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This month's edition of the E-News was completed just prior to the devastating typhoon that struck the Philippines. Please keep the people of the Philippines and particularly our Compassion staff, volunteers, implementing church partners, students, children, mothers and babies in our ministry in your continued prayers. We are preparing resources for you as an advocate to use to promote awareness of the impact of the typhoon and provide opportunities for people to contribute to Compassion's relief efforts. Watch your inboxes for details and downloadable resources to engage your friends, family, co-workers, social networks and church community. We appreciate all that you have already done.
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You won't want to miss this opportunity! Get equipped with the latest information about your ministry as a Compassion child advocate. Advocate Network staff will host this informative and encouraging session, offered at 7 p.m. Mountain Time on Thursday, Dec. 5, and designed for all advocates. You can register here.
Did you miss the October webinar featuring advocates sharing about their advocacy? No worries -- the recording is available here. Listening to the process and struggle these advocates faced in implementing their advocacy opportunities will provide some ways to make your own ideas happen.
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Our Thanksgiving break from classes is coming up (11/24-30) but November is full of classes otherwise. Sign-up for a class today!!
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Because of a higher than normal percentage of Priority Children, many who have been waiting for more than a year for a sponsor, Compassion is implementing a change, effective immediately, in the process for all child packet orders. The changes include:
A recent World Bank report found that 721 million fewer people lived in extreme poverty in 2010 – defined as under $1.25 a day – compared to 1981. Roughly 400 million (about 1/3) of those living in extreme poverty are children. It is worth noting that among the extreme poor, 78% live in rural areas, 26% have access to clean water, 20% have access to sanitation and 49% have access to electricity. These numbers highlight the importance of your advocacy in partnering with Compassion's efforts to find the deepest pockets of poverty and along with our CIV focus helping deliver aid where it is needed.
"What an eye-opening experience! The people were so warm and friendly. I am even more impressed with Compassion now that I have seen firsthand the work they do."
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It's amusing – and a little sad – when you consider how Beyoncegate has incited so much finger pointing from the Transparency Police about her choice to sing the national anthem to a pre-recorded track (not lip-sync – there is a difference) at Monday's presidential inauguration.
Those bothered by this incredibly common practice have branded her with a scarlet F (for fake). Yet we live in an era when that practice by our pop stars isn't only accepted, but expected.
Justin Bieber is a prime example.
The kid is an engaging performer. A nifty dancer. Even a creamy-voiced crooner when he puts his mind to it.
But was he always singing without the aid of backing tracks at Wednesday's just-about-sold-out Philips Arena concert?
Heck, no. How could he when a) his songs are so super-produced and layered in the studio that it would be impossible to re-create those vocals live, even with a band and backup singers and b) his priority is to present a spectacle, because that's what his followers demand and what they pay to see.
Bieber's fan base actually seems to be getting younger as he matures, and these kids couldn't care less if he hit every note or sang every lyric. They coax their parents into taking them to a Bieber show because he is their swoopy-haired idol and they want to be awed while in his presence.
In that regard, Bieber's "Believe" tour, which wraps this weekend but returns in the summer (he's back at Philips Aug. 10), will have thousands of kids scurrying into homeroom today to share their breathless accounts of how Bieber entered the arena attached to a set of wings and dressed in cherubic white; how the flash pots and dizzying array of lasers electrified paint-by-numbers pop songs "All Around the World" and "Never Say Never"; how he and his cadre of dancers slithered across the beautifully constructed stage, filled with staircases and moving video screens, with Usher-like fluidity; how he turned his hand-held camcorder on his abs, inciting a tsunami of squeals so high-pitched that only dogs (and people over 30) could hear them; and how, through the clever use of home videos of itty-bitty Bieber and his own proclamations, Bieber taught them to never give up on their dreams because he never did and look at him now.
Hardly worth swapping YouTube videos about, right?
(He's releasing an acoustic album on Tuesday, where we'll get to hear him in unadorned form.)
When Bieber – a sometime Atlantan – wasn't singing purely, he often sounded nasally and tinny (to be fair, he has apparently been sick recently) and the processed vocals on songs such as "Love Me Like You Do" and "Die In Your Arms," performed like an old-school Motown revue, were impossible to decode if you didn't have every word memorized (again, talking to the people over 30).
But we know that Bieber can sing (his voice coach, Atlanta-based Jan Smith, is one of the best). Yet right now, as an almost-19-year-old pretend boyfriend to millions, the business won't allow him to merely be a singer. He needs Nicki Minaj rapping on a video screen during "Beauty and a Beat" and a hydraulic lift sending him skyward for the dramatic ending to "As Long as You Love Me"…because that's what fans want.
