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Independent Theatre Pakistan

Independent Theatre Pakistan (often abbreviated to ITP) is a Pakistani theatre company and performing arts organization based in Lahore, Punjab, established in March 2012. The group is directed by founder, writer and director Azeem Hamid. It is the youngest theatre company in continuous production to have performed both internationally and domestically from Pakistan. Since their inception, the group has performed over twenty-five theatrical productions.

The group primarily performs in Urdu language but has also done theatrical productions in English and Punjabi languages. They have extensively focused on the revival of Urdu literature in Pakistan. Independent Theatre Pakistan aims to work for the development of youth in Pakistan through the creative and performing arts.

Independent Theatre Pakistan have produced original theatrical productions such as Awaaz (literal translation: Voice), a psychological thriller play and the satirical short-play Kuttay (literal translation: Dogs). Also, they have adapted the works of progressive South Asian writers like Saadat Hassan Manto, Rajinder Singh Bedi, Krishan Chander, Imtiaz Ali Taj, Ashfaq Ahmed and Meerza Adeeb.

Formation (2012)
The company was founded in 2012 by Azeem Hamid and Danyaal Syed and now operates all across theatres in Lahore: Alhamra Arts Council and Ali Auditorium (for classical Urdu & Broadway plays and musicals) and different educational institutes (for theatre workshops & short plays).

Their first theatrical production Hatak (literal meaning: Insult), featured fashion model and actress Zara Peerzada in the lead role, was based on the short-story of famous Urdu writer Saadat Hassan Manto, staged in November 2012 at Alhamra Arts Council and received positive reviews from critics. This was followed by the group collaborating with Beaconhouse School Liberty for a theatrical performance Dareecha, based loosely on the writings of the play Qurtaba Ka Qazi written by Imtiaz Ali Taj.

Early years (2013)
In 2013, the group initiated their year with two short-length plays; Dastak (The Knock), a play written by Meerza Adeeb and an original, Awaaz (Voice), in collaboration with Lahore Grammar School, the latter winning two-awards at Colors & Humour 2013 for the best actress & supporting actor roles. This success was later followed by a sold-out performance of Ashfaq Ahmed's tele-play stage adaptation Fehmida Ki Kahani, Ustaani Rahat Ki Zubani in March, the performance was praised by many literature writers including Ayub Khawar. The group went on to perform Rajinder Singh Bedi's classical satire Naql-e-Makani (Moving to a New House) from 4th till 6 October, which was well received by critics and the audiences. In the same month, Azeem Hamid directed Kuttay, a satirical performance based on the writings of Nadeem F. Paracha's article Dog Gone as a mock to society. The performance won the Imtiaz Ali Taj award at a festival held in Lahore, Pakistan.

International success (2014–2015)
The following year, it produced several performances, which included Jhelum Mein Naupar (The Sailing Boat in Jhelum) featuring stage actress Amtul Baweja and an adaptation of Reginald Rose's famous film Twelve Angry Men as Twelve Angry Jurors at different venues in Lahore. In summers, the group went on their first international tour at the 2nd International SPIC MACAY Convention held in Chennai, Madras, India where they collaborated with Koodiyattam master Margi Madhu from the Chakyar clan for the classical Sanskrit theatre performance of Anguliyankam (The Golden Ring) in June 2014. In December, the company went on to produce their best known theatrical performance Kamra No. 9 (Room No. 9) a radio play written by Saadat Hasan Manto and directed by Azeem Hamid. The performance was well received by critics and audiences, the Daily Times wrote "Kamra #9 ... mystery musical is an example of Urdu theatre at its finest." Shoaib Ahmed of Dawn Newspaper wrote "The 60-minute three-act play had such a strong production value that it kept glued the audience to their seats till the end. The literary piece was deeply and meaningfully tailored for the play.", while during an interview to The Express Tribune, director Azeem Hamid said, "Visualising and creating a 1930s Delhi feel for a radio play was an immense challenge; we walked around Jalander, India to get inspiration for Kamra #9's set design." The Mani-Nama blog reviewed the performance saying, "The set was quite modest- a realistic one with an old radio, telephone and chairs. After sometime I witnessed some quality lighting which was done by Shakeel Siddique, who literally set the pace of play with classic lights." and The News on Sunday wrote, "Kamra #9 provided insight into human complexities." Aleeza Rasool, writer and critic, of Youlin Magazine reported praising the performance as she wrote, "Firstly, a radio play by Manto was a refreshing choice, for it is one of the lesser-known genres that Manto composed during his brief lifetime. Secondly, the play was very well-acted, and most importantly, the direction was even-tempered, making the play engaging.", adding that, "It is unusual to come across the genus of anticipation and suspense in Pakistani stage plays, which is why Azeem Hamid, actor and director of the play, deserves a pat on the back for putting up a wonderful performance on Manto's radio play."

After the success in Pakistan, the company went on to perform Kamra No. 9 in West Bengal, India to promote peace between the two bordering nations. During an interview with The Telegraph, "For the past few years, the theatre and cultural activists have been protesting in various ways against fanaticism, trying their best to educate people in rural areas, organising workshops in schools and colleges and staging street theatres. We were hopeful that a peaceful atmosphere would gradually emerge. The Peshawar killings have come as an eye-opener", Zoya Uzair, who played the lead role of 'Shireen', said. The company's director Azeem Hamid received an 'Address of Honour' from MLA Ajoy Dey of the Santipur Municipality for staging and directing Kamra No. 9 in West Bengal.

In 2015, director Azeem Hamid said in an interview to My Awesome Journey that "I decided to revamp ITP. I had been scouting a team of professionals that would be useful in creating intelligent theatre." The company supported 'The End Polio Now' campaign organized by Rotary International at Alhamra Arts Council, Lahore and performed an original monologue Scream at the event. In December, the group produced a set of three theatrical performances, 3 Kahaniyan (Three Stories) which featured Bu (Odour) an original play written by University of Regina graduate Ayesha Mohsin having previously worked with CJTR-FM, a Punjabi language play Sammi Di Vaar (Sammi's Life) written by Najm Hosain Syed and directed by Mehreen Mir from Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, London which featured famous Pakistani film actor Rashid Mehmood, and a stage adaptation of Saadat Hasan Manto's short-story Badshahat Ka Khatma (Kingdom's End) by Azeem Hamid. The Pakistan Today reported that 3 Kahaniyan received a mixed reception from critics, while Faizan Javed of The Nation praised the performance writing "The immediate response of the audience determines the quality of play being stage. And when it comes to social message for the audience the impact is everlasting. The play 3 Kahaniyan being staged at Alhamra Hall on Mall Road is an example."

Rise to fame (2016)
In March, the company produced the theatrical adaptation of Neil Simon's farcical play Rumors, which was praised and supported by well known celebrities and film stars like Agha Ali, Cybil Chowdhry, Poonam Anwar, Rachel Gill and comedian Ali Sufian Wasif. The performance was a sold-out show. Soon after, team members from the company participated and lead a delegation to 4th International Convention of SPIC MACAY held in IIT Guwahati, Assam, India. In September, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences hosted a three-days theatrical workshops program called 'Dramaship', which featured lectures from the group team members including Azeem Hamid and Faiz Rasool. The objective of the workshop focused to gather talented students at a single platform and develop their theatrical skills so that they can explore and learn basic concepts of theatre in a new medium to translate their expression.

On 20 October, Hamid announced that the company will be directing and producing three full-length comedy theatrical performances which includes Arsenic and Old Lace, Run for Your Wife and Around the World in 80 Days. In an interview with Daily Pakistan, "I’m excited and looking forward to November. Rehearsals are in full swing at the Lahore Grammar School Gulberg these days, and after that we will be moving on to The City School. It is going to be a dream come true for theatre lovers, as we keep on working towards the revival of theatre culture in Pakistan", said Azeem Hamid, creative director of the company. The Nation reported that the company will be presenting Joseph Kesselring's famous black comedy Arsenic and Old Lace on 19 November in Lahore, Pakistan.

On 25 November, Sana Gilani from the Daily Pakistan published, a review of the performance Arsenic and Old Lace staged on 19 November, saying "Independent Theatre put forth an amazingly hilarious play" while adding that "Azeem Hamid of Independent Theatre Pakistan put his best foot forward and directed the play's adaptation." A week later, Faiz Rasool directed a re-enactment of a comedy by Ray Cooney, which received applause and appreciation from the audiences and critics, Daily Pakistan reported calling the play a remarkable success and saying, "Run For Your Wife on the 26th and 27th of November, 2016; with a full-house for both days... Jam-packed audiences were delving deeply into the story, and the suspense & humour was one to not have missed."

In December, the group founded the ASSITEJ Pakistan National Center in alliance with professionals involved in theatre for children and young people in Pakistan, with the aim of hosting a performing arts festival the following year in Lahore.

