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Branston (brand)

Branston is an English food brand best known for the original Branston Pickle, a sweet pickle first made in 1922 in the village of Branston near Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire by Crosse & Blackwell. The Branston factory proved to be uneconomical, and production was moved to Crosse & Blackwell subsidiary, E Lazenby & Sons in Bermondsey, London, where it invested in new buildings in 1924 and 1926, which remained in use until 1969.

In 2004, the pickle business was sold by Nestlé to Premier Foods and production was moved to Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk. Premier Foods sold the brand to Mizkan in 2013, at which time it ceased to be labelled as Crosse and Blackwell because in Europe this name was sold separately to Princes Group. Over 17 million jars a year are sold in the UK.

Original pickle
Branston Pickle is made from a variety of diced vegetables, including swede, carrots, onions and cauliflower pickled in a sauce made from vinegar, tomato, apple and spices. While not a chutney, Branston Pickle is sweet and spicy with a "chutney-like" consistency, containing chunks of vegetables in a thick brown sticky sauce. It is commonly served as part of a ploughman's lunch, a popular menu item in British pubs. It is also frequently combined with cheese in sandwiches, and many sandwich shops in the UK offer cheese and pickle as an option. It is available in the standard 'chunky' version, a 'small chunk' variety, and a 'smooth' variety that is pureed, which makes it easier to spread onto bread; convenient squeeze-bottle packs are amongst the range. Branston also has flavoured pickles including Sweet Chilli and Beetroot flavoured pickle.

Brand extension
Additional Branston products include mayonnaise, tomato ketchup, piccalilli, brown sauce, salad cream, and baked beans.

In October 2005, Premier Foods launched Branston Baked Beans. The marketing and promotion of this product were aimed at challenging Heinz's dominance of the UK baked bean market. This marketing included an advert, featuring a Branston Bean Tin explaining how Branston Beans are very "saucy". Promotional activities included a 'Great British Bean Poll' where members of the public across the country were invited to blind taste both 'the brand leader' (assumed to be Heinz) and Branston. In the poll, 76% of participants picked Branston over Heinz. Heinz elected to change their recipe in the face of this aggressive activity.

Premier Foods also attempted to leverage the traditional Branston Pickle brand name by producing Branston Relishes in four different flavours: Hot Chilli & Jalapeño, Gherkin, Sweet Onion and Tomato & Red Pepper.

Around November 2015, a sweet chili-flavoured pickle was launched, and the brand's rich and fruity sauce was re-launched, along with two new sauce flavours, rich and spicy and rich and smoky. In 2017, Branston launched its tomato ketchup, mayonnaise and brown sauce lines in single-serving sachet packaging.

Walkers once produced a variety of crisps called "Cheese and Branston Pickle".

Sale to Mizkan
In late 2012, it was announced that as part of an aggressive debt reduction strategy, Premier Foods would be selling the Branston brand to Japanese food manufacturer Mizkan Group for £92.5 million, joining Sarson's vinegar and Hayward's pickled onions as recent Premier Foods to Mizkan brand acquisitions. The Bury St Edmunds plant continues to manufacture Branston products.

Availability outside the UK
Branston Pickle is sold in Ireland, the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Norway, France, Denmark, Malta, Singapore (Cold Storage and Market Place), Germany (REWE and Globus Warenhaus), Turkey (Kipa), the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, Slovakia (Tesco), Belgium (Carrefour Market Etterbeek), Hong Kong (Taste), Indonesia (Kemchicks), South Africa, Southern Spain (Supersol and Carrefour), Thailand (Chiang Mai, Rimping), Vietnam, Angola and Namibia. Despite the purchase of the brand by Mizkan Group Corporation, it is not sold in Japan.

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Heh, is there actually anything that doesn't cost a multiple of a cent? --Ihope127 19:11, 28 August 2005 (UTC)

 * As a matter of fact, yes. Not that you'll be looking back here to see a response three years later, but I thought I'd answer anyway.--69.140.102.13 (talk) 16:08, 11 March 2008 (UTC)

Terminology in Canada
The article says "In Canada, 2 bits and 4 bits are common expressions used to denote 25 and 50 cents respectively." As a Canadian, I have never heard anyone use this terminology, not even on TV. So that bit of trivia seems to be just plain wrong. It may be regional slang somewhere or other, but it certainly isn't "common." I'll just add a "citation needed" for now. Ψαμαθος 17:20, 2 April 2008 (UTC)

Etymological Link?
Although the article makes is clear that the term "bit" derives from it being a 1/8 piece of a Spanish milled dollar, I can't help but wonder, given that this equates to 12.5 cents, whether there is any relationship to the Hindi term "beda", used in India to refer to 12.5 paise. --BenStrauss (talk) 19:04, 11 May 2010 (UTC)

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Disagreement with the original section (sorry, part of it has been deleted): The term "three penny bit" was no doubt a historical British term, but it likely had no relationship whatsoever to the much much older form of Spanish/ Spanish-American reckoning in 1/8ths of a dollar. It is most likely that the term "bit" referred to the small size of the silver three penny coin (it was much smaller than the American dime, at only about 13mm). Literature reflects that before the silver threepenny was discontinued and replaced with a brass coin (about 1937), it was practically an embarassment to spend the old silver threepenny because it meant the spender was essentially broke.

Under the LSD system (prior to 1971) there were 12 pennies to a shilling, 20 shillings to a pound. The silver dollar-sized coin under this system was a heavy silver "crown" of five shillings weight and value (heavier than either the U.S. silver dollar or the Spanish 8 reales and of superior "sterling" 925 fineness as well). In fact, the shilling was the same as a U.S. quarter dollar, more or less. If there was a ever a British "bit" similar to the Spanish coin(s), the sixpence would have been the equivalent; for "two bits", the shilling would have been the equivalent; for four bits, the florin would have been the equivalent.

The relative values of the pound and dollar cited here do not enter into this discussion. Traditionally, before the First World War, the British pound equaled $4.80 in American money and the relationship was based upon the actual gold content of the gold sovereign (one pound) coin. The $2.40 United States Dollar to one British Pound was not officially in effect until after World War II (the late 1940s/ early 1950s following the Bretton Woods Agreement) and only lasted until the currency crisis of 1968. This is far outside the historical period when reckoning in "bits" would have taken place.

I would recommend that this section of the article "Bit (money) be deleted because the usage of "bit" in Britain was a reference to size, not denomination.

____________________________________________- Someone forgot the inclusion of the use of the bit in Equestria... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.67.181.117 (talk) 21:48, 2 March 2013 (UTC)

Originally added to article page by ip 166.249.131.162 on 21 May 2012. Moved by Sarahj2107 (talk) 13:20, 10 June 2012 (UTC)

 * I'd strongly support the preceding comment on the use of the term 'bit' in the UK - it's in no way related to the American usage. As the article explains, in the US (and other parts of the Americas) a 'bit' was originally a particular denomination of coin, an eighth of a dollar in value, and the word continues in use to represent multiples of that same value. In Britain it is (was) used of coins in the same sense as 'piece' - when I was growing up in the days of pre-decimalisation coins, what we familiarly called a 'two-bob bit' was more formally known as a 'two-shilling piece'. What the Oxford English Dictionary says is "bit: colloq. A small coin or 'piece' of money, the value being generally named, as seven-shilling bit (an obs. English gold coin), sixpenny bit, fourpenny bit, and threepenny bit."

 * The term was used only of coins representing multiple values - a penny was simply a 'penny', not a 'penny bit', a shilling was simply a 'shilling', a half-crown was a 'half-crown' - but anything valued at more than a unit attracted the term 'bit' - thus two-shilling bit, sixpenny bit, threepenny (pronounced thrupenny) bit. These were the only 'bit' coins still in common use right up to the time of decimalisation - previously there had been others like 'fourpenny bits'.