In one slickly produced video, Bieber looked plaintively into the camera and mouthed, "I just wanna be me."
Maybe one day, kiddo. But for right now, you're gonna be whatever the pop machine demands of you.
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By Melissa Ruggieri, The Music Scene
January 24th, 2013
7:38 am
"Do Justin Bieber fans care if he lip-sync? NO!"
I think you mean "lip-syncs", right?
January 24th, 2013
7:41 am
Can the ajc at least pretend to care about proper grammar?
January 24th, 2013
7:46 am
For this generation, in music & all things, it's not about talent or skill, but about presentation & slick. So, no, they don't care if he lip-syncs or if Nicki Manija (whatever) can sing, and so on. Yep, I'm 49.
January 24th, 2013
8:05 am
Seriously? Justin Beiber's a dude?
January 24th, 2013
8:15 am
Seriously? You compare 'faking' the National Anthem at an inauguration to 'faking' at a Justin Bieber concert? You really think it is the same thing? I really miss Americans.
January 24th, 2013
8:38 am
Auto-tuned hack fit for toddlers. May be performance, but it aint music. And that's why Bieber and Spongebob blow each other.
January 24th, 2013
8:40 am
Sub-par "talent" for a generation with sub-par goals, sub-par dreams, and sub-par expectations.
January 24th, 2013
8:55 am
I wonder if he will do anything special in Miami to end the tour?
January 24th, 2013
9:09 am
I'd like Melissa to explain the difference between lip synching and "backing vocals". To my knowledge, there is no difference and she simply bought into the music industry's PR nonsense. Does Ashlee Simpson and SNL ring any bells?
January 24th, 2013
9:19 am
First of all you I read the ajc online newspaper occasionally and
To begin, the ajc is using our comments as food for their ratings and juicy topics.
Also, you have to understand that is not and has never been a problem with LIP SYNCING.
Here is the problem, "If you Lip Sync and you can't sing." There is the problem right there.
Do you remember the Millie Vanilli issue? Well Millie Vanilli can't sand they were accused of stealing someone else's voice. Now that's the problem.
Also, many ignorant people don't understand is that when you perform for the president it's an honor and you must follow the requirements?
You must attend the rehearsal; if you don't you must submit a prerecorded track of your real voice and song.
If this was true, Beyoncé used her own voice she did not steal anyone else's voice.
Also, ignorant people don't understand the severe cold weather in DC, acoustic problems, sound check problems, and music engineering problems.
Personally I don't believe that Beyoncé lip sync.
I believe that someone started a jealousy rumor and it spread like a wild fire.
January 24th, 2013
9:40 am
I attended the concert last night (for the first time as an OLD person at 40) with my 7 year old child and friends. He's not really MY kind of music, but I have to admit he put on a great show that was positive and upbeat. A good clean show for his fans (mostly tweens and teens). This article is extremely unfair, and I can't even imagine the hours spent on perfecting the dance routines, backup vocals, etc. Maybe he didn't sing the ENTIRE time, but when he did, it was really great for a live performance. Try finding ONE song on the radio not laced with profanity or inappropriate subject matter for kids…almost IMPOSSIBLE. At least the Biebs material was pretty clean and still cool. I'm impressed…hard to say…but it was GREAT!
January 24th, 2013
9:59 am
I have to agree with Dawn…I had dreaded going to the concert personally but my daughter and her friends were SO excited. I had to eat my words after it was over and told them that it was a GREAT concert. He made it a fun experience for all those kids…and it was very entertaining. I am sure he did lip-sync on the majority…but who cares as long as those kids have fun!! Right?
January 24th, 2013
10:09 am
This is so stupid…if Kelly Clarkston was lip-synching, it wouldn't have been a problem, but because its Beyonce, the world is about to end. Everybody shut the heck up and get a life. If President Obama and his family didn't mind, then who else should? After all, it was HIS inauguration, not yours, shesh..
January 24th, 2013
10:17 am
@CeeCee – Kelly Clarkson didn't have any issues with the cold, sound, whatever. So I get this right – anyone who dares to criticize Bey or suggest she's anything but the second coming is ignorant? You're what is called an "apologist". If you can't perform, then don't. There's too much talent out there searching for a shot that phonies, if they are, should be recognized as such and step aside. Those that can, do. Those that can't, lip sync.
January 24th, 2013
10:33 am
He is a cute little girl isn't he.
January 24th, 2013
10:45 am
Does anyone else remember all the "hoorah" about Frank Sinatra when he first started (Bing Crosby & Frank S.?) Time marches on?