Continued success (2017–2018)
Independent Theatre Pakistan team announced that they will be hosting and organizing the biggest children's performing arts festival, Tamasha Festival, to be held on 7, 8 and 9 April at Alhamra Arts Council, in Lahore, Pakistan. On 7 April, Dawn reported during the opening of the festivity that "The festival presents theatre performances for young, training workshops from upcoming directors, master workshops from international trainers for local artists and discussion sessions for general public." While Faizan Javed from The Nation reportedly said "The opening ceremony was attended by special guests and people from the theatre and performing arts such as Salima Hashmi, Bina Jawaad and Information, Culture and Youth Affairs Minister Mujtaba Shuja-ur-Rehman as honorable chief guest." Salima Hashmi in an interview with The Nation in regards to the festivity said, "When I first performed in Alhamra there was no fancy set, props and sound system. There was nothing but a garden with a hut. But then it was a significant experience in my life and I learnt a great deal from it. We should appreciate the young talent because these young people are our future".

The Nation newspaper reported on the second day of Tamasha Festival, saying "thought provoking panel discussions explored the creativity to entertain and educate children...What's theatre for children? One of the most interesting sessions was with Asaya Fujita and Sue Giles. Moderated by Sarah Zahid the discussion among panelists was remarkable. The session held at Alhamra Arts Council – Hall 1, highlighted the importance of theatre and arts for children. Director of Polyglot Theatre, Sue Giles said that through theatre, we achieve an opportunity to present space and time to subjective experience and nourish the child's brain power. "The idea of ‘value for money’ is another issue how people perceive the place and power of children in our midst. We neglect our children's physical freedoms we once had," Sue added. While the session ‘Society and Drama’ highlighted the issues of theatre industry in both countries Pakistan and Korea. The session was moderated by Azeem Hamid and the panelists were renowned writer Asghar Nadeem Syed and Seok Hong-Kim."

On 19 May, the company produced the theatrical adaptations of Jules Verne's Around the World in 80 Days and William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, directed by Syed Shabee-ul-Hassan. This was followed by successful theatrical performances of The Odd Couple by Neil Simon with direction from Azeem Hamid, and Lend Me a Tenor by Ken Ludwig co-directed by Zoya Yalmaz and Noor-ul-Huda in November, 2017.

In Spring 2018, the group directed and produced Macbeth by William Shakespeare, an adaptation of The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum and Pirates of the Currybean, a children's musical adaptation of Pirates of the Caribbean, by Craig Hawes. On 12 May, Independent Theatre Pakistan collaborated with the Harsukh School of Performing Arts, Rearts and Bina Jawwad to produce the musical performance Rang-e-Kainat (The Universe of Colours) held at Beaconhouse Newlands, Lahore. The performance also featured Harsakhian, a classical folk all female troupe, which included Ismet Jawwad, Saleema Jawwad and Zainub Jawwad. In October 2018, Zainab Muzaffar alongside Noor-ul-Huda directed The Female Odd Couple written by Neil Simon, held at Ali Auditorium.

Theatre for young audiences (2019–2020)
On 15 November, the company produced the theatrical adaptation of Mumtaz Mufti's play Nizaam Sakka (Water Carrier) in collaboration with Lahore Grammar School, directed by Noorulain Basit and Zainab Muzaffar with choreography by Gillian Georgine Rhodes.

In July 2020, Diva Magazine posted a list of 10 Contemporary theatre plays which featured the group's 2018 production 3 Kahaniyan (Three Stories), saying "A play that explored three different stories as the name suggest, 3 Kahaniyan by The Independent Theatre Pakistan, was one we couldn’t get enough of. Beautifully divided into three acts and written by three playwrights told stories that the audience just loved every moment of."

Educational programming
Independent Theatre Pakistan theatrical workshops use the art of acting and storytelling as a model for creative thinking in general. The company's director, Azeem Hamid in a radio interview to Fifi Haroon from BBC Urdu said, "Teaching creative expressions like theatre play an important role in building confidence skills, enhancing leadership qualities and empowering empathy to children. Storytelling methods and techniques are very vital to teach a subject much more creatively to a student." The group have collaborated extensively with leading private as well as public educational institutions such as Lahore Grammar School, The City School, Beaconhouse School System, Beaconhouse National University, Learning Alliance, Institute of Business Administration, Karachi and non-for-profit organizations like Rabtt to promote theatre and literature in Pakistan.

The group have also worked with Justice Project Pakistan, a non-for-profit organization, campaigning to raise awareness on the fundamental rights of ordinary citizens living in Pakistan with a series of flash performances across the streets of Lahore.

The company members were featured in a documentary aired on the television show Kahani Pakistani of  Voice of America Urdu, hosted by Ayesha Gilani, where they talked about "The importance of theatre and how the art of performing arts is a reflection of our lives in Pakistan." in January 2016. The company continues to offer several week-long workshops and classes to individuals who wish to excel in theatre production, performance and education; providing a platform for young aspiring Pakistani artists to excel in their creative pursuits. Azeem Hamid in an interview with My Voice Unheard said, "Currently, we are doing extensive research on the performing arts culture in Pakistan. We are carrying out an innovative, youth centered theatrical program and ingenious curriculum across the nation.", adding, "Our productions focus on Pakistani values with a spotlight on creating cross cultural dialogue through means of creative expression."

As part of ASSITEJ Pakistan National Centre, the company hosted and organized the 7th edition of the annual ASSITEJ Asia Meeting which was held at Lahore from 6–7 April 2017. This was followed by organizing the Tamasha Festival which showcased 8 theatre, dance and music performances by professional groups, 21 theatre performances by schools and 10 performing arts workshops for children and young audience with 8 discussion sessions about performing arts and theatre for children and young audience with well-known performing arts personalities. In March 2018, the organisation hosted the first ASSITEJ Next Generation program, a performing arts residency, in Lahore, Pakistan, "to unite young theatre artists from all over the world for an open exchange of ideas and perspectives."

Productions
Independent Theatre Pakistan has staged several full length and short length plays in Urdu, English, Hindi and Punjabi languages.

 * 2012: Heer Ranjha, by Waris Shah
 * 2012: Hatak, by Saadat Hassan Manto
 * 2012: Dareecha, by Imtiaz Ali Taj
 * 2013: Awaaz, by Azeem Hamid
 * 2013: Dastak, by Meerza Adeeb
 * 2013: Fehmida Ki Kahani, Ustaani Rahat Ki Zubani, by Ashfaq Ahmed
 * 2013: Kuttay, by Azeem Hamid
 * 2013: Naql-e-Makani, by Rajinder Singh Bedi
 * 2014: Jhelum Mein Naupar, by Krishan Chander
 * 2014: Twelve Angry Jurors, by Reginald Rose
 * 2014: Anguliyankam (Single Act from Ascharya Choodamani), by Sakthibhadra
 * 2014: Kamra No. 9, by Saadat Hassan Manto
 * 2015: Scream, by Mehreen Abid Mir
 * 2015: Aao Baat Tu Suno, by Saadat Hassan Manto
 * 2015: 3 Kahaniyan (Bu, Sammi Di Vaar, Badshahat Ka Khatma), by Ayesha Mohsin, Najm Hosain Syed and Azeem Hamid
 * 2016: Rumors, by Neil Simon
 * 2016: Koi Bhi, Kahin Bhi, Kisi Bhi Waqt, by Mehreen Abid Mir
 * 2016: Arsenic and Old Lace, by Joseph Kesselring
 * 2016: Run for Your Wife, by Ray Cooney
 * 2017: Julius Caesar, by William Shakespeare
 * 2017: Around the World in 80 Days, by Jules Verne
 * 2017: The Odd Couple, by Neil Simon
 * 2017: Lend Me a Tenor, by Ken Ludwig
 * 2018: Macbeth, by William Shakespeare
 * 2018: The Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum
 * 2018: Pirates of the Currybean, by Craig Hawes
 * 2018: Rang-e-Kainat, by Bina Jawwad
 * 2018: The Female Odd Couple, by Neil Simon
 * 2019: Nizaam Sakka, by Mumtaz Mufti

Awards and accolades
Independent Theatre Pakistan won the "Best Supporting Role" and "Best Actor" awards at the Lahore Grammar School's Colors & Humor festival in Lahore in 2013. The company won the "Imtiaz Ali Taj" award for their performance Kuttay in Lahore followed by winning "Best Play" and "Best Actor" awards at the BNU Bestival 2014. The company's first international award came with the performance of Kamra #9 (Room No. 9) at Rangapeeth Natyamela held in December 2014, in West Bengal, India. They have also been awarded for their contribution towards peace by MLA Ajoy Dey of the Santipur Municipality. The organisation was part of the Developing Inclusive and Creative Economies (DICE) fellowship program in 2019, hosted and organised by British Council Pakistan.

