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- NY Times: "36 hours in San Francisco" October 28, 2015
- Inside Scoop SF: "The five best paellas in the Bay Area" March 10, 2015
- Food & Wine: "The People's Best New Bars " September 17, 2014
- San Francisco Examiner : "Expanded water taxi service expected with more development" September 3, 2014
- The New York Times: "The Whiskey Bar Is Taking a Step Up" July 22, 2014
- San Jose Mercury News: "A tapas party for summer" July 15, 2014
- San Francisco Business Times: "Celebrity chefs headline Eat Drink SF lineup" June 26, 2014
- 7x7: "Crowdtilt and Coqueta Launch Initiative to Save the Bay Lights" June 20, 2014
- 7X7 Magazine: "The 10 Restaurants that Changed San Francisco in the Last 5 Years " June 9, 2014
- Zagat: "10 Top Bay Area Spots to Eat & Drink Outside" May 27, 2014
- SF Weekly : "Distillations: Savoring $100 Worth of Pappy Van Winkle at Hard Water" May 6, 2014
- SF Eater: "Michael Chiarello of Coqueta" April 29, 2014
- San Francisco Business Times : "Real estate deals of the year: Restaurant (Winner): Coqueta" March 28, 2014
- San Francisco Business Times : "See the Bay Area Real Estate Deals of the Year 2013 winners" March 25, 2014
- Eater SF: "Coqueta, Largey, Kinch, Leong Are James Beard Finalists" March 19, 2014
- SFist: "Coqueta, Benu, And (Again) State Bird Among 21 Bay Area James Beard Award Nominees" March 19, 2014
- SFGate: "Charles Phan's Hard Water marries New Orleans, S.F." February 27, 2014
- San Francisco Business Times: "State Bird, Coi, Saison rank among Bay Area James Beard Award semifinalists" February 19, 2014
- San Jose Mercury News : "Review: San Francisco's Coqueta is Spanish, and sensational" February 4, 2014
- SF Gate: "La Mar at the port - Peruvian with a San Francisco twist" January 17, 2014
- SFGate: "Watch Michael Chiarello talk crabs and play with liquid nitrogen cocktails on Jimmy Fallon" January 10, 2014
- The Washington Post : "A food road warrior looks back on 2013" December 21, 2013
- SFGate: "Bar Bite - Coqueta " December 18, 2013
- Thrillist : "The 33 best new restaurants in America " December 7, 2013
- San Francisco Business Times : "1760, Coqueta most liked restaurants of 2013" November 22, 2013
- SFGate: "Coqueta elevates waterfront cuisine" November 22, 2013
- SFGate : "Plant Cafe Organic: Going healthy by the bay" November 1, 2013
- The Nature Conservancy : "The Plant Café Organic Wins 2013 Nature's Plate People's Choice Award for San Francisco" October 17, 2013
- Esquire: "The Best New Restaurants 2013" October 7, 2013
- SF Chronicle: "Phan's new effort stays by the bay" September 20, 2013
- SF Examiner : "Coqueta in San Francisco puts a Spanish twist on cocktails " September 13, 2013
- 7X7: "Chef Diego Oka of La Mar: Winner of Sapporo's Your City, Your Chef 2013" August 22, 2013
- San Francisco Business Times : "Water taxis: The new way to travel " August 16, 2013
- 7X7SF: "Showmanship and Sex Appeal Are the Key Ingredients at Coqueta" August 5, 2013
- Food Network Online: "Michael Chiarello's Road to a Restaurant Opening" June 24, 2013
- Mercury News: "America's Cup: Where to sip, nosh and watch" June 24, 2013
- 7x7SF: "And the 2013 Winner of Your City Your Chef Is..." June 24, 2013
- 7x7SF: "Nautical Eats While You Watch the America's Cup" June 21, 2013
- 7x7: "The Best of Bay Area Drinking of 2013" June 19, 2013
- San Francisco Chronicle: "Coqueta review: a Michael Chiarello triumph" June 16, 2013
- San Francisco Business Times: "Waterfront restaurants try to capture America's Cup crowd" June 14, 2013
- Zagat : "Waterfront Restaurants Create America's Cup Specials " June 11, 2013
- Huffington Post: "Michael Chiarello: Barcelona Is the New Florence " June 7, 2013
- San Francisco Examiner: "Hard Water bartender is a true craftswoman" May 30, 2013
- San Francisco Chronicle: "Hard Water's drinks, meals equally good" May 20, 2013
- SF Weekly: "Hard Water: Charles Phan's Exciting Expansion into Southern Food " May 8, 2013
- 7x7 Magazine : "Seven Reasons to Hit Up La Mar Cebicheria's New Brunch! " April 26, 2013
- San Francisco Bay Guardian : "Coquettish: Michael Chiarello's new Coqueta seduces with Spanish flavors, intimate setting " April 23, 2013
- 7X7SF: "The Weeknighter: Hard Water" April 17, 2013
- Inside Scoop SF : "Coqueta arrives: Michael Chiarello opens his Spanish restaurant on the Embarcadero" April 16, 2013
- 7X7SF : "New Drinks Alert: Check Out the Cocktail Menu at Coqueta" April 16, 2013
- UrbanDaddy : "A Spanish Cocina on the Embarcadero " April 16, 2013
- Thrillist : "Paella and tapas from Michael Chiarello" April 16, 2013
- Zagat: "Inside Coqueta: Michael Chiarello's New Waterfront Spanish Restaurant and Tapas Bar" April 12, 2013
- Eater SF : "Coqueta, Seducing the Embarcadero Tomorrow" April 12, 2013
- Modern Luxury San Francsico: "Michael Chiarello's Coqueta Spills Molecular Cocktails on San Francisco" April 10, 2013
- Grubstreet : "Coqueta Opening Saturday, April 13, on Pier 5" April 5, 2013
- Inside Scoop SF: "Michael Chiarello unveils the Coqueta menu, sets a date" April 5, 2013
- Zagat: "Michael Chiarello Divulges Coqueta's Opening Date and Menu " April 5, 2013
- Zagat: "Best Thing We Ate Last Night: Coqueta's Frozen Sangria Moderna" March 22, 2013
- Inside Scoop SF : "As Coqueta nears, Michael Chiarello talks Spanish restaurant influences" March 21, 2013
- SFGate: "Chefs dig allure of new pier hot spots " March 20, 2013
- Eater San Francisco: "Chiarello's Coqueta Gets Chef, Bartender " March 19, 2013
- Grub Street : "Michael Chiarello Names His Chef de Cuisine for Coqueta " March 19, 2013
- Grub Street San Francisco : "Michael Chiarello Names His Chef de Cuisine for Coqueta" March 19, 2013
- Zagat: "Sneak Peek of Hardwater, Charles Phan's Waterfront Whiskey Bar Opening Thursday" March 18, 2013
- SFEater: "New Orleans Meets SF at Charles Phan's Hard Water " March 18, 2013
- Inside Scoop SF: "Hard Water opens on Pier 3, along the Embarcadero" March 16, 2013
- SFGate: "Hard Water tops the week's openings" March 15, 2013
- Tablehopper: "Open This Week: Hard Water" March 12, 2013
- Inside Scoop SF : "Hard Water ready to pour on Embarcadero" March 7, 2013
- San Francisco Business Times: "Bay Area's top 5 anticipated restaurants of 2013" January 2, 2013
- Huffington Post: "Michael Chiarello San Francisco Restaurant Confirmed, Spanish Food Coming to the Embarcadero" November 20, 2012
- San Francisco Chronicle: "Chiarello to open Spanish place in S.F." November 15, 2012
- Zagat: "Michael Chiarello to Open a Spanish Restaurant on San Francisco's Pier 5" November 15, 2012
- San Francisco Business Times: "Star Napa chef lands on San Francisco's waterfront" November 15, 2012
Huffington Post:
"San Francisco Water Taxis Approved: Port Commission OKs Bay Service" September 14, 2012
"Charles Phan To Open Cocktail-Driven, Creole Restaurant at Pier 3 on The Embarcadero" February 16, 2012
SFGate.com Inside Scoop:
"Charles Phan headed to Pier 3, with New Orleans on the mind" February 16, 2012
San Francisco Business Times:
"Charles Phan Opening Southern joint on Pier 3" February 16, 2012
"Ceviche is the new sushi: Peru's cuisine goes global" February 16, 2012
Grub Street San Francisco:
"Charles Phan to Open New Orleans Bar/Restaurant on Embarcadero" February 16, 2012
- San Francisco Chronicle: "San Francisco chosen to host America's Cup" January 1, 2011
SF Chronicle:
"Embarcadero Spots with Good Food, Views" July 4, 2010
The Plant Cafe Organic: The food here is designed for carnivores who dine with vegetarians, or vice versa. It's part Cafe Gratitude for the raw crowd, part Millennium for vegans, and a little Beretta for those who like pizza and cocktails. Everyone is accommodated either in the chic industrial/green interior or outside on the enclosed patio. La Mar Cebicheria Peruana: If you can't head to the beach in Peru, the next best thing might be to sit on the deck and have a ceviche and pisco sour at the chic La Mar. I'd recommend the tasting of four ceviches, the empanadas or a causas – traditional whipped potatoes topped with crab.
