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← Previous revision Revision as of 13:14, 5 May 2026 Line 38: Line 38: Having taken the silver medal in the time trial at the [[2012 UCI BMX World Championships]] held at the [[National Indoor Arena]] in [[Birmingham]],{{citation needed|date=September 2020}} the following day Philips broke his [[collarbone]] during the morning's Moto 1 race.<ref name=doubt/> This resulted in him requiring surgery to insert a metal plate, and put his selection for the 2012 Games in doubt.<ref name=doubt>{{cite news |last=Shea |first=Julian |title=BMX star Liam Phillips's Olympic hopes in doubt after collarbone break |url=http://www.metro.co.uk/olympics/900429-bmx-star-liam-phillipss-olympic-hopes-in-doubt-after-collarbone-break |accessdate=30 June 2012 |newspaper=Metro |date=28 May 2012}}</ref> However, he was chosen for the British team despite the injury and was still aiming for a win at the Olympics,<ref name=wantsit>{{cite news |last=Williams |first=Ollie |title=London 2012: Liam Phillips wants Olympic medal despite crash |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/18521642 |access-date=30 June 2012 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=20 June 2012}}</ref> saying "The goal is gold, without a doubt. I'm training not to be a medal winner but to be Olympic champion."<ref name=guardian>{{cite news |title=Liam Phillips |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2011/jan/14/liam-phillips |accessdate=30 June 2012 |newspaper=The Guardian |date=14 January 2011}}</ref> Having taken the silver medal in the time trial at the [[2012 UCI BMX World Championships]] held at the [[National Indoor Arena]] in [[Birmingham]],{{citation needed|date=September 2020}} the following day Philips broke his [[collarbone]] during the morning's Moto 1 race.<ref name=doubt/> This resulted in him requiring surgery to insert a metal plate, and put his selection for the 2012 Games in doubt.<ref name=doubt>{{cite news |last=Shea |first=Julian |title=BMX star Liam Phillips's Olympic hopes in doubt after collarbone break |url=http://www.metro.co.uk/olympics/900429-bmx-star-liam-phillipss-olympic-hopes-in-doubt-after-collarbone-break |accessdate=30 June 2012 |newspaper=Metro |date=28 May 2012}}</ref> However, he was chosen for the British team despite the injury and was still aiming for a win at the Olympics,<ref name=wantsit>{{cite news |last=Williams |first=Ollie |title=London 2012: Liam Phillips wants Olympic medal despite crash |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/18521642 |access-date=30 June 2012 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=20 June 2012}}</ref> saying "The goal is gold, without a doubt. I'm training not to be a medal winner but to be Olympic champion."<ref name=guardian>{{cite news |title=Liam Phillips |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2011/jan/14/liam-phillips |accessdate=30 June 2012 |newspaper=The Guardian |date=14 January 2011}}</ref> In 2014 Phillips became the first British male rider to win the [[UCI BMX Supercross World Cup]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/29399192 |title=2014 BMX Supercross: Liam Phillips is first Briton to win title |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=28 September 2014 |publisher=[[BBC]] |access-date=28 September 2014}}</ref> becoming the first rider to win two back-to-back BMX World Cup titles when he took a second series win in 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/gbcyclingteam/article/20150927-gb-cyclingteam-reports-Liam-Phillips-wins-historic-second-UCI-BMX-Supercross-World-Cup-title-0 |title=Liam Phillips Claims Historic Second UCI BMX Supercross World Cup Title |last1=Hobro |first1=Scott |date=27 September 2015 |website=[[British Cycling]] |access-date=27 August 2015}}</ref> In 2014 Phillips became the first British male rider to win the [[UCI BMX Racing World Cup]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/29399192 |title=2014 BMX Supercross: Liam Phillips is first Briton to win title |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=28 September 2014 |publisher=[[BBC]] |access-date=28 September 2014}}</ref> becoming the first rider to win two back-to-back BMX World Cup titles when he took a second series win in 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/gbcyclingteam/article/20150927-gb-cyclingteam-reports-Liam-Phillips-wins-historic-second-UCI-BMX-Supercross-World-Cup-title-0 |title=Liam Phillips Claims Historic Second UCI BMX Supercross World Cup Title |last1=Hobro |first1=Scott |date=27 September 2015 |website=[[British Cycling]] |access-date=27 August 2015}}</ref> ==Personal life== ==Personal life==