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Category:Frankfurt Lions players

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Walter Halliday

Walter Halliday (also spelled Halladay, Haliday, Halyday, and Holliday) was a long-serving royal minstrel in England in the 15th century. He was a founder member of a minstrels' guild which was the forerunner of the present Worshipful Company of Musicians. He is believed to be the founding father of the Halliday family of Gloucestershire, and an ancestor of some of the Halliday/ Holladay/ Holliday/ Hollyday families in the United States.

Family
Surviving records show that Walter was a minstrel in the service of three successive kings, for at least fifty-four years, between 1415. and 1469. This suggests that he was born not later than 1400.

According to Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of England (1836), Walter was a younger son of the chieftain of Annandale in Dumfries in Scotland. However, Burke does not cite the source of this information and, as the Bluemantle Pursuivant at the College of Arms stated in 1975, this book "is compiled from family traditions, not proved, and is not accepted as an authority; there are many errors in it".

The records show that, in addition to Walter, two other Hallidays were royal minstrels in the first half of the 15th century : William and Thomas. As William appears to have been older than the other two, it's possible that Walter and Thomas were brothers and William was their father. The recurrence of surnames in the lists of royal minstrels over the years strongly suggests "that minstrelsy could be a family business".

Royal minstrel
Walter's first recorded listing as a royal minstrel is at the battle of Agincourt in 1415. He, and William and Thomas, are listed among the minstrels in King Henry V's retinue. Thereafter, his name appears in the royal financial records on many occasions between 1421 and 1467, particularly in connection with payments of livery (clothing) allowances.

In 1423, King Henry VI authorised a regular payment to the minstrels. In 1439, Henry VI granted Walter and other minstrels an annual payment, on condition that they did not work for anyone else.

In the late 1440s, the royal court became aware that "many rude husbandmen and artificers" were posing as royal minstrels and charging money for their amateur performances. This defrauded the public, and cheated the real minstrels of income. In 1449, Henry VI therefore authorised William Langton (marshal of the minstrels), Walter Halliday, and five other royal minstrels to investigate these activities and to punish the impostors.

In 1456, Walter and three other minstrels were commissioned to recruit "suitable boys, instructed in the art of minstrelsy", to take the place of some royal minstrels who had died.

Henry VI's reign ended in 1461, when his cousin, Edward of York, deposed him and seized the throne as King Edward IV. This does not appear to have affected the minstrels, as they retained their positions under the new king. By 1464, Walter had succeeded Langton as Marshal of the Minstrels and was now in charge of all the minstrels. By then, he had been a minstrel for around fifty years. It is on record that, when Edward IV married Elizabeth Woodville in 1464, Walter conducted an orchestra of 100 players.

A few years later, it appears that the minstrels were reorganised under two marshals, one for the 'haut' instruments, i.e. trumpets, horns, nakers, tabors, bagpipes, and shawms, and one for the 'bas' instruments, i.e. organs, flutes, crumhorns and stringed instruments. Walter was marshal of the 'bas' minstrels, which suggests that he himself played one or more of those instruments.

Walter last appears on record in 1469, when the problem of bogus minstrels defrauding the public and cheating the official minstrels out of income, was dealt with again. In 1469, Edward IV granted a royal charter authorising "Walter Haliday (marshal), John Cliff, Robert Marshall, Thomas Grene, Thomas Calthorn, William Cliff, William Christean, and William Eynsham our minstrels" to found a brotherhood or guild of minstrels. It was to be headed by a marshal, appointed for life and two wardens elected annually. No minstrel, no matter how skilled, was to be allowed to perform in public unless he was a member of the guild, and the guild had the power to fine offenders. This guild is regarded as a forerunner of the Worshipful Company of Musicians.

For how much longer Walter served as Marshal of the Minstrels is unknown. He is believed to have retired to Rodborough in Gloucestershire and owned property there.

Supposed knighthood and coat of arms
A story arose in the United States of America, in the twentieth century that, in addition to being "master of the revels" (sic), Walter Halliday had been knighted, had fought alongside Edward IV in the Battle of Tewkesbury, and had been granted a coat of arms "for his valor" in the battle. The arms attributed to "Sir" Walter are those listed in Burke's Commoners : Sable, three helmets Argent garnished Or within a bordure engrailed Argent. Crest : A demi-lion rampant Or supporting an anchor Azure. Motto : 'Quarta Saluti'.

This story does not stand up well under scrutiny. Walter would have been around seventy years old at the time of the battle of Tewkesbury in 1471, and rather old to be taking up the sword instead of his accustomed musical instrument. He is not listed among the knights created by Edward IV before or after the battle. Bluemantle Pursuivant reported in 1975 that "I find no trace of Sir Walter in the official records of the College of Arms", and that "the arms in Burke's Commoners are wrong".

The coat of arms supposedly granted to Walter is actually that which was confirmed to his descendant Sir Leonard Holliday, lord mayor of London, in 1605, and the crest was granted to Sir Leonard at the same time. A possible explanation for the attribution of these arms to Walter is that, because Burke's Commoners states (without citing a source) that they were granted in the time of Edward IV, it has been assumed that Walter, his "master of the revels" (sic), was the grantee. Burke is incorrect as to the date of the arms, as they are known to have existed long before the reign of Edward IV, and before kings of arms began formally granting arms.

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NMS Constanța

NMS Constanța was a submarine tender of the Romanian Navy. She was commissioned in 1931 and fought in the Second World War, being scrapped in 1977.

Construction and specifications
Constanța was one of the earliest purpose-built submarine tenders. She was commissioned in 1931, ahead of Germany's first purpose-built submarine tender, Saar. Constanța was laid down in August 1927 at the Italian Quarnaro Shipyard in Fiume, being completed in 1931. She measured 77.8 meters in length, having a beam of 11.2 meters and a draught of 4 meters. She was fitted with torpedo storing and loading facilities, engineering workshops, and submarine salvage and signalling facilities. Power plant consisted of two diesel engines powering two shafts, giving her a top speed of 13 knots. Her armament consisted of two 102 mm guns and two 40 mm anti-aircraft guns. She displaced 1,329 tons standard with a full load displacement of 2,300 tons, having a range of over 10,000 nautical miles.

World War II
During World War II, according to Romanian sources, her armament was modified: the two 102 mm guns were replaced by two 76 mm Armstrong naval/AA guns, the two 40 mm Bofors guns were replaced by two 20 mm anti-aircraft guns and two twin 13 mm machine guns were also fitted.

At the start of Operation Barbarossa in June 1941, Constanța was the flagship of the Grupul submarine și vedete torpiloare (The submarines and motor torpedo boats group), the only formation of the Romanian Navy designated for offensive operations. The group also comprised the submarine Delfinul and three motor torpedo boats of the Vospers type (Viscolul, Viforul and Vijelia). She was commanded by Lieutenant-Commander Victor Voinescu, who was also the commander of the entire group.

On 3 August 1941, one of her 76 mm guns shot down 1 Soviet aircraft. During May and June 1942, she took part in amphibious landing drills. In the summer of 1944, she was fitted with an anti-magnetic belt.

On 28 August 1944, she was captured by Soviet forces and, unlike most other warships of the Romanian Navy, was never returned. She was commissioned on 5 September 1944, and on 14 September enlisted in Black Sea Fleet. On 20 October 1944 she was renamed Bug (Буг, for a river). On 4 September 1973 she was hulked and designated PKZ-87 (ПКЗ-87) until being written off on 16 April 1977 and scrapped in 1978 in Sevastopol.

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88th Regiment

88th Regiment or 88th Infantry Regiment may refer to:

 * 88th Regiment of Foot (disambiguation), several units of the British Army
 * 88th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery
 * 88 Postal and Courier Regiment RLC, Royal Logistics Corps
 * 88th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment, a unit of the Yugoslav Air Force
 * 88th Infantry Regiment (United States)
 * 88th Carnatic Infantry, a unit of the British Indian Army

Union Army (American Civil War):
 * 88th Illinois Infantry Regiment
 * 88th Indiana Infantry Regiment
 * 88th New York Infantry
 * 88th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment

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Urari

Urari (Урари) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative centre of Urarinsky Selsoviet, Dakhadayevsky District, Republic of Dagestan, Russia. The population was 846 as of 2010. There are 10 streets.

Geography
Urari is located 37 km southwest of Urkarakh (the district's administrative centre) by road. Turakarimakhi and Kurkimakhi are the nearest rural localities.

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Shahrabad, Nishapur

Shahrabad (, also Romanized as Shahrābād) is a village in Ghazali Rural District, Miyan Jolgeh District, Nishapur County, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 748, in 173 families.