SF Business Times:
"SF Seeks Head Start in Bid to Win America's Cup" June 7, 2010
As it readies its pitch to host the next America's Cup, San Francisco has already scored an unusual coup: Lining up early support from a wide array of government agencies. San Francisco's economic development arm, which is overseeing the city's bid, has already received preliminary support from the city's Board of Supervisors, Port Commission, Recreation and Park Commission and the Convention and Visitors Bureau, as well as the Bay Conservation and Development Commission and Golden Gate National Recreational Area.
SF Weekly:
"Best 2010 Vegetarian Restaurant: The Plant Cafe Organic" May 19, 2010
Considering how many of us now eschew meat all or part of the time, it astonishes us that vegetarian restaurants are still ghettoized in many omnivores' minds as purveyors of dank-tasting sprouts, pulpits for tempeh zealots, or gathering places for shaggy kombucha evangelists. That's why the Plant Cafe feels like such a watershed, especially its handsome, high-roofed Embarcadero location, one of three in the city. Vegans self-identifying as "uppity" might scorn the cafe's flexitarian ethos (you can order poultry or seafood if you like), but, frankly, flesh is nowhere near the kitchen's strength. At its best, the Plant takes Greens' food-that-just-happens-to-be-meatless innovation and updates it: Wild mushroom pizza, Thai green curry, and a seriously chocolaty TCHO pot de crème (its lush mouthfeel engineered with tofu) all exude a relaxed sense of accomplishment.
SF Chronicle:
"Bar Stars: Enrique Sanchez, Pisco Point Man" May 16, 2010
Enrique Sanchez was just 14 years old when he made his first pisco sour at a family gathering in his native Peru. Two decades and thousands of drinks later, he's busy shaking up San Francisco's cocktail scene with a small slice of home.
SF Chronicle:
"The New Restaurant Row" May 13, 2010
The freeway may have been removed more than 20 years ago, but what used to be a no-man's land between the Ferry Building and Pier 39 has reached critical mass with restaurants. Only a few years ago if you were looking to send people to a waterside view, you'd have to go to Fisherman's Wharf; now there are many options, starting with the newest which opened about a month ago.
SF Chronicle:
"La Mar: A Great Place for Ceviche" May 13, 2010
Three times I tried to get into La Mar, and each time the latest I could nab a reservation was 6 p.m. so finally I took it. The sun was still shining and the bay glimmered, setting the mood for seafood. Even at that hour the place was bustling. The bar at the entrance was filled with people trying out one of the Pisco drinks on the menu; if you're a fan, this is the place to come because few places do them better. Gaston Acurio's concept clearly is a hit. This Peruvian chef, who also has restaurants in Peru, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Brazil and Spain, is trying to bring his beloved native cuisine to a wider audience, and he seems to have found willing converts. So far this is his only restaurant in the United States.
SF Sentinel:
"San Francisco Piers Make List of Top Developments in the Americas: SFWP's Spectacular Waterfront Restoration Earns Praise as One of Nation's Best Land Use Projects" March 31, 2010
The revitalized Piers 1½, 3 and 5 on San Francisco's historic waterfront have been named as finalists for a national excellence award presented annually by the Urban Land Institute, a 74-year old nonprofit that works on land-use issues. San Francisco Waterfront Partners' Piers project was among the 17 finalists nationwide for ULI's 2010 Award for Excellence, which were selected from a list of 170 entries from all over the Americas (South of Market's Foundry Sqaure was the only other San Francisco project selected as a finalist for this year's award.) "ULI's Awards for Excellence recognize the full development process of a project, not just its architecture or design," the nonprofit stated in a press release announcing the short list.
SF Examiner:
"Foundry Square, Piers 1 1/2 to 5 Selected as Award Finalists" March 25, 2010
Two San Francisco construction projects are among 17 finalists for a national excellence award presented annually by the Urban Land Institute, a 74-year old nonprofit that works on land-use issues. San Francisco Waterfront Partners' $50 million redevelopment of Piers 1 1/2, 3 and 5 was one of the finalists, which were selected from a list of 170 entries nationwide.
Metropolis Magazine:
"The Plant Cafe Organic" February 17, 2010
The first thing you notice when you walk into the Plant Cafe Organic at Pier 3, on San Francisco's Embarcadero, is the stunning view of the Bay. But the experience is all of a piece: the modern, Scandinavian-influenced interior with slatted-wood tabletops and unfinished Brazilian-walnut flooring; sleek zinc and stainless-steel equipment in the bar and open kitchens; the homey atmosphere created by the slate-gray schoolhouse-style chairs and the open fire from the pizza oven; and the sunlight streaming through the large windows and floor-to-ceiling glass entrance.
SF Examiner:
"Revitalized Waterfront a Boon for Business" November 25, 2009
Classy waterfront eateries will stretch from the Ferry Building to Broadway following the successful years-long revitalization of historic Embarcadero buildings. The $50 million redevelopment of piers 1½, 3 and 5 was approved in 2001 and completed in late 2006, and the third and final restaurant is expected to open in early next year.
SF Examiner:
"Favorite Lunch Cruises with your Boat: Pier 1.5" May 1, 2009
Perhaps the best boating lunch destinations anywhere in the world are right here on San Francisco Bay. The spectacular views from the water, the great weather, and the richness and variety of the food can not be matched elsewhere on this planet. Perhaps best among of the best destinations is Pier 1.5, the new public guest dock built and maintained by San Francisco Waterfront Partners.
Ask Men:
"Fine Living Top 10: 2008 Restaurant Openings" February 18, 2008
2008, Peru's celebrity chef Gaston Acurio is expected to open the first American branch of his internationally acclaimed seafood restaurant, La Mar Cebicheria Peruana, along San Francisco's Waterfront. Acurio 's restaurant chain is well-established throughout Latin America and Europe, and each house is known for its modern approach to classical Peruvian food. The San Francisco location – – an indoor/outdoor waterfront location that's part of a $54-million waterfront renovation – – will be styled after the La Mar Cebicheria Peruana locations in Lima and Mexico City.
- KTVU: "Tom Vacar Reports on Launching of New Water Taxi Launch and Free Public Dock" December 13, 2007
SF Examiner:
"Water-Taxi Stand Makes Debut" December 13, 2007
San Francisco Waterfront Partners and The Port of San Francisco hosted a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony celebrating the opening of San Francisco's first water taxi landing and free public dock.
SF Chronicle:
"Embarcadero to Get Peruvian Restaurant" August 15, 2007
La Mar Cebichería Peruana, the first U.S. restaurant from Peruvian star chef Gaston Acurio, will go into spacious seaside digs in the newly renovated Pier 1 1/2. As a cebichería, La Mar will specialize in Peruvian seafood dishes with Andean, Asian and Spanish influences. The menu will incorporate classic Peruvian dishes and ingredients, such as potatoes, tomatoes and chiles, as well as pastas combined with seafood and chile-infused sauces, all adapted to Northern California's sensibility and ingredients.
SF Business Times:
"Bloomberg Hits C Note at New Offices" August 13, 2007
In the city's most expensive lease since the dot-com melt-down six years ago, financial news provider Bloomberg LP has inked a deal to take 30,000 square feet at the Piers, San Francisco Waterfront Partners' boutique historic rehab at Piers 1 ½, 3, and 5.
SF Business Times:
"Waterfront Developer Hooks Big S.F. Real Estate Fish" April 30, 2007
Paul Osmundson's episode of "This is Your Life" would include a boat ride along the San Francisco Bay. Osmundson, the new director of development at Pacific Waterfront Partners, LLC has played a leading role in the development of high profile development projects stretching from the Giant's ballpark to the Presidio.
SF Business Times:
"San Francisco Best Rehab Piers 1 1/2, 3 & 5" March 23, 2007
Piers 1 1/2, 3 & 5 finally docked last year. It took the developer five years of navigating historic preservation rules, approvals from 16 public agencies and uniquely challenging waterfront construction dilemmas, but San Francisco Waterfront Partners opened the office and retail project next to the Ferry Building, bringing back a piece of the city's waterfront history.
SF Chronicle:
"Restored Piers Pay Tribute to Past" November 27, 2006
The piers have been restored as a $54 million private development that includes transformation of the alleyway into part of a public promenade along the bay. The result shows how much San Francisco's Embarcadero has changed in the past century — and the difficulty that lies ahead if it is to change even more.
SF Chronicle:
"3 Neglected Piers Taking on New Life" November 16, 2006
A neglected piece of San Francisco's waterfront opened to the public for the first time Wednesday — part of a project called "The Piers." It is a historic rehabilitation of Piers 1 1/2, 3 and 5, three old waterfront landmarks that had been neglected so long they were nearly derelict.
SF Examiner:
"Port Opens Expected Cash Cow" November 15, 2006
"The Piers" along the Embarcadero, a $55 million public-private project expected to command above-average rental rates and provide revenue to the beleaguered port, opens today, and experts say the office space hits the commercial real estate market at an opportune time as vacancy rates continue to drop.