 * Since decimalisation of the British coinage in 1971, I suspect the term 'bit' has gone out of general use. At least I can't recall hearing (for example) the 50p coin referred to as a 'fifty-penny bit' - it usually seems to be called a 'fifty-pee'!

 * The question is whether to simply delete the section, or to rewrite it as a sort of internal disambiguation, to explain that in the UK 'bit (money)' has a meaning that's unrelated to that in the US.

 * Would someone with an interest in monetary matters like to comment - or propose edits that would clarify the text? John A Clark (talk) 10:42, 4 March 2013 (UTC)

 * See revised version. John O'London (talk) 17:21, 12 April 2013 (UTC)

 * To latest anonymous editor - thanks for tightening up the first couple of sentences.

 * But the reason a shilling wasn't a 'bit' coin was because it wasn't a multiple - it represented a single unit of one shilling. The fact that it represented the same value as a number of pennies is irrelevant. If anyone ever thought of imagining it as a 'twelve-pence coin' they could have equally called it a 'twelve-penny bit'. Half-a-crown is interesting - it's a 'half' - less than a unit, so obviously it doesn't take 'bit'. Twopence - I don't know. I see no reason why someone wouldn't call a maundy or a cartwheel tuppence a 'tuppenny bit' - but I don't know any evidence for or against the usage, so it's better omitted!

 * I see no point in putting translations into old penny values after each coin value (eg two shillings (24d)). This article isn't about British currency it's about a linguistic topic - the naming of particular coins. The implication that there were 240 pence to the pound doesn't matter - because actually there weren't - there were 12 pence to the shilling, 20 shillings to the pound - a two stage process using three units of account. Two shillings was just two shillings, not 24 pence. Hence the old 'pounds, shillings, pence' routine - and the wikilink to the '£sd' article needs to be restored. Multiples of pennies (but not single pennies) got 'bit' added; multiples of shillings (but not single shillings) took 'bit'; half-a-crown is a 'half', so didn't take 'bit'. In theory a five-shilling coin might be either a 'crown' (a unit, so no 'bit') or a 'five-bob bit' (multiple, so 'bit') - but they weren't in general circulation, so I don't know what the 'colloquial' usage might have been. All completely logical!

 * What would be useful would be confirmation from someone whether this usage of 'bit' actually was also common in Australia and the other '£sd' countries before their equivalent decimalisations. - John O'London (talk) 15:59, 14 April 2013 (UTC)

 * I've tried a rewrite of the section - I hope it's clearer now. John O'London (talk) 10:04, 17 April 2013 (UTC)

How Can a Bit Equal 0.125 US Dollars?
That does not make any sense. There is no US coin worth less than one cent, and you cannot have a partial person for anything. Cbsteffen (talk) 03:28, 24 June 2013 (UTC)

 * Not sure what you mean -- a bit was originally 1/8th of a Spanish silver dollar, and this was transferred to 1/8th of a U.S. dollar. The Half cent (United States coin) was minted until 1857, and fractional cent amounts were commonly used in the payment of taxes in the U.S. until well into the 20th century... AnonMoos (talk) 00:23, 25 June 2013 (UTC)
 * Not only did the U.S. make Half Cent coins until 1857, Spanish Eight Reales, its fractional denominations, as well as many other foreign coins were legal tender in the United States until 1857! It was not uncommon for early circulating banknotes, what are now commonly referred to as Obsolete Currency (usually issued by private banks), to be denominated in fractions of a dollar including one bit, i.e., 12-1/2 cents and a half-bit, i.e., 6-1/4 cents.  Furthermore, until only a few years ago stocks on U.S. exchanges were quoted in fractions of 1/8 and 1/16 of a dollar, remnants of the early basis of the U.S. dollar upon the Spanish "Dollar"/8 Reales. ... Sam I am47 (talk) 04:03, 10 May 2014 (UTC) User:Sam I am47

 * As a historical curiosity, this is also the exact reason that the US stock market was priced in eigths of a dollar until very recently. 73.198.40.189 (talk) 04:00, 17 December 2014 (UTC)

Buck n a bit
What cost a Buck n a bit when those terms were relative 2601:281:C500:ADC0:24EF:C6AF:2A33:17E2 (talk) 17:44, 19 March 2022 (UTC)

Huh
The article says "The New York Stock Exchange continued to list stock prices in $1/8 until June 24, 1997, at which time it started listing in $1/16. It did not fully implement decimal listing until January 29, 2001." We never referred to anything as bits, it was eighths and teenies. I am confused why this content is in this article. Is my WP:OR incorrect? Jtbobwaysf (talk) 10:15, 19 January 2024 (UTC)

 * They used the monetary unit, even if not the name... AnonMoos (talk) 07:53, 20 January 2024 (UTC)

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The conservative thing to do would be to contribute to the Improvisational comedy article, spinning off sections into their own articles when they get large. Another approach would be to create a WikiProject like WP:MUSIC for improv comedy. I don't know much about improv comedy, so I don't have a feel for what would be good articles. Starting a WikiProject could attract experienced Wikipedians who also have some familiarity with improv.

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Henepola Gunaratana

Bhante Henepola Gunaratana is a Sri Lankan Theravada Buddhist monk. He is affectionately known as Bhante G. Bhante Gunaratana is currently the abbot of the Bhavana Society, a monastery and meditation retreat center that he founded in High View, West Virginia, in 1985.

Early life
Henepola Gunaratana was born Ekanayaka Mudiyanselage Ukkubanda on December 7, 1927, in the small Sri Lankan village of Henepola. At 7, he began attending a school run by Catholic missionary nuns in Medagama. It was the closest school to his home, and attracted many students as they provided them with a warm meal. A year later, Gunaratana would switch to the new primary school opened by the Buddhist temple in Dehideniya.

After four years he left formal education at 11 in order to train for a noviceship at a temple in Kosinna, Rambukkana District. However this initial novitiate was cut short. Three months later, he was brought home by his father when a letter was sent saying that one of the temple youths had injured Gunaratana's wrist with a rock. He remained home for short time before leaving again, in January 1939, for another temple in Malandeniya Village, Kurunegala District. Impressing his teacher, Venerable Kiribatkumbure Sonuttara Mahathera, with the progress of his religious education he was soon ordained as a novice at 12 with the permission of his father. His preceptor for the ceremony was the oldest monk in the district, Venerable Alagoda Sumanatissa Nayaka Mahathera.

Gunaratana would go on to receive upasampada in 1947, at the age of 20, in Kandy. He took his ordained name, Henepola Gunaratana, in the Sinhalese custom. The first name denoting his birthplace, and the surname a spiritual concept. He was then educated at Vidyasekhara Pirivena Junior College, a monks school in Gampaha. He received his higher education in Sri Lanka at Vidyalankara College in Kelaniya and the Buddhist Missionary College (an affiliate of the Maha Bodhi Society) in Colombo.

Missionary work
After his education, he was sent to India for missionary work as a representative of the Maha Bodhi Society. He primarily served the Untouchables in Sanchi, Delhi, and Bombay. During this time in India, through his work with the Venerable Pannatissa, Gunaratana met with several dignitaries such as Prime Minister Nehru, Mahendra of Nepal, and the Dalai Lama over the course of 1956. He also went on to serve as a religious advisor to the Malaysian Sasana Abhivurdhiwardhana Society, Buddhist Missionary Society, and Buddhist Youth Federation. Following this he served as an educator for Kishon Dial School and Temple Road Girls' School. He was also the principal of the Buddhist Institute of Kuala Lumpur.

Life in the United States
Bhante Gunaratana first arrived in the United States in 1968 at the age of 40 at the invitation of the Sasana Sevaka Society. He served as the General Secretary of the Buddhist Vihara Society of Washington, D.C. and was later elected president of the society. While serving in this office, he conducted meditation retreats and taught courses in Buddhist Studies. During this time, he entered the local American University and earned a Bachelor's of Philosophy in 1975. He also served as the first Buddhist chaplain on the university's campus in 1972 while still a student.

