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Nurse Cindi Hoiness takes her message on battling asthma to kids
Writing a children's book was never one of Cindi Hoiness' goals. But she couldn't shake the feeling that her story could change another life — in this case, a child suffering from asthma.
Cindi, a registered nurse in Billings, has suffered from asthma all her life. After learning more about reading her body's signs and trying to live the healthiest life possible, she's been able to do things that other asthma sufferers might only dream of doing.
"I started suffering from asthma at age 2," Cindi says, "but it wasn't positively diagnosed until I was 4. That was over 50 years ago. We didn't have the medications and the knowledge that we do now. It was hard, really hard."
Small and very sickly, Cindi spent her early childhood enduring hospital stays, steroids and muscle relaxers to strengthen her lungs.
"I spent a lot of time in the hospital," she says. "Every other month, I would be in for two weeks, and that went on for years."
She was downing daily medications, getting weekly injections, using inhalers and continually taking antibiotics to keep her body healthy.
"As I got older, I accepted that what I have wasn't going to go away and I was taught to think about how my body was reacting to situations and to know when to get help," Cindi says. She's also learned that proper exercise and diet can hugely impact the quality of her life.
"Children with chronic illnesses grow up quickly," she says, "They are forced to. I recognized that I had control of how this was going to shape my life."
Cindi and her family moved to Billings when she was a ninth-grader and she joined the track and swim team. Exercise helped her breathing and she became a firm believer in pulmonary rehab, which consists of deep, cleansing breaths that she has practiced since childhood.
"I started a lifelong habit of running back then, and that's changed the course of my life," she says. "I'm always aware of how I'm breathing. And the exercise I've done for the past 50 years has helped my lungs to stay strong. I know what triggers an attack, so I avoid being outdoors on smoky days or really cold ones. But I haven't let asthma rob me of enjoying life."
On a mission to help others get the most out of life, especially children, Cindi penned "Rooter Can't Breathe," a story about a young packrat who discovers he has asthma and learns how to care for himself.
"He needs to keep his lungs strong and healthy and the medication will help him breathe better and stay active," Dr. Puddlemug tells Rooter. "Use this spray before you play hard or run. Use it every time, Rooter."
"I'm trying to express through Rooter's story to not be embarrassed about using medications and inhalers and the importance of using them," she explains. "I remember being embarrassed to tell my friends that I use one."
She hopes the story encourages children and their parents to recognize their triggers for asthma.
"Some children grow out of it, others will have it for life," she says. "Pet dander, mold and secondhand smoke can be triggers for asthma." She stresses that those who suffer can't skip out on their medication, and that exercise should really be a part of their daily life. "Having asthma doesn't mean you have to quit being active," Cindi says. "You have to exercise your lungs, get them strong, even if it's just walking. You have to move."
At 58, Cindi is in better shape than many of her healthy friends. She and her husband, Mike, are avid outdoors enthusiasts. They ski, hike, bike and trail run.
"I always use my inhaler 15 minutes before strenuous exercise. Most people wait until they need it, but by then, the inflammation has already started. If you take it before, the airway will relax and there won't be any inflammation. I think it's important for children and their parents to practice this and see the difference."
Tess and B.J. Kachick, who live outside Joliet, can testify to the power of Cindi's book. All three of their sons, Grayson, Rhett and Gus, have asthma, as does Tess. It's a world they live with daily, but with the help of medications and inhalers, none of her children are being held back from the activities they love. Living outside Joliet delivers a lifestyle full of the outdoors, exercise, pets and livestock.
"I will be forever thankful for my own struggles with asthma," Tess says. "I believe it saved Grayson's life after his first attack. He came into our room grasping at his throat, panicked and gray in color. I knew exactly what was going on and grabbed my own rescue inhaler and started the breathing treatment." Grayson is 10 and has had asthma for two years. His younger brothers have since been diagnosed as well, although theirs isn't as severe.
"Our children loved Rooter," Tess says, sharing how relatable Cindi's book is for kids. She adds, "My kiddos especially loved when Rooter found out that he was not alone in his suffering and that a few of his friends also struggled with asthma. Together they could overcome and enjoy their childhood days and so can my children!"
GET YOUR COPY of "Rooter Can't Breathe" at This House of Books in Billings or at outskirtspress.com/rootercantbreathe


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I don't care about them and there are hundreds of these lines of output for every line of stacktrace that I actually want to see. How do I turn them off?
Things I have tried so far that don't work:
from selenium import webdriver
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And...
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All without reducing any of the output.

A: You need to set the logging level on the remote_connection higher than DEBUG:
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While mainstream print media circulation figures decline, niche publications continue to sprout from nowhere like mushrooms in a sodden field. As long as there is an audience, publishers will keep churning out the content. We asked three independent publishing entrepreneurs how they seized their patch of turf.
Interviews by Paul Ryan.
ALAN KOHLER
Eureka Report
ABC television business reporter and Fairfax newspaper columnist Alan Kohler knows a thing or two about business media. His independent publishing joint venture, Eureka Report, is a rich online resource for self-managing superannuation investors. With a crack team of financial commentators and a subscriber base of 4,000 and growing, Kohler reflects on the past year's wild ride.
"There's been a boom in DIY super over the past few years, to the point where there are now something like 400,000 self-managed super funds in Australia. While there are a few newsletters that make stock-specific recommendations – what you might call stock tipping newsletters – there was nothing that provided a flow of information on big picture analysis of markets and investments generally. We provide ideas, insights and advice on which sectors are worth investing in.
In the early days, we marketed Eureka Report through partnerships. eTrade marketed us to its client base in return for us supplying some for their website. We were also assisted by Fairfax Digital – through The Age and Sydney Morning Herald, in particular. We did a deal whereby they were given a fee for any subscribers that came via their website. So they marketed Eureka Report to the registered base of Fairfax, which was about a million people.
I've been around a long time and built up many friendships. People were happy to support what I had in mind. James Kirby came on as Editor, and our team of commentators includes Robert Gottliebsen and Michael Pascoe.
Hardcopy newspapers and magazines will be around for a long time. But it is now the case that when you are launching a new media offering, you don't need to print it to get an audience. You can get your audience from being online.
Once online, you're not confined to text and pictures. All of a sudden you have other possibilities – in particular, video and audio. As we all learn how to exploit those possibilities, business models will evolve.
We decided early on that we might as well do video and audio interviews, as well as text articles, for our subscribers. So every time we publish now there is at least one video interview, five or six minutes long. The subscribers like it because they can actually see and hear the person being interviewed. It doesn't take up too much bandwidth. We publish it as video, audio and a text transcript simultaneously. I think that's the future.
If I was to offer advice to someone looking to launch an independent media venture, I'd say: don't print it. You don't need to. There are print media business models that work very well, but the costs are still high. My advice would be to structure it online from the beginning, with multimedia. Use the full potential of the internet."
EDDIE ZAMMIT
As creative director of graphic design agency, Grin Creative, Eddie Zammit knows style. He's also a T-shirt freak. And, as of July this year, he's publisher of the world's first T-shirt journal – T.
"T-shirts are my passion. I own well over 400 now. I've always preferred T-shirts because they are more casual. When I wear shirts I feel out of place. It's my career ambition to wear a T-shirt every day.
It's always been in the back of my mind to actually do something T-shirt related. I thought launching a label would come first. But the more I thought about it – being behind a few start-up magazines and being familiar with the process – I thought, "Why don't you do a journal all about T-shirts?"
The T team consists of me, a couple of colleagues in Melbourne and our editor, Mel, who is London-based. She went to the UK just over a year ago and pretty soon she became obsessed with T-shirts, too. London is probably the T-shirt capital of the world, so it was perfect. She's close to the action.
Our plan is to launch a T-shirt label off the back of the magazine in early 2007. I really want to release a limited edition T-shirt with every issue of T.
The T-shirts that make you think are the standouts for me. I love the 'Shoplifter' T-shirt that howies produced. It was plain white, had a barcode at the top, and all it said was "shoplifter". Every time a kid went into a retail outlet, a mechanism inserted into the sleeve set the alarm off. How much fun would that be, as a kid, rocking in there and causing a bit of havoc? Unfortunately, the 'Shoplifter' T was only a limited run and was eventually banned in the UK.
I think one definite advantage of building a business from your passion is gaining access to circles that are normally closed. Being a publisher opens many doors.
If you don't love what you are doing, that's very hard to hide. There's a real battle for a lot of T-shirt labels to be either cool or commercial. I really respect the labels that find a balance. It's that cool/commercial balance that T is aspiring to attain.
