Residential Fellow at Stanford Law School's Center for Internet & Society where he represented writers, painters, filmmakers, and others who rely on fair use to create their art and scholarship. Read more » about Daniel Nazer
David OlsonAffiliate Scholar
David Olson is an Affiliate Scholar at the Center for Internet and Society. David's current research interests are in the areas of software/business method patents, subject matter patentability, the law and economics of the U.S. patent system, and international regulation of intellectual property. Before joining CIS, David was an associate in the intellectual property department at Kirkland & Ellis LLP. David was in Kirkland's New York office and then moved to Kirkland's newest office in San Francisco after that office opened in 2003. Read more » about David Olson
Chris RidderNon-Residential Fellow
Chris Ridder is a Non-Residential Fellow at the Center for Internet and Society (CIS). His research interests include the full range of issues that arise at the intersection of technology and the law, including the application of intellectual property law to software and the Internet, and the impact of technological change on privacy and civil liberties. Prior to joining CIS, Chris was an associate at Simpson Thacher and Barltett LLP, where he litigated intellectual property and complex commercial cases. Read more » about Chris Ridder
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By Ryan Calo • October 29, 2014 at 11:09 am
Free as in Open Access and Wikipedia
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Sohu vs Toutiao: Chinese Mobile News App Sued by News Publishers for Copyright Infringement
By Bolin Zhang • July 15, 2014 at 11:09 pmRecently, a 120 million users mobile application, Toutiao ("headline" in Chinese), got on the nerves of traditional and Internet news publishers in China. In late June, China's Internet giant Sohu sued Toutiao for copyright infringement and unfair competition before the Beijing Haidian District Court.
Putting the Public's Interest Back Into the "Public Interest"
By David Levine • March 20, 2014 at 3:13 pm
What's your definition of the "public interest" when it comes to law and lawmaking? Is it a unitary concept, where we consider the good of society as a whole? If so, you might think that the public's interest is in a "public interest" which encompasses "cross-cutting issues" that transcend narrow considerations and allows debate about and among competing interests. On the other hand, do you view the "public interest" more narrowly? If so, you might view the public's interest as served by placing "public interest" in a box separate from other interests, like environmental, labor or intel Read more » about Putting the Public's Interest Back Into the "Public Interest"
Lang v. Morris - Defendant's Memorandum of Law in Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion for Summary JudgmentAuthor(s):Julie AhrensPublication Date:September 10, 2012Publication Type:Litigation Brief
Lang v. Morris - Defendant's Supplemental Memorandum of Law in support of their Motion for Summary JudgmentAuthor(s):Julie AhrensPublication Date:August 20, 2012Publication Type:Litigation Brief
Lang v. Morris - Plaintiffs' Memorandum of Law in support of their Motion for Summary JudgmentPublication Date:June 29, 2012Publication Type:Litigation Brief
Lang v. Morris - Defendant's Memorandum of Law in support of their Motion for Summary JudgmentAuthor(s):Julie AhrensPublication Date:June 29, 2012Publication Type:Litigation Brief
Lang v. Morris
Sarah Morris is a well-known multimedia artist and filmmaker. In 2007, she debuted her "Origami" series, 24 paintings in which she reworked, redesigned, and reshaped origami crease patterns on canvas. Several origami artists sued Morris for copyright infringement, arguing Morris had unduly appropriated their allegedly copyrightable origami crease patterns in developing the "Origami" series. The Fair Use Project teamed up with attorneys Bob Clarida and Donn Zaretsky to defend Morris. We briefed the fair use issues on summary judgment. Read more » about Lang v. Morris
Associated Press v. Meltwater
Meltwater News ("Meltwater") is a search engine and research tool that allows users to search for and obtain information about news items that have been made publicly available on the Internet. Read more » about Associated Press v. Meltwater
Cariou v. Prince
We filed an amicus brief in the Second Circuit on behalf of The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts urging the appeals court to reverse a district court decision that ignored established fair use principles that many artists rely upon in creating their work. Read more » about Cariou v. Prince
Golan v. Holder
The FUP filed this suit on behalf of a University of Denver conductor and others, challenging Congress's restoration of copyright to works that had entered the public domain. Read more » about Golan v. Holder
Podcasting in peril? Trial showdown in SeptemberDate published:May 4, 2014
"Daniel Nazer, an EFF staff attorney, is working to invalidate PersonalAudio's patent — which Logan described: "system for disseminating media content representing episodes in a serialized sequence."