January 24th, 2013
12:09 pm
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January 24th, 2013
12:39 pm
ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ I would rather listen to Kim complain about everything
January 24th, 2013
1:00 pm
This article is exremely unfair. It was a great show and even if at times HE wasn't literally singing at the exact moment, the person singing was JB, just in a studio. Who cares? I have attended a lot of concerts in the last 10 years with my daughter from Hannah Montana – Carrie Underwood – Taylor Swift – Keith Urban – Kelly Clarkston and the last JB concert – and they all lip-sync occassionally. It's the show and the performer that is key – we know the music and the voice and can handle listening to it sporadically from the studio version. We all know "live" – think music shows sometimes – is awful. The sound bouncing off the floor to an arena is not always pitch-perfect.
Bottom line: The show was great! Good job JB! See ya in August!
January 24th, 2013
2:02 pm
Justin Bieber stinks. Style but no Substance. Music industry in this country has been sholving this crap down our throats for years! I would be pissed if I shelled out that kind of money to hear a recording. Beyonce, Nikki M., Justin Beiber, etc… They ALL blow! It is just digitally produced crap.
It really has set in my mind, that Americans are STUPID!
January 24th, 2013
2:13 pm
@Melissa – thanks for the clarification, however I have seen more than once lip syncing being called "singing to backing tracks" (e.g. Ashlee Simpson). I see that backing tracks can take different forms, all the way up to having the main singer pre-recorded. As a matter of physics, a dancing performer can't sing very well which is why I could understand JB using them. But if I'm paying $100 to see a performer live, I don't want to hear his voice pre-recorded. That said, JB at least can sing. Britney, not so much.
January 24th, 2013
5:01 pm
I attended the concert last night with my daughters. I can assure you the crowd was not just little girls, but many older fans as well…from teens and college students to grown adults who came with friends and had no children along at all. Justin Bieber is a first rate performer who will be around for years to come. His show was first class…his many talents are astounding. We saw his show 2 years ago and loved it too. You can really tell how much Justin has matured over the years…he certainly is gorgeous and really knows how to work the crowd. We look forward to seeing him again soon! WE LOVE YOU JUSTIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
January 24th, 2013
6:54 pm
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For those who aren't total sci-fi geeks like me: he is an actor, who starred in sci-fi cult hit, Firefly. (He's done other stuff too, but I think that one is the coolest.)
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PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - A dispute has flared up in the case of a murdered 9-year-old girl in Pennsylvania over whether the suspect should have been arrested in regard to an earlier incident involving the victim, officials and family members said on Friday.
James Troutman was arrested on Tuesday and charged with the rape and murder of Skyler Kauffman, whose body was found in a dumpster at their apartment complex in the Philadelphia suburb of Souderton.
Troutman, 36, a neighbor, was charged with 10 criminal counts, and police say he has confessed to the crime.
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Montgomery County District Attorney Risa Vetri Ferman has declined to release the police report of the incident to settle questions that have been raised over possible discrepancies between it and the affidavit.
The affidavit gives an impression that Troutman could have been charged with false imprisonment while the police report may have a more benign account of the incident, said Montgomery County Commissioner Joe Hoeffel, who wants the report released.
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I've never been a big believer in social commerce — and the newest initiative between Twitter and AmEx seems more gimmicky than a real commerce play. However, I could see big brands doing some creative campaigns with payment hashtags, so it's worth keeping an eye on this.
Why Twitter Dropped Close to $90 Million on Bluefin Labs
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Peter Kafka on the bull trend for Twitter Promoted Trends:
Twitter's newest price hike went into effect earlier this year, and represents a 33 percent increase over the $150,000 rate the company was asking for in 2012. And it's up 150 percent from the $80,000 a day it was getting for the ads back when it launched them in 2010.
It's definitely a positive sign that Twitter is able to command increasingly-higher prices for Promoted Trends, but I'm still not sold.
From their perspective, any revenue is better than no revenue, and at the very least it's heading in the right direction. But I have to believe that Twitter will have to find another solid revenue stream beyond a Promoted Trend to command real respect from plenty of doubters on the business model.
Here's The One Phrase You Can't Tweet On Twitter [EDIT: Alone]
I've tried to tweet "Get Better." (without the quotes) a dozen times now, and it keeps not showing. A friend of mine told me that, while in high school, Jack Dorsey's (the creator of Twitter) father used to spur him to work harder with that exact sentence.
If true, this would make for an awesome chapter in Jack Dorsey's life story.
EDIT: So after a few crafty people tweeted it successfully with additional text, it looks like "Get Better." can't be tweeted only if tweeted alone.