The one thing that I don't want T to be is cliquey. To like T, you don't have to be a T-shirt connoisseur. You just have to like T-shirts. Everyone wears T-shirts. There are labels being created every day. And the stories are great. A lot of businesses begin through T-shirt design and then expand. Marc Echo, for example, created an empire from it. So did Paul Frank.
We are in Australia, France, New Zealand, the UK and US. Last year I did a round-the-world trip in three weeks – L.A., Las Vegas, New York, London, Amsterdam. I made contacts in each place. Meeting people face-to-face, one-on-one, is always the most effective way to do business.
To sustain what I'm trying to do in the Australian market alone would be near impossible. I need the global audience to appreciate and help with the brand. What I'm trying to do is pretty adventurous, but, at the same time, you never know where it's going to land you. It's worth having a go."
MICHELLE MATTHEWS
Bar Secrets
For Michelle Matthews, life is a deck of cards – literally. As publisher of the 'Bar Secrets' cards – decks containing 52 fabulous, often hidden bars in many of the worlds great cities – this former Ansett flight attendant has transformed the niche into a blooming empire… all by herself. And bars are just the beginning.
"I've always known that I wanted to have my own business.
While I was a flight attendant I published a few books – shopping guides for Sydney and Melbourne. To some extent, the Bar Secrets cards were really just a logical extension. I wanted them to be small, so they would fit on a counter, and cost-effective, because there are ten times as many news agencies as there are bookshops.
Bars have never paid to be included on the cards, and never will. I do get approached by some of them. But it always amazes me that people who open new bars don't think to contact me. It's a full-time job trying to remember and find all of these places. Bars slip under the radar.
With the London guide, it became apparent very early on that you can't do a single bar guide for London. There are just so many that we specifically chose to focus on style bars. For the big cities like London and New York, I'm trying to stay away from grouping specific areas geographically, because then people buy just their area.
Distribution is the key. If you can sort that out, then everything else should fall into place. The American market, for example, you don't want to get wrong. It's very much about finding the right distributor before getting the market going. In the first half of 2007 we are launching six American cities – L.A., San Francisco, Chicago, New York, Washington DC and another to be decided.
All of the deals to date have been deals. I have not gone into business with anyone else. Over time I certainly want to change that and develop some kind of incentive-based partnership scheme. There's a lot of trial and error. You might succeed in one market, but another market will be completely different.
Having a suite of different streams to choose from is crucial. When I approach different cities, one of the strategies is to try and secure sponsorship from the various tourism bodies. Some cities are big on bars, but others might be more into culture, or something else.
Every title is intended to go on indefinitely. And therefore every title requires updating and additional marketing support to reinvigorate it. Seventeen titles are a lot of work, especially when they involve different countries and different topics."
To date there are Bar Secrets decks for Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, London, Hong Kong, Edinburgh, Dublin, Barcelona, Ibiza, with launches in China and US scheduled for 2007. Other decks include brunch secrets, daytrip secrets and spa secrets, with more in the works.
Paul Ryan is Editor of Anthill Magazine.
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Talk:Conflicting Wikipedia philosophies/Archive 1
< Talk:Conflicting Wikipedia philosophies
This is an archive of past discussions. Do not edit the contents of this page. If you wish to start a new discussion or revive an old one, please do so on the current talk page.
1 New dichotomy: Egalitarianism vs Hierarchism
1.1 Subdichotomic alternatives
2 Deletionism/Inclusionism/Mergism
3 NPOV
4 Ostracism - the anti-Wikimedia philosophy
5 Obstructionism
7 HiStandardism vs. LowStandardism
7.1 HighStandardism
7.2 LowStandardism
8 WOW
9 A name for this philosophy/rule/whatever you call it?
10 Title
11 Vigilantism vs. Proceduralism
12 WikiWarrior
13 Sysopism vs. Rehabilism vs. Politicism
14 Yet Another Philosophical Divide
15 Structurism vs. Chaoism
16 Anyone have a source for this?
New dichotomy: Egalitarianism vs Hierarchism
I am suggesting adding this new spectrum which describes how much of regulatory restrictions does a Wikipedian support imposing? The Hierarchists (or Systematists) advocate too much of such restrictions and basing them on merits like trustworthiness of the editor as a good-intentioned and well-informed contributor on the subject he/she edits. From the Hierarchists' POV, this helps in establishing order by reducing vandalism and misguided edits. The Egalitarianists (or Anarchists) on the other hand advocate using as little as possible of the regulatory restrictions because these from their POV make Wikipedia less open and democratic to the new comers. They argue that fairness is only possible through equality because the merits proposed by Hierarchists can not be easily and safely established. Ahmed Elnagar 12:42, 26 November 2006 (UTC).
Agreed. It should be added. 86.35.40.204 09:01, 24 May 2007 (UTC)
Agree with a slight change. If "Hierarchists advocate too much..." then "Egalitarianists on the other hand advocate using too little..." It just ensures the equality and consistency of the statement if we are setting the two as extremes. JodyB 12:03, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
Agree, but with a better change than JodyB: do not use terms like 'too much/little' instead use 'more' and 'less'. Works like 'too' which are emphatic have no place due to NPOV. Making the terms equivilent is great, but to say that either dichotomy is too extremist is wrong. Dichotomies represent directions and not extremism, and even extremism is not necessarily 'too much' or 'too little' as those are matters of opinion. Tyciol 20:04, 19 June 2008 (UTC)
Subdichotomic alternatives
Systematism and Anarchism were concepts listed in parenthesis/brackets by Ahmed above, I think it would do to discuss the two separately and whether or not they are synonymous here. There are currently User associations based on both of these, so members of both could be invited to offer input on this concept and the inclusion of all four of these terms in this article. Tyciol 20:04, 19 June 2008 (UTC)
Deletionism/Inclusionism/Mergism
It seems to me the biggest and most visible conflict is the deletionism/inclusionism/mergism one -- is there a reason that one's not covered here? Wikipedia:User:Ummit 16:26, 24 August 2005 (UTC)
I totally agree. They are listed in the box on the right, but no brief summary of them is provided in the article (which was actually what I was looking for when I pointed people to it!!) --RealGrouchy 07:09, 20 January 2007 (UTC)
It looks like the summary was added, great work! That said... mergism doesn't directly conflict with deletionism or inclusionism, it's actually a 'best of both worlds' sort of thing. It should be removed and if one wishes to discuss conflicts regarding Mergism its opponent would be splittism or separatism. Tyciol 20:13, 19 June 2008 (UTC)
NPOV
I have a different view on the achievability of NPOV. I say no one user can write NPOV on a contentious topic, if they have enough knowledge about it to write at all. However, I believe NPOV can be and is achieved when an article is written by several different users with contrasting POVs. Seahen 17:10, 30 April 2006 (UTC)
I just created Semi-Factionalism. It pretty much says just that. Can somebody edit it for me? I've never actually made major changes to an article. Maybe if somebody edits it for me it'll make what I wrote better. ;-) 209.195.102.143 19:46, 27 April 2008 (UTC)
Just added "Community View" to the Neutrality section, also. 209.195.102.143 19:56, 27 April 2008 (UTC)
I tried creating a link to this, but the is not currently a 'community view' section in the Neutrality section, which I did make a link to. Which section is it under so I might link it appropriately? Tyciol 21:01, 19 June 2008 (UTC)
Ostracism - the anti-Wikimedia philosophy
The practice of Ostracism in all of the Wikimedia projects, especially in the Wiktionary and Wikipedia projects, has an extremely negative impact on both intellectual and financial contributors and I would imagine on their contributions as well. Ostracism is the practice of nothing more than calling a contributor a troll or making a comment such as Don't feed the trolls. Rudeness and arrogance are not what the Wiktionary or the Wikipedia are all about yet the practice of Ostracism is in full swing. I propose therefore that it be uplifted from the deep dark quarters of the dungeon guards and be given its proper place in the list of Wikimedia philosophies so that it can recognized for what it is and accepted or rejected by those of a like or differing mind. I make this proposal because Ostracism is being practiced to its full extent and its existence can be neither hidden or denied. -- Pragmatist 14:38, 6 May 2006 (UTC)
Obstructionism
I have encountered what I consider an unacknowledged form of wikipedian - the Obstructionist. The Obstructionist has neither a particularly Inclusionist nor Deletionist philosophy as an editor. In fact they likely make very few contributory edits at all; their entire wikipedia existence seems to be simply obstructing anyone from making edits that do not support their POV. It is kinda like WP:OWN but at least someone who is owning an article might be actually creating in it. The Obstructionist views themself as a Gatekeeper, some sort of "super-editor" (as in supervising editor).