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Hans Wagener

Hans Wagener (22 May 1931 – 20 September 2021) was a Dutch field hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

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Thomastown Mosque

The Thomastown Mosque (Thomastown Türk İslam Cemiyeti Camii), is a mosque located in Thomastown, a northern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The mosque is situated opposite the railway line and Thomastown railway station. Associated with the Turkish Australian community, the mosque is owned by and the centre of the Thomastown Turkish Education and Islamic Society. The 8th and the current imam for Thomastown Mosque is Hasan Öztürk.

History
Turkish immigrants from Turkey arrived and settled in Thomastown, a working class suburb that at the time was a remote part of Melbourne. Turks which settled were often young families seeking employment or to purchase a home in the area, whereas some sent remittances to Turkey. Due to their difficult economic plight, sentiments arose among the community that desired its religious needs to be addressed to cope with the situation.

In the early 1980s, the Muslims in Thomastown numbered some 30 people and the Turkish Islamic Society purchased a property to cater for its community regarding prayers. A neighbouring property was purchased to serve as a home for the imam. By 1991, the Muslims numbered 2,574 and there was community need to have a mosque. The Thomastown Turkish Education and Islamic Society was granted a permit, subject to various restrictions and conditions, to have a community centre by Whittlesea Council in February 1983. Some of those included having no more than 15 people present on the premises and an annual renewal of the permit, undertaken by Whittlesea Council between 1984-1986. In 1987, no renewal was attempted. Whittlesea Council rejected multiple applications from the Islamic Society for the property to be used for worship. Instead, the Whittlesea Council suggested was that he Islamic Society submit an application for a community centre. Misunderstandings of Whittlesea Council actions led the Islamic Society to view the Muslim community as recipients of discrimination.

The Islamic Society was informed by Whittlesea Council (May 1987) that the permit expired and the property could not be used as a community centre. An application was lodged with Whittlesea Council for a planning permit for a mosque and community centre. Four locals, after being informed through an advertisement, were opposed to the plans. By November 1987, deliberation by Whittlesea Council of the application resulted in a Refusal Notice. Three reasons were given, that congestive parking would affect the residential area, increased noise, in particular at night, and funeral ceremonies conducted on the property perceived as detrimental. Whittlesea Council also stated that the neighbouring Islamic Society premises could only be used for residential purposes and a fence should be reinstalled between both properties. Another application was put forward by the Islamic Society in January 1988, later withdrawn after talks with Whittlesea Council. In February, a new application was submitted for a community centre and the Islamic Society was told that no religious activities could take place and the fence needed to be reinstalled. During 1988, Whittlesea Council permission was given for 20 people to be present at any given time at the community centre.

The restrictions from the Whittlesea Council motivated the Islamic Society to submit an appeal at the Administrative Appeals Tribunal. During July 1988, the Tribunal extended the permit until March 1990 and allowed for a mosque to be built. The Islamic Society held discrimination toward them as a reason for the difficulties it encountered. Identified as such by the Islamic Society were Whittlesea Council actions like its recommendation that the word "Islamic" or "Islam" on signs not be displayed in return for assistance, opposing parking over traffic concerns and having gone to court 10 times, or giving a church funds for repairs, but not them.

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Scheduled monuments in South Lanarkshire

A scheduled monument  in Scotland is a nationally important archaeological site or monument which is given legal protection by being placed on a list (or "schedule") maintained by Historic Environment Scotland. The aim of scheduling is to preserve the country's most significant sites and monuments as far as possible in the form in which they have been inherited.

The process of scheduling is governed by the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979, which aims "to make provision for the investigation, preservation and recording of matters of archaeological or historical interest". The term "scheduled monument" can apply to the whole range of archaeological sites which have been deliberately constructed by human activity but are not always visible above ground. They range from prehistoric standing stones and burial sites, through Roman remains and medieval structures such as castles and monasteries, to later structures such as industrial sites and buildings constructed for the World Wars. Some buildings or structures which were both scheduled and listed have had their listing designations removed to reduce the duplication.

In 2017 there were 8238 scheduled monuments in Scotland.


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Intellectual Property Law

S chool of L AW  European Union · Private International · Private International · Intellectual Property Law

 Intellectual Property and the Law In law, intellectual property (IP) is an umbrella term for various legal entitlements which attach to certain types of information, ideas, or other intangibles in their expressed form. The holder of this legal entitlement is generally entitled to exercise various exclusive rights in relation to the entitled material. Law is the language of Intellectual Property, as IP depends upon the government to enforce certain market conditions.

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 * "The future of the nation depends in no small part on the efficiency of industry, and the efficiency of industry depends in no small part on the protection of intellectual property."
 * Modern United States Copyright Law - A Learning Program to look at the changes in copyrights over the last 30 years.
 * History of Western Copyright Law- Starting in the 17th century and working forward to the 20th, this Learning Program examines what has been static and what has been dynamic in historical Copyright Laws
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 * International Intellectual Property Treaties - This Learning Program examines the what shaped and is shaped by the rise of International Intellectual Procedure Treaties.
 * Introduction to the United States Patent System - A Learing Program that will examine the history of the USPTO, the format and procedure in applying for a Patent, and what a Patent Examiner's job consists of.
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Natta Company

Natta Company is a folk theatre troupe from Bengal established in 1869.

In 1869, Baikuntha Natta inspired by his younger brother, Srinath Natta, came up with his venture in the entertainment industry. He named his group "Machrang Baikuntha Sangeet Samaj". The local people used to call the group – "Natta-der Dal" (translated Natta's group). As time passed by the name "Natta Company" became a well known name in Bengal’s folk theatre and then in stage theatre. In the early years the group used to perform in different Zamindar’s (landlord’s) palaces. As time passed on they started to perform in different villages, small towns and also in cities like Kolkata (Calcutta). The responsibilities came in the hands of Baikuntha Natta’s descendants – Mathuranath Natta and then Jagendranath and Radhendranath Natta. Natta Company is being managed by Sri Makhan Lal Natta, a man in his late 70s.

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Talk:European History/A Background of European History

Byzantium
It seems as someone is forgetting byzantine history... Isn'it it european??? Please do something about it!!

This needs a good once, or twice, or thrice over...but it's looking good and although I might want to flesh out a few paragraphs a bit more it's more or less done. Please do not add any new paragraphs without consulting my talk page, but if you want to expand on any of the shorter paragraphs, please go at it. --Alexbl 03:41, 30 May 2004 (UTC)

What's up with all the dead Wikipedia links? Wikibooks can't link back to Wikipedia, can it? - booyabazooka
 * Fixed. - SamE 22:43, 15 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Please, consider the following sentence: "Constantine chose to divide the empire among his sons, and because of attacks from barbarians and the fact that Rome was relatively run down chose a new capital at Byzantium (now Constantinople)." This is somewhat misleading. The name of the city is Istanbul. Smithbrenon 16:50, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

Please consider rephrasing the following sentence: "Kiev, which would fall under the power of the Mongols in the 13th century and would keep Russia out of European politics until Peter the Great was converted to Christianity in 988 by followers of Methodus and Cyrill..." At first read, it sounds like Peter the Great was converted to Christianity in 988! Maybe split the sentence up, change the word order, or punctuation. - James M. Boekbinder

Title
Shouldn't this be called "A Background to European History"? <IP_ADDRESS> 10:31, 4 July 2006 (UTC)

Constantine
"Most significant of Constantine's acts as Emperor was to make a death bed conversion to Christianity."

That statement doesn't corroborate with the information at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantine_I_and_Christianity#Conversion - specifically the following statement:

"Constantine was over 40 when he finally declared himself a Christian." among others. Constantine was baptized on his death bed as was common among Christians of that time, but clearly he identified himself as a Christian before his death. -Brian Beaudry

Seriously bad
You haven't done anywhere near enough research on Romanesque and Gothic architecture to attempt to write about it! A lot of what is said is just plain silly!

Also:
 * Manuscript illuminations were also a popular artistic outlet in Romanesque and Gothic art.
 * This sounds like cake decoration or scrap-booking. No, don't use the magazine language "popular outlet".
 * Try "Manuscript illumination was a major art form of the Middle Ages.''

 * Poetry and music were perpetuated by a group of travelling musicians called Troubadours.
 * "A group of travelling musicians"........ Do you really mean a "Group of travelling musicians called Troubadours"? Think about this!  Were they a "group"?  You have to leave that word out entirely.