Assistance of Vietnamese Refugees, 1975
In May 1975 after graduating, the State Department reached out to Bhante Gunaratana at the conclusion of the Vietnam War to comfort and minister to ten thousand newly arrived Vietnamese refugees in Florida. Over the next four months at Eglin Air Force Base, Gunaratana held devotional services, English classes, and gave blessings to newlyweds at the refugee camp. He also did much to locate American sponsors for these refugees who would keep the families together so that they would not have to be separated.

Further Education and Teaching
Following this period Gunaratana returned to Washington, D.C., and went on to earn a Masters, and Doctorate of Philosophy in 1980 from American University. In the 1980s, Gunaratana began to teach graduate level courses on Buddhism at American University, Georgetown, Bucknell, and the University of Maryland, College Park. He has also lectured at universities throughout the greater United States, Europe, and Australia. He in known for his contributions to the study and practice of samatha and vipassana meditation.

Published works

 * (commentary on the Satipatthana Sutta)
 * (commentary on the Girimananda Sutta)
 * (commentary on the Satipatthana Sutta)
 * (commentary on the Girimananda Sutta)
 * (commentary on the Satipatthana Sutta)
 * (commentary on the Girimananda Sutta)
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Amal dynasty

The Amali – also called Amals, Amalings or Amalungs – were a leading dynasty of the Goths, a Germanic people who confronted the Roman Empire during the decline of the Western Roman Empire. They eventually became the royal house of the Ostrogoths and founded the Ostrogothic Kingdom.

Origin
The Amal clan was claimed to have descended from the divine. Jordanes writes:

"Now the first of these heroes, as they themselves relate in their legends, was Gapt, who begat Hulmul. And Hulmul begat Augis; and Augis begat him who was called Amal, from whom the name of the Amali comes. Athal begat Achiulf and Oduulf. Now Achiulf begat Ansila and Ediulf, Vultuulf and Ermanaric."

This provides the following stemma for the earliest rulers of the Goths, before outlining in more detail the two divisions that arose from the son, Achiulf of Athal, the last in this early lineage:

Gapt or Gaut is the Scandinavian god of war. Hulmul or Humli-Hulmul, is considered the divine father of the Danish people. Ermanaric (also referred to as Ermanaricus or Hermanaric), is identified as a Greuthungian king who ruled territories in modern Ukraine. Ermanaric signals the tenth generation, and the first generation to be backed by historical record.

History
The origins of the Amal Dynasty is unclear. Until the mid-20th century there was a tendency to see the Tervingi and Greuthungi mentioned by Ammianus Marcellinus as having evolved into the Visigoths and Ostrogoths, respectively. The Greuthungi had become vassals of the Huns, and were considered to have regained their independence under the Amali Theodemir, father of Theoderic the Great. However, this idea has since been discredited by historians, who have emphasised the disruption caused by the Huns, as well as the similarity of groups previously treated as discrete ethnic groups.

A separate branch of the family were members of the Visigoths. Sigeric, a brief usurper to the Visigothic throne in 415, may have been a member of the Amali. The Visigothic Eutharic married Theoderic's daughter Amalasuntha, and is said to have been an Amal by Cassiodorus and Jordanes; however, it is more likely that this was a fictitious claim designed to bolster Athalaric's legitimacy. Jordanes states "Hermanaric, the son of Achiulf, begat Hunimund, and Hunimund begat Thorismud. Now Thorismud begat Beremud, Beremud begat Veteric, and Veteric likewise begat Eutharic."

The last attested member of the Amali house was Theodegisclus, son of Theodahad.

Amali rulers

 * Ermanaric, King of the Greuthungi, c. 296–376
 * Sigeric, King of the Visigoths, 415
 * Valamir, King of the Ostrogoths, 447–469
 * Theodemir, King of the Ostrogoths, 469–475
 * Theoderic the Great, King of the Ostrogoths, 475–526
 * Athalaric, King of the Ostrogoths, 526–534
 * Amalasuintha, Queen Regnant of the Ostrogoths, 534–535
 * Theodahad, King of the Ostrogoths, 534–536
 * Theudigisel, King of the Visigoths, 548–549

In literature
In the Nibelungenlied and some other medieval German epic poems, the followers of Dietrich von Bern are referred to as 'Amelungen'. In other cases, Amelung is reinterpreted as the name of one of Dietrich's ancestors. The Kaiserchronik also refers to Dietrich/Theoderic's family as the 'Amelungen', and in a letter of bishop Meinhard von Bamberg, as well as the Annals of Quedlinburg, 'Amulungum'/'Amelung' ("the Amelung") is used to refer to Dietrich himself. This shows that the family's legacy was remembered in oral tradition far into the Middle Ages, long after any stories about Amal himself had ceased to circulate.

Cassiodorus' Origo Gothica describes the Goths moving to the Black Sea, where they split into two factions, the Amali, who would later become the Ostrogoths, and the Balthi, who become the Visigoths. Both the Amali and the Balthi are recalled as families of "kings and heroes." However, even before Cassiodorus' time, the tradition of the Amal appeared to be still popular. This is shown in the naming of the royals, like Theodoric's daughters, Ostrogotho and Amalasuintha, and his sister, Amalafrida, who were all given Amal names.

Legacy
At least two prominent noble families claimed descent from Amali: the Billungs, Dukes of Saxony, also known as the Amelungs or von Ömlingen, and the Solovjovs, Barons of the Russian Empire from 1727 (in German sources, known as the von Solowhoff or Solowhoff von Greutungen). The Solovjovs specifically claimed Ermanaric as their ancestor.

Via Amerigo Vespucci (the Italian version of "Amalaric," or "Amal ruler"), the Amali were the ultimate namesakes of the Americas.

In popular culture

 * The Amali appear as the "Amaling" dynasty in the grand strategy game Crusader Kings 2.

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For Lovers Only (The Temptations album)

For Lovers Only is a 1995 covers/pop standards album by The Temptations for the Motown label, something of a sequel to their 1967 album The Temptations in a Mellow Mood. The album features the final recordings of Melvin Franklin, who fell ill during recording and died before the album's release. Franklin was replaced on the tracks he does not sing on by Parliament-Funkadelic's Ray Davis in his only album appearance with the group. The first single, "Some Enchanted Evening", reached #40 on the Urban Adult Contemporary charts.

The album was also the final Temptations album for Ali-Ollie Woodson, who would be released from the group by Otis Williams in 1996, after having suffered several bouts of throat cancer. For Lovers Only was reissued in 2002 with a bonus track, a remix of "Night & Day" as included on the soundtrack to What Women Want.

Critical reception
AllMusic editor Andrew Hamilton found that For Lovers Only was "arguably the Temptations' best album since Truly for You dropped in 1984." He added: "Richard Perry outdid himself with this production, he expertly captured the essence of the Temptations, regardless of the members, in these songs."

Track listing
All tracks produced by Richard Perry.

Personnel

 * Ali-Ollie Woodson: vocals (tenor/baritone)
 * Theo Peoples: vocals (second tenor/baritone)
 * Otis Williams: vocals (second tenor/baritone)
 * Ron Tyson: vocals (first tenor/falsetto)
 * Melvin Franklin: vocals (bass) (only on "Melvin's Interlude" and "Life Is But A Dream")
 * Ray Davis: vocals (bass) (all except "Melvin's Interlude" and "Life Is But A Dream")

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Nasheed

A Nasheed (نَشِيد, plural أَنَاشِيد) is a work of vocal music, partially coincident with hymns, that is either sung a cappella or with instruments, according to a particular style or tradition within Sunni Islam.

Nasheeds are popular throughout the Islamic world. The material and lyrics of a nasheed usually make reference to Islamic beliefs, history, and religion, as well as current events.