Another user has mentioned it's because it's a command in Twitter. Which will prompt further tests. (Thanks @egon_ via @ryankuder)
In the world of social networks, Facebook looks like the swift and cunning hare, Twitter the leisurely and careful tortoise. This race is not judged by speed but by a stopwatch with a much longer lifespan, one that is tied to trust.
(via 'Facebook vs. Twitter')
A Fantastic Day For Pinterest
Is it really any surprise? Sean Ludwig reported today that Pinterest is now the third most popular social network.
The growth numbers are staggering. 17.8 million February uniques that average 89 minutes per month on the site. Overall, very impressive February numbers and short-term growth.
What really got me though was Alexia Tsotsis' report that Pinterest could be valued at $1 billion. Forget trying to get in touch with Ben Silbermann…apparently his inbox is slammed with people trying to get into an (imaginary?) Series C round.
On the product side, Pinterest announced board covers, which seems to be oddly close to another social network's feature we have all come to know and love (cough Facebook cough). That being said, this feature should be great for users and marketers alike. Picking an eye-catching feature photo is an awesome user-focused feature addition that should encourage more clicking around on the site.
All news considered, Pinterest is a tremendous social network that seems to have everything in line. They have money in the bank, a passionate and loyal userbase and momentum on their side. I'm excited to see how the product continues to evolve — copyright issues aside — to see if it really can close the gap on Facebook and Twitter.
Disappointed that you didn't get exactly what you wanted for Christmas? Jon Hendren (@fart on Twitter) has done a fine job curating the worst of the worst tweets, which may give you a new outlook on just how demanding some people can be when it comes to holiday gifts.
The Great Re-Follow
It's been about two weeks since I finished unfollowing my account to zero. It seems that I've set off a bit of a trend—as Chris Brogan has unfollowed to zero as well (heh heh)—but so far, I have absolutely no regrets about my decision.
As of today, I follow about 600 accounts. This is a great number for me, but I feel that I am far from done. I have a clear vision for the types of accounts I want to include in my stream, and there will be plenty of unfollowing and following taking place in the next few weeks.
The response has been fairly positive but not without opposition. For those who have opposed my approach, I recommend that you give the unfollow-to-zero strategy a try before bashing it. It really is the greatest decision I've made on any social network. You will likely find the same.
The bottom line: No one can tell you what to do on your social networks. Own your accounts, make the decisions and follow who you want. In the end, as long as you are pleased with your decision, you can't lose.
The Great Unfollow: More Than 50% Complete
My follow count as I write this is at 7,450. At the start of the great unfollow, I was following just over 16,000 people, so this means that there is over a 50% chance that I have unfollowed you.
So far, so good. It's not like I have any important updates about this process, but since you are already engaged and reading this post, I'll share a few.
As for actions on my end, I've been hard at work identifying the users who I will be following back shortly after hitting 0. I've also been aggressively blocking and reporting spammers. For reasons unknown, Twitter spam has been rampant as of late (especially through DMs).
What, you expected juicier updates? Sorry to let you down!
Feel free to reach out to me (forrestk [at] gmail [dot] com) if you have anything to say. I feel that for the most part, people understand what's going on. But if you have questions, comments or just want to chew me out over a technological channel, please don't hesitate to reach out. Really.
The Transactional Problem With Twitter Users
Today is July 10, 2011. My Twitter unfollowing is close to halfway done, as I sit firmly at 12,133 following.
While I stated before that my only post about the process would be the one above, I've felt the need to write another post on the topic.
All Twitter users take different approaches as to who they choose to follow, who they follow back and who they list. After all, it's up to the user to decide how he/she wants to use their own account.
The idea of "following everyone back" greatly disturbs me. In a way, the follow-back-everyone approach turns Twitter into a mere transactional game. You follow me, I'll follow you back. This idea, regardless of wherever it first originated, is flawed significantly and has resulted in more Twitter spam, "follow back" trains and "Team #Followback" bull.
The approach is simple. If you choose to follow me, follow me because I provide you value through the timeline or other means and YOU WANT TO. Not because of reciprocation. Not because you feel the urge to. Not because you don't want to hurt my feelings.
Part of the reason I've decided to unfollow to zero is to eliminate anyone that believes the flawed approach. The one that takes the point out of Twitter, which is to build meaningful relationships and share.
I can't wait to start fresh and follow users that provide updates of great interest to me.
Shuu.sh off (by BERG Studio)
» Shuu.sh is a prototype web based Twitter reader that ranks your followers on frequency of tweets. It aims to amplify the people that don't usually get heard, and scale back those with frequent updates.