Everyone here has a POV and the more we care about an article, the stronger our POV is likely to be. Our duty, however is to set aside our POV to a degree and, while no-one should expect us to espouse the opposite POV, we should write what we know (or feel) to be true from an NPOV perspective (with citations, of course). That is all anyone can ask of any of us, IMO. The Obstructionist is dedicated to thwarting that by reverting any edits that do not clearly support his/her POV. What do you think? Have you run into this fellow? Should we include it as a "Conflicting Wikipedia philosophy"--Justanother 03:49, 3 October 2006 (UTC)
What would be the opposite of obstructionism though? It needs an opposite, something it conflicts with. Tyciol 20:11, 19 June 2008 (UTC)
What philosophy is believing that the spirit of wikipedia (or other projects) is more importent then the sum of all policies and guidelines? --wikipedia:user:Honeymane
It's more than a philosophy; it's an official policy. Superabo 04:05, 7 January 2007 (UTC)
Even so, its existance as a personal philosophy should be named. My first thought is perhaps Ignorism but that sounds a bit depricative so one might possibly further clarify by creating a w:portmanteauic name like Ignorulism. Furthermore, some people may hold an opposing philosophy to this, counter to the established policy, causing them to protest Wikipedia policy and in some unfortunate cases, become vandals or bad editors. I would imagine that some members of the Society for a Dictatorial Presence might hold a different philosophy for example. One also has to recognize that having an explanation of the spirit is dependant upon policies which keep the explanation where people can see it, and guidelines in regards to maintaining and enforcing the spirit are inherant to its explanation. Tyciol 20:58, 19 June 2008 (UTC)
HiStandardism vs. LowStandardism
This is to go to the adminship part; what do you think? There is a debate between "HiStandardists", who believe that only extremely experienced editors should become sysops, and "LowStandardists", who believe that most editors are experienced enough to become admins and help, even with lesser tasks.
HighStandardism
Administrative duties are extremely difficult and require a lot of experience.
Administrators should have a considerable amount of edits, well distributed across the mainspace, talk pages and community pages.
LowStandardism
Basic administrative duties can be performed by most editors and do not require a lot of experience.
Administrators need not have a specific kind of contributions, as they will help out when they receive the tools. --Orthologist 20:09, 21 March 2007 (UTC)
Oops! I didn't see your proposal here, Orthologist, & added my own take on the different sides. Besides the three groups, I see our major differences as lying in the titles & on the emphasis of the two opposed philosophies. I don't know if my third philosophy actually has been formally expressed, but I detect a school of thought that is different from the others. On the one side, the "no big thing" philosophy implies that almost everyone should be an Admin, while the "janitor" approach would restrict Adminship to a select few. On the other, the "elitist" philosophy expects Admins to behave in examplary ways, while the "janitor" approach does not. -- Llywrch 20:01, 25 March 2007 (UTC)
Let me see if I get it right: "NBT" -no big thing- is LowStandardism, "Elitism" is HiStandardism and "Janitorism" is the middle ground. NBT says that almost everyone should be an admin, Janitorism means that a moderate amount of users should, and Elitism has rather stringent standards one must accomplish in order to become a sysop.--Orthologist 15:05, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
I think it would be best to avoid the use of -isms created by more than one word as a root if there are possible alternatives. Currently we have statusquoism, sysopism, and while it might possibly be classified as a prefix rather than a first word, the wiki in wikiPacifism and wikiWarrior. If there is no alternatie simpler term, then all of these should follow some sort of similar format. Currently the 'q' in statusquo and the 'o' in sysop remain lowercase. I think it would be better for the two standarisms to follow this example, and we should also edit the two kinds of edit warring behaviours to match this as well. Since they originated with upper case it would be fine to maintain them as redirects but officially, lowercase and only having the first letter as uppercase as part of a title, is more consistant and aesthetically pleasing with the rest of the article. Elitism is a fine alternative to HiStandardism (I especially dislike that one since 'Hi' versus 'High' can be disputed) but I don't think NBT should be used, since it also has an upper-case problem and is also an acronym which confuses readers who do not know what it stands for and forces them to read about it, something the other terms do not necessitate. Tyciol 20:26, 19 June 2008 (UTC)
Pretty much I just can't believe this is an article. Wow. So much for Darwikinism? Jjmckool 01:05, 24 June 2007 (UTC)
If you wish to use Darwikinism to attack the listing and explanation of Wikipedia/Wikimedia philosophies, that is permissible, however so long as they exist as individual articles as well as Category:User philosophies and Category:Wikipedia philosophies collected into Category:User associations an article which explains them and their interactions is very valuable. I would even suggest it be linked to and summarized in the content of the Category pages of the former two. I do thank you for bringing this up though because I have become aware in collecting these that User/Wikipedia philosophies are separate issues. Some are personal beliefs of people, the other is the beliefs stated as official for Wikipedia. Creating a 'Category:Wikimedia philosophies' would also be something to consider as a redirect/supplement/replacement for Wikipedia philosophies. This ties into another section in this talk page where changing the name was proposed. Tyciol 20:33, 19 June 2008 (UTC)
A name for this philosophy/rule/whatever you call it?
In wiki, I prefer editing anonymously. The reason is that, in my opinion, it is more important to evaluate contributions on the grounds of their quality then on who wrote them. (By this I don't mean that it's wrong to mention the you are Nobel Prize winner or University Professor of Mathematics -- if you want to. But this should not definitely be used as an argument when discussing some article.) Do we have a name for this in wiki? --Kompik 11:40, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
I would suggest something along the lines of Anonymism. You may find it valuable to consult the Association of Anarchist Wikipedians and the Association of Apathetic Wikipedians. I think you will find reasons for editing anonymously can be different (apathy as an alternative to your reason, which is pro-anonymity ala /b/). Another variance would be whether this is promoted as a personal stance, or whether one desires or promotes others to adopt anonymous editing. Keep in mind that to be a conflicting philosophy, it needs an opposite to conflict with. In this case, you need a name reflecting someone who uses names. Pseudonymism would be appropriate for people like me who make up names. Some editors, however, create usernames which are actually their real names (or some part thereof) so I don't think it would be appropriate to include such users within pseudonymism.
You would need a specific category for named users. You could base that on the root of anonymous (nonymous) to create Nonymism or one could forgo latin root equivilency and just call it Namism or something. Currently I do not know whether pseudonymism would be separate or included within namism and/or anonymism. Pseudonyms are often used in a way that maintain anonymity, or sometimes people make them easily linked to their real names in which case it is an alternative name. However, it may not be technically considered a name.
Therefore, depending on people's beliefs regarding what a 'name' is, and how someone uses a pseudonym, pseudonymism can be a subsect of both categories, as well as a separate third category. If it is used as a subsect then you could subclassify as "pseudonymic anonymous" + "non-pseudonymic anonymis" and "pseudonymic nonymous" + non-pseudonymic nonymous". 'Apseudonymic' might be an alternative for 'pseudonym' as well, considering the 'anoynm' versus 'nonym' dichotomy. Thoughts? Tyciol 20:54, 19 June 2008 (UTC)
For me, one of the key advantages of wikis, vis-a-vis other sources of information, is that I can examine other edits by the editors of the article I'm reading as a way of assessing their credibility. That's not possible when edits are anonymous. (And, for that reason, I tend to regard anonymous edits as less reliable, by default.) But the identity of the editor doesn't have to map to anything in the real world for that to be useful. It just has to be reasonably consistent within the wiki. --Tedd 06:17, 10 April 2009 (UTC)
I propose that this is redundant; Wikimedia encompasses much more than Wikipedia, and many of these "philosophies" apply to others or all of them. --Anonymous DissidentTalk 14:23, 2 January 2008 (UTC)
Agree, though they're more abundant and apparent on Wikipedia. 74.5.153.187 12:45, 29 February 2008 (UTC)
Agree to both, although this is more due to Wikipedia having more editors and being the most popular wiki in general. It may have nothing to do with it being an encyclopedia itself. Although possibly encyclopedias by their nature invite more conflict than dictionaries and news. But anyway, abundance and apparence do not change the fact that it exists on other wikiprojects under the WikiMedia umbrella as well. I propose we move this article to Conflicting Wikimedia philosophies eventually. There are a lot of redirects and links to this page though, so I would prefer to wait until someone with an automatic link-changer bot comes along so they can edit all links to this page simultaneously with the move. Double redirects do not currently work so it would only become confusing without this. Tyciol 19:59, 19 June 2008 (UTC)
Vigilantism vs. Proceduralism
I cleaned up the section a bit, but it needs expanding. Blast 13:50, 29 February 2008 (UTC)
To encourage expansion, I have created redirects for these terms to this page. Tyciol 19:59, 19 June 2008 (UTC)
WikiWarrior
I was going to redirect this term to this page like I did all the other terms, but I have delayed doing this because I think it should be renamed, and I do not want to create a redirect for a new term which we may end up not keeping. Currently, it is in the Conflicting Wikipedia philosophies#Edit warring section coupled with WikiPacifism which I did redirect. The reason for this is firstly, Pacifism ends in an -ism. This is consistant with the rest of the article. It is also clever because it creates a w:portmanteau from Wikipedia and w:pacifism. WikiWarrior satisfies neither of these. I'm not sure what the opposite for pacifism would be in this case. It would not be activism because activism is the opposite of passivism, which is related but distinctly different from pacifism because pacifism is a doctrine of peacefulness and nonviolent active oppositions.