A nashīd performer is called a nashidist in English and munshid in Arabic (مُنْشِد, fem: مُنْشِدَة , plural: مُنْشِدِين).

Scholars on instruments
The founders of all four of the major madhabs – Islamic schools of thought – as well as many other prominent scholars, have debated the legitimacy and use of musical instruments. For instance, according to the Hanafi school of thought, associated with the scholar Abu Hanifa, if a person is known to play musical instruments to divert people from God, their testimony is not to be accepted.

According to the widely acknowledged book of authentic hadiths Sahih al-Bukhari of Sunni scholarship, Muhammad taught that musical instruments are sinful:

"Abu 'Amir or Abu Malik Al-Ash'ari [a companion of Muhammad] said that he heard Muhammad saying: 'From among my followers there will be some people who will consider illegal sexual intercourse, the wearing of silk, the drinking of alcoholic drinks and the use of musical instruments, as lawful. And there will be some people who will stay near the side of a mountain and in the evening their shepherd will come to them with their sheep and ask them for something, but they will say to him, 'Return to us tomorrow.' Allah will destroy them during the night and will let the mountain fall on them, and He will transform the rest of them into monkeys and pigs and they will remain so till the Day of Resurrection.'"

There is also evidence for music being permitted in the same book. Aisha said:

"Abu Bakr came to my house while two small Ansari girls were singing beside me the stories of the Ansar concerning the Day of Buath. And they were not singers. Abu Bakr said protestingly, 'Musical instruments of Satan in the house of Allah's Messenger!' It happened on the `Id day and Allah's Messenger said, 'O Abu Bakr! There is an `Id for every nation and this is our `Id.'"

A few historical Islamic scholars such as Imam Al-Ghazali have also said that musical instruments may be used as long as the songs are not promoting that which is Haraam.

Modern interpretations
A new generation of nasheed artists use a wide variety of musical instruments in their art. Many new nasheed artists are non-Arabs and sing in different languages. Some nasheed bands are Native Deen, Outlandish, and Raihan. Other well-known artists are Ahmed Bukhatir, Yusuf Islam (formerly known as Cat Stevens), Sami Yusuf, Junaid Jamshed, Maher Zain, Harris J, Siedd, Sulthan Ahmed, Humood AlKhudher, Hamza Namira, Atif Aslam, Raef, Mesut Kurtis, S'nada, Dawud Wharnsby, Zain Bhikha, Muhammad Al-Muqit, Mishary Rashid Al-Afasy, Abu Ubayda, Abu Ali (Musa al-Umaira), Abu Abd ul-Malik (Mohsin al-Dosari) and Abu Assim.

Nasheed artists appeal to a worldwide Muslim audience and may perform at Islamic oriented festivals (such as Mawlid), conferences, concerts and shows, including ISNA. Other artists and organisations such as Nasheed Bay promote an instrument-free stance, differing from the current trends of the increasing usage of instruments in nasheeds.

Many Shia groups such as Hezbollah don't follow the ruling of musical instruments in Islam. Their nasheeds are filled with drums and extreme autotune. In Alawite nasheeds, the singer mostly shouts and praises Ali. Some Bosnian nasheeds during the Yugoslav Wars were sung within the genre turbofolk.

Propaganda
Nasheeds are also used to spread propaganda. A notable example is from a Taliban nasheed called This Is the Home of the Brave.

The Islamic State (ISIS) is known for the use of nasheeds in their videos and propaganda, notable examples being the chant Dawlat al-Islam Qamat ("The Islamic State Has Been Established"), which came to be viewed as an unofficial anthem of ISIS, and Salil al-sawarim ("Clashing of Swords").

Famous jihadist munshids include Maher Meshaal and Abu Hajer al-Hadhrami.

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User talk:Ove

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Welcome! "Race" comments
Hi! I saw your comments on race, and I hope you will continue to contribute on this and related articles. When I started working in this area a few months ago, I learned quickly that a handful of people have developed these articles to their current state, and that revisions take a long time to hash out on the talk pages. For instance, I marked race and intelligence for NPOV violations several months ago, and we are still ironing out just the introduction. It can be a tedious process, but assume good faith, even among the editors whose viewpoints differ from yours. You will be expected to cite sources on any comments you wish to add, and wording will be discussed at length. Still, I have learned a lot from those who hold a differing view on "race" from you and me. I look forward to seeing more contributions! Jokestress 07:25, 5 September 2005 (UTC)

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Page 6

Page 6 (subtitled Atari Users Magazine) was a British magazine aimed at users of Atari 8-bit computers and Atari ST home computers. The first issue was in 1982, and it was renamed to Page 6 Atari User and then New Atari User before ceasing publication in 1998.

History
The magazine had its origins in the newsletter of the Birmingham User's Group, an independent Atari club based in England. Les Ellingham was appointed to be the editor of the newsletter, but decided to produce a magazine with broader appeal instead. He remained editor of Page 6 throughout its entire run of 85 issues. Although subscription-only for most of its life, it was available through newsagents during the late 1980s and early 1990s.

When Database ceased publication of the original Atari User magazine in 1988, Page 6 bought the rights (and subscriber list), and renamed their magazine, firstly to Page 6 Atari User in February 1989 and then to New Atari User in June of the same year. The latter was simply Page 6 under a different (and more newsagent-friendly) name, and had next to no continuity with the original Atari User. The editor Les Ellingham had declined the offer to edit the original Atari User when approached by Database Publications in 1985.

Due to "high interest rate, reluctance of the news trade to support smaller circulation magazines and reducing advertising income", New Atari User had to be withdrawn from retail sales and become subscription-only with issue 59 (December–January 1993).

Title
The magazine was named after the area of memory in 8-bit Atari computers covering locations 1536–1791. Memory is divided into pages of 256 bytes (the first being page 0). The sixth page begins at 256×6, or 1536. Page 6 is neither used by the operating system nor by Atari BASIC and so can be used to safely store short machine language routines to speed up BASIC programs.

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User talk:DrThompson565

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Confused re: Bush edit
Hi, just wanted to say that I'm not sure this edit makes the article clearer. I don't understand what is meant by "the opposing contextual events which preceded it". I don't see what those contextual events are described in the article, and that is confusing to me as a reader.

the "and re-asserted" edit makes sense.

The existence of this debate, however, does not negate the opposing contextual events which preceded it; Bush denied this aspect of the Downing Street memo and re-asserted that he had not yet made up his mind to go to war at the time in question.

Would you mind making the first part of this statement a little clearer in terms of the preceding opposing contextual events? I really have no idea what that means. Help? Thanks!

--KBecks 20:20, 28 August 2005 (UTC)

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North East Dundas Tramway

The North East Dundas Tramway was a narrow gauge tramway, that ran between Zeehan and Deep Lead (now Williamsford) on the West Coast of Tasmania. Opening in 1896 and closing in 1932, it was part of the Tasmanian Government Railways network. The world's first Garratt locomotives, the K class, were used on the line.

History
Construction of the line to carry ore from the Williamsford mines to Zeehan, where it was loaded onto another train for shipment to Burnie commenced in January 1896, with the first section opened in December 1896. It opened in full on 18 June 1898.

The narrow-gauge (2 ft) was chosen because of the extremely difficult terrain that the railway crossed, requiring several big trestle bridges, including one at the foot of Montezuma Falls. After some rain the engine and carriages would get soaked by spray from the falls. A detailed description of conditions along the line is included in a report of a journey undertaken in 1900 by the Fitzroy Australian Rules football team. During their journey down the mountain to Zeehan, one of the carriages left the rails on a tight bend and the players lifted it back on the rails. There was a break-of-gauge with the mainline system at Zeehan. The tramway was closed on 5 July 1932, although regular services had ceased three years earlier.