"We think there's a really good case that PersonalAudio didn't invent podcasting like they claim," Nazer says. "There's no question that distributing cassettes isn't podcasting. If they had invented podcasting, they would have done some podcasting."" Read more » about Podcasting in peril? Trial showdown in September
How The Supreme Court Could Reshape The Tech Patent LandscapeDate published:May 1, 2014
"What's curious about this patent to Daniel Nazer, a staff attorney at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, is that it was filed way back in 1996. "If you look at Figure 1 of this patent there's a floppy disk drive in the block diagram," he says. "I'm going to go out on a limb. I don't have an iPhone, but I don't think an iPhone has a floppy disk drive."" Read more » about How The Supreme Court Could Reshape The Tech Patent Landscape
Aereo's Legal Battles Rest on the Meaning of 'Public Performance'Date published:April 17, 2014
""The problem the court faces is that if they want to say that Aereo is violating the law, they have to explain how it's different from Cablevision or, more generally, cloud computing," says Christopher Sprigman, a professor at the New York University School of Law, who isn't involved in the case." Read more » about Aereo's Legal Battles Rest on the Meaning of 'Public Performance'
Laying the Groundwork for a Reflective IP StrategyDate published:April 16, 2014
""You need to have an engineer, an attorney, a business guy all on the same team to spur innovation. You can't just have a bunch of attorneys sitting in a room," says Margaret Hagan, Stanford Institute of Design fellow." Read more » about Laying the Groundwork for a Reflective IP Strategy
IP BYTES: Hot Topics in Copyright Law (Past Event)January 30, 2014Bar Association of San Francisco
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16th Annual Federalist Society Faculty Conference (Past Event)January 3, 2014Warwick New York Hotel
The 16th Annual Federalist Society Faculty Conference will be held on January 3-4, 2014 in New York City. The purpose of our Annual Faculty Conferences is to provide an opportunity for those interested in the Society to share ideas and scholarship with each other. Read more » about 16th Annual Federalist Society Faculty Conference
Copyright & Fair Use Issues in the Visual Motion Arts (Past Event)December 12, 2013Beyond Pix Studios
Please RSVP http://bpfairuse.eventbrite.com Password: 950battery The song you sampled for an intro sequence that you don't have the license for- The uncredited movie clips you inserted into a montage- The image you pulled from social media- You can use those in your production, because they're all covered by Fair Use ... right? Read more » about Copyright & Fair Use Issues in the Visual Motion Arts
The Right of Publicity in the Digital Age (Past Event)December 11, 2013Bar Association of San Francisco
Daniel Nazer
Staff Attorney, Electronic Frontier Foundation
Right of publicity law is a mess. Courts apply a variety of tests and apply these tests inconsistently to different forms of media. At the same time, the right of publicity impacts a wide range of speech--from movies, to computer games, to baseball cards. Uncertainty about the relevant standards makes it difficult to advise clients about the scope of the right. Read more » about The Right of Publicity in the Digital Age
Episode #41: Who Owns That Joke
September 23, 2014
CIS Affiliate Scholar Christopher Sprigman comments on Infinite Guest: Life of the Law. Read more » about Episode #41: Who Owns That Joke
What Aereo's Supreme Court Ruling Means for New Tech
June 25, 2014
"The Supreme Court sides with the big television networks and rules that Barry Diller's start-up Aereo violates existing copyright law. Christopher Sprigman, a professor at New York University School of Law, joins Lunch Break with Tanya Rivero to discuss."
Watch the full interview at the Wall Street Journal. Read more » about What Aereo's Supreme Court Ruling Means for New Tech
Ruling On Redskins' Trademarks Carries Symbolic Weight
June 18, 2014
"The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has canceled six trademark registrations held by the Washington Redskins. Today's ruling determined the football teams trademark name is disparaging to Native Americans and unfit for federal registration. But as Hansi Lo Wang of NPR's Code Switch team reports, the team still owns the Redskins name and can continue to use it.
