Merge branches 'doc.2016.11.14a', 'fixes.2016.11.14a', 'list.2016.10.31a' and...

Merge branches 'doc.2016.11.14a', 'fixes.2016.11.14a', 'list.2016.10.31a' and 'torture.2016.11.14a' into HEAD

doc.2016.11.14a:  Documentation changes
fixes.2016.11.14aneous fixes
list.2016.10.31a:  List updates
torture.2016.11.14a:  Torture-test updates