Your submission at Articles for creation: Ayse Naz Erkan (April 29): Reply ← Previous revision Revision as of 13:14, 5 May 2026 Line 93: Line 93: ::I've requested the image used in this draft to be deleted from Commons. It seems you took it from the ''Rolling Stone'' website, and uploaded it with a claim that it was provided under Creative Commons licence. Please do not do that, copyright is a very serious matter and must be respected at all times. ::I've requested the image used in this draft to be deleted from Commons. It seems you took it from the ''Rolling Stone'' website, and uploaded it with a claim that it was provided under Creative Commons licence. Please do not do that, copyright is a very serious matter and must be respected at all times. ::As for your comment above, being listed on the Women in Red project in no way guarantees that a subject is notable. By all means find a subject from there and carry out your research into it, I'm all in favour of supporting that project, but the onus is still on you to ascertain notability just like with any other subject you might choose; WiR listing is not a free pass to notability. -- [[User:DoubleGrazing|DoubleGrazing]] ([[User talk:DoubleGrazing|talk]]) 12:56, 5 May 2026 (UTC) ::As for your comment above, being listed on the Women in Red project in no way guarantees that a subject is notable. By all means find a subject from there and carry out your research into it, I'm all in favour of supporting that project, but the onus is still on you to ascertain notability just like with any other subject you might choose; WiR listing is not a free pass to notability. -- [[User:DoubleGrazing|DoubleGrazing]] ([[User talk:DoubleGrazing|talk]]) 12:56, 5 May 2026 (UTC) :::Agreed. [[User:Sddarealone|Sddarealone]] ([[User talk:Sddarealone#top|talk]]) 13:14, 5 May 2026 (UTC) == Women in Red – May 2026 == == Women in Red – May 2026 ==

Integrated Rocket Force: Reply ← Previous revision Revision as of 13:14, 5 May 2026 Line 147: Line 147: :I saw that there was an article on [[Air Defence Command (India)|Air Defence Command]] which was going to be Like merging the Indian Air force Anti-Air units instead of IAF Air defence or Airmy Air defence corps. It ultimatly fell through. I created the article as IRF is becoming more likely, seeing that most weapons proposed under IRF have either been develope or undergone Testing. This might even be like a fourth branch f service in the Indian Armed forces. But i think the article would need more content still [[User:4-RAZOR 01|4-RΔ𝚉🌑R-01𝕏 ]] ([[User talk:4-RAZOR 01#top|talk]]) 11:10, 5 May 2026 (UTC) :I saw that there was an article on [[Air Defence Command (India)|Air Defence Command]] which was going to be Like merging the Indian Air force Anti-Air units instead of IAF Air defence or Airmy Air defence corps. It ultimatly fell through. I created the article as IRF is becoming more likely, seeing that most weapons proposed under IRF have either been develope or undergone Testing. This might even be like a fourth branch f service in the Indian Armed forces. But i think the article would need more content still [[User:4-RAZOR 01|4-RΔ𝚉🌑R-01𝕏 ]] ([[User talk:4-RAZOR 01#top|talk]]) 11:10, 5 May 2026 (UTC) ::Okay then let's keep it. I think we need to incorporate some changes in the article to bring it on the line of that of some counterpart forces of the U.S., Russia, China and Ukraine. Also I think we should keep some introductory part in the "Integrated Rocket Force" section of the Integrated Theatre Command (India) article. Another suggestion: please avoid using citations from MSN. Use the links from the original websites instead. It will be useful. Thanks. [[User:Aviator Jr|Aviator Jr]] ([[User talk:Aviator Jr|talk]]) 13:03, 5 May 2026 (UTC) ::Okay then let's keep it. I think we need to incorporate some changes in the article to bring it on the line of that of some counterpart forces of the U.S., Russia, China and Ukraine. Also I think we should keep some introductory part in the "Integrated Rocket Force" section of the Integrated Theatre Command (India) article. Another suggestion: please avoid using citations from MSN. Use the links from the original websites instead. It will be useful. Thanks. [[User:Aviator Jr|Aviator Jr]] ([[User talk:Aviator Jr|talk]]) 13:03, 5 May 2026 (UTC) :::Yeah, i aplogise about the MSN, on my system more often than not Microsoft promotes reading an article in MSN and i get a tad fed up finding the original link, especially since i try to find it 2 or 3 others like it. I should fix that on Urja Surakshas page though [[User:4-RAZOR 01|4-RΔ𝚉🌑R-01𝕏 ]] ([[User talk:4-RAZOR 01#top|talk]]) 13:14, 5 May 2026 (UTC)