HANSI LO WANG,: Let's be clear. Says intellectual property law professor Christopher Sprigman of New York University, today's ruling does not mean Washington's football team has lost its trademarks." Read more » about Ruling On Redskins' Trademarks Carries Symbolic Weight
Prof. Mark Lemley - Hearsay Culture Show #208 - KZSU-FM
April 9, 2014
CIS Affiliate Scholar David Levine interviews Prof. Mark Lemley of Stanford Law School on the pending United States Supreme Court intellectual property cases. Read more » about Prof. Mark Lemley - Hearsay Culture Show #208 - KZSU-FM


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Definition of folderol in English:
folderolSyllabification: fol·de·rol
Pronunciation: /ˈfäldəˌräl, ˈfôldəˌrôl /
(also falderal)
1Trivial or nonsensical fuss: all the folderol of the athletic contests and the cheerleaders
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- Anatolians also carry out their tasks with no need for folderol.
- The upcoming gala Golden Week respite from the daily folderol will put our publishing schedule into a cocked hat yet once again.
- Stripped of arcane folderol, that's what the Electoral College amounts to.
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Pronunciation: ˈbōɡəl
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relied on information provided by the respondent about how many days in the previous seven that services had been used. The methodology for the multiplicity estimator is similar to that of the Politz-Simmons estimator (Politz and Simmons, 1949, 1950).
Both the dual-system estimator and the multiplicity estimator rely on several assumptions that are questionable in this application. These coverage measurement methods were examined further in the 1996 test, but results from it were not available for this report.
Recommendation: The Census Bureau should continue research to determine the best means to enumerate people with no usual residence. This effort should be part of the Census Bureau's research agenda, with specific goals for both pre-2000 research and to learn from 2000 for the 2010 census.


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Miley Cyrus Comes Forward As A 'Glee' Hater
Is Miley Cyrus the only star out there that is too cool for Glee?
Even though Glee is currently on the top of almost every celebrity's fantasy to-do list, Miley doesn't seem too impressed by the hit series. Miley tells Billboard that she isn't a fan of musicals or Glee, which she admits she can't bring herself to watch:
Honestly, musicals? I just can't. What if this was real life and I was just walking down the street on Rodeo Drive and all of a sudden I just burst into song about how much I love shoes? [...] It would get hits on YouTube.
Apparently Miley was never seen an episode of the show since they don't actually break out into song in the traditional musical sense and usually feature other musical's songs or pop songs–like when they sang her hit song, "The Climb" on a recent episode. Oops!
Considering that Miley's favorite TV shows are usually very serious and mature (like her favorite show, RuPaul's Drag Race) we can see why she might not take an interest in Glee. However, she better watch out for those Gleeks, they are almost as fierce as Justin Bieber fans.


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Before May 1, Domonic Brown was a prospect that hadn't really done much at the big league level. He first came up a few years ago and was supposed to be a spark for a veteran-laden and perennially contending Phillies team. He wasn't able to contribute right away, but clearly it was just a matter of time before things clicked for Brown.
Brown and the Phillies got off to a rocky start in 2013, but now he seems to be what the Philly fans hoped he would be. Since May 1, he's been among the most effective power hitters in baseball and the 25 year old is currently leading the NL in home runs with 17, the same number as Miguel Cabrera, and is tied for fourth in RBI.
He was named the NL Player of the Month for May after hitting 12 long balls and knocking in 25 runs. His batting average has climbed up to .291 and his .592 slugging percentage is fifth best in the majors. And he's continued his hot streak into June, with seven hits, two homers, and six RBI in three games.
It's not all good for the Brown, though. At 6'5", his swing has holes and he is too aggressive at the plate. This combination has resulted in too many strikeouts and not nearly enough walks. During his red hot May, he struck out 21 times in 109 at bats and did not draw a single walk. If he is able to improve in that respect, then the sky is truly the limit for Brown.