SF Business Times:
"Investment Firm to Drop Anchor at Swanky Waterfront Project" August 3, 2006
The Piers has docked another tenant. With the highest rents in town, between $65 and $70 a square foot triple net, landlord San Francisco Waterfront Partners, LLC has signed an 11,000 square foot deal at Pier 5 with Renaissance Technologies.
SF Business Times:
"Office Construction Rises Again" June 29, 2006
At Piers 1 1/2, 3 & 5, San Francisco Waterfront Partners, LLC is six months away from completing its swanky 66,000 square foot complex, which at $72 per square foot, it is as expensive as anything in town. "We thought the market would return in 2008, but its returning much more quickly," says Snellgrove.
SF Business Times:
"Waterfront Project Picks Up First-Class Passenger" February 27, 2006
"Exquisite" and "expensive" were the adjectives Pacific Waterfront's Simon Snellgrove used back in January to describe The Piers, his $50 million renovation of Piers 1 ½, 3 and 5 that's nearing completion. Pacific Waterfront has snagged its first tenant — to the tune of $62 a square foot, according to two sources familiar with the deal. The client, publicity-shy private equity firm Aperture Group PPC, signed a 10-year lease for 8,300 square feet of space and will move from the Ferry Building.
SF Business Times:
"Piers Next to Ferry Building Get a Major Buff" January 26, 2006
When the $50 million renovation of Piers 1 1/2, 3 and 5 is completed this summer, the long defunct waterfront property will be transformed from an eyesore to an eye-popping destination that is part of a larger plan to overhaul the city's aging piers.
SF Examiner:
"Historic Piers Ready for Return to Spotlight" November 20, 2005
Beginning in 1927, the Delta King and Delta Queen, grand riverboats known for their stained-glass windows and mahogany staircases, chugged overnight from Sacramento to San Francisco's Pier 3. But after the boats stopped running in 1940, the pier slowly fell into disuse. Now, after years of quiet, the pier will be bustling again next year when a major office, shopping and restaurant complex opens in the historic bulkhead buildings at piers 1½, 3 and 5. Cruise ships, water taxis and yachts will depart from the site.
SF Chronicle:
"Old Piers Getting Dressed Up for New Era on the Waterfront" September 16, 2005
Behind a construction curtain made of black mesh, just north of the Ferry Building, another piece of old San Francisco is being turned into part of the new San Francisco. It is swarming with workers carrying pipes, hammering nails and building forms for concrete. It's all part of the Piers Project, a development with a 1,000-foot frontage on the Embarcadero. The three piers are being transformed into a complex with shops, restaurants, a dock for large yachts and water taxis, maybe a classy bookstore, perhaps a fish market. There will also be 60,000 square feet of office space when the whole thing is finished next May at a cost of $50 million.
"The Port Approved The Piers Lighting Mock-Up" February 2, 2005
On Wednesday, February 2, 2005, the Port approved the lighting mock-up, as designed by San Francisco Waterfront Partners, LLC with lighting architect, Architecture and Light. The lighting will provide a dramatic addition to the Waterfront and the Embarcadero and will emphasize the elegance of Piers 1 1/2, 3 & 5.
Press Release:
"Construction to Commence on Piers 1½, 3 & 5" April 5, 2004
On Friday, April 2, 2004, the Port closed escrow with San Francisco Waterfront Partners, LLC on the Piers 1½-3-5 Historic Rehabilitation Project. Construction will commence next week and is expected to last for approximately twenty-two months. The contractor is S.J. Amoroso Construction Company, Inc. and the architects for the project are Hannum Associates and Tom Eliot Fisch.
SF Business Times:
"Enticing Visitors to the Embarcadero" June 23, 2003
Over $1 billion worth of projects including a hotel, cruise terminal, offices, condominiums, retail and public parks are navigating the approvals process as part of the grand vision for the 7½ miles of waterfront stretching from Fisherman's Wharf to India Basin.
SF Chronicle:
"S.F. Considers Modern Face for Old Piers" May 9, 2003
Plans to renovate three decrepit piers on San Francisco's northern waterfront and build restaurants, offices, bayfront walkways and docks for pleasure boats and water taxis and on the verge of becoming reality.
SF Business Times:
"Waterfront Finds Missing Piece in $40M Project" May 1, 2003
The California State Lands Commission has approved a $44 million renovation of Piers 1½, 3 and 5, moving forward the next piece of San Francisco's waterfront puzzle.
Press Release:
"California State Lands Commission Approves Rehabilitation Project for Historic Piers 1½, 3 & 5" April 22, 2003
The California State Lands Commission approved The Piers Project as being in compliance with the Public Trust doctrine for commerce, navigation, and fisheries and with the terms of the Burton Act.
Press Release:
"San Francisco Port Commission Approves Rehabilitation Project for Historic Piers 1½, 3 & 5" April 8, 2003
The San Francisco Port Commission recently approved the development agreement and lease between the Port and San Francisco Waterfront Partners, LLC for the rehabilitation and development of Piers 1½, 3 and 5, located on the Embarcadero between Washington Street and Broadway. The $44 million project will include new restaurants, office space, public access, boat docks and a water taxi landing.


text: Bypass the "Touch the Android to Begin" Screen With a Few TapsWhitson Gordon6/02/11 7:00amFiled to: Shortcut of the dayAndroidAndroid rootingTime SaversAnnoyancesSmartphonesCellphonesShortcutsClipsLifehacker Video21EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalink If you flash a lot of custom ROMs (or just buy a lot of new phones), you're probably familiar with the "touch the Android to begin" screen. If you'd like to bypass the initial setup of Android, you can do so with just a few taps. Advertisement While the initial setup runs you through some good settings, you probably don't need to go through it every time you flash a new ROM on your phone. Maybe you just want to see what that ROM feels like, or you're doing some troubleshooting on your phone. In those cases, you don't need to log into Gmail and set your location preferences every time. Luckily, you can bypass the initial setup just by tapping on the four corners of the screen in a clockwise motion, starting at the top-left corner. It should exit the process and take you right to the home screen, no questions asked. Check out the video to see it in action.It's not a shortcut every Android user will necessarily need, but it's one that's really hard to find and not well-documented, so it's pretty cool for those of us that are sick of seeing that screen every time we wipe the slate clean. You can contact Whitson Gordon, the author of this post, at firstname.lastname@example.com. You can also find him on Twitter, Facebook, and lurking around our #tips page. Reply21 repliesLeave a reply

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Stephen Grellet, b. 1773 at Limoges, France, a son of Grellet du Madillier, d. 1855 in Philadelphia. Driven from France by the Revolution, and having lived an eventful life, he joined the Quakers in Philadelphia in 1796, undertook long preaching missions through the United States, and in 1808 visited France. In 1811 he made a second journey to Europe, reaching Munich, where he had a remarkable meeting with King Max I and his son Louis. In Neuwied he visited the Mennonites. More important is his visit with the Russian Mennonites on his third journey to Europe in 1818. On 23 May he arrived at the Mennonite settlement at Chortitz on the Dnieper with Kontenius, the chairman of the Fürsorgekomitee. Then he went to the Molotschna settlement, where "they have a great cloth mill." Grellet describes the Mennonites in Russia very favorably in his autobiography.
When at the end of May he returned to the Mennonites after a visit to the Dukhobors and held meetings with them he wrote enthusiastically, "Oh, what a difference in our feeling when we are with these people from when we were with the Dukhobors! There darkness surrounded us, but here there is light as in Goshen. The presence of the Lord was over us; the Gospel stream of life and salvation flowed freely over the difference in circumstances!"
Garrett A. C. "Stephen Grellet." Quaker Biographies IV. Philadelphia, 1916: 131-256.
Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. Mennonitisches Lexikon. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe; Schneider, 1913-1967: v. II, 171.
Mennonitische Blätter (1879): 21 ff., 68.
Seebohm, Benjamin, ed. Memoirs of the Life and Gospel Labours of Stephen Grellet. Philadelphia: H. Longstreth, 1860.
Author(s) | Christian Neff |
Date Published | 1956 |
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Neff, Christian. "Grellet, Stephen (1773-1855)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1956. Web. 29 Mar 2017. http://gameo.org/index.php?title=Grellet,_Stephen_(1773-1855)&oldid=64615.
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Neff, Christian. (1956). Grellet, Stephen (1773-1855). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 29 March 2017, from http://gameo.org/index.php?title=Grellet,_Stephen_(1773-1855)&oldid=64615.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, and Kitchener, Ontario, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 2, p. 577. All rights reserved.
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The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is going all-out to help push a major immigration bill toward passage with a new TV ad featuring the words of three potential 2016 GOP presidential candidates.
Clips from speeches by Republican Sens. Marco Rubio of Florida and Rand Paul of Kentucky plus Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin are all featured in the ad, which will hit the airwaves Monday and is reportedly backed by a seven-figure ad buy.
STORY: Americans conflicted over immigration debate
The ad comes as the Senate is set to vote Monday on a proposal to double the number of Border Patrol agents -- a vote that will pave the way for other votes this week that could see the Senate pass the bill before heading home for the Fourth of July recess.
One catch: Paul said Sunday on CNN that he'll vote against the sweeping measure -- aimed at tightening border security, improving employee verification systems and providing a pathway to legal status for 11 million immigrants already in the USA illegally. The pathway to citizenship is routinely called amnesty by opponents.