Here is a complete rewrite of the architecture section Some of what is written there now is total and absolute nonsense! Before you add this, you need to read it carefully and go over what is in the article, and think about the differences in the information it is really quite simple.
 * 1) you need dates, or else you plainly don't know your stuff
 * 2) Romanesque didn't imitate the style of Ancient Rome. It grew out of it, by way of the great Constantinian churches which were built by Romans (OK). Romanesque was not an imitation. It was a continuing tradition
 * 3) Total nonsense about not needing flying buttresses! They didn't use them because they hadn't been invented.  Walls had to be thick.
 * 4) Gothic needs a timeframe.
 * 5) Gothic developed from Romanesque. It needs to be said.
 * 6) Differences need to be properly understood, clearly expressed and listed in a logical order so they can be compared.

 * Romanesque architecture is the name given to the style that was found across Europe from the 10th to early 13th centuries and retained some elements of Ancient Roman architecture, in a structurally simplified form. Many churches remain from this period.  Many castles were also begun at this time and extended later.  The chief characteristics of Romanesque architecture are round-headed arches in windows, doors and arcades, rectangular piers, cylindrical columns, barrel vaults, groin vaults and paired windows.  Late Romanesque churches may have ribbed vaults. Walls are thick and buttresses are flat. Doorways are often surmounted by sculptured tympanum, particularly with sculpture of Christ in Majesty. Interior wall were often frescoed with scenes from the Bible.
 * Gothic architecture developed out of Romanesque architecture in France in the early 12th century and spread across Europe, being modified in different regions. It lasted in some parts of Europe into the 1500s. Gothic architecture, as seen in many of the great churches and cathedrals of Europe, is distinguished by the use of the pointed, ribbed vault.  Later ribbed vaulting became very complex and decorative, particularly in England, Spain and Eastern Europe. The development of projecting buttresses and flying buttresses allowed openings in the walls to be larger and vaults to be higher. Columns and piers often had a cluster of shafts supporting the ribs and mouldings above.  Doors and windows have pointed arches.  Doors were often set into richly carved portals and surrounded by figurative sculpture. Windows became increasingly large and were filled with stone tracery supporting the glazing.  Stained glass became a more important art form than fresco in most of Europe except Italy.

Amandajm (discuss • contribs) 10:37, 2 December 2011 (UTC)

Rearranging the content
I was thinking of rearranging the sections so that the introduction and the material from The Fall Of The Roman Empire are together. I would like to move the Geography section and Historical Investigation section to the top.. Historical Investigation followed by Geography. I think its important to outline some of the environmental factors that played a part in Europe's character using geographical descriptions. The topography of Greece should be described to allow readers to understand why Greece looked to the east for trade and more. Also that the islands that form the Aegean cyclades are extensions of the mountain ranges of Europe. A small section on flora and fauna maybe.

If no one objects then I'll rearrange the sections at a later date. Feel free to revert any edits you disagree with.

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Somaskanda

Somaskanda (सोमास्कन्द) is a medieval form of Hindu iconography, a representation of Shiva with his consort Uma (Parvati), and their son Skanda (Murugan), depicted as a child.

Description
This family depiction of Shiva originated during the 6th-8th centuries CE during the period of the Pallava in South India. The representation shows Shiva with four arms and Uma (Parvati), and between them the infant Skanda (Murugan) is shown as dancing with ecstasy. Over a period of time, a number of such depictions have been discovered from different regions that were once under the control of Pallavas. The representation is regarded to be a product of syncretism, combining the Puranic Shiva, and the folk deities of Korravai, identified with Parvati, and Murugan, identified with Skanda.

Iconography
In the Somaskanda representation, Shiva is seated in the sukhasana pose, with his left leg folded and depicted with four hands. His upper two hands perform the kartarimukha-hasta, holding an ankusha (elephant goad) in the right, and a deer in the left. His lower right hand performs the pataka-hasta and his lower left hand performs the kapittha. His consort, Parvati, is portrayed seated in a sukhasana pose, with her right leg folded and her left leg stretched. She is represented with two hands performing the kapittha-hasta. Their son, Skanda, is portrayed in their midst, performing the araimandi pose, or standing in vaitastika-sthanaka with his knees slightly bent. Both of his hands perform the kartarimukha, holding shakti in his right hand and a vajra in his left hand.

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Bonny Kate, Tennessee

Bonny Kate is an unincorporated community in Knox County, in the U.S. state of Tennessee.

History
Bonny Kate was the nickname of the wife of John Sevier, first Governor of Tennessee.

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Talk:Desmond Hogan

WikiProject class rating
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Fan page/CV
Most of this page is a list of not just major publications but also anthology pieces, readings and "appreciations." This is far more extensive than the Hugo Hamilton page. The article as it stands reads like a puff piece with little but laudatory comment. —Preceding unsigned comment added by SeamusSweeney (talk • contribs) 07:08, 17 July 2008 (UTC)
 * If you want to start a section critically appraising his works, you're free to do so.
 * This is an encyclopaedia. Including a list of scholarly articles written on the subject and his work is not "puff" journalism; it's providing readers with an interest in the subject and his work information on what has been written on him.
 * Wikipedia and its users would only benefit, in my opinion, if similar bibliographic information was provided for other authors.
 * Please indicate where the "laudatory" comment is in the article. I would remind you that the subject is a living person, so what is written about him must adhere to certain guidelines. In addition, no original research is allowed on Wikipedia. If you want to say, for example, that what the writer has produced is rubbish, then you have to provide a source for that.
 * Stating that the writer has published books, won prizes, etc., is not laudatory. It is a simple statement of fact, as is the mention that he admitted to aggravated sexual assault on a minor. All this information belongs in the article.--Damac (talk) 08:58, 17 July 2008 (UTC)

Sex abuse case 2008-09
It seems less than encyclopaedic for the article to omit his sex abuse of an underaged special needs boy in 2006, for which he pleaded guilty and was given a 2-year suspended prison sentence. Hearing: http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/author-pleads-guilty-to-sex-assault-on-teen-boy-26461156.html Sentence: http://www.independent.ie/regionals/kerryman/news/convicted-child-abuser-walks-free-from-court-27387573.html Maybe an editor can redact the sad details?<IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 20:51, 23 August 2014 (UTC)
 * I added Category:Irish people convicted of child sexual abuse but this was removed without any discussion on this page by User:Materialscientist. Pre-flight check: DH is Irish; was convicted by a public court; was convicted of sex abuse with an under-17 year old. He pleaded guilty and was sentenced. Materialscientist did not check the facts and deleted within an hour.<IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 08:52, 24 August 2014 (UTC)

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sfidare

Etymology
From, with prefix change from to.

Verb

 * 1) to challenge
 * 2) to defy
 * 3)  to discourage, dishearten

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1) defiance

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prezent

Noun

 * 1)  gift, present

Noun

 * 1)  wretch, scoundrel, unlucky person

Etymology
, from.

Noun

 * 1) gift, present

Etymology
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Adjective

 * 1) present

Noun

 * 1) present current moment
 * 2) present tense

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Shaheen Airport Services (2nd nomination)

The result was redirect to Shaheen Foundation.  MBisanz  talk 02:27, 27 September 2017 (UTC)

Shaheen Airport Services
AfDs for this article:
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No in-depth coverage found. Fails WP:NCORP.  Greenbörg  (talk)  13:04, 19 September 2017 (UTC)

Delete/Merge to Shaheen Foundation The original AFD, back in 2008 when I assume that the criteria was less stringent (I wasn't around then), this was judged as 'keep, but verify'. After nine long years, it has not yet been verified. No one can say it has not been given time. A merge to its parent company seems appropriate; the only reason I hesitate is because I am unconvinced of the notability of Shaheen Foundation. MartinJones (talk) 13:57, 19 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Transportation-related deletion discussions. Coolabahapple (talk) 14:45, 19 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Pakistan-related deletion discussions. Coolabahapple (talk) 14:45, 19 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Companies-related deletion discussions. Coolabahapple (talk) 14:45, 19 September 2017 (UTC)

Delete, article fails WP:CORPDEPTH. The parent article Shaheen Foundation doesn't appear to pass WP:CORPDEPTH either. Ajf773 (talk) 18:41, 19 September 2017 (UTC)


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2017 First Data 500

The 2017 First Data 500 was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held on October 29, 2017, at Martinsville Speedway in Ridgeway, Virginia. Contested over 505 laps -- extended from 500 laps due to an overtime finish, on the .526 mile (.847 km) short track (extended from 500 laps), it was the 33rd race of the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season, seventh race of the Playoffs, and first race of the Round of 8.

Background
Martinsville Speedway is an International Speedway Corporation-owned NASCAR stock car racing track located in Henry County, in Ridgeway, Virginia, just to the south of Martinsville. At 0.526 mi in length, it is the shortest track in the NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series. The track was also one of the first paved oval tracks in NASCAR, being built in 1947 by H. Clay Earles. It is also the only race track that has been on the NASCAR circuit from its beginning in 1948. Along with this, Martinsville is the only NASCAR oval track on the entire NASCAR track circuit to have asphalt surfaces on the straightaways, then concrete to cover the turns.