The 25 year old was selected by the Phillies in 20th round of the 2006 draft out of Redan HS in Stone Mountain, GA (same high school as Cincinnati's Brandon Phillips). Brown wasn't a top-50 prospect until three years after being drafted and, heading into 2011, he had climbed up to the No. 4 spot in Baseball America's prospect rankings.
Brown made his major league debut in 2010 and got 70 at bats. He played in 56 games in each of the next two seasons before solidifying his spot on the roster this year. He sure doesn't have to worry about going back down to the minors any more.
Domonic Brown has emerged this season
It's official! Domonic Brown is for real
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Sienna Miller, Zoe Saldana, Elle Fanning Join Ben Affleck's 'Live by Night'September 05, 2014 01:09:34
Miller will play a love interest to the 'Argo' star, Saldana will portray another woman in his life, while Fanning will be a girl who finds herself in trouble.
Nicholas Hoult and Elle Fanning in 'Young Ones' TrailersJuly 05, 2014 09:07:12
After the Earth's most precious supply runs out, people struggle to live by any means.
Dakota Fanning and Her Sister Elle Reportedly Growing ApartDecember 26, 2013 02:12:32
A source says that the two sisters, who rarely appear in public together, have grown apart and live in different coasts.
Video: Lingerie-Clad Rihanna Steams Up New Armani CommercialMarch 09, 2012 11:03:28
The 'Birthday Cake' singer grabs attention with the ultra-sexy ad for Emporio Armani Underwear and Armani Jeans as she rolls around in a bed wearing nothing but skimpy bra and panties.
Angelina Jolie's 'Maleficent' to Start Filming in June, Elle Fanning In Talks to Play AuroraMarch 09, 2012 11:03:19
Director Robert Stromberg is reportedly in the U.K. prepping the production for the fairytale-adapted movie, in which the 'Tourist' beauty has been attached to take on the title role.
Young Conan Spills Blood in First Red Band Clip of 'Conan the Barbarian'July 19, 2011 04:07:18
Watch Conan as a little boy who fearlessly faces armed men in a bloody fight and brings their heads to his father in this snippet.
Video Premiere: Jasmine V's 'Werk'July 19, 2011 03:07:31
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A photo that captures the 'Godfather' helmer giving a direction to the 'Super 8' actress on the set of the upcoming horror film has just been released.
'Super 8' Los Angeles Premiere Bows to Stunning Elle FanningJune 09, 2011 03:06:41
In addition to the 13-year-old actress, Amanda Michalka, Kyle Chandler, and more hit the special screening which took place at Regency Village Theatre.
Two Cast Members of J.J. Abrams' 'Super 8' RevealedSeptember 18, 2010 09:09:24
Report says Kyle Chandler and Elle Fanning are the first two actors in the sci-fi movie, but their roles are not known yet.


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Category: Sales
PBC Consumer Affairs releases holiday shopping tips
- 4:39 pm Tuesday, November 30th, 2010 by Allison Ross
Palm Beach County's Consumer Affairs Division today released its guidelines of holiday shopping tips to make sure you save money and avoid a holiday debt hangover come January.
Here they are:
• Stick to a budget: Create a gift-giving budget based on what you can afford. Make a list of all those who will be receiving gifts, and put a dollar limit for each person.
• Evaluate online deals: The Internet brings a whole new dimension to holiday shopping. Here are some favorite websites that bring the deals to you from thousands of retailers:
— consumerworld.org
— coupons.com
— couponwinner.com
— fatwallet.com
— gottadeal.com
— overstock.com
— dealnews.com
• If you shop online: Only deal with reputable online companies. Make sure the company provides its physical address and a local phone number. Read and understand the privacy, shipping and return policies. Don't use debit cards for online purchases — only use a credit card and print a confirmation receipt of your purchase.
• Quick saving tips: Some strategies to use when making purchases:
— Sales adjustment: Ask the retailer if the sticker price is the best they can do. Even big-box stores often give authority to sales clerks to lower prices on bigger ticket items. [More]
Tax day deals, discounts make annual return at stores, restaurants
- 3:36 pm Monday, April 12th, 2010 by Allison Ross
Looking for a little tax relief as filing deadline looms?