Assembly and contents: tweak ← Previous revision Revision as of 13:14, 5 May 2026 Line 7: Line 7: Begun as early as 1933, the archive had its origins in Dohnanyi's—who was serving as the Personal Assistant to the Reich Minister of Justice—documentation of Nazi criminality. Using his privileged access to the full range of regime crimes, Dohnanyi began assembling a record intended to facilitate an eventual judicial reckoning.{{sfn|Hoffmann|1977|p=90}} Working within the ''Abwehr's'' coordinating section under Oster, Dohnanyi accumulated material from multiple sources within the conspiratorial network—including documentation gathered by [[Hans Bernd Gisevius]]—and stored it alongside Oster's own operational planning study for the coup.{{sfn|Hoffmann|1977|pp=127–128}} Within the ''Abwehr'' Dohnanyi and Oster operated along a clear division of labor, with Dohnanyi responsible for the preparations associated with the coup," while Oster concentrated on political elements within the intelligence service.{{sfn|Rothfels|1970|p=83}} Begun as early as 1933, the archive had its origins in Dohnanyi's—who was serving as the Personal Assistant to the Reich Minister of Justice—documentation of Nazi criminality. Using his privileged access to the full range of regime crimes, Dohnanyi began assembling a record intended to facilitate an eventual judicial reckoning.{{sfn|Hoffmann|1977|p=90}} Working within the ''Abwehr's'' coordinating section under Oster, Dohnanyi accumulated material from multiple sources within the conspiratorial network—including documentation gathered by [[Hans Bernd Gisevius]]—and stored it alongside Oster's own operational planning study for the coup.{{sfn|Hoffmann|1977|pp=127–128}} Within the ''Abwehr'' Dohnanyi and Oster operated along a clear division of labor, with Dohnanyi responsible for the preparations associated with the coup," while Oster concentrated on political elements within the intelligence service.{{sfn|Rothfels|1970|p=83}} Both Dohnanyi and Oster were opposed to regime's extreme racial polices "in the strongest terms" as was fellow ''Abwehr'' officer [[Helmuth Groscurth]], who recorded in his personal diary following the ''[[Kristallnacht]]'' pogrom, "We must be ashamed even to be German."{{sfn|Mommsen|2003|p=261}} Such ideological conspirator resistance was documented by the regime itself before the Zossen archive's assembly was complete.{{sfn|Mommsen|2003|p=268}} For instance, section head in the Office of the Deputy Führer, Helmut Friedrichs, wrote a report in 1938 about Dohnanyi, which forced the latter’s departure from the Reich Ministry of Justice, explicitly stating Dohnanyi "showed no understanding of the racial legislation of the Third Reich" and was "inherently opposed" to its mandates.{{sfn|Mommsen|2003|p=268}} Oster, for his part, would confess to the SS court martial at Flossenbürg that "the persecution of the Jews and the extermination policy, but also the war itself, had made him realize that "the removal of the SS and the Gestapo was not in itself enough to clean up Germany."{{sfn|Mommsen|2003|p=268}} Both Dohnanyi and Oster were opposed to regime's extreme racial polices "in the strongest terms" as was fellow ''Abwehr'' officer [[Helmuth Groscurth]], who recorded in his personal diary following the ''[[Kristallnacht]]'' pogrom, "We must be ashamed even to be German."{{sfn|Mommsen|2003|p=261}} Such ideological conspirator resistance was documented by the regime itself before the Zossen archive's assembly was complete.{{sfn|Mommsen|2003|p=268}} For instance, section head in the Office of the Deputy Führer, Helmut Friedrichs, wrote a report in 1938 about Dohnanyi, which forced the latter’s departure from the Reich Ministry of Justice, explicitly stating Dohnanyi "showed no understanding of the racial legislation of the Third Reich" and was "inherently opposed" to its mandates.