"What we have today is chaos. We have de facto amnesty," Rubio says in the ad. The spot also includes Rubio saying, "We all wish we didn't have this problem, but leaving it the way it is it's amnesty. We have to solve this problem."
The chamber concludes the ad by urging viewers to "support conservative immigration reforms" because they would "create jobs and economic growth" and to call senators to voice support.
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text: High School Football Team Embarrass Selves For Your Viewing PleasureBarry Petchesky11/26/10 5:30pmFiled to: Duan!high school footballDancingDecatur central high schoolSingle ladies79EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalink In the pantheon of humiliating sports-themed "Single Ladies" covers, this one is...at least top two. At least Decatur Central (Ind.) won $300 for their troubles. [Huffington Post] ••••• Advertisement Advertisement Thanks for your continued support of Deadspin. Hickey tomorrow to bitch about that call on Pronger.Reply79 repliesLeave a reply


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This is what i want to do, point blank, dont mind the other stuff i was mentioning..since its getting everyone confused.
I want to to gain access (backdoor) to a computer (using BT) thats on a non-protected AP (which means it has no key to connect to it)
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New Motorcycle - 2016 BMW G 650 GS in Centennial, Co
Black or White, which ever color suits you we have it or can get it "Pronto". Come see this bike today. Why not? That's the motto of the G 650 GS. Whether in town or on the gravel track: with this machine you have every terrain under control, and you get more than your money's worth when it comes to riding fun, too. The G 650 GS continues the success story of BMW Motorrad's single cylinder engines in impressive fashion - with a solid output of 50 horsepower at 6,500 rpm and a maximum torque of 44 foot pounds at 5,000 rpm. The bike offers absolutely sensational fuel consumption levels: 74 miles per gallon using regular fuel. The ride feel on the G 650 GS is thrilling, too - wherever you're going. Whether on the road or over rough terrain - the reliable, tried-and-tested chassis with central spring strut on the swinging fork ensures crisp handling. Membership of the adventure family is highlighted in this machine with the upright seating position and an impressive 6.7 inches (170 mm) of spring travel at the front with 6.5 inches (165 mm) at the rear. The moderate standard seat height of 31.5 inches (800 mm) and the lowered suspension option make this experience accessible to virtually anyone. The G 650 GS is robust, powerful and yet still extremely light, weighing just 430 pounds (195 kg) with a full tank. With its low fuel consumption and simple handling, it is not just ideal for beginning motorcyclists. Its slim, athletic stature in a youthful and typically adventure-style design stands for uncomplicated riding pleasure and pure fun. Accessories for the BMW adventure bike include comfortable hand protectors, aluminum sump guard, a high windshield and practical Vario cases. The options make the machine a touch safer still: a center stand makes for improved stability, the heated grips provide a more solid grasp and ABS prevents the wheels from locking. With the G 650 GS you will simply have fun. So just get on and off you go: why not? Operational: - Maximum Speed: 106 mph
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The Top Nine Ways Video Games Save Lives
4. Video Game Console Detects Heart Problems
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Forget the Wii fit! Thanks to Simon Scarle, a bit of software he wrote, and a graphics chip he tweaked, the Xbox 360 is the latest console in home health. This does not come from any particular games, packages, or anything commercially available. Yet. What it does, however, is replace networks consisting of dozens of PCs and supercomputers used by hospitals to detect issues like heart arrhythmia. Lacking a medical background, the best detail I could give you, dear reader, about this fancy modification is that it detects the electrical signals generated in the human heart, and can pinpoint (and illustrate) damaged heart cells. If that's not the most amazing console out there that's not a PC, I don't know what is.
3. Game Helps Teens Fight Leukemia
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Apparently there's an issue these days with trying to get kids and teens to take their medicine. Whether it's popping Flintstone vitamins, taking their leukemia medicine, or putting the lotion on its skin, kids aren't exactly as prudent as could be. That's why Hope Lab developed Re-mission, a cleverly titled game teaching players about their leukemia, and battling cancer. Game players blast leukemia cells, save patients, and all the while get their therapy impressed on them, according to several doctors studying its effects. In fact, they've even seen positive results through this enablement and control over the disease, especially when it comes to adherence to their medication regimen. Thanks to Hope Labs, video games now fight cancer, and any move to ban video games would be an obvious move to ban cancer treatment.
2. WoW Experience Helped Norwegian Boy Save Sister From Moose
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When he and his sister were hiking in the woods behind their Norwegian home, Hans Jørgen Olsen saw a moose about to attack his sister. Thinking back to World of Warcraft, he used skills he claimed to have learned in game. He used "taunt" to draw the moose's attention, so his sister could escape. As the moose came close, to attack the boy, the boy used "feign death." When the moose noticed this boy who was apparently dead now, it lost interest and ran off, proving that WoW is largely responsible for the life of Olsen's sister. Perhaps more importantly, it serves it to prove once and for all that Hunters in World of Warcraft really are a bunch of 12-year-olds.
1. Triage Accident Victim
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The game America's Army, funded and developed by the United States Army, is a first person shooter game with a lot of training. Real training, as it turns out. For example, you have to go through boot camp before you can play multiplayer, you have to go through special forces training before you can play as a special forces unit, and you have to go through basic medic training before you can become a medic unit. The medic training, as long and boringly informative as it is (What do you expect, it's a government-funded video game), is actually useful. How? Why, just ask Paxton Galvanek.
Galvanek played as a medic, so he had gone through the medic training. When he was driving down the road one day and saw an SUV roll over, he got out to help. How did he know what to do? In a letter he wrote to the America's Army team, he credits the game with teaching him how to dress the injured man's arm, treat his head wound, and keep the man's arm elevated to he wouldn't lose too much blood. Now Galvanek had never received prior medical training, and America's Army was the extent of his medical knowledge. Without the training he received from that video game, the accident victim could very well have died from blood loss.


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Markakis out one week with herniated disc in neck
SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) -- Baltimore Orioles right fielder Nick Markakis has been diagnosed with a small herniated disk in his neck and will be out about another week.
Orioles manager Buck Showalter made the announcement on Tuesday morning.
Markakis was scratched from the Orioles lineup on March 3 with neck spasms, and had an MRI on Monday. He was told he'd miss two weeks, but since he's already rested it for a week, Markakis should be ready to play next week.
Showalter says Markakis has returned to Baltimore to see a spine specialist.
In 2012, Markakis had surgeries on his abdomen, right hand and left thumb. He has played in an average of 160 games a year in his previous five seasons.


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Title: Mastroianni
Publisher: Modern Art Editions, U.S.A.
Publication Date: 1963
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Translation by Valentina Scordia. Ex-Library with usual stamps, marks, labels. Rebound in brown. Insides excellent. Bookseller Inventory # 000677
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This is also a place where you can chat with me. But however, now I am not so free since life is now so important to me as the world starting to collapsing due to the corruption.
Run, Think, Shoot, Live, Source
Black Mesa is a total conversation modification for Half-Life 2 and a remake from the original 1998 video game Half-Life. Utilizing the Source engine and its endless array of possibilities and powers, Black Mesa will throw you into the world that started the Half-Life continuum and introduced Gordon Freeman to the world as a gun-toting, bullet-dodging Ph.D. in Theoretical Physics. Black Mesa source can play if anyone own Half-Life 2 : Episode Two.
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Operation Black Mesa is a total Conversation modification for Half-Life 2 and a remake from the original 1999 expansion set video game Half-Life: Opposing Force.
VALVe Software originally had plans to port Half-life: Opposing force into the source engine (announced at E3 2004) much like they did Half Life: Source, but after seeing the results of Half life: Source the Operation Black Mesa devteam decided that it wouldn't be worth the wait, and thus took the task into our own hands.
Development: Operation Black Mesa Team Lead by DragonNOR (Former) after that Lead by MR.Sugar
Publishers: TBD
Release Date: 2019 (My Prediction)
Guard Duty is an episodic and a total Conversation modification for Half-Life 2 and a remake from the original 2001 second expansion set video game Half-Life: Blue Shift.
The story is just like the original as Security officer Barney Calhoun, undecided major, was going on his first shift in a research facility. He put on his uniform, got his Glock-18 in the armory and set out for the Sector 3. Suddenly, Barney felt an explosion and the lift he was going by fell down. Next thing he saw when consciousness returned was a strange alien creature tearing a scientist.
With the personnel and security officers at his side Barney must escape the Black Mesa before it becomes a blazing crater. But It not finished yet the Development team are planning a sequel of Barney's right after there escape from the Black Mesa being infested by Aliens. There are creating some great story about related to seven hour but is a total different story from that.