Shuu.sh is very intriguing and potentially a go-to tool for discovering great content on Twitter in your main timeline. One of the major issues with Twitter is noise — which drowns out others who have less frequent, valuable updates. Shuu.sh mutes the noise.
With all of these new social features debuting, it's clear that we live in exciting times. The big winner of the "social wars" is the user. With more features and more competition than ever, users will have the opportunity to pick the most applicable platforms to meet their needs.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The battle over ticket scalping now has one group calling for an investigation into whether consumers are getting ripped off right here in Music City.
Jon Potter, head of the Fan Freedom Project, wrote a letter this week, asking Tennessee Attorney General Bob Cooper to open a formal probe into those practices. He cited a NewsChannel 5 investigation that found professional ticket scalpers initially gobbled up most of the best seats at a recent Eric Church concert at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena.
Potter also copied Davidson County DA Torry Johnson on the request.
"Fan Freedom Project strongly supports citizens' rights to own their own tickets and to resell them if they wish," wrote Potter, whose organization is funded by the StubHub ticketing website.
"But we are also vehemently opposed to behavior that violates Tennessee's anti-bot laws or that otherwise strips fans of their right to a fair chance to buy the best concert seats available for face-value prices at the box office. We believe it is in the best interest of consumers, the entertainment industry and the state of Tennessee to punish those who are violating the law."
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Potter wrote that "it is clear that several dozen prime seats could not have ended up in the hands of a single ticket reseller" unless they were obtained using robotic ticket-grabbing software -- which is illegal in Tennessee -- or through some sort of collusion.
Data provided by Ticketmaster to Church's managers indicate that the show was constantly being pinged by those illegal bots and that extra seats were gobbled up as soon as tickets were made available.
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Bastiat, the Left-Libertarian?
In the same way, we could make a survey of all industries, and we should always find that producers, as such, have antisocial attitudes. "The merchant," says Montaigne, "prospers only by the extravagance of youth; the farmer, by the high cost of grain; the architect, by the decay of houses; officers of justice, by men's lawsuits and quarrels, Even the ministers of religion owe the honor and practice of their high calling to our death and our vices. No physician takes pleasure in the good health of even his friends; no soldier, in the peace of his country; and so it goes for the rest."
It follows that, if the secret wishes of each producer were realized, the world would speedily retrogress toward barbarism. The sail would take the place of steam, the oar would replace the sail, and it in turn would have to yield to the wagon, the latter to the mule, and the mule to the packman. Wool would ban cotton, cotton would ban wool, and so on, until the scarcity of all things made man himself disappear from the face of the earth.
Suppose for a moment that legislative power and executive authority were put at the disposal of the Mimerel Committee, and that each of the members of that association had the right to introduce and enact a favorite law. Is it very hard to imagine what sort of industrial code the public would be subjected to?
If we now turn to consider the immediate self-interest of the consumer, we shall find that it is in perfect harmony with the general interest, i.e., with what the well-being of mankind requires. When the buyer goes to the market, he wants to find it abundantly supplied. He wants the seasons to be propitious for all the crops; more and more wonderful inventions to bring a greater number of products and satisfactions within his reach; time and labor to be saved; distances to be wiped out; the spirit of peace and justice to permit lessening the burden of taxes; and tariff walls of every sort to fall. In all these respects, the immediate self-interest of the consumer follows a line parallel to that of the public interest. He may extend his secret wishes to fantastic or absurd lengths; yet they will not cease to be in conformity with the interests of his fellow man. He may wish that food and shelter, roof and hearth, education and morality, security and peace, strength and health, all be his without effort, without toil, and without limit, like the dust of the roads, the water of the stream, the air that surrounds us, and the sunlight that bathes us; and yet the realization of these wishes would in no way conflict with the good of society.
Perhaps people will say that, if these wishes were granted, the producer's labor would be more and more limited, and finally would cease for want of anything to occupy it. But why? Because, in this extreme hypothetical case, all imaginable wants and desires world be fully satisfied. Man, like the Almighty, would create all things by a simple act of volition. Will someone tell me what reason there would be, on this hypothesis, to deplore the end of industrial production?
I referred just now to an imaginary legislative assembly composed of businessmen, in which each member world have the power to enact a law expressing his secret wish in his capacity as a producer; and I said that the laws emanating from such an assembly would create a system of monopoly and put into practice the theory of scarcity.
In the same way, a Chamber of Deputies in which each member considered solely his immediate self-interest as a consumer would end by creating a system of free trade, repealing all restrictive laws, and removing all man-made commercial barriers—in short, by putting into practice the theory of abundance.