Mentioned in the wiktionary definition for pacifism is opposition to violence. Violence isn't really the most appropriate word considering pacifism is more of a metaphor since 'war' in 'edit war' is more of a metaphor. When you look up 'violence'/'violent' you get alternative terms like force, action, motion or conflict. There already exists 'actionism' of which definition #3 might be applicable. Violentism/Forcism/Motionism/Conflictism would all be up for grabs for avoiding confusion though. Drawing from the current title 'warism' or 'warrism' maybe, I dunno. Fightism? Just anything but 'wikiwarrior'. It might be better to just use 'Pacifism' and mention 'wikipacism' as a slang term for it. Currently none of the synonyms I found begin with 'p' so it would not create a portmanteau and thus defeat the entire beauty of it by being inconsistant. To help solve this, I've made a request on the edit wars talk page so contributors there can add their insight.
I think referencing w:Pacificism would be very useful for this. It gives us a term for what lies between the two, and also references words like w:defensivism and w:militarism. You also get w:aggressionism/aggressivism and w:assertionism/assertivism Tyciol 21:38, 19 June 2008 (UTC)
Sysopism vs. Rehabilism vs. Politicism
Sysopism vs. Rehabilism vs. Politicism are reconcilable, not truly conflicting. --SmokeyJoe 11:01, 6 March 2009 (UTC)
Okay; care to elaborate? —Anonymous DissidentTalk 13:09, 6 March 2009 (UTC)
Yet Another Philosophical Divide
I've often encountered a philosophical division that I haven't yet seen described here. I've been involved in several editing disputes that revolved around the use of specialized terminology in an article.
My own POV is that articles should be written to be understandable to the lay person. It's important to explain specialized terminology, particularly where it differs from common usage of the same word or expression. But the article shouldn't use terminology that differs from everyday language unless it's unavoidable. I suppose we could call that Laymanism.
However, I have sometimes encountered editors who were subject-matter experts who insisted on using subject-specific terminology even where, to me as a lay person, it seemed less clear, or even misleading. They usually justify this by reference to subject-matter articles and research that use the terminology (which, from the Laymanist point of view, is a circular argument). We could call that Expertism.
--Tedd 06:33, 10 April 2009 (UTC)
Structurism vs. Chaoism
Methinks that Wikipedia articles are becoming too standardized and burdened by structuring devices. I cannot see anything positive in navboxes, and even categories seem to be getting out of hand. The proliferation of infoboxes is turning wikipedia into a huge rolodex (which will be eternally incomplete and full of errors). The "standard" devices for tables, references, and templates in general are amazingly baroque, and make editing harder, not easier. (To use {{Cite ... }}, for example, one must write two or three times as much code than one would write in a plain <ref> ... </ref>.) The "spartan" standards for dab pages make it harder for readers to find the right article. And so on.
Methinks that most of that structuring and uniformization has zero or negative value, and Wikpedia would be much more pleasant to read and edit if it was simply a collection of plain articles connected exclusively by in-text links. Knoweledge does not have structure or categories: those things are all in our brains, vices that we inherited from mindless-parrot teachers and four millennia of befuddled thinking.
So, is there a WP faction willing to fight (or at least whine discreetly about) the takeover of Wikipedia by those bloody structurists ? Where poor chaoist souls like me would feel less lonely ?
All the best, Jorge Stolfi 143.106.24.25 06:13, 12 May 2009 (UTC)
Anyone have a source for this?
I know a source isn't really necessary on a "philosophical" page like this, but, to satiate my curiosity, is anyone able to support the assertion from the article that:
The epistemology of this view is quite similar to the Buddhist view of language: words are just indicators of conflicts, since if no conflict existed, there would be no need to speak.
I searched the web for this "aspect" of the Buddhist philosophy, and the first result was this page, and I couldn't find any other topical ones. Is this just a bit of OR added in a way that makes it "sound good" (something I'll admit I'm guilty of in essay writing), or is it in fact a Buddhist view of language? It would be nice to know; does anyone here know more about Buddhism and perhaps have a source that covers this (or even alludes to it)?
Peace and Passion 20:56, 30 September 2009 (UTC)
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KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park (1978)
The film was also known as "KISS Meets the Phantom" and "KISS in Attack of the Phantoms."
In 1978, at the height of their popularity, rock band KISS made their feature film debut in KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park. In the film KISS play a super-powered version of themselves as they fight an army of evil androids and unravel a missing-persons mystery at a failing amusement park. But don't worry, all that doesn't stop them from performing a series of concerts and treating us to several classic KISS songs. Does this movie sound awesome, or what? Wait, did I mention it's a super low budget made-for-TV movie, produced by Hanna-Barbera (the same guys who produced Yogi Bear and Scooby Doo)? Yeah, "awesome" might not be the right word to describe this flick. Read on to find out what word is...
The film begins with KISS playing Rock and Roll All Nite while superimposed over amusement park rides. I think they're supposed to be giant sized KISS performing in front of the rides, but the green screen effects were bad, so all the guys ended up translucent.
.And the word is... "lame." Okay, it's an entertaining kind of lame, sure. But basically, this film is a failure on almost every level. The acting, directing, editing, screenplay, and special effects are all atrocious. The only exceptions to the awful being the scenes where KISS are performing their songs.
Knights! In! Satan's! Service!
To begin with, the guys in KISS can't act. I guess we can't hold them against them too much, though, because they are rock stars, not actors. But The Beatles weren't actors, either, and A Hard Day's Night was amazing. I think the difference is that the Beatles were just playing themselves, and were given naturalistic dialogue that sounded like something they would actually say, and put in to situations that were based on things they actually did in real life. The whole film was tailored around them, to make them look good. In KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park, the members of KISS are all given weirdo personalities. Paul Stanley is Mr. Spock, Ace Frehley is Curly from the Three Stooges, Gene Simmons is... I'm not even sure, maybe a samurai or something? Oh, and Peter Criss just makes a lot of "cat" puns. Better yet, Gene has a weird, electronically modified voice, and growls like a lion all the time. Weirdest of all, Ace is constantly making this bird noise, like "awk" or something, for no discernible reason. Plus, they are given dialogue to spout that no human being would ever say, things that make no sense. Even a real actor would have trouble with these lines. In fact, the actual, professional actors in this flick don't do much better.
Android Albino Apemen
The situations the band is put in are just ridiculous, as well. In A Hard Day's Night, The Beatles had to do the things they normally did in real life, like ride trains, stay in hotels, give press conferences, all situations they were pretty comfortable with. In KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park, KISS fly around in space, shoot laser beams out of their eyes, and get in fist fights with an army of androids. The guys seem really awkward and uncomfortable in all of these scenes.
Paul Shoots an Energy Beam Out of His Eye
The only time they don't seem awkward is when they are on stage, which unfortunately, doesn't happen often enough. There aren't nearly enough KISS performances in this movie. Which is sad, because the movie plays like a 45 minute film stretched out to an hour and a half. There are scenes were we watch people ride a roller coaster for like, 5 minutes straight. This film would have been much improved so much if they had edited down all of the acted sequences to just the good parts, and instead padded out the film with more musical performances.
