Word: missioneering
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...Randall Tobias, 65 and a father of four, who resigned after his name surfaced in the case of Deborah Jeane Palfrey, the "D.C. madam" charged with racketeering. She denies running a brothel; he denies getting anything more than a massage. But that was sufficient to sink him, since his mission was promoting abstinence and fighting prostitution...
Israel’s government highlighted the country’s positive attributes. “As Israelis, we should try to bring awareness to others about the country we really are,” he said. “Let’s stop being a one-issue mission [and instead] highlight Israel’s creativity, innovation, its pubs, its youth, and determination to make life better,” he said. “They should know we’re normal.” Talking about a number of growing problems in the region, Gillerman specifically...
...these responses distort the University’s educational mission. They impose financial and non-monetary costs, including compromised student privacy, limited access to genuine educational resources, and restricted opportunities for new creative expression...
...when copyright protection starts requiring the cooperation of uninvolved parties, at the cost of both financial and mission harm, those external costs outweigh its benefits. We need not condone infringement to conclude that 19th- and 20th-century copyright law is poorly suited to promote 21st-century knowledge. The old copyright-business models are inefficient ways to give artists incentives in the new digital environment...
...University’s educational mission is broader than the RIAA’s demands. We don’t have all the answers either, but rather than capitulating to special interests, we should continue to search for fair solutions that represent the University’s mission, its students, and the law in a way that educates students to be leaders of the digital 21st century...