{{sfn|Mommsen|2003|p=268}} Oster, for his part, would later confess during SS court martial proceedings at Flossenbürg that "the persecution of the Jews and the extermination policy, but also the war itself, had made him realize that "the removal of the SS and the Gestapo was not in itself enough to clean up Germany."{{sfn|Mommsen|2003|p=268}} Within the Zossen documents, the team had also identified which leading Nazi figures were to be arrested and subsequently named the units to be deployed for carrying out their capture.{{sfn|Hoffmann|1977|p=128}} The ''Abwehr's'' organizational structure provided indispensable cover as "intelligence material" for incriminatory content that would have been unmistakably treasonous in any other context; the content was camouflaged as ostensibly misleading information prepared for transmission to Germany's enemies—a designation that would later frustrate Gestapo attempts to weaponize the archive's contents against its compilers in court.{{sfn|Hoffmann|1977|p=512}} Within the Zossen documents, the team had also identified which leading Nazi figures were to be arrested and subsequently named the units to be deployed for carrying out their capture.{{sfn|Hoffmann|1977|p=128}} The ''Abwehr's'' organizational structure provided indispensable cover as "intelligence material" for incriminatory content that would have been unmistakably treasonous in any other context; the content was camouflaged as ostensibly misleading information prepared for transmission to Germany's enemies—a designation that would later frustrate Gestapo attempts to weaponize the archive's contents against its compilers in court.{{sfn|Hoffmann|1977|p=512}}

Example ← Previous revision Revision as of 13:14, 5 May 2026 Line 22: Line 22: <math>f(\varphi) := \bigwedge_{i=1}^m (\ell_i^1 \land \ell_i^2 \land \ell_i^3 \land \ell_i^4 \land (\bar \ell_i^1 \lor \bar \ell_i^2) \land (\bar \ell_i^1 \lor \bar \ell_i^3) \land (\bar \ell_i^2 \lor \bar \ell_i^3) \land (\ell_i^1 \lor \bar \ell_i^3) \land ( \ell_i^2 \lor \bar \ell_i^4)\land (\bar \ell_i^3 \lor \bar \ell_i^4) </math> where <math>\ell_i^4</math> is a new variable. <math>f(\varphi) := \bigwedge_{i=1}^m (\ell_i^1 \land \ell_i^2 \land \ell_i^3 \land \ell_i^4 \land (\bar \ell_i^1 \lor \bar \ell_i^2) \land (\bar \ell_i^1 \lor \bar \ell_i^3) \land (\bar \ell_i^2 \lor \bar \ell_i^3) \land (\ell_i^1 \lor \bar \ell_i^3) \land ( \ell_i^2 \lor \bar \ell_i^4)\land (\bar \ell_i^3 \lor \bar \ell_i^4) </math> where <math>\ell_i^4</math> is a new variable. The function <math>g</math> of our L-reduction is defined as follows. Given an assignment <math>\nu</math> for <math>f(\varphi)</math>, we define <math>g(\nu)</math> to be the assignment <math>\nu</math> restricted to variables in <math>\varphi</math> (i.e. we just ignore the truths of the variables <math>\ell_i^4</math>). ==Properties== ==Properties==

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Personal life and death ← Previous revision Revision as of 13:14, 5 May 2026 Line 65: Line 65: In December 1969, she married her second husband, American [[Bill Toomey]], the 1968 Olympics' decathlon champion. This marriage lasted 22 years and they had two daughters.<ref name="TelegO"/> She later married John Reese and lived with him in [[Atascadero, California]], in the United States.<ref>Martin, David {{cite web |url=http://www.sportinglife.com/olympics/best_of_british/story_get.dor?STORY_NAME=others%2F00%2F08%2F22%2FOLYMPICS_Rand.html |title=Rand was born to win |access-date=4 June 2017 |url-status=dead|via=Press Association Sport|newspaper=[[Sporting Life (British newspaper)|Sporting Life]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020212165530/http://www.sportinglife.com/olympics/best_of_british/story_get.dor?STORY_NAME=others%2F00%2F08%2F22%2FOLYMPICS_Rand.html |archive-date=12 February 2002 }}</ref> She held dual UK/US citizenship.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.boa.org.uk/documents/The%20Olympian%20Win04.pdf |title=Where are they now? Mary Rand (athletics) |access-date=14 June 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080227103342/http://www.boa.org.uk/documents/The%20Olympian%20Win04.pdf |archive-date=27 February 2008 }}. ''The Olympian''. Winter 2004. p. 7</ref> In December 1969, she married her second husband, American [[Bill Toomey]], the 1968 Olympics' decathlon champion. This marriage lasted 22 years and they had two daughters.