KISS Imprisoned Behind Laser Beam Bars
Still, the movie isn't all bad. Well, it is bad, but bad in a "so bad it's good" kind of way. The plot is a cross between The Phantom of the Opera and Westworld. It involves a series of mysterious disappearances at an amusement park that KISS is playing at. The park is being menaced behind the scenes by a mad scientist android maker. It turns out that the animatronic figures at the park are more than just animatronics, they are actually killer androids. And their inventor seems to kidnapping visitors to the park to tun into his cyborg slaves, as well. KISS get sucked into the mystery when they meet a young woman who is searching for her missing boyfriend. But don't worry, this version of KISS has actual super powers, so they are totally up to the challenge of fighting off a bunch of weird androids, including android versions of Frankenstein, Dracula, and The Mummy, some Japanese Swordsmen, a whole bunch of albino apemen in shiny blue jumpsuits, plus evil duplicates of KISS themselves! Just throw all of those things in a blender, and you've automatically got something that's entertaining, on some level. The problem is, that's basically what the filmmakers (again, Saturday Morning Cartoon kings Hanna-Barbera) did, just filmed a bunch of random weirdness with KISS, throw it together in the editing rooms into a series of twenty minute segments to make room for the commercials, and called it a day.
Peter Criss Makes a Joke About Cats
This is the original TV release of this film that I am reviewing, the version of this movie that aired on NBC TV the Saturday night before Halloween, October 28, 1978. It's from a bootleg VHS, so the picture quality of my screencaps is kind of poor. Apparently the European theatrical version, with different music and an alternate cut of the movie, is out on a higher quality DVD. I'll be on the lookout for a copy of that, and if I find one I'll be revisiting this movie for an updated review. On paper a version of this movie with more KISS music and better editing sounds like an improvement, although I doubt there was enough worthwhile footage shot for this film to turn it in to an actually good movie.
KISS - Rock and Roll All Nite (KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park opening credits)
European Theatrical Release Movie Poster
Mind Controlled Cyborg Attacks KISS's Talismans of Power With a Ray Gun
KISS Dance Around on Water Spouts
A KISS make-up contest for the kiddies, hosted by real-life DJ "The Real Don Steele."
"I've been making a man, with blonde hair and a tan, and he's good for relieving my tension."
KISS Fans
Ace in Space
Later in the film, Dracula will show up to get his cape back
Paul's Eye has Powers
The Mad Scientist Pins Photos of KISS to His Wall
The Talismans of Power
"Awk!"
In this photo, he may not be saying "awk," but you know he's thinking it.
Paul Looking Fierce
March of the Evil KISS Androids
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Barbecue17 October 2, 2014 at 7:01 AM
This movie is awesome! I watched it at my uncle's house one time on VHS and it has always stuck with me. I saw KISS in concert this summer and that was an amazing experience. It was the only KISS experience I've had that was more amazing than this film.
I need to own this on DVD. Or Blu-Ray.
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Innovation eruption in meat alternatives
The global meat alternative market is expected to reach $8.1 billion by 2026.
Beyond Meat, Inc. is planning a late March retail rollout of its new Beyond Breakfast Sausage. Thus far, the plant-based meat has only been featured on select restaurant menus.
Available in classic and spicy varieties, Beyond Breakfast Sausage features 11 grams of protein per serving from peas and brown rice. The sausage is designed to "look, cook and satisfy like traditional pork breakfast sausage," Beyond Meat said, and it is Non-GMO Project verified, certified kosher and halal, and made without soy or gluten.
"Our Beyond Breakfast Sausage platform delivers on our promise of enabling consumers to 'Eat What You Love' while advancing health, environmental and animal welfare benefits," said Ethan Brown, founder and chief executive officer of Beyond Meat. "It has seen early success at some of the most popular and iconic quick-service restaurants, and we are excited to introduce the first extension of the platform in retail. It's been a staple in my own household and I'm glad that families can now enjoy this delicious breakfast option at home while feeling great about nutritional wins like 50% less total fat, 35% less saturated fat and sodium and no cholesterol compared to a leading brand of pork sausage."
Beyond Breakfast Sausage is set to arrive on store shelves by the end of March to early April, and will be available at retailers, including: ACME, Albertsons, Key Foods, Kings, Pavilions, Raley's, ShopRite, Vons, Wegmans and Whole Foods Market. The sausage will be in the frozen aisle for a suggested retail price of $4.99 for six patties.
Pollo Tropical is introducing Topped Tostones, featuring twice-fried plantains topped with a choice of four options. One offering, the Vegan Topped Tostones, is made with vegan Beyond Meat picadillo, sautéed peppers and onions.
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ADF Foods' Nate's Meatless brand is rolling out Swedish Meatless Meatballs. The Non-GMO Project verified, plant-based meat alternative contains 7 grams of protein, 6 grams of fat and 90 calories per serving and has no cholesterol. Each 10.5-oz package retails for $4.49.
"Our new Swedish Meatballs are nothing short of delicious, and they cater to the growing plant-based consumer crowd," said Mike Ryan, vice president of US sales for ADF Foods. "Furthermore, they pack nutrition we know shoppers are looking for and perform well in recipes, all while being extremely convenient."
El Pollo Loco, Inc. is serving new Mix & Match Street Tacos, a better-for-you lineup, including its first plant-based protein option.
The Chickenless Pollo Taco features non-GMO soy protein developed by El Pollo Loco's culinary team and provided exclusively for the restaurant by a supply partner, the chain said. To create the meatless taco, the plant-based protein is slow simmered in a sauce of fire-roasted peppers, onions and tomatoes and topped with queso fresco, lettuce and avocado then wrapped in a corn and flour tortilla.
Upton's Naturals is taking on a grilling staple with its new UpDog, a 100% vegan frank. Made from wheat-gluten seitan, the UpDog is seasoned with yellow mustard seed and onion powder, coated in an algae-based coating and cured. Each frank contains 19 grams of protein and is non-GMO certified and kosher certified. The UpDog will be available in 10-oz packages of four links for a suggested retail price of $5.99.
"As popular as plant-based eating has become, the vegan hot dog category is one that still needed some help," said Dan Staackmann, founder of Upton's Naturals. "We're Chicagoans, our city has a whole hot dog style named after it, and we just couldn't settle for an adequate, mushy, meat-free alternative to this American-food favorite anymore. The vegan hot dog needed an upgrade, and that's just what we've done with UpDog."
Sweet Earth Foods
Sweet Earth Foods, a Nestle SA business unit, continues to expand its plant-based meat alternative line. The new products will be introduced throughout the spring and summer of this year.
New items include deli slices in oven roasted turkey, Black Forest ham and Italian-style pepperoni flavors; such sausage varieties as green chile Chedd'r (featuring vegan cheese), ginger scallion and Chik'n apple; jerkies in sweet Korean barbecue, zesty pizza and spicy kung pao flavors; and entree bowls that feature such globally-inspired flavors as kung pao Chik'n, Chik'n fajita and pasta Puttanesca.
The products were scheduled to be introduced at this year' s Natural Products Expo West trade show scheduled to be held March 3-7 in Anaheim, Calif., but Nestle opted to pull out of the show due to concerns about travel and the spread of the coronavirus.
"This year is all about providing consumers a wide variety of convenient, flavor-forward and plant-based options from morning to night so they can eat well throughout the day without compromising on taste," said Ryan Riddle, senior product development specialist - vegetarian meal solutions at Nestle. "Sweet Earth is focused on continuously innovating vegetarian foods that are delicious above everything else — from sausages you can grill, to deli slices you can create a sensationally drool-worthy sandwich with — our end goal is for people to savor the experience of eating plant-based."
The deli slices will be merchandised in the same retail store locations as conventional slices and the products feature 15 to 17 grams of protein. The sausages are formulated with pea protein and the jerkies feature seitan as a primary ingredient. The entree bowl applications incorporate Sweet Earth's Awesome Grounds and contain 14 to 15 grams of protein and 5 grams of fiber.
Conagra Brands, Inc.
Gardein is getting in on the jerky game with a new line of Ultimate plant-based jerky, which Conagra Brands unveiled in February. Hardwood smoked and made with non-GMO ingredients, the jerky provides 11 grams of plant-based protein per serving and comes in teriyaki, hot and spicy, and original varieties.
"Maybe the most disruptive thing that we're doing in jerky is this: Gardein Ultimate plant-based jerky," Mr. Connolly said. "We marinate it the same way as our beef jerky. We smoke it the same way as our beef jerky. This will blow away any plant-based jerky you can find on the planet. If it doesn't live up to that, just call me, and we'll fix it. But I can tell you, this is that surprisingly good. You won't believe you're not eating meat. We think it'll be disruptive to the category."
The new Gardein Ultimate plant-based burger is free of dairy and soy and provides 19 grams of plant-based protein per serving. Non-GMO Project verified and vegan, the quarter-lb patties contain 240 calories each.