Locomotives
Several tight-radius curves required careful consideration of the locomotives that were suitable to run on them. Operations commenced with two G class 0-4-2T locomotives. Shortly after entering service, G1 was destroyed in May 1899 after the boiler exploded. The crew were killed and the boiler flung 30 metres into the air landing 230 metres away. A replacement arrived in 1900, assuming G1's identity. After the tramway closed, both were sold to the Isis Sugar Mill in Cordalba, Queensland and converted to tender locomotives'.

In 1901, a J class 2-6-4-0T was delivered. It was the first articulated locomotive to run on the line and was, at the time, the heaviest narrow gauge locomotive in the southern hemisphere, weighing 42 tonnes. It was more powerful than its gauge counterparts. Its weight played havoc with the light rails it ran over and in 1910 it was replaced by the K class Garratt locomotives. The J class languished in the Zeehan locomotive shed until 1949, when it was scrapped.

K1 was presented back to its manufacturer, Beyer, Peacock & Company of Manchester and repatriated to England in 1947. After the closure of Beyer, Peacock & Company, K1 was sold in 1966 to the Ffestiniog Railway. Since 2020, it has been based at the Statfold Barn Railway.

Stopping places
(distances from Walch's Tasmanian Almanac 1915 p. 237)
 * Zeehan
 * Wilson Street
 * Zeehan Racecourse
 * King's
 * Hastings
 * Nickel Junction – also known as Nickel Show (4.5 miles)
 * North Dundas Road
 * Melba Flats
 * Commonwealth
 * Japi
 * Confidence Saddle
 * Good Intent
 * Great Northern
 * Fraser's—also known as Fraser's Mine
 * Montezuma (14.5 miles)
 * Fahl Ore
 * Conliffe
 * Williamsford—opened as Deep Lead—renamed by 1898 (18 miles)
 * Connected to Hercules Mine on Mount Read by a narrow gauge Hercules Haulage incline

Accidents
In May 1899, a locomotive boiler exploded in the Zeehan yard, killing the driver and fireman. The G class locomotive was destroyed.

Further literature

 * William Prior Hales: The North East Dundas Tramway, Tasmania. The Institution of Civil Engineers-Minutes of Proceedings, Volume 140, 1899-1900 Session. In: Greg Stephenson: The North East Dundas Tram - An Engineering Account. 1 February 1997. Retrieved on 13 June 2ß18.
 * North East Dundas Tramway, Tasmania. Light Railways No. 91, January 1986. Retrieved on 13 June 2018.

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Partial veil

In mycology, a partial veil (also called an inner veil, to differentiate it from the "outer", or universal veil) is a temporary structure of tissue found on the fruiting bodies of some basidiomycete fungi, typically agarics. Its role is to isolate and protect the developing spore-producing surface, represented by gills or tubes, found on the lower surface of the cap. A partial veil, in contrast to a universal veil, extends from the stem surface to the cap edge. The partial veil later disintegrates, once the fruiting body has matured and the spores are ready for dispersal. It might then give rise to a stem ring, or fragments attached to the stem or cap edge. In some mushrooms, both a partial veil and a universal veil may be present.

Structure
In the immature fruit bodies of some basidiomycete fungi, the partial veil extends from the stem surface to the cap margin and shields the gills during development, and later breaks to expose the mature gills. The presence, absence, or structure of the partial veil is an aid to identification of mushrooms. Some fruit bodies may have both a universal and partial veil, others may have only one or the other, while many lack both types of veils. The partial veil may be membranous or cobwebby, and may have multiple layers. Various adjectives are commonly used to describe the texture of partial veils, such as: membranous, like a membrane; cottony, where the veil tissue is made of separate fibers that may be easily separated like a cotton ball; fibrillose, composed of thin strands and glutinous, with a slimy consistency. Some mushrooms have partial veils which are evanescent, which are so thin and delicate that they disappear after they rupture, or leave merely a faint trace on the stem known as an annular zone or ring zone. Others may leave a persistent annulus (ring). Occasionally, the partial veil adheres to the edge of the cap as shreds of tissue, forming an appendiculate margin.

The cobweb-like, fragile partial veil of some mushrooms, especially those in the genus Cortinarius, are known as cortinas. The fibrous threads of the cortina often catch the brown spores as they drop, making them visible as fine brown streaks along the stem. Some species of Agaricus, such as Agaricus arvensis, have a partial veil that resembles a cogwheel. Mycologists Alexander H. Smith and Harry D. Thiers, in their 1964 monograph on the bolete genus Suillus, proposed the term "false veil" to account for those species of Suillus that have a "conspicuous cottony roll" of tissue that originates from the cap margin (especially in young specimens) and never becomes integrated with the stem tissue.

Development in Agaricus
Species in the genus Agaricus have a partial veil that is made of two layers of tissue, although the two layers are not clearly distinct in all species. In the early 20th century, American mycologist George Francis Atkinson investigated the development of the mushroom Agaricus arvensis by collecting young mushroom buttons (immature fruit bodies with the veil intact and the cap not yet expanded) and observing their growth in the laboratory. He determined that the partial veil originates from the tissue lying outside the annular cavity (the area containing the delicate developing hymenium and enclosed by the partial veil) and is not clearly separated from the universal veil. It is connected to both the margin of the cap and the surface of the stem. The partial veil increases in size as tension is applied to it from the expansion of the cap and stem. The lower portion of the partial veil (connected to the stem) has a looser texture, and is relatively porous to allow for air exchange. The upper portion of the partial veil (next to the gill cavity) is connected directly with the margin of the cap. It originates partly from fundamental tissue (actively dividing hyphae that comprise the bulk of the cap and stem tissue) and partly by growth from the margin of the cap. The looser portion of the veil is torn off from the surface of the stem as the mushroom expands and grows, and provides the looser lower portion of the duplex veil characteristic of this species and some of the other species of Agaricus, like A. augustus.

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User talk:Hranter

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Talk:The Hurricane (1999 film)

NPOV dispute (2005)
For a discussion of this NPOV dispute, see Talk:Rubin Carter. Blackcats 19:16, 28 August 2005 (UTC)

'NPOV dispute' removed after Blackcats didn't answer in discussion. Imho this article is ok, but Rubin "Hurricane" Carter still POV discussed. See discussion there.Gray62 15:29, 16 September 2005 (UTC)

Stub?
This article still has the 'stub' flag. It would be nice if an experienced user would give some hints about what has to be done to make this a 'real' article. Gray62 16:03, 16 September 2005 (UTC)

The Controversy ... (2007)
The author of this article notes as his first point in the controversy section, that Rubin carter "didn't stab a pedophile to protect himself and a friend, it was a simple robbery."

However, Rubin Carter himself explains in the book that the man indeed was a pedofile, he did indeed stab him, and it was not a robbery, but the pedophile himself offered the child a watch as a sort of bribe. -y

 * On March 21, 1949, Carter was charged with stealing T-Shirts, May 1951, he was charged with breaking into parking meters, June 25 1951 he was charged with assault and robbery, age 14, when he struck a man with a bottle, stealing 55 dollars and a wrist watch. No charge or evidence exists, to back his claim that he "stabbed a pedophile." P.S. This article has no "single author", it's the work of the Wikipedia community.Lion King 18:46, 12 January 2006 (UTC)

 * I'm sorry, I believe he did hit him with a bottle. I also realize now that in reference to the movie and the legal documents, these other things were not acknowleged, but only claimed by Carter himself; however, my understanding was that the movie was based on the book, and therefore the controversy would be between the movie and the book.  My apoligies. -y

 * No Problem, glad to be of help, best wishes, Lion King 20:44, 12 January 2006 (UTC)

I removed the said item from the controversy list following the comments above as the ref provided doesnt establish that the man wasn't a pedophile either and according to comments above Ruben claims he was - the facts of both the court case (against Ruben) and the movie and the book and the ref provided are not in any contradiction with each other. These sorts of historical things can almost never be established with any degree of certainity buried as they are in the deep mists of time - better to simply leave it out unless a genuine evidence can be provided to establish that the man was not a pedophile... Mattjs 15:50, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