Not to worry: Promotions from retailers and restaurants have become almost as certain as death and taxes.
To celebrate the end of the much-maligned tax season on Thursday, retailers and restaurants in our area are rolling out freebies and specials to lure you in.
"Any day that a chain or restaurant feels they can differentiate, they're going to try to take advantage of that," said Darren Tristano, executive vice president of food industry consulting firm Technomic. "It's like how Hallmark created holidays to sell cards. Restaurants want to take advantage of holidays to offer specials and discounting."
Tristano said there is still a very high degree of discounting and coupons in the restaurant world, despite increased optimism about the economic outlook.
He said tax day is a good day to offer discounts, since it's something a lot of people can identify with. "Unlike some people, I'm not getting a refund. I have to pay taxes this year," Tristano said. "In my opinion, bars should be offering free drinking on tax day!" he joked.
THE DEALS (Please help me out. … If you know of other local deals, post a comment or send me an e-mail and let me know about them!)
UPDATE: More deals added after the jump
Cinnabon: Receive a free bite-sized cupcake from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday at participating bakeries. In addition, the company is holding an online essay contest now until tax day where customers can describe their love of Cinnabon frosting for a chance to win a $100 gift card.
Staples unveils its Black Friday deals
- 5:10 pm Tuesday, November 10th, 2009 by Allison Ross
Black Friday shoppers, you don't have to wait until Thanksgiving to start finding out what some of this year's black Friday deals will be.
This morning, Staples released some of its black Friday deals to its fans and followers on Facebook and Twitter.
Among the deals (according to a press release sent out today):
— Garmin Nuvi 255W GPS, $119.99 (regular price $219.99)
— eMachines 21.5″ monitor, $89.98 (regular price $179.98)
— HP 8GB flash, $12.99 (regular price $34.99)
— HP Laptop with Intel Celeron Processor, $299.98 after rebate (regular price $599.98)
Retailers have been practically chomping at the bit to get the holiday season started this year.
For instance, department store Sears has already launched its Black Friday Now campaign, in which [More]
Un-Fried deals: KFC offers free chicken, Boston Market offers $1 meal
- 12:04 pm Monday, October 26th, 2009 by Allison Ross
Much excitement in the newsroom this morning about the fact that KFC is bringing back its grilled chicken giveaway for one day (today).
(Yes, yes, in the newsroom, we get excited about pretty much any freebie…)
This will be the third time that KFC is doing its "un-fried" chicken giveaway since it launched its grilled chicken in April. In May, Oprah Winfrey promoted the free chicken giveaway, and KFC stores were inundated with so many requests that they ran out of chicken.
Today's chicken freebie is only at participating locations, so please give me a shout-out if you know [More]
Dan Brown's new book sells 1 million copies after one day
- 11:54 am Thursday, September 17th, 2009 by Allison Ross
I was walking back from dinner at CityPlace last night when my friend stopped to peer into the Barnes & Noble.
"The new Dan Brown book is out? How did I miss that? Do you mind if we go in the store for a minute?" he asked, eyeing the display of The Lost Symbol through the glass doors of the bookstore.
He's not alone. The highly anticipated book — by the author who did Angels and Demons and The Da Vinci Code — sold 1 million copies after one day in bookstores in the United States, Canada and Britain (including preorders).
The book set a one-day sales record at the chain for adult fiction (J.K. Rowling's sales record for one of her Harry Potter books is still the all-time record).
Will these big sales help revitalize the slumping publishing industry? No one knows, but there do seem to be a lot of big-name authors and book hitting bookshelves this fall (in time for Christmas shopping season?).
For instance, on Sept. 29, author Mitch Albom will release "Have a Little Faith," his first nonfiction title since his widely popular book "Tuesdays with Morrie."
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$5 is the magic number for restaurants
- 11:43 am Friday, September 11th, 2009 by Allison Ross
It seems that Abe Lincoln has become the patron saint of retailers in this economy.