Hence, it follows that to consult solely the immediate self-interest of the producer is to have regard for an antisocial interest; whereas to consider as fundamental solely the immediate self-interest of the consumer is to take the general interest as the foundation of social policy.
Now, the result is that each man sees the immediate cause of his prosperity in the obstacle that he makes it his business to struggle against for the benefit of others. The larger the obstacle, the more important and more intensely felt it is, then the more his fellow men are disposed to pay him for having overcome it, that is, the readier they are to remove on his behalf the obstacles that stand in his way.
A physician, for instance, does not occupy himself with baking his own bread, making ins own instruments, or weaving or tailoring his own clothes. Others do these things for him, and, in return, he treats the diseases that afflict his patients. The more frequent, severe, and numerous these diseases are, the more willing people are—indeed, the more they are obliged—to work for his personal benefit. From his point of view, illness—which is a general obstacle to human well-being—is a cause of his individual well-being. All producers, with respect to their particular field of operation, reason in the same manner. The shipowner derives his profits from the obstacle called distance; the farmer, from that called hunger; the textile manufacturer, from that called cold; the teacher lives on ignorance; the jeweler, on vanity; the lawyer, on greed; the notary, on possible bad faith, just as the physician lives on the illnesses of mankind. It is therefore quite true that each profession has an immediate interest in the continuation, even the extension, of the particular obstacle that is the object of its efforts.
Let its go back to the thirteenth century. The men who then practiced the art of copying received for the service they performed a remuneration determined by the average rate of wages. Among these copyists, there was one who sought and discovered the means of multiplying rapidly copies of the same work. He invented printing.
At first, one man became rich, while many others were being impoverished. However marvelous this discovery was, one might, at first sight, have hesitated to decide whether it was harmful or beneficial. Apparently it was introducing into the world, as I have said, an element of limitless inequality. Gutenberg profited by his invention and employed his profits to extend its use indefinitely, until he had ruined all the copyists. As for the public, the consumers, they gained little, for Gutenberg was careful to lower the price of his books only just enough to undersell his rivals.
But God had the wisdom to introduce harmony not only into the movement of the spheres but also into the internal machinery of society. Hence, the economic advantages of this invention did not remain the exclusive possession of one individual, but instead became for all eternity the common inheritance of all mankind.
In time, the process became known. Gutenberg was no longer the only printer; others imitated him. Their profits at first were considerable. They were compensated very well for being in the vanguard of the imitators, and this extra compensation was necessary to attract them and to induce them to contribute to the great, approaching, final result. They earned a great deal, but they earned less than the inventor, for competition was beginning to operate. The price of books kept falling lower and lower, and the profits of imitators kept diminishing as the invention became less novel, that is, as imitation became less deserving of especial reward. Soon the new industry reached its normal state: the remuneration of printers no longer was exceptionally large, and, like that of scribes in earlier days, it was determined only by the average rate of wages. Thus, production itself became once more the measure of compensation. Yet the invention nonetheless constituted an advance; the saving of time, of labor, of effort to produce a given result, for a fixed number of copies, had nonetheless been realized. But how was this saving manifested? In the cheapness of books. And to whose profit? To the profit of the consumer, of society, of mankind. Printers, who henceforth had no exceptional merit, no longer received an exceptional remuneration. As men, as consumers, they doubtless shared in the advantages that the invention had conferred upon the community. But that was all. In so far as they were printers, in so far as they were producers, they had returned to the conditions that were customary for all the producers to the country. Society paid them for their labor, and not for the usefulness of the invention. That had become the common and freely available heritage of all mankind.
I confess that the wisdom and the beauty of these laws evoke my admiration and respect. In them I see Saint-Simonianism: To each according to his capacity; to each capacity according to its production. In them I see communism, that is to say, the tendency of goods to become the common heritage of men; but a Saint-Simonianism, a communism, regulated by infinite foresight, and in no way abandoned to the frailty, the passions, and the tyranny of men.
What I have said of printing can be said of all the tools of production, from the nail and the hammer to the locomotive and the electric telegraph. Society possesses all of them in having an abundance of consumers' goods; and it possesses them as gratuitous gifts, since their effect is to reduce the price of commodities; and all that part of the price that has been eliminated as a result of the contribution of inventions to production clearly makes the product to that extent free of charge.
In a temperate zone where coal and iron ore are at the surface, one need only stoop down to get them. At first, I readily agree, it is the inhabitants of the favored region who will profit from this lucky circumstance. But soon, as competition develops, the price of coal and iron ore will continue to fall until the gift of Nature is available free of charge to everyone, and human labor alone is remunerated in accordance with the average rate of wages.