<ref name="TelegO"/> She later married John Reese and lived with him in [[Atascadero, California]], in the United States.<ref>Martin, David {{cite web |url=http://www.sportinglife.com/olympics/best_of_british/story_get.dor?STORY_NAME=others%2F00%2F08%2F22%2FOLYMPICS_Rand.html |title=Rand was born to win |access-date=4 June 2017 |url-status=dead|via=Press Association Sport|newspaper=[[Sporting Life (British newspaper)|Sporting Life]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020212165530/http://www.sportinglife.com/olympics/best_of_british/story_get.dor?STORY_NAME=others%2F00%2F08%2F22%2FOLYMPICS_Rand.html |archive-date=12 February 2002 }}</ref> She held dual UK/US citizenship.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.boa.org.uk/documents/The%20Olympian%20Win04.pdf |title=Where are they now? Mary Rand (athletics) |access-date=14 June 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080227103342/http://www.boa.org.uk/documents/The%20Olympian%20Win04.pdf |archive-date=27 February 2008 }}. ''The Olympian''. Winter 2004. p. 7</ref> Rand died on 26 March 2026 at an independent living facility in [[Reno, Nevada]] from [[acute myeloid leukemia]], aged 86.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Longman |first=Jeré |date=April 4, 2026 |title=Mary Rand, Star British Olympian in the Swinging ’60s, Dies at 86 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/04/sports/mary-rand-dead.html |access-date=April 9, 2026 |work=[[The New York Times]] |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Lawton |first1=Matt |title=Mary Rand, Olympic athletics gold medallist, dies aged 86 |url=https://www.thetimes.com/sport/athletics/article/mary-rand-british-olympic-gold-medallist-dies-dead-qkz266t7d |access-date=27 March 2026 |newspaper=The Times |date=27 March 2026}}</ref> After her death [[Mary Peters (athlete)|Mary Peters]], who was one of her roommates at the Tokyo Olympics, paid tribute to her: "She was the golden girl of her era and the most gifted athlete I ever saw."<ref name="Guardian">{{cite web | last=Ingle | first=Sean | title=Mary Rand, first British woman to win Olympic athletics gold, dies aged 86 | newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|location=London|publisher=Guardian News & Media Ltd|language=en-GB | date=27 March 2026 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/mar/27/mary-rand-first-british-woman-to-win-olympic-athletics-gold-dies-aged-86 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260328051230/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/mar/27/mary-rand-first-british-woman-to-win-olympic-athletics-gold-dies-aged-86 | archive-date=28 March 2026 | url-status=live | access-date=29 March 2026}}</ref> Rand died on 26 March 2026 at an independent living facility in [[Reno, Nevada]] from [[acute myeloid leukaemia]], aged 86.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Longman |first=Jeré |date=April 4, 2026 |title=Mary Rand, Star British Olympian in the Swinging ’60s, Dies at 86 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/04/sports/mary-rand-dead.html |access-date=April 9, 2026 |work=[[The New York Times]] |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Lawton |first1=Matt |title=Mary Rand, Olympic athletics gold medallist, dies aged 86 |url=https://www.thetimes.com/sport/athletics/article/mary-rand-british-olympic-gold-medallist-dies-dead-qkz266t7d |access-date=27 March 2026 |newspaper=The Times |date=27 March 2026}}</ref> After her death [[Mary Peters (athlete)|Mary Peters]], who was one of her roommates at the Tokyo Olympics, paid tribute to her: "She was the golden girl of her era and the most gifted athlete I ever saw."<ref name="Guardian">{{cite web | last=Ingle | first=Sean | title=Mary Rand, first British woman to win Olympic athletics gold, dies aged 86 | newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|location=London|publisher=Guardian News & Media Ltd|language=en-GB | date=27 March 2026 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/mar/27/mary-rand-first-british-woman-to-win-olympic-athletics-gold-dies-aged-86 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260328051230/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/mar/27/mary-rand-first-british-woman-to-win-olympic-athletics-gold-dies-aged-86 | archive-date=28 March 2026 | url-status=live | access-date=29 March 2026}}</ref> == References == == References ==