First practice
Denny Hamlin was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 19.846 seconds and a speed of 95.415 mph.

Final practice
Joey Logano was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 20.056 seconds and a speed of 94.416 mph.

Qualifying
Joey Logano scored the pole for the race with a time of 19.622 and a speed of 96.504 mph.

Qualifying results

 * Jimmie Johnson started from the rear after changing tires on the car following qualifying.

Start
Joey Logano led the field to the green flag at 3:16 p.m, Ty Dillon and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. wrecked in turn two on lap 37 to produce the first caution of the afternoon. NASCAR had planned to have a competition caution at lap 45 but chose to use the first true caution for the competition period.

The race restarted on lap 45 and it remained green for 18 laps, The second caution of the race flew on lap 63 when David Ragan spun out in turn 4, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. won the free pass under caution.

The race restarted on lap 69 and it remained green for 19 laps, Contact between Danica Patrick and A. J. Allmendinger sent his car sliding on lap 87, bringing out the race’s third caution.

The race restarted on lap 94.

Brad Keselowski, targeting Sunday’s race as a must-win, outran Kyle Busch by 1.1 seconds to win the race’s first stage on lap 130, Completing the top 10 were Joey Logano, Jimmie Johnson, Martin Truex Jr., Chase Elliott, Ryan Blaney, Kasey Kahne, Austin Dillon and Denny Hamlin. The fourth caution of the race flew on lap 132 to complete stage one.

Stage 2
The race restarted on lap 140 and it remained green for 122 laps.

The race’s second stage ended with a tense battle for the lead between Brad Keselowski and arch-rival Kyle Busch. They bumped fenders with three laps remaining in the stage, Keselowski eventually winning the race to the finish line by 1.1 seconds. Following in the top 10 were Joey Logano, Martin Truex Jr., Chase Elliott, Ryan Blaney, Kevin Harvick, Matt Kenseth, Clint Bowyer and Jimmie Johnson, The fifth caution of the race flew to complete stage two.

Final stage
The race restarted on lap 272 and it remained green for 32 laps, The sixth caution of the race flew on lap 304 when Kyle Larson, who fell out of the playoffs last week at Kansas Speedway, lost control of his car and crashed into the inside wall on the backstretch, Larson finished 37th, his second consecutive finish of 35th or worse.

The race restarted on lap 314 and the seventh caution of the race flew three laps later when Erik Jones spun out in turn 4, Ryan Newman won the free pass under caution.

The race restarted on lap 322 and it remained green for 40 laps, The eighth caution of the race flew on lap 362 when Landon Cassill spun out in turn 4, There was no free pass under this caution.

The race restarted on lap 368 and it remained green for 91 laps, The ninth caution of the race flew on lap 459 for a single-car wreck in turn 2, A Carl Long crash brought the leaders to the pits for key stops. Chase Elliott’s crew returned his car to the track first. He was leading when Long’s wreck occurred. Elliott was followed out of the pits by Brad Keselowski, Joey Logano and Kyle Busch.

The race restarted on lap 465 and it remained green for 28 laps, The tenth caution of the race flew on lap 493 when Joey Logano spun out in turn 2, Chris Buescher won the free pass under caution.

The race restarted on lap 497 and the eleventh caution of the race flew on the final lap when race leader Brad Keselowski chose the outside line with Elliott running on the inside. Elliott ran Keselowski's car up the race track to take the lead until Hamlin raced to his back bumper, made contact and spun Elliott into the wall and crashed, sending the race into overtime.

Overtime
The race restarted with two laps to go, Kyle Busch overtook Denny Hamlin to win the Round of 8 opener at the 70-year-old, half-mile track in southwest Virginia.

Busch guaranteed himself a spot in the final four at Homestead-Miami Speedway with the victory and a chance to win his second championship. Busch won his first title in 2015.

Points leader Martin Truex Jr. finished second, followed by Clint Bowyer, Brad Keselowski and Kevin Harvick. The race ended under caution as a massive wreck broke out before Busch crossed the start-finish line that especially involving Harvick, Trevor Bayne, Hamlin, Blaney, Kenseth, Johnson, Suarez, Kahne, Ty Dillon, Paul Menard, Buescher, Kurt Busch, Danica Patrick, Cassill, and Cole Whitt. Denny Hamlin finished seventh.

Stage results
Stage 1 Laps: 130

Stage 2 Laps: 130

Final stage results
Stage 3 Laps: 240

Race statistics

 * Lead changes: 6 among different drivers
 * Cautions/Laps: 11 for 74
 * Red flags: 0
 * Time of race: 3 hours, 32 minutes, 47 seconds
 * Average speed: 74.902 mph

Television
NBC Sports covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, Jeff Burton and Steve Letarte had the call in the booth for the race. Dave Burns, Marty Snider and Kelli Stavast reported from pit lane during the race.

Radio
MRN covered the radio call for the race, which was simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio.

Standings after the race

 * Drivers' Championship standings

 * Manufacturers' Championship standings
 * Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.

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Talk:Denis MacShane

Ted Heath's biographer
I read in a newspaper article that MacShane is a biographer of Ted Heath. Why is that considering that MacShane is a Labourite and Heath was a Conservative Prime Minister. --The Shadow Treasurer (talk) 04:51, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

 * Because they're both europhiles? —Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk) 19:51, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

Comments about David Davis' resignation in 2008
I removed the following on NPOV grounds: ...despite the fact that highly regarded independent commentators such as Shami Chakrabarti, Director of Liberty, cited Davis' "courage and conviction" when asked to comment on his resignation. Clearly editorialising, whether or not one agrees with it. Philip Cross (talk) 21:23, 13 August 2008 (UTC)

Michał Kamiński
Should there be anything on this page about MacShane's allegations about Michał Kamiński? I think he alleged that Kamiński was an anti-semite and it turned out to be completely without merit.Tessaroithmost (talk) 13:50, 10 August 2009 (UTC)

"The Saunders Asperger's diagnosis"
There seem to be a couple of things wrong here, although they have little to do with McShane:
 * Saunders had, or seemed to have, Alzheimer's. I've never seen any mention of Asperger's, certainly not at Saunders's own article.
 * Even if Saunders did have Asperger's, it doesn't seem to have been a factor in his early release.
 * I'm not sure whether "found to be correct, leading to early release" is the right phrasing for Saunders's Alzheimer's diagnosis. Clearly it was accepted by the judge, and it did get him released, but I thought the public scepticism came after he was released and that the diagnosis wasn't subsequently confirmed. However, there isn't really enough referenced material in Saunders's article to confirm or deny this.

Of course, it might well be that Saunders had Asperger's and that it contributed to getting him released, although it doesn't seem to have been widely publicised. Grover Snodd (talk) 17:30, 13 March 2010 (UTC)

Joan Smith Guardian article
Myself and another editor have reverted CoI edits by Joan Smith to both this article and the Joan Smith article also. The material is notable though might have implied that she had failed to mention that her partner was an MP when in reality she had only omitted his identity and the fact he had controversial expenses claims. My most recent revisions addressed all Joan Smith's concerns, yet rather worryingly the article has been reverted to the CoI version with additions from Smith herself! It's one thing to delete supposedly controversial material and seek discussion but to revert to a version with such obvious CoI additions really isn't appropriate.--Shakehandsman (talk) 21:18, 17 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Have re-edited to address WP:BLP concerns, without editorializing. So while it may be embarrassing now to the writer, it's not libellous. If anyone disagrees, please could they discuss here.Straw Cat (talk) 11:15, 18 October 2010 (UTC)
 * I have also been concerned at people's comments that "additions that bring the subject of a BLP to revert are clearly controversial". This may be true in some cases, but in my experience I see a great deal more CoI whitewashing of perfectly notable material by subjects than I do people coming forward with legitimate concerns. The fact that the subject has made an edit doesn't automatically make material controversial.--Shakehandsman (talk) 15:50, 18 October 2010 (UTC)

Hello, so whats going on? Whitewashing and COI are the other side of the coin of adding excessive negative attacking content. Users will come and remove it and change it to balance it up that is the way of the wikipedia. I will leave it to others to NPOV but I will note it. When living people are roused to revert and complain about a users additions that is imo worthy of note. The subjects of biographical articles have a right not to be attacked and negatively portrayed on wikipedia, that right supersedes individual users right to add whatever they want to a WP:BLP.Off2riorob (talk) 17:08, 18 October 2010 (UTC)