Thus, as a result of the operation of the law of supply and demand, the gifts of Nature, like improvements in the processes of production, are—or continually tend to become—the common and gratuitous heritage of the consumers, the masses, mankind in general.
The theory whose outlines I have attempted to sketch in this chapter still stands in need of a great deal of development. I have considered it only in its bearing on the subject of free trade. But perhaps the attentive reader may have perceived in it the fertile seed that is destined, when it matures, to eradicate not only protectionism, but, along with it, Fourierism, Saint-Simonianism, communism, and all those schools of thought that aim at excluding the law of supply and demand from the governance of the world. From the point of view of the producer, competition doubtless often clashes with our immediate self-interest; but, if one considers the general aim of all labor, i.e., universal well-being—in a word, if one adopts the point of view of the consumer—one will find that competition plays the same role in the moral world as equilibrium does in the physical world. It is the basis of true communism, of true socialism, and of that equality of wealth and position so much desired in our day; and if so many sincere publicists and well-intentioned reformers demand arbitrary controls, it is because they do not understand free exchange.


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MOSES LAKE, Wash. - Whitman College senior Steve Campbell fired a 2-over par 74 and was tied for sixth place after Saturday's opening round of the Northwest Conference Spring Golf Classic.
Linfield's Tyler Nelson topped the leaderboard at 4-under par 68. The only player to break 70 was Whitworth's Cameron Whittle, who finished with a 69.
The 36-hole tournament, which is taking place at The Links at Moses Point (6,965 yards), concludes with a second round on Sunday.
Whitworth was first the team scoring Saturday with a 293 total for its top four golfers. Puget Sound and Linfield were second and third, respectively, with 300 and 305 totals.
Pacific was in fourth place in the nine-school field with a 305, five strokes in front of Whitman. Other team scores were George Fox 320, Pacific Lutheran 328, Willamette 329, and Lewis & Clark 358.
Sophomore David DeVine shot 79 for Whitman's second-best first-round score.
Sophomore John Abercrombie and freshman Geoff Burks both carded an 80, one stroke better than freshman Peter Clark and two shots in front of freshman Drew Raher.
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Crunching Churros and Strumming Guitars in LA's Little Mexico
Paper streamers and leafy branches cast dappled shadows over this alleyway full of embroidered blouses, hot pink guitars, wrestling masks, and hand-painted ceramics. Olvera Street, or Calle Olvera, is sandwiched between Chinatown and Union Station in downtown LA. This little pocket of taquerías and craft vendors sells tchotchkes and treasures from all over Mexico. The scent of simmering onions, fried cinnamon, and fresh-cut wood wafts through the narrow cobblestone streets. Live mariachi music fills the air and the afternoon sun catches the sequins that cover their fabulous jackets and sombreros. Dig into a chile relleno burrito, try on chunky turquoise jewelry, and take a food-coma siesta in the plaza.


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Was God's copyrights violated when chain store refused to print images of bible verses? Sounds more than a bit kooky, but that was exactly the case that Kelly Taylor was confronted with when she attempted to pictures of Bible Scripture printed, according to Fox News. In the last several months there have been cases where store clerks have attempted to make light of the bible by placing 'fiction' stickers on it as was the case with a California chain bookstore.
Yet this clearly had to beat that and any other notion when the Walgreen clerk told the 46-year-old Gulfport, Mississippi woman who her request for "her images of Gospel inspiration violated copyright laws," reported Fox News.
One literally has to step back and take a deep breath to even wonder what could have entered the clerk's mind on this one, because after all the holder of the copyright on the Bible has to be God himself. And the last time anyone could make a direct face-to-face request of him, he died over 2,000 years ago.
Kelly Taylor was more than a little shocked by the denial and stressed, "I was in total shock; it just dumbfounded me the whole day," she said. "I feel this is an attack on Christians," according to Fox News.
The only problem with the denial of Taylor's request is that copyright law does not apply to the bible, so she should have easily been able to secure the pictures of Bible Scripture and had them printed by the store. Although the Mississippi woman most likely did offer up prayer to the original author of the Bible she also relied upon a direct request to the chain store's headquarters.
Fortunately for Taylor once Walgreen was contacted by Fox News the waters of copyright confusion were parted and legal and common sense prevailed for her. So with the three-week old biblical battle over and with printed bible verses in hand, Ms Taylor has some words of wisdom to impart to Walgreens, suggesting that she hoped this was a teachable moment for the store chain.
After all, U.S., Copyright law typically covers books for the life of the author, plus 50 years, so all things being equal, the life span of God is eternity and Taylor would still be waiting for the OK.