"Gardein is on fire these days," Mr. Connolly said. "Everybody knows the plant-based movement has made the world go crazy. We've got a great lineup of products in frozen that continues to grow. That growth is accelerating. But one of the areas where we needed to address was burgers. We've designed this new Ultimate plant-based burger. It's fantastic. It will be in the frozen section."
Greenleaf Foods SPC
In February, Greenleaf Foods SPC, a subsidiary of Maple Leaf Foods Inc., bolstered its breakfast offerings with three new plant-based breakfast sausage products from its Lightlife and Field Roast Grain Meat Co. brands.
Lightlife is launching Plant-Based Breakfast Sausage Links and Plant-Based Sausage Patties made with pea and rice protein. Both products mimic the taste and texture of traditional pork sausage but contain less saturated fat, Lightlife said. The links provide 10 grams of protein per serving, while the patties provide 11 grams of protein per serving.
New from Field Roast are Plant-Based Breakfast Sausage Patties seasoned with sage, black pepper and rosemary. Made with pea and rice protein, the fully cooked patties are sized for breakfast sandwiches and contain no cholesterol, soy or gluten. Each patty provides 11 grams of protein.
"Breakfast is an important part of the day, and until now, there has not been many plant-based protein options available," said Dan Curtin, president of Greenleaf Foods. "We're reinvigorating the plant-based breakfast space with new delicious items from Lightlife and Field Roast. More than 70% of people say they're interested in a substitute for traditional breakfast sausages. We're proud to be at the forefront of innovation."
Plant-based patties and ground products for private label from Cargill will start appearing at retail and foodservice in April. The introduction makes Cargill the latest meat processor to add meat alternatives to its portfolio.
"Cargill has a strong history of providing high-quality protein products to customers," said Elizabeth Gutschenritter, managing director of Cargill's alternative protein team. "Producing plant-based products across our global supply chain is the logical next step to expanding our ability to meet consumer needs and bring new value to this category."
Cargill has invested $7 billion globally in animal protein production and processing during the past five years while making strategic investments in the alternative protein space. This past August, the company invested $75 million in Puris, a pea protein ingredient supplier. The investment allowed Puris to increase pea protein production using an existing 200,000-square-foot facility in Dawson, Minn.
"We need to keep all protein options on the table," said Brian Sikes, the leader of Cargill's global protein and salt business. "Whether you are eating alternative or animal protein, Cargill will be at the center of the plate."
Prime Roots
Fungi-based meat startup Prime Roots debuted its meat-free bacon on Feb. 14.
Prime Roots uses koji, a filamentous fungus native to Japan, to make protein-rich analogs that mimic the taste and texture of a variety of types and cuts of meat. Containing no processed ingredients, the products are positioned as an alternative to both conventional meat and processed meat-free substitutes. They contain more protein than traditional meat while offering many of the nutrients found in plants.
"It's really important to listen to consumers' concerns about ultra-processed ingredients and mitigate those challenges," said Kimberlie Le, co-founder and chief executive officer of Prime Roots.
The bacon is made by mixing koji with plant-based fats to create a block of "pork belly," which is wood smoked and cut into strips.
The meatless bacon may be cooked as a main protein or a topping, Prime Roots said.
The Valentine's Day launch marks the first time Prime Roots' products will be available for customers to purchase. The meatless bacon will be sold direct to consumer through the company's website for a limited time.
Conagra Brands is featuring its Gardein plant-based meat alternatives in a range of new co-branded products unveiled in February. Including Birds Eye meatless Be'f lasagna, Birds Eye meatless garlic Chick'n and Healthy Choice meatless chipotle Chick'n Power Bowls.
"Another place we're leveraging Gardein is co-branding it with our icon brands," Mr. Connolly said. "In the world of tech, you may remember the phrase Intel Inside. Well, in our world, we call it Gardein Inside. We're basically taking the meat out, and we're putting a plant-based meat in and we're branding that plant-based meat Gardein because Gardein has tremendous credentials for that. But we're doing it in concert with our icon brands because we're convinced that will drive the highest velocities and the fastest trial."
Donatos Pizza in January began serving three new 10-inch cauliflower crust pizzas featuring plant-based sausage.
The Cauliflower Bruschetta Pizza includes red sauce, smoked provolone, green peppers, onions, tomato bruschetta, spinach and plant-based sausage.
The Cauliflower Garden Pizza is made with red sauce, smoked provolone, green peppers, onions, mushrooms and plant-based sausage.
The Cauliflower Heat Pizza is topped with red sauce, smoked provolone, pepper jack cheese, jalapeños, crushed red pepper and plant-based sausage.
"Our menu innovation and culinary team did a tremendous job developing these pizzas," said Tom Krouse, president and chief executive officer of Donatos. "Donatos strives to bring trending flavors and premium ingredients to our customers, and we are excited to add these delicious options to the Donatos menu as it provides more individual choice."
Mooyah Burgers, Fries & Shakes
Mooyah Burgers, Fries & Shakes expanded its Lifestyle Burger lineup in January with the addition of The Vegan Burger. Featuring a Dr. Praeger's black bean burger patty, the sandwich is topped with avocado, grilled onions, sautéed mushrooms, lettuce, tomato and barbecue sauce all served on a non-GMO potato bun.
"We wanted to be able to provide our guests who live a vegan or flexitarian lifestyle with a delicious burger," said Natalie Anderson Liu, vice president of brand for Mooyah. "Our menu is packed with craveable burgers, so the obvious next evolution is to include a vegan burger that hits that mark. We've always had the vegetarian option, but now, we're able to meet the needs of everyone, including those with vegan preferences."
Impossible Foods / Burger King
In January, Impossible Foods, Inc. added two new products to its portfolio – Impossible Pork and Impossible Sausage. The sausage product will make its debut at select Burger King restaurants later this year.
"Impossible Foods cracked meat's molecular code — starting with ground beef, which is intrinsic to the American market," said Patrick O. Brown, PhD, chief executive officer of Impossible Foods, Redwood City, Calif. "Now we're accelerating the expansion of our product portfolio to more of the world's favorite foods. We won't stop until we eliminate the need for animals in the food chain and make the global food system sustainable."
Impossible Pork comes in a ground format and has 16 grams of protein, 13 grams of fat (7 grams saturated fat) and 220 calories per 4 oz serving. The product has a mild, savory flavor, according to the company.
A 2-oz serving of Impossible Sausage has 7 grams of protein, 9 grams of total fat (4 grams saturated fat) and 130 calories. The new product will appear on the menu of 139 Burger King restaurants in Georgia, Michigan, Illinois, New Mexico and Alabama later this month.
The limited time application is being called the Impossible Croissan'wich and features a toasted croissant, egg, cheese and the Impossible Sausage. Burger King, a business unit of Restaurant Brands International Inc., will be the first quick-service chain to test the new product. In 2019, some Burger King restaurants introduced the Impossible Whopper nationwide after testing the application in seven markets in the United States.
Urban Accents
In January, Urban Accents, Inc. debuted plant-based Ground Veggie Meatless Mixes in three globally inspired varieties: Sweet Black Garlic Korean BBQ, Classic Honey BBQ Sloppy Joe, and Smokin' Chipotle Street Taco. Available in April, the spiced, soy-based protein is packaged in pouches that provide the equivalent of 1 lb of ground meat and retail for $4.99.
"The culinary world and home cooking have evolved so much in the past 20 years since we launched Urban Accents," said Tom Knibbs, president of Urban Accents. "We are excited about the growing demand for vegetarian options and noticed increased choices in fast food and in the frozen section of grocery stores. We were eager to be the first-to-market with flavorful, shelf-stable, dry meal kits that provide home cooks with satisfying flavor experiences. Our products are never dump and stir; they help people cook with confidence. We remove the intimidating learning curve while still providing room for experimentation and personalization."
The Hershey Co.
In January, the Hershey Co. moved its Krave meat snacks brand into the plant-based category with the launch of Krave Plant-Based Jerky.
Marking the brand's first departure from meat products, the plant-based jerky is made from peas and fava beans and "features a taste and texture similar to that of Krave Gourmet Meat Cuts," the company said. The vegan jerky is Non-GMO Project verified, provides 8 grams of protein per serving and comes in smoked chipotle and Korean barbecue flavors.
"With the growing number of snacking occasions and evolving nutritional expectations placed on those snacks, consumers are dramatically altering the way we think about innovation," said Jimmy McClain, brand manager for Krave Pure Foods, Inc. "Nowhere are these changes more evident than the demand for plant-based products. Krave Plant-Based Jerky is a direct response to what our consumers have been asking for: more portable snacks tailored to their specific diets that provide clean fuel throughout their busy days."