Development: Blue Shift Source lead by MR.Sugar
Publishers: TBD
Release Date: 2021 (My Prediction)
Combine Destiny 2 is much awake sequel of previous Combine Destiny after you Infiltration in the installation 34 failed the place is now infested by Headcrab zombies and you manage to escape now your next mission is to assault the rebel and put an end once and for all
Development : CD2 Development team lead by Bladesinger
Publishers: TBD
Released Date : 2019 (Again My Prediction)
City 17
After ending of Half-Life 2 the citadel are blowing after Gordon Freeman destroy the upper dark energy in the end the people of City 17 are starting to escape from the reactor starting to blow. Play as the regular rebel name Jack for running their life from ruin city 17
Discovering the downfall of city 17 from an entirely new perspective. Playing as rebel through the Half-Life 2 Episode One timeline to seeing the great environment massively improved version of orange engine which you never see before in front of your eyes.
Episode Two
Episode Three (Maybe)
Development: GEAR production lead by OneQuarterLife and MrtwovideoCards
Publishers: TBD
Released Date : 2013
The Citizen
A Rebel Story about being one of the citizen in City 17 until Civil protection knock you over and pissed you off and starting a rebellion against them and free the planet from the alien empire after seven hour war. According to Developer, the story is a parallel to Half-Life 2.
Part Three
Development: Spare Time Production Lead by Kasperg and Playbus
The Story start after the Seven Hour War and beginning of the Establish of Combine Rule. Your a Russian Rebel plan to escape from City 17 to Out-Land and Join the rebellion and free in the Abandon Rocket Base called White Forest.
Part Two (Possibly)
Part Three (Possibly)
Development: Precurosr Team Lead by puddpuddpudd
An Alternate story of Half-Life 2 before Gordon Freeman enter inside the Citidel to conflict with Dr.Breen as you fight continuing in the struggle City 17 to maintenance their position to free from the Alien Empire. You play as Gordon Freeman and Alyx will help all the way but however, this is a Episodic Modification more will be feature in future.
Part Two
Part Three (Maybe or Possibly)
Note: The Summary will be update anytime too any people doesn't know about what going on in Half-Life 2 Fan Developer Modifcation.
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Cool, but i'm not a developer, i'm promoter here, developers are - Krot, vicpas, shurr, Yo$hik and Eugeny at present day. Contact them you can at wolfmap.ru May be they can think about Heretic or HeXen remake on IdTech 3. Thank you for your attention.
I love Heretic, but i dont think someone from Wolflair Team would be make it after Victors :( Unfortunaly, i think they're even don't know this game.
Anyway, we have this game on idTech4 - Moddb.com
Yes. You need to own only one of the two games though, and the one that you wont own, should preload itself once the mod is launched for the first time.
Ummm. You wrote that BMS is a total conversation mod? I think you may have meant conversion.
I also chuckled at the "total conversation" part,
these indies always trying to innovate. :P
By chapters i mean the entire storyline.
The Game itself will have multiple chapters ofc.
Each chapter in the storyline is a Mod itself.
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I think one of the other things about these phones is that we are all pretty much having the same experience and it seems far more emotionally involving than other phones that we describe.. Which after all is the desired result of good quality playback equipment eh!
Sprit of Eden is showing as en-route so should be here in the next couple of days (it shipped from England) I have been on a bit of a CD buying splurge once again due to these phones, Just got another Melody Gardot album, also a Linn recordings of Barb Junger, an homage album to Nina simone, Gild Goldsteins Under Rousseau's moon and just ordered last night a Canadian artist called Anne Bisson whom I heard through the AVshowrooms excellent site which contains video reviews of high end equipment. Beautifully recorded but not just an audiophile disc, she has a wonderful voice I feel!
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Artisan Resource to Expand for Summer
April 18, 2014,
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.-The fifth semi-annual Artisan Resource will feature increased global representation and an expanded exhibit floor when it takes place this summer, from Aug.16-19.
The show, which runs concurrently with NY Now, offers retailers a venue for sourcing from overseas artisan enterprises. This summer's edition will include a number of government-sponsored pavilions as well, according to Allison Garafalo, Artisan Resource's sales manager. Both Artisan Resource and NY Now are owned and managed by GLM. As of now, more than 100 exhibitors have signed to appear at the show, representing 27 countries, with several more expected to confirm before the show opens.
Garafalo said the exhibitors will be showcasing "a broad spectrum of products and artisanal production capabilities for decorative accessories, personal accessories and apparel, home textiles, tableware and more."
In addition, the Market Incubator Pavilion--which was created in 2013 through a partnership between GLM, Hand/Eye Fund and ByHand Consulting--will return to the show with 15 companies. This program facilitates the participation of emerging artisan enterprises.
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LifeLock are offering advice and guidance to individuals concerned about identity theft and data security after the major data thefts that have taken place in recent weeks.
— Identity theft has hit the headlines as never before after the data breach at Target saw thousands of users' personal data stolen and used to create falsified lines of credit that were emptied by the thieves, with all the signs pointing to the victims of the theft and not the thieves themselves. LifeLock is a company that provides data theft protection and has worked with the FBI to promote awareness of identity theft, its strategies and consequences. They have now released a best practice guide to help users stay on top of their financial security.
The company recommends limiting liability by ordering a new card if a debit or credit card is at risk of being exposed, cancelling the old details immediately and making them defunct and useless to thieves. They also recommend fraud alerts from credit providers and establishing a credit freeze that prevents anyone opening up new lines of credit until the individual lifts the freeze.
The company also recommend that individuals limit the amount they share on social media, where data is particularly vulnerable, with LinkedIn users twice as likely to report identity theft. Further, people should check their statements regularly for any unusual activity, as some thieves may operate by leeching bit by bit over a longer term. Finally of course, they recommend LifeLock privacy protection services.
A spokesperson for www.LifeLock.com explained, "Using a service like ours is undoubtedly the most comprehensive way for individuals to protect themselves from data and identity theft, but there are other things people can do to augment that protection and stay on top of their financial data. We advise that every action possible be taken to prevent ID theft, and these tips are just some of many we offer to our customers. We help train law enforcement officials in matters of identity theft, so we know exactly how to counter it and stop it before it even begins. Some people ask is it worth it to use LifeLock and other levels of protection, but the increasing number of people who have their identity stolen already knows the answer."
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In 2005, LifeLock set out to provide proactive identity theft protection to a growing member base. Thye have more than 350 agents at the ready, with the knowledge and determination to help their members keep their identities safe. LifeLock received an International Stevie® Award in 2010 for its ongoing work with the FBI Law Enforcement Executive Development Association (FBI-LEEDA) to educate law enforcement officials on the crime of identity theft.
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Fire in the Stone: Prehistoric Fiction from Charles Darwin to Jean M. Auel (The Wesleyan Early Classics of Science Fiction Series)
by Nicholas Ruddick Cover Artist: Simon Harmon Vedder Review by Ernest Lilley Wesleyan Hardcover ISBN/ITEM#: 9780819569004 Date: 30 April 2009 List Price $35.00 Amazon US / Amazon UK / Show Official Info / If SF asks "Where do we go from here?" PF (prehistoric fiction) asks "How did we get here in the first place?" It's a good question. In fact, it's a great question. The Fire In The Stone takes us on a tour of prehistory in literature, a form that started 150 years ago when Darwin (as well as Daniels and Evans) published their papers on evolution. Before that, Western Civilization operated under the pleasant premise that man had sprung full formed out of whatever womb held him, and any resemblance to other simian's was due solely to deistic humor. Author Nicholas Ruddick gives us an excellent overview of the subject, and in doing so reveals not so much what our lives before history were like, but how our view of man's place in the world has changed over time. Nicholas Ruddicks's survey and analysis of prehistorical fiction (PF) The Fire in the Stone shows the changing landscape of self regard as society has struggled for the last century and a half to deal with man as an evolved creature. Without this notion, which for all practical intent did not exist before the publication Charles Darwin's papers on evolution, and equally important Geologists John Daniels and John Evans' papers on the Somme's gravels artifacts, began with these publications in 1859. Though the birth of speculative fiction about the future of man will always be a murky mark, the beginning of PF is clear. Ruddick's book puts PF in context in a way that I'd never stopped to try and do. It never would have occurred to me that the discovery of "lost worlds" and "living fossils" was meant to undermine the notion of evolution by showing that in fact nothing changed over time. False logic to be sure, but understanding the motivation of authors like Doyle and Verne puts a different spin on things. The author points out early on that his aim isn't to evaluate the scientific accuracy of PF, but that in the conflict between science and fiction, facts are all well and good, but they are at once suspect and insufficient for the job of creating literature. At the end of the day, the author puts forth, the job of literature isn't to sell science, or any philosophical framework, but rather to its "aesthetic success". That's not completely fair though, as the literary merits of each story take a back seat to the discussion of PF as it relates to our view of human and animal natures.
The first first three chapters of this book cover the history of PF from inception, "Paris avant le les hommes" (Paris before man: 1861, Pierre Boitard) to the current wave, kicked off by Clan of the Cave Bear (1980, Jean M. Auel). Though a survey is by nature less than exhaustive, reading the book expanded my awareness of the genre considerably, and I was gratified that some of my own favorites were in the mix. Ruddick covers PF in film too, Illuminating
Following his survey of the subject, the author looks at four thematic issues, in PF: Nature and Human Nature, Sex and Gender, Race or the Human Race, and A Cultural Triad: Languate, Religion, Art. Both the survey and the thematic sections provide much food for thought, and offer opportunity for continued dialog. I'd like to see a PF wiki created to go with the book to continue both the cataloging of PF and the discussion of its themes.