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Vampire Hype is back to discuss The Vampire Diaries 4×03 "The Rager." Join Selina, Tariq and Roxanne as they drop some epic theories about Jeremy, April, the Five, and all the vampires turning human again (okay, so some theories are more epic than others)!
- Faye is back! Er, Hayley
- What is this Five?
- Are they gonna start turning everybody human again? Selina is very proud of this theory, even if it's a little too Beauty & the Beast
- Hayley/Tyler – are we surprised?
- Carolaus time! Or… Steroline? Carolefan? Too many ships
- Also, what's Elena's the anger? It doesn't feel like Elena
- Elena and Katherine, the spinoff! Yes please!
- Buffy reference time: Stefan's worried about going Ripper when he's happy with Elena, that's so Angel!
- Will Stefan still love Elena as much as a vampire? We're saying no
- Shipper fail! Someone's jumping triangle sides…….
- Speaking of Damon! Klaus/Damon could be the new bromance
- Why is Klaus protecting Tyler again? Maybe he just wants a friend
- How can the Originals both be so badass and so love sick at the same time?
- Why did Klaus save Elena?
- Rebekah is still sticking around – maybe for Matt
- The OTP-inducing hallucinations: Matt/Rebekah and Damon/Elena
- April is the key to the whole series! No, really, Tariq has a whole big theory with Jeremy becoming one of The Five that's gonna make Julie Plec shake in her boots
- "And in That Moment, Stefan and Elena Were Infinite"
- Stefan and Elena just can't catch a break. We love watching them fall apart
- Stefan/Elena equals Jack/Kate from Lost! And Sawyer is Damon…
- But we're all Jaters, so that's just confusing
- No ships are safe on The Vampire Diaries – but Matt will always love Elena, right?
- Will Matt turn into a supernatural creature? Or will he just die?
- Enter Roxanne's epic theory: Elena kills Matt and goes darkside
- Meredith: Damon's Jiminy Cricket
- A listener clears up the issue of why Elena can't drink blood bag blood… or does he?
- Stay tuned for a Twilight-related announcement at the end
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The two-level, 75,000-square-foot building, which is triple the size of the previous USGBC headquarters, is the first project to be certified at the Platinum level under the latest version of LEED, the story stated.
Sustainable aspects of the property include: The use of gumwood salvaged from the Tennessee River; floor-to-ceiling glass windows for abundant natural lighting; an electronic window shade system to control sunlight during peak brightness hours; and efficient fixtures and appliances that reduce water and energy consumption by 40 percent and 50 percent, respectively, the story noted.
The project team included architecture firm Envision Design, engineering firm GHT Limited Consulting Engineers and construction firm James G. Davis Construction Corporation, the story added.
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Nobody wanting to give up guns and people freaking when guns are sighted?
Similar I guess in thought to a person taking a pic until a child gets in the frame then he becomes a perv.
I saw a person just taking a video (you tube) - people freaked. They don't freak when on camera all day throughout the city. But put some guy there and whamo..
I don't think we want to become this Nation, but we will, like so many things that was not intended for example our now... less social economic mobility etc..,etc...
Could the original call, supposedly placed 30 minutes after the fact, have been bogus in the first place? Hard to tell, but seems like it could be a possibility.
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Tryon Creek Outfall Repair
Project Information
Environmental Services is designing a project to replace an outfall pipe that carries stormwater runoff from 24 acres in southwest Portland and from portions of Interstate 5. The 36-inch concrete pipe collects runoff near SW 35th Drive close to Barbur Boulevard and the freeway and discharges stormwater to Falling Creek, a Tryon Creek tributary.
Over the years, erosion has undercut the pipe where it drains to the creek. This project will replace the outfall pipe, stabilize slopes around and below the pipe, and replant the area with native vegetation.
Project Schedule
This project is scheduled for construction starting in late September and will last for several weeks.
Traffic Control
Much of the work on this project will take place down near Tryon Creek, off of the road. However, it will take a week or more for work crews to transport materials down to the creek, do some minor repair work up on the street and construct the new outfall down near the creek. During those days, flaggers will be present to help drivers negotiate lane closures. Drivers can expect minimal delays, note traffic control signs, and respect speed limits during construction.
Re-vegetation Work
Construction crews will not be removing any trees in the course of their work. They will be removing some smaller vegetation to allow for their materials and crews to access the creek. When the work near the creek is finished, construction crews will stabilize the slope. Re-vegetation staff are currently working on invasive species removal, and will be planting native species on about 1.5 acres within and outside of the work area this winter and next winter.
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