 * No, the robbery victim does not have to prove he wasn't a peadophile, Carter has to produce some kind of evidence that he was, which he has never been able to. I have therefore replaced the removed material. Lion King 16:04, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

 * Those claims in Controversy section are highly biased. I mean practiculary those claims from graphicwitness.com (site run by Cal Deal) Those claims made by mr.Deal may seem well-documented, but on the first look it is obvious how much opinionated and biased they are. Also many of those claims on this wikipedia entry are absolutely irrelevant (For example these following: The 1940s and 50s was a prosperous time for Paterson and not a time of poverty and violence. Carter was a savage street fighter and leader of a gang called The Apaches. The Lafayette Grill did not welcome African Americans. etc.etc.) Also as you can see it contains personal opinions of their author (mr.Deal) - for example sentence about - "savage" street fighter. So those are opinions and not facts, and those opinions are voiced clearly to make mr. Carter look bad. Further I would like to say that much of the information Deal includes can be interpreted in more than one way, although he makes only his own interpretations clear. For example one can caught himself to believe that some of his facts were true...but then one will notice a disclaimer saying that they were based on a police reconstruction. Also some of the interviews he (mr.Deal) included were cut off short, not allowing the reader to see a possible response to Deal's argument. And because of these reasons I hav just cited and noted I think that site of mr.Deal called graphicwitness.com can not be used as a source of trustworthy information. And informations from that site shouldn't be used uncriticaly as a primary source of reliable informations for this encyclopedic entry.   Thank you for your time, and bye.  (Micah33)

 * Thank you for your time. Now let me see if I understand what it is your'e saying. Cal Deal has fabricated all the newspaper reports, police reports, criminal records, military records, witness testimony etc, to "make Mr. Carter look bad", and that this film is not in any way inaccurate, yes? Lion King 22:52, 15 November 2007 (UTC)

 * Er...Micah33, are you going to respond? This matter needs to be resolved, it can't stay tagged forever you know. Lion King (talk) 20:13, 20 November 2007 (UTC)

 * Sure. There is much to say about the "controversy." The article, at one point, seemed to be about "the lies" about the character/film adaption/etc, rather than the film itself.  That's not what I believe an encyclopedia film article should be about.  That is to say an article should be well rounded in content. I've made many additions to enhance the encyclopedia aspects of article in the last few days.  Now what to do with the supposed litany of lies in the film?  WE ALL know, or should know, that sections with so many bullet points (like the controversy section) are a no-no on wiki and should be avoided. In addition, the litany of items seems like over-kill to me.  Many of the items are, in effect, trivia to the film proper and the section should be shortened. Luigibob (talk) 12:18, 21 November 2007 (UTC)

 * Before you complete the "NPOV" (that's Wales' code for concealing the truth btw) whitewash, I request that you please read this Thank you and goodbye Lion King (talk) 03:38, 23 November 2007 (UTC)

 * I AGREE with the deletion of the CONTROVERSY bullet points made by anon User:68.55.43.96. Even though a bit unclear, it seems claims made in Graphic Witness web site not cited. Again, it was/is over-kill. I will remove neutrality TAG in due course. ♦ Luigibob ♦  "Talk to Luigi!"  16:53, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

One of the writers mentioned, George Kimball is referred to as 'of the Irish Times'. George Kimball is syndicated and piked up by the Irish Times and occasionally writes a section in the paper however as far as I'm aware it is erroneous to attach him to the Irish Times in this way. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 159.92.57.11 (talk) 19:13, 23 April 2010 (UTC)

Dan Gordon Link
hello, this page has a link to the sriptwriter Dan Gordon who wrote the script. However, this is not the same Dan Gordon. the dan gordon who wrote the script is about 60 years old today. the dan gordon who which the link refers to, was active as a writer during WW2. So it can't be the same one. I don't know how to fix this. Someone who does, please fix this...ido —Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.130.28.163 (talk • contribs)

 * Checking Dan Gordon Lion King 23:22, 9 August 2006 (UTC)

 * You are correct, the link points to the wrong Dan Gordon. I will unlink Lion King 23:38, 9 August 2006 (UTC) Please Note: The Dan Gordon that was linked, died in 1969. Lion King

Awards
"Washington was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor. Various newspaper articles have suggested that the controversy over the film’s accuracy may have cost Washington the Oscar." The reference given here details protests at the Academy screening, but does not detail newspaper articles making such a suggestion. I've moved the reference. —Preceding unsigned comment added by TheMadBaron (talk • contribs)

 * The Newspaper articles that suggest the film's accuracy cost Denzil the oscar are cited in the articles "Controversy" section. Do want it cited twice, newsprint, ver batim quotes or what? And the relatives of the murder victims protesting at the screening certainly didn't help him get one. Best wishes, Lion King 01:15, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

In fact, none of the pages linked to on the page contains any claim to the effect that the controversy over the film’s accuracy may have cost Washington the Oscar. I checked.

In the controversy section, we have a bunch of links to Wikipedia pages, none of which prove anything, and the following citations: .... neither of which include the words Oscar or Academy.
 * 1) Elder's article
 * 2) Manning's page

No journalist is quoted in the section, or elsewhere in the article, as mentioning Oscars.

Don't get me wrong - I'm not at all sure that speculation that something may have cost someone an Oscar even needs a citation, and I doubt that anyone's going to sue over claims that "Various newspaper articles" have suggested this. I'm merely making the observation, since whoever stuck the reference there apparently thought that a citation was required, that the linked article did not, in fact, demonstrate the claim, which is why I moved it. I don't doubt that the claim was made at some point, or that digging around on the critics pages might turn one up. Personally, I've got better things to do.

Equally, I'm not at all sure that such speculation belongs in the article at all.

Cheers.

TheMadBaron 05:27, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

 * I think it should stay as Denzil's performance was magnificent and should have won him the Oscar. Many people firmly believe that the gross inaccuracy of the film prevented the award going to him. I also think that demanding strict sourcing in matters of of speculation is pedantic. Cheers, Lion King 06:06, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

 * Btw, there is a source in the article.Ex-reporter rains on Denzel's parade. Miami Hearald Lion King

Triva section
IMO, apart from the Dylan single and the picture of Denzil as Malcolm X, the rest of it needs junking, what do you think? Lion King 05:23, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

 * The bit about Sarokin can go. The rest of it seems pertinent and harmless. TheMadBaron 05:32, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

The controversy section 2006
This section needs help. Among other things: -some of the sentences are poorly written and would be confusing to someone who hadn't seen the movie (or to someone like me, who saw it many years ago) -should be rewritten in paragraph form, I think -the little inaccuracies like "Carter did not ride in the front seat." are nit-picky. Movies about actual events often make minor changes like this for ease of filming or other reasons. -these should be sourced individually. I'm more than willing to do this editing, but think it might be a bit controversial, so I welcome comments/suggestions/criticism. Natalie 17:39, 28 November 2006 (UTC)

 * With all due respect, "Carter did not ride in the front seat" is hardly nit-picky, considering that when Capter stopped his car he was laying down in the back. Lion King 17:48, 28 November 2006 (UTC)
 * That may be, in which case it should be explained in the section. As it stands right now, it sounds like the filmmakers made a minor change (back seat to front seat). Natalie 18:32, 28 November 2006 (UTC)

A rewrite is generally needed. In addition, I believe there was contemporaneous press coverage about the effect of the controversy on awards for the movie, and the article would be improved if someone can dig that up. THF 14:38, 6 August 2007 (UTC)

Boxing Title
i remember at the very end of the film it says that rubin carter was awarded some kind of boxing championship title, something never done before. does anyone know anything about this?Sundar1 06:32, 18 June 2007 (UTC)

 * Carter holds no Championship Titles. He was "awarded" along with Joey Giardello an "Honorary Championship Belt" by the WBC. The "Belts" grant no title, they are just mementos, repeated claims that they do, resulted in them being included in Giardello's Civil Action against Universal Pictures. It well may be that this was "something never done before", but it has no meaning or value - the WBC were not the sanctioning organization of the 1964 Giardello-Carter Middleweight World Championship Contest.