The issue is ongoing at the Smith article with the subject or what looks like the subject complaining, content was added again by User:Straw Cat I have left him a note also, please consider not re-adding the material again, I will open a thread for discussion if the reverting continues, thanks. Off2riorob (talk) 17:34, 18 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Both myself and User:Straw Cat have addressed the concerns of Joan Smith and clarified the information. I really don't see any possible issues with Straw Cat's latest version as it seems to be an excellent compromise and there's no one "adding whatever they want" as your wrongly suggest. The terms "worthy of note" and "controversial" and entirely different. You originally used the later and I do take issue with your automatic assumption that any deletions by an article's subject have to always mean the material is in question. By all means we should listen to people's concerns (and everyone here clearly has done so), and yes of course they have a right not to be attacked, but we shouldn't automatically jump to conclusions simply because a user is the subject. I don't see why Straw Cat needs a note either, he's been discussing the issue here quite reasonably and his edits are highly commendable and his version is more balanced than that of any other user.--Shakehandsman (talk) 18:37, 18 October 2010 (UTC)
 * The content is not really informative or biographical it is just tabloid attack type additions, and users will come' as you know from history' to repeatedly remove such additions. I suggest you back of a bit and consider NPOV and BLP, our living subjects are not here to be attacked with cited attacks published in the daily mail and such other typical partisan content. I would like to replace what is there with an NPOV rewrite but I feel you will object? Do you mind if I rewrite the content in a less attacking way? Off2riorob (talk) 18:44, 18 October 2010 (UTC)
 * I don't believe the content needs rewriting, I've already added some balance and in case you haven't noticed I haven't' re-added the material yet and have fully engaged in this talk page instead, therefore I don't think your suggestion I should back off is appropriate. I do agree the article taken as a whole suffers small problems in that more material needs to be added from early parts of his career. If you look at the history of the piece you'll see I've added such material previously, so instead of backing off I actually need to be more involved here if anything. Can you outline which aspects do you feel are problematic please and we can maybe work on them together and with others. Thanks. Also there's nothing at all partisan about any Daily Mail material here as proven by the police investigation that has now come about--Shakehandsman (talk) 19:05, 18 October 2010 (UTC)
 * I'm also finding the conduct of the user claiming to be Smith to be unwelcome. Their concerns regarding the accuracy of the material were fully addressed yesterday yet they still make false claims today suggesting the text is somehow libellous when this is clearly not the case.--Shakehandsman (talk) 19:08, 18 October 2010 (UTC)

Representation of Smith as a feminist
The lede of the BLP '''Joan Alison Smith (born 27 August 1953, London) is an English novelist, journalist and human rights activist, who is a former chair of the Writers in Prison committee in the English section of International PEN.

Lets attempt to portray living people as NPOV as possible, if her article lede doesn't describe her as so and so then please do not attempt tofocus on a single interest. Off2riorob (talk) 19:11, 27 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Other editors have already stated that Smith's article needs a considerable amount of work. I suppose we should fix that first, but I wouldn't rely on it for making any points. We already know Smith edits here herself and as of today we have an additional likely COI editor on this article too. I'd very much support the statement that the Smith article needs a rewrite.--Shakehandsman (talk) 19:15, 27 November 2010 (UTC)

If living people come to edit in defense of their article there is a BLP issue and consideration should be taken to a report at the BLPN. Please link up any previous report regarding the same BLP and related issues. Off2riorob (talk) 19:19, 27 November 2010 (UTC)
 * I was talking about the editing of User:Mike b1982. No one should be removing well sourced information from the article, nor engaging in POV pushing and certainly not possible COI editors. I do seem to remember you managed to somehow prevent everyone from so much as mentioning that Harriet Harman herself was a feminist anywhere in her article, (and that problem persisted for a good few months) so I'll have to take any views on this particular matter with a pinch of salt. See this link for more info on the Harman matter:--Shakehandsman (talk) 19:39, 27 November 2010 (UTC)

NPOV
Per WP:STRUCTURE and BLP, and Controversy_sections - "Controversy" sections are generally a sign of a badly written article. The content, if important, should be woven throughout the article. -- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom  14:33, 4 November 2012 (UTC)

 * I have tried to deal with this to some extent by establishing a chronology* to the article's progression, but the 'controversies' are all from the same period, between his sacking by Blair (as MacShane has expressed it) in 2005 and his downfall over fraudulent invoices. So spreading the material through the article, as suggested where there is a NPOV issue, is not possible in this case. A thematic, rather than a chronological, structure of articles tends to lead to a disorganised mess and encourages duplication of content. (* Previously the 'controversies' section came after his downfall.) Philip Cross (talk) 00:14, 23 November 2013 (UTC)

Personal life / relationship with Vicky Pryce
Some editors are [ removing] information about a relationship with Vicky Pryce. Unless I misread something, it appears to be sourced to the Mail and Telegraph, which I think would meet the criteria as reliable sources. The section could read better (it's a bit of a laundry list), but looks factually sound. --h2g2bob (talk) 21:26, 2 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Agreed, let's see if there is policy-based reasons to omit well sourced content. Sportfan5000 (talk) 21:29, 2 March 2014 (UTC)
 * (reply to pre=Spartaz comments, ec) Since there is no relevant "well-sourced content", that's a moot question. The material added by the IP is a textbook example of rumormongering barred by BLP policy, in particular WP:BLPGOSSIP. For all the headline text and tabloid bravado, the only relevant text in the reference added by the IP is "Ms Pryce declined to comment last night." "The Mail has been told" counts for exactly nothing. Also see the discussion at 3RRN following Sportsfan's phony complaint, which quickly concluded that the prior sourcing did support the claim of an existing/current relationship. Hullaballoo Wolfowitz (talk) 22:15, 2 March 2014 (UTC)
 * My concern was your dishonest claim that the material you were deleting had no sources which is clearly false. If you had referenced that you didn't thin the source was good enough, the entire episode could have been avoided. but you chose differently, even after your false claims were clearly pointed out. In the future please use more accurate summaries so others know the stated concern. Sportfan5000 (talk) 22:20, 2 March 2014 (UTC)

 * I have protected this for two days for violations of the blp. The Telegraph is too conditional a source - it is understood it says. By whom? How? And the DM? Its not an rs. Spartaz Humbug! 22:06, 2 March 2014 (UTC)
 * That's fine, it's getting more reporting now so an abundance of reliable sources can be utilized when it's clearly past the tipping point. Sportfan5000 (talk) 22:20, 2 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Spartaz, there are better unconditional cites about the relationship - seems a solid sourced fact from these: Daily Mail (in article title), Evening Standard (central to article), Daily Telegraph (pretty explicitl). It think between these 3 the RS hurdle is easily passed. Rwendland (talk) 23:17, 2 March 2014 (UTC)

Wow, you don't trust legimate newspapers? — Preceding unsigned comment added by <IP_ADDRESS> (talk • contribs)
 * There is a a few editors who operate in violation of WP:Civil, and when it comes to WP:BLPs will act beyond the pale despite being asked to behave. Often the result is articles being protected. This is unfortunate but it does happen. Luckily time will only bolster the position of inclusion as more reliable sources will also report on what is happening and make editing decisions blindingly obvious. Give it a little time and it will work out. Sportfan5000 (talk) 22:24, 2 March 2014 (UTC)

Actually the DM is a reliable source but not strong for any contentious claims about living persons - just like the Telegraph. What BLP requires is strong sourcing, and the sources fail that test here. Collect (talk) 22:26, 2 March 2014 (UTC)

 * I agree with Hullaballoo that the sources are less clear than my initial read suggested. I don't think they're up to the standard which would be required for this statement. That said, I do think Sportfan5000 was acting in good faith when presented with those strange, one-line edit summaries. --h2g2bob (talk) 22:49, 2 March 2014 (UTC)

 * I've been using that "strange one-line edit summary" hundreds of times over the last few years without incident. Given Sportfan's running history of content disputes with me, it's vary hard to see their interpretation as anything other than a pretext for disruption. Hullaballoo Wolfowitz (talk) 16:42, 4 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Well it was a dishonest statement, stating you're removing something as unsourced, or that sources don't exist, while deleting those sources, is disingenuous. h2g2bob has it correct, your edit summary conflicted with your editing, choosing to assume bad faith is up to you. I found your actions to be highly, and needlessly disruptive. This entire episode could have easily been resolved by just using an accurate edit summary. What you choose to do from here on is your call. Sportfan5000 (talk) 17:17, 5 March 2014 (UTC)
 * If there's any dishonesty here, Sportfan, you're the source of it. The statement in the edit summary was "no current source." That's not "unsourced". Every edit related to a claim that and a particular circumstance was "current" (or the equivalent), and therefore required a current source. This was explained to you, rather clearly, by the users who rejected your 3RRN complaint a few days ago. You're plainly more interested in annoying The Big Bad Wolfowitz than in improving Wikipedia when you make posts like this. Hullaballoo Wolfowitz (talk) 00:26, 6 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Deception by semantics is not ctually honesty but whatever, anyone can look at the history and see what you were doing if they wish to bother. In short; I'm rubber, you're glue, all the false allegations, and disparaging remarks fly off of me and stick to you. Sportfan5000 (talk) 00:35, 6 March 2014 (UTC)

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Roberta Lombardi

Roberta Lombardi (born 15 August 1973) is an Italian politician.