Krave Plant-Based Jerky is available in 2.2-oz bags for a suggested retail price of $5.99.
On the Border Mexican Grill & Cantina in January joined forces with Beyond Meat to add ground Beyond Beef to its menu. The plant-based product is seasoned identically to the restaurant chain's seasoned ground beef and may be added to enchiladas or nachos.
Beyond Beef also stars in the new Beyond Meat Taco, featuring ground Beyond Beef, shredded cheese and pico de gallo.
"The Beyond Meat Taco and Beyond Beef offer our guests even more protein options for our classic menu items," said Edithann Ramey, chief marketing officer for On the Border. "Guests are incorporating more plant-based protein options into their diet, and we want to meet their needs with the same bold border-style flavors."
In January, Tofurky introduced a plant-based beef-style burger at over 600 Target stores in the United States. The new product is formulated using soy protein, vegetable protein, wheat gluten and seasonings.
The company highlighted the new product's sustainable footprint in marketing materials, noting, for example, that the burger's soy base is more sustainable given the use of all parts of the bean in formulation when compared to pea protein. The products are also non-GMO and vegan, according to the company.
The beef-style burger is available in two-patty packs and has a suggested retail price of $5.99.
Kroger Co.
Kroger Co. in January threw its hat into the ring of the plant-based meat alternative market with the launch of Simple Truth Emerge plant-based meats.
Simple Truth Emerge patties and grinds offer the "same taste, texture and sizzle on the grill or in a pan as beef," Kroger said. Free of GMOs, dairy, gluten and soy, the products provide 20 grams of pea-based protein per serving.
"Kroger continues to be at the intersection of plant-based curiosity and culinary innovation," said Gil Phipps, vice president of Our Brands for Kroger. "As more of our customers explore and embrace a flexitarian lifestyle, Simple Truth Emerge is a fresh innovation that provides a flavorful meat alternative that cooks comparably. Kroger believes that everyone deserves to have access to fresh, affordable and delicious food, no matter who you are, how you shop or what you like to eat. And Simple Truth Emerge is an illustration of the commitment that Kroger has to providing our 11 million daily customers with new choices that fit their evolving eating styles and preferences."
Outstanding Foods
Outstanding Foods in February expanded its reach in the better-for-you snack category with the launch of PigOut Pigless Pork Rinds. Containing 25 grams of plant-based protein per 3.5-oz bag, the baked snacks are free from gluten, soy, GMOs, cholesterol and trans fats. PigOut Pigless Pork Rinds are certified vegan and kosher and come in Original, Nacho Cheese, Hella Hot and Texas BBQ varieties.
"We've all bought a bag of chips with the intention of having just a few," said Bill Glaser, co-founder and chief executive officer of Outstanding Foods. "Fast forward to an empty bag and a guilty aftertaste full of fat and salt, but no nutrition. Our PigOut Rinds have solved this problem. Now you can enjoy a salty, savory snack that's packed with flavor and nutrition. With a whopping 25 grams of protein in every full size bag, you can pig out with zero guilt."
Beanfields
In January, Beanfields introduced Vegan Cracklins, made with beans, cassava flour and chickpea protein. The gluten-free snacks provide 4 grams of protein and 3 grams of fiber per serving and come in two flavors: Chile Limon and Spicy Nacho.
"At Beanfields we're trailblazing and creating new sub-segments in food and snack along the way," said Arnulfo Ventura, chief executive officer of Beanfields. "We continue to push the envelope and hopefully raise the bar for our loyal fans and for snackers everywhere who are looking for bold flavors and better-for-you options. Vegan Cracklins signify our first venture outside of chips, and we couldn't be more excited to share the news. Our Cracklins add a bold new texture and flavor to our existing lineup of chips with a great taste that's made of clean, guilt-free ingredients."


Congratulations! Your flights are booked and your International Vacation Home Exchange property is available and ready to welcome you home for your vacation. All that is left to do is pack and set your "out of office" message on your work phone and email. Or are you forgetting something? Have you pulled your travel visa by chance?
Travel agents and airlines usually won't tell you that you need a visa, unless you ask.
Many countries worldwide require that tourists have visas (this is in addition to your passport). And pulling visas may not be as easy as you would think. I know this firsthand. When my husband and I were planning our trip to Brazil, we had no idea just how complicated the process would be. At the time, it was required that we hand deliver the application to the Consulate of Brazil in Los Angeles. Since we didn't live in California, my husband and I had to pay a travel visa company to deliver the application on our behalf. When all was said and done, it cost us nearly $400 just to pull 2 visas for Brazil.
International Vacation Home Exchange has properties in over 70 countries around the globe. Many of those countries do require that travelers have visas to enter the country. Below is a list of those countries that currently require visas.
The rules may differ, depending on what country you reside in when you submit your application. Always check with the appropriate consulate office for you.
Some Consulate offices will not accept your visa applications by mail. China is one such country. You will need to locate the nearest consulate or embassy to submit your application. Or, you will need to work with a company that specializes in obtaining visas for tourists (you will likely pay additional fees for their services).
Besides the application, you will likely need to submit your passport and provide a photo (same size as a passport photo), and pay a fee. And you need to do this well before you leave for your trip. I would recommend submitting your application at least 2 months in advance of your trip. With that said, be sure that your passport is up-to-date as well. If you don't have a passport, you will not be able to get a visa. The visa is inserted into your passport, so be sure you have a couple of blank pages left in your passport.
I would also warn you that some countries may require additional information in order to process your application. This information can include proof of certain vaccinations and even bank statements. You will likely also have to provide your flight and hotel itineraries.
If you decide to hire a travel visa service, be sure to do some research so that you are working with a reputable company. Ask friends, family, and co-workers for recommendations.
The requirements for visas can change, so before you even book your plane tickets, be sure to do some research and find out if you need to pull a visa to visit a foreign country. You can also reach out to your IVHE travel coordinator if you have questions.
Thank you to our guest blogger Carla Roberts Pruitt @crobscarla.


A former Secretary to the Kebbi State Government, Alhaji Bala Musa Sakaba, is dead.
He died Tuesday at the Nizamiya Hospital, Abuja after a brief illness, DailyTrust reports.
Until his death, he was the chairman of the state pilgrims' welfare agency.
His body was flown to Zuru, his home town, from Abuja for burial.
The Late Sakaba was the Dalatun Sakaba and Zuru.
He was the first indigenous Registrar of the then Sokoto State Polytechnic, Birnin Kebbi, the Marketing Manager of the Northern Nigeria Cement Company.
He had also served as local government chairman and sole administrator many times as well as chairman of the Kebbi State Development Forum and the state civil service commission.


In the Spring of 2014, the girls and I held our first fundraiser (in memory of our dear friend Sara). We wore tee shirts with the words Power Through It written across the chest — words used to describe how Sara handled her chemo treatments and battling cancer.
Sara had an inner strength to power through when she needed it most. She focused on the good things in her life — her children, her family, her friends. She was a true inspiration to all of us.
After the fundraiser, people asked if they could buy a shirt for themselves.
one year later dozens of people are wearing the Power Through It tee shirts — and spreading the message!
POWER THROUGH in the Adirondacks!
POWER THROUGH in the grocery store with mom!
Our friend's granddaughter shares the message in Texas!
Sara's family shares the message — they're beautiful inside and out!


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About Cyprus - Overview
Cyprus is the third largest island in the Mediterranean, and is situated at the crossroads of the continents - Europe, Asia and Africa.
The birth place and home of Aphrodite (according to Greek Mythology), the island is an open air museum, where one can visit prehistoric settlements, classical Greek temples, Roman theatres and villas, Gothic cathedrals, British colonial-style buildings, and much more...
Apart from the archeological goldmine to be discovered, Cyprus also boasts several beaches with calm, crystal clear waters and typical Mediterranean weather all year round.
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The first signs of permanent settlement in Cyprus date back to the Neolithic age (8200-3800 BC) where people lived in single room dwellings, used stone tools and vessels, and made jewellery out of picrolite.
During the late Bronze age (2600-1000 BC), Cyprus experienced significant development including intensive mining of copper and other metals. In fact, it is alleged that the latin name for copper (cuprum) may have got its name for Cyprus. At this time, there were also commercial ties established with Siria and Egypt, the Aphrodite cult was established in Pafos.