copyedits ← Previous revision Revision as of 13:14, 5 May 2026 Line 3: Line 3: [[Image:Bucks point 2.jpg|thumb|right|Bucks Point lace from first half of 19th century]] [[Image:Bucks point 2.jpg|thumb|right|Bucks Point lace from first half of 19th century]] '''Bucks point''' is a [[bobbin lace]] from the [[South East England|South East]] of England. "Bucks" is short for [[Buckinghamshire]], which was the main centre of production. The lace was also made in the nearby counties of [[Bedfordshire]] and [[Northamptonshire]].<ref name="L&L">{{cite book|last=Powys|first=Marian|title=Lace and Lace Making|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2G1sifycRUAC&dq=Bucks+point+lace&pg=PA31|accessdate=2008-05-22|date=March 2002|publisher=Dover Publications|isbn=0-486-41811-1|pages=31}}</ref> Bucks point is very similar to the French Lille lace,<ref name="Dict"/> and thus is often called English Lille.<ref name="Ipswich">{{cite book|last=Raffel|first=Marta Cotterell|title=The Laces of Ipswich: The Art and Economics of an Early American Industry, 1750-1840 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=taavyQa65oAC&dq=Bucks+point+lace&pg=PA71 |accessdate=2008-05-22|date=January 2003|publisher=UPNE|isbn=1-58465-163-6|pages=151}}</ref> It is also similar to [[Mechlin lace]] and [[Chantilly lace]]. '''Bucks point''' is a [[bobbin lace]] from the [[South East England|South East]] of England. "Bucks" is short for [[Buckinghamshire]], which was the main centre of production. The lace was also made in the nearby counties of [[Bedfordshire]] and [[Northamptonshire]].<ref name="L&L">{{cite book|last=Powys|first=Marian|title=Lace and Lace Making|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2G1sifycRUAC&dq=Bucks+point+lace&pg=PA31|accessdate=2008-05-22|date=March 2002|publisher=Dover Publications|isbn=0-486-41811-1|pages=31}}</ref> Bucks point is very similar to the French Lille lace,<ref name="Dict">{{cite book|last=Earnshaw|first=Pat|title=A Dictionary of Lace|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mjYWZ2mogv8C&dq=Bucks+point+lace&pg=PA127|accessdate=2008-05-22|date=February 1999|publisher=Dover Publications|isbn=0-486-40482-X|pages=25}}</ref> and thus is often called English Lille.<ref name="Ipswich">{{cite book|last=Raffel|first=Marta Cotterell|title=The Laces of Ipswich: The Art and Economics of an Early American Industry, 1750-1840 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=taavyQa65oAC&dq=Bucks+point+lace&pg=PA71 |accessdate=2008-05-22|date=January 2003|publisher=UPNE|isbn=1-58465-163-6|pages=151}}</ref> It is also similar to [[Mechlin lace]] and [[Chantilly lace]]. Bucks point has a [[gimp (thread)#In lace|gimp thread]] outlining the pattern.<ref name="Dict"/> It usually has [[Bobbin lace ground|Point ground]] or sometimes [[Bobbin lace ground|Honeycomb ground]]. It is made in one piece on the [[lace pillow]],<ref name="Dict">{{cite book|last=Earnshaw|first=Pat|title=A Dictionary of Lace|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mjYWZ2mogv8C&dq=Bucks+point+lace&pg=PA127|accessdate=2008-05-22|date=February 1999|publisher=Dover Publications|isbn=0-486-40482-X|pages=25}}</ref><ref name="Ipswich"/> at full width and not in strips like [[Honiton lace]]. Common designs are floral and geometric.<ref name="Ipswich"/> The floral designs are like those in Mechlin and Lille laces, but Bucks lace is generally simpler than the Belgian laces,<ref name="Dict"/> and is made of linen or silk. It can have [[picot]]s along the edge. Bucks point is made in one piece on the [[lace pillow]],<ref name="Dict" /><ref name="Ipswich" /> at full width. [[Bobbin lace ground|Point ground]] or sometimes [[Bobbin lace ground|honeycomb ground]] are used as the background stitches. A [[gimp (thread)#In lace|gimp thread]] outlines the pattern.<ref name="Dict"/> Common designs are floral and geometric.<ref name="Ipswich"/> The floral designs are like those in Mechlin and Lille laces, but Bucks lace is generally simpler than the Belgian laces.<ref name="Dict"/> Some Bucks point laces have [[picot]]s along the edge. ==History== ==History==