Biography
Roberta Lombardi was born in Orbetello in 1973, to parents from Boville Ernica in southern Lazio where she grew up. She graduated in law from La Sapienza University of Rome with a thesis in international commercial law and followed a course in managerial development at LUISS University. Since 2004 she has worked at an interior design company.

In 2008, she ran in the municipal elections of Rome with the civic list "Friends of Beppe Grillo" and obtained 191 preference votes, without being elected. She then joined the Five Star Movement since its foundation. In 2013 she was elected to the Chamber of Deputies in the Lazio 1 constituency.

From 19 March to 24 July 2013 she was chairman of the M5S Group in the Chamber (but by virtue of the group's internal regulations, which provided for the quarterly rotation of the office, she ceded unofficially the function of chairman of the group to Riccardo Nuti already on 5 June 2013).

She was a candidate for President in the 2018 Lazio regional election, getting 27.0% of preferences and finishing third, behind Stefano Parisi and Nicola Zingaretti. Since 4 March 2018 she is councilor of the Lazio Region and leader of the M5S group in the Regional Council of Lazio.

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Tom Nevers, Nantucket

Tom Never was a Native American born on the island of Nantucket circa 1640. His birth name was originally very long and was shortened to Tom Never by a group of leading British settlers who partnered with him to commercially export whale oil from Sachem Wanackmamack, located in the southeast corner of the island and subsequently known as Tom Never's Head. From 1672 to 1692, oil produced and sold by Native Americans (referred to as "Indian oil") was exempt from export taxes, giving "Tom Never's Whale Oil" a significant competitive advantage. In later years the apostrophe was dropped and that part of Nantucket is now known as Tom Nevers Head or simply Tom Nevers.

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St. Francis of Assisi Church, Malnia

St. Francis of Assisi Church is a historic, wooden chapel of ease in Malnia, Krapkowice County in Poland.

The shrine was built between 1801 and 1804, funded by Antoni von Strachwitz, formerly having served as an Evangelical in the village of Kostów near Kluczbork. The church was renovated in 1943. The church was moved to Malnia in 1977.

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Game Creation Guidelines/Testing

Part of Board Game Design>Game Creation Guidelines

Playtesting
Playtesting means playing in order to make a game better. There are a few ways to do playtesting, but in order to test a game, you need to develop some form of prototype game first.

--Daddio 04:54, 14 July 2007 (UTC) The games can be tried out with friends and family, as long as they are willing to offer you honest critiques of the game, not just praise. During the earlier stages, pick out people who are open to spending some time getting to know the game and help you improve it.

This is a time to be ready to pencil in changes to your rules and make changes on the fly as you play. If you find that a rule is too complex, don't be afraid to change it mid-game.

Prototyping
--Daddio 04:54, 14 July 2007 (UTC) Prototyping is where you take your ideas and whatever rules you have developed and turn them into a rough mock up of a real board game that you can move along into play testing.

Making up a board can be accomplished by designing something on your computer and printing out pages. With some small skills and a graphics program, you could split a larger board up into numerous, letter-sized printables.

When you print smaller pieces of a board that you intend to assemble, I suggest overlapping the design on your pages so you can cut them out and have them fit together without a white seam where a game board ought to be. If you want to get fancy, you can laminate the board or spray mount it to a piece of cardboard.

The key thing to remember in prototyping is to move quickly, making things look good enough to use, but not set into a permanent state; if you spend too much time polishing up a prototype, you won't feel inclined to make rules changes that will scrap those fancy mockups.

Pieces could be borrowed from another game, like chess pawns where you envision detailed, die-cast figurines, or paper printouts that you fold and stand up like paper dolls.

If you have time, you can add some detail to your figures, custom dice, cards, etc. to help your play testers get into the game a little more. But remember: this is the time to get an idea out in physical space; not to develop a well-refined model. As you go through the development steps, you may continue refining the prototyping as well.

Solo Testing
Solo testing is the testing of a game by one player, even if the game is not necessarily for solitaire play.

Playing through your game by yourself will give you a chance to test the mechanics of your game. It is especially important in the early phases of development, as it will help you iron out some of the issues before you bring the prototype to friends or collegues.

There are various methods of solo testing. You can, for example, play the role of each player, or you can set up a means of simulating a players turn with dice or "if/else" tables.

Note, however, that you already have an understanding of how you think the game should work, which may not be the same as how the game is written. It is therefore imperitive that someone else tests your rules for clarity.

Blind Testing
Blind testing is used to eliminate the impact of bias on a test. This is usually done by having a third party, with no prior knowledge or experience of the game, play through and provide feedback on the game.

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User:Dana786

Danarul Sk is an Indian social entrepreneur who founded TCT, a non-governmental organisation (NGO) headquartered in Barasat.

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User:Old Nol~enwikibooks

Not as old as one might expect.

I accquired this epithet whilst online gaming. Every one seemed to be at least 10 years younger than myself.

The original Old Nol was Oliver Cromwell, 'a great bad man' as Claredon called him. Incidently, he also never lost a battle, his online alter ego cannot say the same.

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Etymology
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Alternative forms

 * ході́ти, хѡди́ти, ходы́ти

Etymology
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Verb

 * 1) motion, movement

Etymology
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Verb

 * 1)  to walk, pace
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Pip Burley is a television producer and musician best known for his work on TV drama series "The Darling BUds of May' (1991-1993), 'A Touch of Frost' (1994-2010) and "My Uncle Silas' (2001-2003). He also produced the film 'Pride of Africa' (1997) starring Robert Powell. In1991 he won an Ivor Novello Award for Best theme Tune for a TV or Radio Production for his composition "Perfick" for 'The Darling Buds of May'.

Biography Pip Burley was born in 1943 in Croydon. His father, Victor Burley, was a successful mechanical engineer and sent Pip to Whitgift School in Croydon, Surrey where it was assumed he would follow in his father's footsteps. When his mother, Blanche, died in 1960, and with A-Levels in Physics, Maths and Chemistry, he was due to take up an engineering place at Bristol University. Instead he stayed at school for a further year to keep his father company and realised that he did not want to be an engineer after all - preferring to try to make a career as a pianist, a hobby since the age of four. Largely self-taught, Pip found himself in demand both as a singer and keyboard player and was soon performing with Croydon-based band "The Quiet Five" and with a cabaret group called "The Semitones", who caught the eye of West End Bandleader, Sidney Lipton. By the end of the sixties Pip was playing with most of the big bands of the era including Sidney Lipton, Ken Mackintosh, Joe Loss and Claude Cavalotti. In his middle twenties a twin career beckoned as a graphic designer, and before long he set up his own design business working freelance for publishers and advertising agencies. In the early eighties he co-founded the Quadrant Group, which embraced magazine publishing, graphic and corporate design, advertising and promotions. During this period he remained active as a composer and writer working mainly for Thames Television on series such as "Musicround" and "Database" as well as collaborating with Michael Bentine on his series "Potty Time". In 1988 he sold the business with the intention of going back into television full-time. He went on to found Excelsior Group Productions, one of the early independent production companies specialising in long-form television drama. The company's first commission, "The Darling Buds of May", starring David Jason and the young Catherine Zeta-Jones, went straight to the top of the ratings with an audience of 18m. Two years later, Excelsior went on to devise and produce "A Touch of Frost", a starring vehicle for David Jason, which ran for nearly sixteen years. Both series have sold all over the world and have been constantly repeated. Excelsior also devised and produced "My Uncle Silas", a series of half-hour adaptations of the short stories by H.E.Bates, starring Albert Finney in the title role.

Current As well as being Chairman and CEO of Excelsior, Pip has been a director of Suffolk LIfe Annuities, a company which he co-founded and which was sold to Legal & General in 2008. At present he is Chairman of N'Dreams, who specialise in VR software, and a director of Plasmaclean, a Stockport based engineering company developing and manufacturing sophisticated clean air technologies.

Pip was Chief Barker of the Variety Club of Great Britain in 1999, the charity's 50th Anniversary year. He was Artistic Director of the Polesden Lacey Festival for the National Trust (1998-2003) and has been President and Chairman of the Whitgiftian Association (2011 - ). He is Chair of Governors of the Quest Academy in Croydon where he has been responsible for the implementation of a £16m rebuilding programme, completed last year.

Pip is married to Christine, has three daughters and five grandchildren.

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