As I blogged about recently, a number of retailers are using the penny as a gimmick to get customers into stores, from penny deals on back-to-school supplies at stores like Office Depot and Office Max, to Taco Bell's commercial about taking coins from penny trays to pay for an 89 cent grilled chicken burrito.
And, thanks in part to Subway's popular $5 footlong promotion, a number of restaurants are also finding that invoking Lincoln's image on the $5 bill is also a good way to lure in cash-conscious consumers.
For instance:
Quick-serve restaurant Quiznos has $5 large everyday value subs, while chain T.G.I. Friday's recently re-introduced its $5 offer for its Jack Daniel's burgers and chicken sandwiches, and is giving customers $5 off on its Jack Daniel's grill entrees. [More]
Whole Foods' value tour guide shows how to save in the store
- 12:40 pm Wednesday, August 12th, 2009 by Allison Ross
Brenna Bertram-Salman says she knows that Whole Foods is sometimes perceived as an expensive place to shop. Yes, she says, she's heard the nickname "Whole Paycheck" before.
But as the Palm Beach Gardens store's "savvy shopper tour guide," Bertram-Salman is out to educate consumers that great values exist in Whole Foods.
So I decided to take her tour and see what sort of tips she could give me. She took me throughout the store, highlighting different sales and specials the store was having that week and pointing out various programs the store offers. (Keep reading below for some of her tips.)
Most Whole Foods locations now have their own value tour guides who provide customers with tours around the store and point out different value and saving initiatives that the grocery store has implemented.
These tours may be one of the reasons the high-end grocer is doing well in these economic times. While many other higher-end or luxury retailers are struggling in this recession, Whole Foods has held its own.
According to the Washington Post:
The grocer reported a better-than-expected third-quarter profit of $35 million and a sales increase of 2 percent — signs that the supermarket is already beginning to feel rejuvenated.
"We haven't been hearing that anywhere else in the luxury retail space," says Scott Mushkin, a Jefferies supermarket analyst. Such optimism has fueled the grocer's soaring stock price, which is up 191 percent this year. In the same period, Safeway and Kroger have each fallen close to 20 percent.
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Sales of Nintendo Wii fall 57 percent
- 2:59 pm Thursday, July 30th, 2009 by Allison Ross
After achieving sensational popularity, sales of Nintendo Co.'s Wii console have finally fallen off.
The company reported that sales of the popular game fell 57 percent in the last quarter — the fall in revenue caused the company to report a 61 percent drop in profit, according to an earnings story by Bloomberg.
Despite the economy, the price of the Wii console has remained at $250 since its debut, but now executives at the company say they are considering lowering it, Bloomberg reported.
However, the company stuck with its previous estimate that it will sell 26 million Wii consoles between March 2009 [More]
Back-to-school retail season not looking hot, according to survey
- 6:00 pm Tuesday, July 21st, 2009 by Allison Ross
Last week, I wrote a story about a survey from the National Retail Federation that found that shoppers are expected to spend 7.7 percent less on back-to-school shopping this year.
Today, a survey came out from America's Research Group that mirrors that gloomy retail prediction. It found that 34.4 percent of parents plan to spend less this year compared to last because they have "less money" (41.8%), "higher debt" (40.5%) and fear losing their jobs (8.2%).
"Back-to-school spending will be a minor blip on the radar screen for retailers this year," consumer trend expert C. Britt Beemer, CEO and Founder of ARG, said in a statement. He predicted that back-to-school spending will drop 8.5 to 12 percent compared to a year ago, when back-to-school sales declined more than [More]


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Definition of pack animal in English:
pack animalLine breaks: pack ani¦mal
1An animal used to carry loads.
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- They traveled on the jungle trails until they had to abandon the pack animals and continue on foot, carrying their supplies on their backs.
- Prior to the arrival of the railroad, all freighting was done by wagon or pack animal.
- He pushed open the gate of the donkey's stall, and led the pack animal into the main row of the stables.
2An animal that lives and hunts in a pack.
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- Dogs are pack animals and den animals, and very much creatures of habit.
- All pack animals have a lead animal, in the case of dogs it is the alpha dog.