 * The "Updates" in this film are very misleading to say the least, it was Giardello's contention that it gives the viewer the impression that he was stripped of his title because of a "racist fix" and Carter received belatedly, something which was denied him by said "racist fix" and is outrageous. Joey Giardello was a great Champion and boxer, who was inducted into the Boxing Hall of Fame. Hope this helps. Lion King 14:50, 18 June 2007 (UTC)

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"Controversy" section
I went through those sources one by one. Some were personal web pages - obviously not fit for Wikipedia. I can't believe they survived for years in the article. Others just flat-out didn't say what the text of the article claimed they said. It looks to me like the entire section was slapped together by combining some sketchy sources with some half-truths and WP:SYNTHESIS. After analyzing all of it, I heavily edited the section down to the lawsuit about the one Carter fight, which actually has good sources. JimKaatFan (talk) 02:33, 14 April 2021 (UTC)
 * I appreciate the clean up and some of it certainly did not belong. It's difficult for me to remove the Larry Elder article, since he is a notable person and the source that published it is a marginally RS. The Irish Times is a RS and the article was easy to find here: https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/truth-is-swept-aside-by-hurricane-1.269822 I'm not sure why the NYT article was removed??? Overall, at least 3 RS's in there are discussing the fact that there was controversy over the accuracy. I think it's worth adding some back in.Niteshift36 (talk) 12:44, 14 April 2021 (UTC)
 * BTW, that personal web page has actually received enough coverage to possibly qualify for a Wikipedia article, such as this article in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. https://old.post-gazette.com/regionstate/20000327newsmaker3.asp The site is run by a NY Post reporter that covered Carter for years, first as a supporter, then as an adversary when he felt the evidence showed Carter was lying. Niteshift36 (talk) 13:21, 14 April 2021 (UTC)
 * I think one article 21 years ago in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (and let's face it, that's literally the strongest source mentioning it) is not nearly enough to call a personal web page notable enough for a Wikipedia article. That's a really, really, long stretch. JimKaatFan (talk) 14:32, 14 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Well, not that I'm making a case for it, but notability doesn't expire. I've watched albums pass notability for a single paragraph on AllMusic, so an entire article devoted to it by a major paper should make it. However, the Star Ledger source gives the website more than a mere mention. An Irish Times article devotes 4 paragraphs to Deal and his website.. Could probably find more if I did some digging. Niteshift36 (talk) 16:15, 14 April 2021 (UTC)

Niteshift36 (talk), I have a big problem with your latest revert. You are saying "The Star Ledger" is saying something, when it's clearly an opinion piece by one conservative commentator. Additionally, the writer is saying things like "Rubin Carter definitely killed three people", but he has no basis for that, other than his own gut feeling. This column is not something I would regard as a reliable source for facts on the accuracy of the film. I'm pretty sure if we brought in some other opinions, they would agree, especially since we're dealing with accusing a person of murder, for which he was wrongfully convicted (and eventually released from prison based on the wrongful convictions). In other words, if the legal system determined that we can't say Carter was guilty of murder, why are we using an opinion hit piece by a clearly biased writer who says the opposite? I think a self-revert would be a good start, and then more discussion, considering the BLP issues. JimKaatFan (talk) 16:24, 14 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Whether the reporter is a conservative or liberal has no bearing on this discussion. He is an employee of the paper and there is still editorial oversight. If we look at WP:RSEDITORIAL, we see "Editorial commentary, analysis and opinion pieces, whether written by the editors of the publication (editorials) or outside authors (op-eds) are reliable primary sources for statements attributed to that editor or author, but are rarely reliable for statements of fact." That is exactly what is being done here...... reporting that Mulshine had these criticisms. If it would make you feel more comfortable, we could quote him. I'll be happy to pose the question at RSN. BTW, the legal system never exonerated Carter. His verdictwas set aside because of errors made by the prosecution. He was never adjudicated not guilty. Niteshift36 (talk) 16:55, 14 April 2021 (UTC)
 * I went ahead and posed the question at RSN. Niteshift36 (talk) 17:15, 14 April 2021 (UTC)

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List of WTA number 1 ranked singles tennis players

The WTA rankings are the Women's Tennis Association's (WTA) merit-based system for determining the rankings in women's tennis. The top-ranked singles player is the player who, over the previous 52 weeks, has garnered the most ranking points on the WTA Tour. Points are awarded based on how far a player advances in tournaments and the category of those tournaments. The WTA has used a computerized system for determining the rankings since November 3, 1975. Since 1975, 29 women have been ranked No. 1 in singles by the WTA, of which 15 have been year-end No. 1.

Iga Świątek is the current singles world No. 1.

WTA No. 1 ranked singles players
The rankings are sourced by the WTA Media Guide and the WTA website (which usually revises its rankings every Sunday night or Monday morning, except when tournament finals are postponed).

{{Legend|#eaecf0|First-time No. 1 player.}} {{legend|#ffffcf|WTA rankings record.|text=‡}} {{legend|#ddfddd|Current World No. 1 (weeks are automatically updated).}}

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The source for this through the week of January 2, 2012, is the 2012 WTA Tour Official Guide, page 177.

Weeks at No. 1 leaders timeline
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Weeks at No. 1 by decade

 * Current No. 1 player indicated in italic.

1970s*
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2020s
WTA rankings were frozen from March 23, 2020 to August 9, 2020.

 * Stats are automatically updated on Mondays (UTC).

Weeks at No. 1 by country
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George of Laodicea

George (Greek: Γεώργιος; died 359) was the bishop of Laodicea in Syria from 335 until his deposition in 347. He took part in the Trinitarian controversies of the fourth century. At first an ardent admirer of the teaching of Arius and associated with Eusebius of Nicomedia, he subsequently became a semi-Arian, but seems ultimately to have united with the Anomoeans, whose uncompromising opponent he had once been, and to have died professing their tenets.

George was a native of Alexandria in Roman Egypt. In early life he devoted himself with considerable distinction to the study of philosophy. He was ordained a presbyter by Bishop Alexander I of Alexandria. Having gone to Antioch, he endeavoured to mediate between Arius and the orthodox catholic church. To the Arians he shewed how, by a sophistical evasion based on (τὰ δὲ πάντα ἐκ τοῦ Θεοῦ), they might accept the orthodox test (Θεὸν ἐκ Θεοῦ). The attempt at reconciliation completely failed, and resulted in his deposition and excommunication by Alexander, on the ground of false doctrine and of the open and habitual irregularities of his life. Athanasius styles him "the most wicked of all the Arians", reprobated even by his own party.

After his excommunication at Alexandria, George sought admission among the clergy of Antioch, but was steadily rejected by Eustathius. On this he retired to Arethusa, where he acted as presbyter, and, on the expulsion of Eustathius, was welcomed back to Antioch by the dominant Arian faction. He was appointed bishop of Laodicea on the death of the Arian Theodotus. As bishop he took a leading part in the successive synods summoned by the Arian faction against Athanasius. He was at the councils of Tyre and Jerusalem in 335, and the council at Antioch that celebrated the dedication of the Domus Aurea in 341. Fear kept him from the council of Sardica in 347, where the bishops unanimously deposed him and many others as having been previously condemned by Alexander, and as holding Arian opinions.