Reading The Fire in the Stone uncovered a conceptual complacency in me that I'd been completely unaware of. From the early wrestling with the notion of prehistorical man to the no less provincial implantation of contemporary sensibilities in him, I find myself reading PF with a new sensitivity to the author's viewpoint.
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Alstom Battle Intensifies as Siemens Plans to Counter GE
Aaron Kirchfeld, Alex Webb and Jacqueline SimmonsThe battle for Alstom SA intensified after Siemens AG stepped up plans for a bid to counter General Electric Co. in what would be the biggest tug of war for a French industrial company ever.
Siemens is making preparations to bid for Alstom assets, under the condition that it gains the same access to financial information that GE has, according to people familiar with the plans, who asked not to be named as the matter is not public. Munich-based Siemens will decide on a bid after a board meeting set for today, the people said.
Alstom, a maker of power transmission gear and the high-speed TGV trains, became the object of competing interests after talks with GE progressed in recent weeks, with the U.S. company aiming to buy its energy assets, which generate more than 70 percent of sales. Siemens Chief Executive Officer Joe Kaeser and Chairman Gerhard Cromme yesterday met with French President Francois Hollande, as did Jeffrey Immelt, GE's CEO.
Alstom, saved from bankruptcy about a decade ago by the state, employs 18,000 people in France and has a market value of about 8.3 billion euros ($11.5 billion). The business is coveted by the government, which wants to extract the best terms from any bidder for jobs and the country's energy independence. The state doesn't prefer one bidder over the other, another person said.
European Champions
Alstom, which already received a binding offer from GE, asked Siemens to send another letter with more details of its proposal before giving the German company additional information, the people said. Representatives for Siemens and Alstom declined to comment on their plans.
Both GE and Siemens have taken steps to appease French policy makers for a deal with Alstom. GE is arguing that its plan, to acquire the energy business while Alstom's transport unit is separated, would result in fewer job losses because of smaller operational overlaps, said people with knowledge of the matter. Siemens is willing to make guarantees about jobs and executive positions, one person said.
Siemens's proposal would probably entail swapping some of its rail assets for Alstom's energy division and creating two "European champions," Industry Minister Arnaud Montebourg has said. Siemens would become one of the world's largest manufacturers of equipment for power plants and electric transmissions while the companies' train assets would form a France-based rail industry leader, bringing together the German company's ICE high-speed trains with Alstom's iconic TGV.
Competitive Threat
Siemens hasn't yet decided whether to bid for all or part of the French company, one person said. GE has already conducted due diligence and received approval to proceed with the deal from its own board. Alstom's board is scheduled to meet today to review the proposals, one person said.
The board of Alstom, which is based on the outskirts of Paris, so far prefers GE's proposal, according to people familiar with the matter. However, it is also considering Siemens's offer out of deference to the government's wishes, they said.
Hollande told Alstom to take its time weighing the offers and to not be bound by an April 30 deadline the company set to make a decision, one of the people said. Siemens doesn't have to make a binding offer this week, another person said.
'No Smooth Ride'
"None of these big players buying Alstom is going to be a smooth ride," said Simon Toennessen, an analyst at Credit Suisse Group AG. "Siemens is seeing the competitive threat from GE as big enough to consider this step."
Switzerland's ABB Ltd., the world's largest maker of transformers, is observing the situation, CEO Ulrich Spiesshofer says today. "At the time we have something to say, we will come out with some comments," he said, declining to say if the company may bid for Alstom.
The French state shareholding agency never considered selling a stake in Electricite de France SA to back Alstom, a person familiar with the matter said today. Le Nouvel Observateur reported that the government was studying selling some of its holding in EDF to raise funds to buy Bouygues SA's stake in Alstom and also inject funds.
French Protection
GE shares rose 1 percent in German trading to the equivalent of $26.90 as of 11:59 a.m. in Frankfurt while Siemens shares rose 0.3 percent to 93.84 euros. Alstom jumped as much as 18 percent on April 24 after Bloomberg News reported the talks with GE. Its shares have been suspended since Friday.
Siemens, which was also interested in acquiring parts of Alstom over a decade ago, is willing to match or exceed the financial terms of GE's offer, the people said. The offer from Fairfield, Connecticut-based GE values the whole of Alstom at about $13 billion excluding debt, they said.
As in the U.S., the French government can intervene to protect companies deemed to be of national importance from being acquired. In 2005, it passed an anti-takeover decree amid speculation PepsiCo Inc. was planning a bid for dairy-products maker Danone.
Alstom had to be rescued in a 4.4 billion-euro bailout by the state and banks in 2004. The company built France's power grid and the generators that produce most of the nation's electricity.
While Hollande's government has rarely shied away from making its views known on large transactions, its instructions aren't always followed by French companies. Vivendi SA this month spurned a bid for its SFR mobile-phone unit from Bouygues that Montebourg had supported, opting for a rival offer from cable tycoon Patrick Drahi.
GE Revamp
The French state has no direct shareholding in Alstom, although the company depends in part on orders from the government-owned SNCF railway network and from Electricite de France SA, the electric utility that's 84 percent government-owned.
In making a play for Alstom's power assets, which Berenberg Bank analyst William Mackie said could be worth as much as $14.5 billion, Immelt is looking to build on a plan to reorient GE toward manufacturing. Its finance division, GE Capital, imperiled the company during the global financial crisis, and since then he has sought to build up divisions that make capital goods like jet engines, locomotives and power equipment.
Siemens's offer is a response to the threat that would be created on its home turf. The proposed deal coincides with the culmination of a strategy review at Siemens by CEO Kaeser, who will present his findings on May 7.


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The Fastener Fair India in New Delhi includes all sectors of the broad spectrum of industrial fasteners and fixings. The exhibition provides an ideal opportunity for all industry professionals to expand business contacts and to present the latest products and technologies to a qualified audience. The exhibition profile includes a wide range of products, including fasteners and fasteners for industrial, assembly and installation of systems, storage, distribution and operation of equipment, production technologies, and fasteners for the construction industry. The Fastener Fair is the best-selling and networking platform for all manufacturers, wholesalers, suppliers, service providers, associations and consumers, and an excellent opportunity to establish valuable business contacts.
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Definitions of mince
v. t. - To cut into very small pieces; to chop fine; to hash; as, to mince meat.
v. t. - To suppress or weaken the force of; to extenuate; to palliate; to tell by degrees, instead of directly and frankly; to clip, as words or expressions; to utter half and keep back half of.
v. t. - To affect; to make a parade of.
v. i. - To walk with short steps; to walk in a prim, affected manner.
v. i. - To act or talk with affected nicety; to affect delicacy in manner.
n. - A short, precise step; an affected manner.
The word "mince" uses 5 letters: C E I M N.