The island then went through the Iron age (1050-750 BC) where copper was gradually replaced with iron in tool making. This was also when the Phoenicians arrived in Cyprus and colonised the large coastal Mycenaean city of Kition.
The next stage, the Archaic period (750-480 BC), was marked by the Assyrian rule, which later passed on to the Egyptians under Pharaoh Amasis, and eventually to the Persians.
During the Hellenistic period (325-58 BC), civil war broke out throughout Cyprus and that was the period when Alexandra the Great died, and Tolomeo I took over control of the Island. This lead to the Roman period in 58 BC which brought about the conversion of Cyprus to a senatorial province.
Between the years 313 and 1191, Christianism was declared the official religion of the empire which was followed by a various earthquakes that destroyed Pafos and Salamina.
An island 95km wide and 240km long with a surface area of 9.828 square kilometers, Cyprus has 4 main topographic regions: the forest mountains of Troodos, the arid mountains of Troodos in the south, the Kyrenia mountains in the north, and the flat planes of Mesaoria.
Cyprus has 768km of coastline ranging from rocky to sandy beaches. Some of the beaches have darker sand owing to the volcanic Troodos region, while the golden and white sandy beaches lie in the east of the island. The coastal terrain in the south is quite abrupt forming splendid white cliffs with beaches at their feet and near Limassol and Famagusta, the sea bed inclines to form deep natural ports.
The Troodos area is ideal for the formation of clouds, trapping winds that arrive mainly from the west. The Troodos is also the source from which spring the main rivers in Cyprus whose water is stored for use throughout the year.
The two mountain areas on the island have a considerable impact on the climate, and the high levels of sun generate a notable difference in temperature between the coast and inland areas. The coast is normally cooler in summer and milder in winter than the inland areas.
Classified as "dry mediterranean" weather, Cyprus shows big seasonal differences. Summers (june to september) are dry and hot, while winters (november to february/march) are variable, and these two seasons are separated by very brief spring and autumn months.
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The table below shows the general average temperatures and humidity throughout the year in Cyprus.
Month Max Daily Coastal Temp
(°C) Min Nightly Coastal Temp (°C) Mean Daily Sunshine (Hours) Sea Temp
(°C) Humidity (%) Raindays
Jan 16 8 5 17 70 9
Feb 17 8 6 17 69 7
Mar 18 9 7 18 65 5
Apr 22 12 9 20 67 3
May 26 16 10 21 68 3
Jun 30 18 12 24 64 1
Jul 32 21 12 26 60 1
Aug 33 22 12 27 61 1
Sep 31 20 11 26 59 1
Oct 27 16 9 24 64 3
Nov 22 13 6 21 68 4
Dec 18 9 6 19 70 8
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Yes absolutely would buy it. The Passport remains my favourite phone of all time! It would make me forgive BlackBerry for releasing a Black and faster Keyone so soon after I purchased the Silver Keyone which in my view had lagging issues. I sold the Silver Keyone and bought the Blackberry Motion. It's a good job us BlackBerry fans are loyal!
ofcourse I want that. and Blend for Android.
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I'm curious is it the width/size of the device that everyone loves? I used the passport and missed my numbers being accessed so easily. I wouldn't mind a passport style device with 4 rows of keys and a bigger screen but doubtful we ever see the android passport with the 1 to 1 screen ratio.
Only if it behaved as it does now in terms of its smooth action if it behaves like an android did in the past then no.
The latest version is indeed butter smooth the older version was just a nightmare with sluggishness and lockups.
If it had a solid build as it does now and high tech batter and at least 5 gigs of ram I'd buy it.
Yes, but I won't pay 500 or 600 dollars for a phone.
By the way I miss my sold passport some regretting here, but the life goes on.
No I would buy a passport with android installed. I would however download a flash image to run Android on my existing passport. If I didn't like it I would just switch back. I would be willing to spend up to $5 for such an image.
1) Larger Screen,....add 1/2" to current PP screen's height!
2) The Width is ok,...reason why I bought the PP in the first place.
4) Faster Processor,...I'm talking damn near future proof!
5) 5000mah Battery,....should easy with larger screen!
6) Wireless Charging,...should be easy to do!
7) Fingerprint reader in the spacebar,...or beneath the screen.
9) What the heck,...just out-spec my current Mate 9 (...or the new Mate 10) and I'm back to Blackberry in a flash!
i think the passport form factor may have to give up the keyboard in order to have a compatible screen ratio to android. A 4:3 ratio would likely be the closest ratio in order to preserve the form factor.
A Passport 2 SE with a "passport" sized screen with a 3 row keyboard below would be a perfect phone for me. The screen would be compatible with Android specs and wouldn't be much taller than the Keyone. The Passport SE was by far my favorite phone.
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Around the time they received the Grammy, a scandal broke out that Milli Vanilli had been lip-syncing in their performances and it was not their voices on the recorded album. They ended up having to hand back the Grammy award. The band lost all credibility in our eyes and from this time on we have found it hard to believe people who blame things on the weather.
Each year during April a lot of companies provide quarterly trading updates to the market. These updates are often provided in conjunction with the annual Macquarie conference which occurs in late April/early May and provides an opportunity for investors to meet with management teams. One trend we noticed this year was the number of companies which downgraded their earnings due to the impacts of weather. We understand that significant weather events can have an impact on the operations of a business, however we are sceptical when management call out the weather as a core driver for operational underperformance.
Some companies which have downgraded due to unfavourable whether include Boral (ASX:BLD), JB Hi-Fi (ASX:JBH), Village Roadshow Limited (ASX:VRL), Experience Co Ltd (ASX:EXP) and Myer (ASX:MYR). Clearly exogenous, uncontrollable shocks can directly impact the short-term earnings of some companies and hence there is a justification for why this is called out. However, we feel that there is an asymmetry whereby companies will always call out uncontrollable headwinds but almost never call out when there are tailwinds to earnings outside of their control.
Put simply, the company sold less air conditioners than it had budgeted in the 2018 summer because it was not as hot as the 2017 summer.
So, was it actually hotter in the 2017 summer? We thought it might be useful looking at the average temperatures in January 2017 and January 2018 to see if there was a material change. The only city where there was a material change in temperature was Sydney. In January, the average daily maximum temperature fell from 29.9 to 28.5 degrees Celsius. That may not seem like much but is enough to make a meteorologist blush.
Therefore, if The Good Guys is represented in New South Wales (which is is), there is some justification for the company to call out that a material part of its downgrade was due to the cooler weather in 2018 relative to 2017. However, what we find interesting about the above chart is that 2018 was just a regression to the average temperature. It seems that rather than 2018 being colder than average, 2017 was materially hotter than average.
So, on the one hand the company called out the cooler weather in 2018 as to the reason for the downgrade when it was actually a normal summer, but on the other hand played down the positive impact of what was an abnormally hot 2017 summer. You can't have it both ways!
We don't mean to pick on JB Hi-Fi. The downgrade is not even that big. It is just an example of something we are seeing more and more of with company announcements.
Companies are quick to blame uncontrollable headwinds for poor short-term earnings and play down uncontrollable tail winds which help performance.
It could be weather, FX movement, irrational competition or market dislocations. Fund managers are no different. When our style is out of favour, we blame the market conditions, but when our style is in favour we attribute all the alpha generation to our superior skills. What we are pointing out is just human nature, however it is an asymmetry across most companies we analyse in Australia worth noting.
The point of this article is not to focus too much on whether or not a company makes its short-term earnings forecast. In truth we believe that the market puts too much emphasis on next year's earnings and not enough time on understanding longer-term value drivers of a business. More important to us is the implication this sort of behaviour may have on the internal culture of a company.
Just like in funds management, we believe intellectual honesty is important. It is very hard as an outsider looking in to get a good feel for the culture of a company we are trying to analyse. We need to rely on signals. We like a culture where mistakes are owned by the employee and excuses are not made for poor performance. In that sort of culture, people don't make the same mistake twice and problems are fixed. Companies and employees which make excuses for not meeting goals tend not to result in great cultures in our humble opinion.
An excellent detailed example of what really is human nature. We all tend to attribute our successes to our skill and our failures to something else or simply bad luck. Not at all surprised that businesses are not immune from this trait. I was glad to see Anthony also mentioned fund management, which I've found over many years to be some of the worst offenders.
Could these short or even long term management predictions or excuses for past performances have anything to do with year end bonuses linked to share prices? I agree that honesty gives a better impression than ducking and weaving because then someone takes responsibility to ensure the problem is fixed and the future holds more promise and certainty rather than doubt that nothing changes.


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