- Oliver is a dog and dogs - being pack animals - are capable of forming relationships with humans premised upon a reciprocity of affection.
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Chely Wright on "Oprah": "I won't allow the word 'lesbian' to be used as an insult toward me anymore"
During Chely Wright's Oprah interview today, I'm not sure who cried harder: Oprah, Chely, her dad, or me. Five minutes into their half-hour chat, I was tearing up, and by the time Chely's dad said he wants to tell every parent of a gay child "Do not close the door, but open your heart!" I was a blubbering mess.
You'd think after a while I'd get desensitized to these kind of things, but Chely Wright's recent media blitz has been exceptionally moving.
Just like in her memoir and other interviews, Chely was refreshingly candid with Oprah, and I think that's the reason her coming out has been so affecting. She's not simply saying, "I'm here and I'm queer (and absolutely gorgeous)." She's speaking openly about the isolation she felt growing up as a lesbian in the Midwest, and about the shame and fear that kept her in the closet, and the deep terror she felt about coming out.
It's such an important dialogue, and it's one in which gay celebrities are usually not willing to participate.
Oprah opened by asking Chely to talk about what led her to the place where she was staring down her reflection with a gun in her mouth.
Chely's response:
Layers and layers of betrayal of myself. There wasn't a cataclysmic event that happened that one night. I wasn't just so upset over one event. It was layers of a lifetime of hiding and lying.
One of the most interesting things Oprah asked Chely was whether or not she had "a language" for what made her different as a child.
I knew I was different early on. When I was in third grade I knew that I was a lesbian. And by the time I had the gun in my mouth, it was just the layering of shame and self-loathing and fear, and just — how do I get these pieces of my life together? I'm a successful country music singer and I am a lesbian.
While Chely and Oprah (and I) were near tears the whole time, the interview went irretrievably emotional when Oprah asked Chely about coming out to her dad. She said her dad called her one day and asked why they weren't close; had he done something to make her angry or hurt her? She told Oprah that she'd been pushing him away because she couldn't be honest with him, but she stayed up all night on her tour bus when she was getting ready to have a concert in his town because she'd decided to come out to him.
I said, "Dad, sit down I have to tell you something." And he panicked. "Are you OK? You're not OK. Are you OK? You have cancer; it's OK if you have cancer. We'll deal with it." And I fell apart and I said, "I don't have cancer. I need to tell you something I've needed to tell you my whole life. I've been afraid, though, to tell you because I've been afraid you won't love me. And I'm afraid you'll be ashamed of me. And I said, "I'm gay."
Chely's dad was in the audience and he spoke up to finish the story: "I didn't say anything. I just grabbed her and I put my arms around her and I told her it was all right."
Chely's dad went on to say:
Being raised in the Midwest — I'm 64 years old — we were taught that [being gay] was sinful, hellfire and damnation, you know. That it was not allowed. I found out very quickly [voice breaking] that was not true.
I knew her. I knew her heart. I knew her mind. I knew her soul. She's a good person. And with that being said, you hear a lot of times about unconditional love. Well, in this old man's world, it's true. Unconditional. Until you're in that position, until you become that parent, it's pretty easy to say some of those negative things. But when you become that parent, you have a gauge. And that is your child. And there's nothing, there's absolutely nothing we can't get through. And I'm very proud of Chely.
Chely echoed his sentiment:
This is who God made me to be. Of course I came out because if I didn't I would never be whole … but another compelling reason is that young people in every corner of America are being told by their churches — and their parents are echoing what their churches are telling them — that they are damaged goods. And they are not!
The word "lesbian" has been used as an insult about me for a long time. And I'm taking my power back. You can say I'm ugly. You can say my songs are stupid. But I won't allow the word "lesbian" to be used as an insult toward me anymore."
The thing that makes Chely Wright singular isn't just that she's openly gay in the country music culture, but that she seems to be delivering a message to everyone who is, or ever was, too terrified to come out: I've been there and I'm OK now. You are there and you'll be OK too. We'll be OK together.
And you know what? I believe her.
What did you think of Chely's interview on Oprah today?


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