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MAI, JOHANN HEINRICH – German Protestant theologian; born in Pforzheim Feb., 1653; died in Giessen Sept., 1719. In 1689 he became professor in the University of Giessen. Besides various Biblical exegetical works he wrote: "Synopsis Theologiæ Judaicæ"... |
MAI, JOSEPH BEN MICHAEL – German printer; born at Dyhernfurth Dec. 29, 1764; died at Breslau Dec. 1, 1810. His father had a printing establishment at Dyhernfurth, to which Joseph and his brother succeeded. Mai was a Talmudic scholar and wrote prefaces to... |
MAIER, JOSEPH VON – German rabbi; born in 1797; died at Stuttgart Aug. 19, 1873. He was president of the first rabbinical conference held at Brunswick in 1844, and he was also a member of the Jewish Consistory of Württemberg. In recognition of his... |
MAIMING – See Mayhem. |
MAIMON (MAIMUN) BEN JOSEPH – Spanish exegete and moralist; born about 1110; father of Moses Maimonides. He studied under Joseph ibn Migash at Lucena, and became a dayyan. He was the author of a commentary, in Arabic, on the Pentateuch, fragments of which... |
MAIMON, MOISEI LEIBOVICH – Page from the First Edition of the Maḥzor, Soncino, 1485.(From the Sulzberger collection in the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, New York.)Russian painter; born at Wilkowiszk, government of Suwalki, Russian Poland, Feb.... |
MAIMON, SOLOMON BEN JOSHUA – Early Studies. Philosophical writer; born at Nieszwicz, Lithuania, in 1754; died at Niedersiegersdorf, Silesia, Nov. 22, 1800. Endowed with greaty ability, he became versed in rabbinical literature while still a child. He was... |
MAIMONIDES, MAIMUNI – See Moses ben Maimon. |
MAIMONISTS – See France; Moses ben Maimon. |
MAINTENANCE – See Husband and Wife. |
MAINZ – See Mayence. |
MAISON, KARL – Bavarian merchant, manufacturer and deputy; born in Oberdorf, Württemberg, Sept. 18, 1840; died in Munich Sept. 29, 1896. He was educated at the primary and Latin schools at Oberdorf, and received a business training at... |
MAJOR, JULIUS – Hungarian composer of music; born Dec. 13, 1859, at Kaschau on the Hernad, chief town of Aber Uj Var district, Hungary. He commenced his studies at the Realschule in Pesth, intending to become an engineer, but left that... |
MAJOR, SOLOMON IBN – Turkish rabbi; flourished toward the end of the sixteenth century at Salonica, where he was head of the yeshibah. Many distinguished rabbis were Major's pupils, among them being Joseph Florentin, Abraham Falcon, and his own son... |
MAJORCA – See Balearic Islands. |
MAJORITY – 1. More than half of a given number or group; the greater part: applied to opinions. In their endeavor to find a Biblical basis for every principle of law the Rabbis interpreted Ex. xxiii. 2 so as to derive the majority... |
MAKAI, EMIL – Hungarian poet; born at Mako Nov. 17, 1871; died at Budapest Aug. 6, 1901; son of Rabbi A. E. Fischer. He was educated at the Rabbinical Seminary in Budapest and distinguished himself as a student by his poetical talent. Some of... |
MAKKEDAH – City situated, according to the Priestly description of tribal boundaries and groups of cities contained in the Book of Joshua (xv. 41), among the foot-hills bordering upon Judah and extending westward to the maritime plain. It... |
MAKKOT – Treatise of the Mishnah, Tosefta, and Gemara (Palestinian and Babylonian). It is fifth in the order of Neziḳin ("Damages"), following Sanhedrin, to which in contents it is closely related and with which it was formerly united... |
MAKO – Town in Hungary, in the county of Csanad. It has a total population of 33,722, of which 1,642 are Jews (1900). Jews began to settle there about the middle of the eighteenth century, under the protection of Stanislavich, the... |
MAKOWER, HERMANN – German jurist; born at Santomischel, Posen, March 8, 1830; died at Berlin April 1, 1898. His father, recognizing the inadequate educational facilities of the town, sent him, alone and almost penniless, at the age of nine, to win... |
MAḲRE DARDEḲE – Name given in the Middle Ages to Hebrew glossaries primarily intended for the use of students of the Bible; its literal meaning is "teacher of children." The first and most noteworthy work of this kind is the one published at... |
MAKSHAN, SAMUEL BEN PHINEHAS HA-KOHEN – Bohemian Talmudist of the sixteenth century; born in Prague. He wrote: "Teḥillat Dibre Shemuel," commentary on the Targum of Esther (Prague, 1594 [according to Zunz, "Z. G." p. 278; 1601 according to other bibliographers]); "Bet... |
MAKSHIRIN – Name of the eighth tractate, in the Mishnah and Tosefta, of the sixth Talmudic order Ṭohorot ("Purifications"). This tractate contains six chapters, divided respectively into 6, 11, 8, 10, 11, and 8 sections, while the Tosefta... |
MALABAR – See Cochin. |


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"Requirement" from an acquisitions definition, meaning "this is what we'd like". Some acquisitions person forgot their performance/schedule trade space on some heroin binge and said "we can make this do everything everybody wants within cost!"
Having spent some time in the DOD acquisition community when I was active duty, I am familiar with requirements and the relationship between cost, schedule, and performance and trade offs amongst them.
That said, as I'm sure you know, the JSF was the DOD's attempt to provide an aircraft to meet all the service's needs, including international partners. However, due to unique requirements laid forth by each of the services, namely the Navy and the Marines, different variants of the aircraft had to be produced. The Navy needed an aircraft that could perform and handle the stresses of carrier based operations. The Marines needing a VSTOL aircraft to be able to operate off of LHDs and perform in amphibious operations and be expeditionary in nature.
Do I agree with this aircraft? I don't know - especially with the cost and delays associated it with it. It seems hardly worth it anymore - maybe not even necessary. But it's continued development, as with most high priced DOD platforms, has become political and emotional with a lot of people's time and money vested in it. Additionally, politicians and their constituents have a part to play as well - especially when hundreds of jobs are on the line that depend on this aircraft.
So going back to the original comment, irregardless of this aircraft, I do think VSTOL is a capability that is necessary and is not outdated. It may not be a requirement for the rest of the US services, but from an amphibious and expeditionary perspective, it most certainly is.
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What is REBT?
Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) is a form of psychotherapy and a philosophy of living created by Albert Ellis in the 1950's.
REBT (pronounced R.E.B.T. — it is not pronounced rebbit) is based on the premise that whenever we become upset, it is not the events taking place in our lives that upset us; it is the beliefs that we hold that cause us to become depressed, anxious, enraged, etc. The idea that our beliefs upset us was first articulated by Epictetus around 2,000 years ago: "Men are disturbed not by events, but by the views which they take of them."
The Goal of Happiness
According to Albert Ellis and to REBT, the vast majority of us want to be happy. We want to be happy whether we are alone or with others; we want to get along with others—especially with one or two close friends; we want to be well informed and educated; we want a good job with good pay; and we want to enjoy our leisure time.
Of course life doesn't always allow us to have what we want; our goal of being happy is often thwarted by the "slings and arrows of outrageous fortune." When our goals are blocked, we can respond in ways that are healthy and helpful, or we can react in ways that are unhealthy and unhelpful.
The ABC Model
Albert Ellis and REBT posit that our reaction to having our goals blocked (or even the possibility of having them blocked) is determined by our beliefs. To illustrate this, Dr. Ellis developed a simple ABC format to teach people how their beliefs cause their emotional and behavioral responses:
A. Something happens.
B. You have a belief about the situation.
C. You have an emotional reaction to the belief.
For example:
A. Your employer falsely accuses you of taking money from her purse and threatens to fire you.
B. You believe, "She has no right to accuse me. She's a bitch!"
C. You feel angry.
If you had held a different belief, your emotional response would have been different:
A. Your employer falsely accuses you of taking money from her purse and threatens to fire you.
B. You believe, "I must not lose my job. That would be unbearable."
C. You feel anxious.
The ABC model shows that A does not cause C. It is B that causes C. In the first example, it is not your employer's false accusation and threat that make you angry; it is your belief that she has no right to accuse you, and that she is a bitch. In the second example, it is not her accusation and threat that make you anxious; it is the belief that you must not lose your job, and that losing your job would be unbearable.
The Three Basic Musts
Although we all express ourselves differently, according to Albert Ellis and REBT, the beliefs that upset us are all variations of three common irrational beliefs. Each of the three common irrational beliefs contains a demand, either about ourselves, other people, or the world in general. These beliefs are known as "The Three Basic Musts."
- I must do well and win the approval of others for my performances or else I am no good.
- Other people must treat me considerately, fairly and kindly, and in exactly the way I want them to treat me. If they don't, they are no good and they deserve to be condemned and punished.
- I must get what I want, when I want it; and I must not get what I don't want. It's terrible if I don't get what I want, and I can't stand it.
The first belief often leads to anxiety, depression, shame, and guilt. The second belief often leads to rage, passive-aggression and acts of violence. The third belief often leads to self-pity and procrastination. It is the demanding nature of the beliefs that causes the problem. Less demanding, more flexible beliefs lead to healthy emotions and helpful behaviors
The goal of REBT is to help people change their irrational beliefs into rational beliefs. Changing beliefs is the real work of therapy and is achieved by the therapist disputing the client's irrational beliefs. For example, the therapist might ask, "Why must you win everyone's approval?" "Where is it written that other people must treat you fairly?" "Just because you want something, why must you have it?" Disputing is the D of the ABC model. When the client tries to answer the therapist's questions, s/he sees that there is no reason why s/he absolutely must have approval, fair treatment, or anything else that s/he wants.
Albert Ellis and REBT contend that although we all think irrationally from time to time, we can work at eliminating the tendency. It's unlikely that we can ever entirely eliminate the tendency to think irrationally, but we can reduce the frequency, the duration, and the intensity of our irrational beliefs by developing three insights:
- We don't merely get upset but mainly upset ourselves by holding inflexible beliefs.
- No matter when and how we start upsetting ourselves, we continue to feel upset because we cling to our irrational beliefs.
- The only way to get better is to work hard at changing our beliefs. It takes practice, practice, practice.
Emotionally healthy human beings develop an acceptance of reality, even when reality is highly unfortunate and unpleasant. REBT therapists strive to help their clients develop three types of acceptance: (1) unconditional self-acceptance; (2) unconditional other-acceptance; and (3) unconditional life-acceptance. Each of these types of acceptance is based on three core beliefs:
Unconditional self-acceptance:
- I am a fallible human being; I have my good points and my bad points.
- There is no reason why I must not have flaws.
- Despite my good points and my bad points, I am no more worthy and no less worthy than any other human being.
Unconditional other-acceptance:
- Other people will treat me unfairly from time to time.
- There is no reason why they must treat me fairly.
- The people who treat me unfairly are no more worthy and no less worthy than any other human being.
Unconditional life-acceptance:
- Life doesn't always work out the way that I'd like it to.
- There is no reason why life must go the way I want it to
- Life is not necessarily pleasant but it is never awful and it is nearly always bearable.
REBT Today
Clinical experience and a growing supply of experimental evidence show that REBT is effective and efficient at reducing emotional pain. When Albert Ellis created REBT in the 1950's he met with much resistance from others in the mental health field. Today it is one of the most widely-practiced therapies throughout the world. In the early days of REBT, even Dr. Ellis did not clearly see that consistent use of its philosophical system would have such a profound effect on the field of psychotherapy or on the lives of the millions of people who have benefited from it.