Of this deposition George took no heed. In 358, when Eudoxius, the newly appointed bishop of Antioch, openly sided with Aëtius and the Anomoeans, George earnestly appealed to Macedonius of Constantinople and other bishops, who were visiting Basil of Ancyra to consecrate a newly erected church in Ancyra, to lose no time in summoning a council to condemn the Anomoean heresy and eject Aëtius. His letter is preserved by Sozomen. At Seleucia Pieria in 359, when the semi-Arian party was split into two, George headed the more numerous faction opposed to that of Acacius and Eudoxius, whom, with their adherents, they deposed. On the expulsion of Anianus from the see of Antioch, George was mainly responsible for the election of Meletius, believing him to hold the same opinions as himself. He was speedily undeceived, for on his first entry into Antioch Meletius startled his hearers by an unequivocal declaration of the Nicene Creed. Indignant at being thus entrapped, George and his fellows lost no time in securing the deposition and expulsion of a bishop of such uncompromising orthodoxy. He died in 359.

Gregory Nyssen mentions a letter by George relating to Arius, and Socrates Scholasticus quotes a panegyric composed by him on the Arian Eusebius of Emesa, who was his intimate friend and resided with him at Laodicea after his expulsion from Emesa and by whose intervention at Antioch he was restored to his see. George was also the author of some treatises against heresy, especially that of the Manicheans. Epiphanius preserves a statement of faith he wrote jointly with Basil of Ancyra in 359.

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Sun-Pat

Sun-Pat is a UK brand of peanut butter founded in 1946 by H S Whiteside, a family run firm, from their factory in Parkhouse Street, Camberwell, London. Sun-pat is now owned by American company Hain Celestial Group.

History
Sun-Pat opened a factory in Peckham, South London which was bombed on October 15, 1940 during the blitz. Several women were killed and many injured.[1]

In 1958, H S Whiteside acquired Maconochie Brothers, and production was moved up to their factory in Hadfield, near Manchester. In 1965, Whitesides overstretched themselves financially, and the company was bought by Rowntrees in 1967. Rowntrees, in turn, was taken over by Nestlé in June 1988.

In the beginning of the 1990s, a range of cheese spreads were also produced under the Sun-Pat brand, but were later discontinued.

In May 2002, after its acquisition of Nestlé's ambient food business, Premier Foods acquired Sun-Pat. The factory in Hadfield was closed down in 2004, and production then moved to Histon, Cambridgeshire. In October 2012, after its acquisition of Premier Foods' spreads and jellies business, Sun-Pat is currently owned by Hain Celestial Group.

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/100 Greatest Britons

 This page is an archive of the proposed deletion of the article below. Further comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or on a Votes for Undeletion nomination). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result of the debate was KEEP. -Splash 02:11, 3 September 2005 (UTC)

100 Greatest Britons
I am sure this was a very nice and much talked about poll, but at the end of the day, that is really all it was. A media organization conducted a popularity to contest to discover what a group of people thought about the impact of other people in the nation's history. The poll does not really prove anything about the comparitive worth of these people, and it really only amounts to personal opinion, albiet the personal opinion of many. I do not think, therefore, that this is particularly encyclopedic. Indrian 19:17, August 28, 2005 (UTC)
 * Comment - we do have other lists like this, see 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock, 100 Greatest British Television Programmes and 100 Greatest Kids' TV shows for examples. Incidentally, that "media organisation" was the BBC. Rob Church Talk 19:19, 28 August 2005 (UTC)
 * I am aware of which media organization conducted the poll thank you very much. That is completely immaterial to the point, as is enumerating other examples of wikipedia articles that do the same thing.  These lists are by their very nature POV due to the fact that they represent opinion not fact.  The only difference is that they do not represent the POV of a wikipedia author, but rather the POV of a large group of people sampled by a media organization.  These are not fact articles, but rather opinion articles (sure they are fact articles in the sense that the polls occured, but the occurance of an event does not automatically make it important, and the thrust of the article is expounding on opinion).  Lists like this are created all the time.  They can be fun, but they are not encyclopedic unless actually used to further some noteworthy agenda. Indrian 19:27, August 28, 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep Of course it is relevant which media organisation conducted the poll. If it had been a school magazine I would be voting delete. It is a fact that this happened and had a very high profile. CalJW 22:01, 28 August 2005
 * Keep The article is entirely factual: it comprises facts ABOUT prevailing opinion. Simple as that. Ramanpotential 29 August 2005
 * Speedy keep. David | Talk 19:49, 28 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep, this is how we get around the problem of wikipedia not being able to have opinions of its own. Kappa 19:53, 28 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. Fine as a marker in time, I have no problem with this article. Alf 19:55, 28 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Strong Keep. Widely reported on, commented on, etc., in mass media in the UK and elsewhere. MCB 19:58, 28 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. But the title could be more precise, e.g. 2002 BBC Poll of 100 Greatest Britons Jll 19:59, 28 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. This was a very wellknown poll. Capitalistroadster 20:08, 28 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. There are too many lists popping up in the media these days (well, in the British media at least - I don't know about other countries' media). They seem now to be a subtle way of advertising. However, this one was different: it was widely covered for a long period by many other media organisations. --Finbarr Saunders 20:48, 28 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Rename "BBC's 100 Greatest Britons (YEAR)" (similar to "AFI's 100 Favorite Movie Quotes"). Otherwise, anyone can have their own 100 Greatest.   But check copyvio issues -- can we use this content whole-hog?   Paul Klenk 21:07, 28 August 2005 (UTC)
 * RENAME Notable.Rename to 100 Geatest Brits and Irish.--Play Brian Moore 22:07, 28 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Of course Keep CanadianCaesar 22:12, 28 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep, of course. Zoe 22:20, August 28, 2005 (UTC)
 * This is up for vfd? Keep, keep, keep! Ben davison
 * No question- Keep! --PatadyBag 02:02, 29 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep This is a growing worldwide phenomenon. They had 100 greatest Canadians, modeled precisely on the BBC poll. Don Cherry narrowly missed top spot :) Dottore So 02:28, 29 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Rename. I go with User:Paul Klenk's suggestion. Tommorow some other 'eminent' organisation may conduct a similar poll. This will also take into account the cricticism about the POV Tintin 07:07, 29 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Rename as per suggestion of User:Paul Klenk. --LemonAndLime 08:50, 29 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. Notable TV series, which has inspired similar series in other countries. Sjakkalle (Check!)  09:55, 29 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Rename. Never heard of it but then I don't watch TV :) Radiant_ >|< 10:28, August 29, 2005 (UTC)
 * Strong Keep - this was a major programme on the BBC and was much discussed about in British media. David 11:18, 29 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Rename as per suggestion of User:Paul Klenk. Piet 12:13, 29 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Rename or Keep; deleting is asinine. Wally 22:56, 29 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Rename and Keep; the scope of the poll makes it noteworthy, but the title should be more precise. CancerOfJuly
 * Rename to include "BBC" and "poll". --JimmyTheWig 15:46, 31 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep I don't think that there is such a thing as a great Brit (I'm kidding), but nevertheless, keep. Gold Stur 20:40, 31 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Saying that anyone or anything is the "greatest" of a group is POV. (per Indrian) If there are other similar pages, they should be deleted also. If any of these are to be kept, they should all be renamed per JimmyTheWig.
 * Although I certainly agree that we shouldn't have Wikipedia contributors' lists of "100 Greatest xxx", in this case it's not Wikipedia contributors giving their POV. It's a major news organisation reporting on other people's POV - a different thing altogether.--Finbarr Saunders 14:47, 1 September 2005 (UTC)
 * That should be reflected in the title, and the articles should include POV commentary (and I know that for most such lists, such discussion has occurred). Cmadler 11:56, 2 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep but rename. Also there should be some comment in the article about the block voting by students of Churchill College & Brunel university for their namesakes (which got them 1st& 2nd places).AllanHainey 06:51, 2 September 2005 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in an undeletion request). No further edits should be made to this page.