Shameless Happiness
This introduction to REBT is based on Shameless Happiness, a concise booklet that outlines the basics of REBT.
About The Author:
Will Ross — is the webmaster and co-founder of REBTnetwork.org; he tutors REBT self-helpers and is the author and publisher of online REBT self-help materials.


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London: Brazil hasn't been this close to the gold medal in football since Romario was a young promising star in the late 1980s. Special Coverage: London Olympic 2012 Medal Tally Of London Olympics 2012 Now it will be up to Neymar, the future of Brazilian football, to try to end decades of frustration and give the nation its first gold, the only trophy missing in football for the five-time world champions. Latest News from Sports News Desk
Many great players have tried and failed after him, including the likes of Rivaldo, Roberto Carlos, Ronaldo and Ronaldinho.
Brazil is the favorite going into tomorrow's final at Wembley Stadium against Mexico, a team which has had unusual success against its Latin American rival in recent years and will also be looking for its first Olympic gold.
Anything but the gold will be considered a failure for Brazil, which established the London Games as the team's priority this year and brought most of its top players for the competition.
The Olympics are also an important test for the players, most of them will also likely be in the team trying to help Brazil win next year's Confederations Cup and the 2014 World Cup at home.
Victory would give them an extra boost of morale and show fans the national team is on the right track.
Defeat could raise doubts and even cost the job of coach Mano Menezes as criticism will pour in from all across Brazil.
"We all know that we need to win the gold," Menezes said.
"Brazil has to win every tournament it plays, it needs to win every match it plays, even if it's a friendly. And this time even more because it's something the nation has never won before."
Brazil is playing in an Olympic final for the first time since the 1988 Games, when the team led by Romario and Bebeto lost 2-1 to the then Soviet Union. Brazil also lost the final four years earlier in Los Angeles, and never again made it this close to victory.
Bebeto, Ronaldo, Rivaldo and Roberto Carlos got the bronze at the 1996 Atlanta Games, and Ronaldinho also finished third with Brazil four years ago in Beijing, when the team lost the semifinal to Argentina. Ronaldinho also was in the team eliminated by Cameroon in the quarterfinals of the 2000 Sydney Games.
Brazil didn't qualify for Athens in 2004.
Coaches who tried and never got the gold include Zagallo in 1996, Vanderlei Luxemburgo in 2000 and Dunga in 2008. The man carrying the team's expectations this time is 20-year-old Neymar, Brazil's most talked-about player in years, touted by some to potentially become the world's best player in the world.
"We came here for the gold and we are one match away from getting it," said Neymar, who has been playing up to expectations so far with three goals and several assists in the team's five victories so far.
"We just have to do our job in the final."
But Brazil will be facing an opponent which has been creating problems in recent years.
Mexico has won six of the last 12 matches against the Brazilians since 1999, including that year's Confederations Cup final. It lost only four of those games and drew two.
The Mexicans won the last time the teams played, a warmup for the Olympics just a few months ago in the United States.
Mexico won 2-0 in a match in which both teams played with many of the players who made it to the London Games.
But Mexico's task to win its first gold got a bit harder when forward Giovani Dos Santos was ruled out of the final because of a right hamstring injury. The son of a former Brazilian player, Dos Santos will be replaced by Marco Fabian.
"It's sad, but even if he can't be there, we are going to play the match for him and the country," playmaker Miguel Ponce said.


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Notify< Blocklist | Variables | Basic Variables > administrators (basic)
The notify.php script allows a site administrator to configure PmWiki to send email messages whenever pages are changed on the wiki site. Notifications can be configured so that multiple page changes over a short period of time are combined into a single email message (to avoid flooding mailboxes). This feature is useful for sites and pages that have infrequent updates, as it eliminates the need to frequently check RecentChanges pages just to see if anything has changed. In order for notifications to work, the notify.php script must be enabled in the site's local customization. Usually this is as simple as placing the following in local/config.php: $EnableNotify = 1;
Notification configurationOnce enabled, the notification system gets its configuration from the SiteAdmin.NotifyList wiki page. The SiteAdmin.NotifyList page contains entries of the form: firstname.lastname@example.com
This says that information about page changes should be periodically emailed to email@example.com. The SiteAdmin.NotifyList page can contain multiple "notify=" lines to cause notifications to be sent to multiple addresses; the "notify=" lines can be concealed by placing them inside of an NOTE: Do not put any spaces around the equal sign! Notifications will fail silently if you have... This is a really easy mistake to make because all of the other assignments have spaces around the equal sign. firstname.lastname@example.com rather than notify = firstname.lastname@example.com
Notification optionsThe basic syntax is A number of options exist for limiting the pages that result in a notification. The # send notifications about the Main group to email@example.com
firstname.lastname@example.com group=Main
# notify email@example.com of any changes to the home page
email@example.com name=Main.HomePage
# notify firstname.lastname@example.com of changes to pages except in Main
firstname.lastname@example.com group=-Main
(Note: The options are similar to the PageList syntax.) For maintaining arbitrary lists of pages, i.e., "watchlists", it's generally easier to build a trail of pages to be watched. The following entry in SiteAdmin.NotifyList will send email@example.com an email containing changes to any of the pages listed in the Profiles.Alice trail: # notify Alice of changes to pages listed in Profiles.Alice
email@example.com trail=Profiles.Alice
Note that once this entry has been added to SiteAdmin.NotifyList, Alice can easily change her watchlist by editing the Profiles.Alice page, and doesn't need to edit the SiteAdmin.NotifyList page. In particular, this means that an administrator can restrict editing of SiteAdmin.NotifyList, yet allow individuals to maintain custom watchlists in other pages. Limitations of this feature:
This is probably a good place to point out that edit access to SiteAdmin.NotifyList should be controlled, otherwise malicious persons can use the notification capability to flood others' electronic mailboxes. By default, SiteAdmin.NotifyList is blocked against reading or edits except by the admin (as is the case for most pages in the SiteAdmin group). Adding notification entries via local customizationsNotification entries can also be added via the $EnableNotify = 1;
$NotifyList [] = 'email@example.com group=Main';
$NotifyList [] = 'firstname.lastname@example.com name=Main.HomePage';
Controlling notification frequencyTo prevent flooding of recipients' mailboxes, the notify script uses a "squelch" value as the minimum amount of time that must elapse between messages sent to any given email address. The default squelch setting is 10800 seconds (three hours), which means that once a recipient address is sent a notification message, it will not receive another for at least three hours. Any edits that occur during the squelch interval are queued for the next notification message. The site administrator can change the default squelch interval via the # enable notifications
$EnableNotify = 1;
$NotifySquelch = 86400; # wait at least one day (in seconds) between notifications
In addition, individual addresses can specify a custom squelch parameter in the SiteAdmin.NotifyList page: # Alice receives at most one email per day
firstname.lastname@example.com squelch=86400
# Bob can get notifications hourly
email@example.com trail=Profiles.Bob squelch=3600
# Charles uses the site default squelch
Controlling notification delayBecause a page will often receive several edits in rapid succession (e.g., a long post followed by several minor edits), a site administrator can also set a # enable notifications
$EnableNotify = 1;
$NotifySquelch = 86400; # wait at least one day between notifications
$NotifyDelay = 300; # wait five minutes after initial post
Note that the squelch and delay values are minimums; notifications are sent on the first execution of PmWiki after the delay period has expired. For inactive sites, this could be much longer than the specified delay periods. This isn't really considered an issue since timely notifications are less important on relatively inactive sites. However, changes within the squelch time after the last notification will remain unnoticed if the wiki is not even visited for a long period after. If this matters it might be necessary to make the server call pmwiki.php regularly (e.g. cron job). Custom delay parameters cannot be specified for individual addresses in the SiteAdmin.NotifyList page: # the delay= parameter will be ignored
email@example.com trail=Profiles.Edgar delay=600
Note for Windows installationsSites running PHP under Windows may not have PHP's mail function configured correctly. Such sites may need to add a line like ini_set('SMTP','smtp.server.com');
to config.php, where smtp.server.com is the name of your host's preferred outgoing mail server. You may also need to set the sendmail_from value if that is not configured: ini_set('sendmail_from','firstname.lastname@example.com');
Notify Variables
Notification only for major editsIt is possible to send notifications only in case of major edits. In your config.php, replace " if ( @$_POST['diffclass'] != 'minor' ) This way, only 'major' edits send notify messages (when the author doesn't select the checkbox for minor edit). If you want minor edits and not major edits to send the message then you would use: if ( @$_POST['diffclass'] == 'minor' ) instead. Disabling notifications for downloadsIf you use "$EnableDirectDownloads=0;" (eg. for privacy on a password-protected wiki) then attached images may generate duplicate notification messages. To prevent that disable notifications for downloads via if ( $action != 'download' ) That way, only page views (and not images within the page) will generate notifications. See PITS:01159 for more information. < Blocklist | Variables | Basic Variables > This page may have a more recent version on pmwiki.org: PmWiki:Notify, and a talk page: PmWiki:Notify-Talk. |