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Daria Database
I found that there is an official book written about Daria by MTV: http://books.google.com/books?id=rNNOnsiUj1YC&pg=PT102&dq=%22Daria+Morgendorffer%22#v=onepage&q=%22Daria%20Morgendorffer%22&f=false

This might be a great source for the series of articles. WhisperToMe (talk) 05:25, 1 November 2009 (UTC)

Unfortunately neither The Daria Database nor The Daria Diaries contain the kind of information that can back up most of the content lacking citation in this article. Both are just the kind of additional miscellany that can add to the fan enjoyment of a series such as the menu for the one notable restaurant on the series and childhood "photos" of characters. 71.244.137.234 (talk) 15:05, 9 December 2009 (UTC)

reference is behind pay-wall
i want to add a ref, but its behind a paywall. for the daria day 99 marathon in the related media section. here is the relevent google link which has excerpts from the pay articles: [] --Compn (talk) 04:06, 16 December 2009 (UTC)

Mike Judge
There is no mention of Mike Judge, creator of Beavis and Butt-head, in the article. Shouldn't there be? Surely he had some influence (Mike Judge @ DariaWiki). —Preceding unsigned comment added by HMFS (talk • contribs) 03:44, 1 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Is there a source saying he did? WhisperToMe (talk) 20:27, 19 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Wouldn't the source be that Daria was in Beavis & Butthead, thus he created the character? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.23.153.37 (talk) 22:29, 20 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Mike Judge created Daria as a mere background character for Beavis & Butt-head. He did not take part in the "Daria" animated series, which takes basically nothing from that other series (not even the appearence of the character). Cambalachero (talk) 21:18, 13 November 2011 (UTC)

Jane's Addiction
Just a small point, the episode named Jane's Addition was actually originally called Jane's Addiction, just like the band. Some clown thought it gave a negative drug message or something though, so it was changed. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 210.56.91.183 (talk)
 * Got sourcing? Doniago (talk) 15:22, 15 December 2010 (UTC)

"Setting" section
Why on earth is this called the 'Setting' sub-heading when the 'full article' link below is for EPISODES of Daria? If its a setting synposis then there should be no full article link (unless someone wants to make a page for Lawndale, which is not gonna happen), AND the bit at the end about how 'dynamics change' in Season 4 has to be deleted, cuz it has nothing to do with the preceding three paragraphs. If it's NOT a setting synopsis then it needs to be called something like 'Plot', and it needs to be almost entirely rewritten.

If any one has objections, voice them, or I'll just go ahead and do it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 210.23.137.188 (talk) 04:14, 3 December 2011 (UTC)

A note on one Anita Gates article
In regards to: It has also been posted to So that means you do not have to request the latter, as it is the same article as the former. WhisperToMe (talk) 04:53, 19 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Gates, Anita. "In Praise of the Most Unpopular Girl at Lawndale." The New York Times. May 16, 1999.
 * Gates, Anita. "MTV'S ANIMATED HIGH-SCHOOLER HAS COME A LONG WAY SINCE HER DEBUT WITH BEAVIS AND BUTT-HEAD. PEOPLE ALL AROUND HER MAY BE OBLIVIOUS, BUT... DARIA GETS IT." The New York Times at the Broward Sun Sentinel. July 7, 1999. 3E. Lifestyle

Music Licensing
How much would it have cost them if they licensed all the music for the DVDs? Jigen III (talk) 01:50, 28 January 2013 (UTC)

Lawndale can´t be DC suburb

 * In the Fizz Ed episode, the first one of season 5 Jodie said they have to buy newspapers to travel to Washington DC, if Lawndale were a DC suburb this could't be possible because been DC as near to Lawndale they just had to drive a few miles to gen into there, there are many possibilities about where it is located Lawndale, but definitelly it is not in the DC Area. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 190.73.189.175 (talk) 22:05, 10 August 2015 (UTC)

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Susie Lewis Lynn
I am removing the hotlink on Susie Lewis Lynn's name, as it is redirected to this same page and thus is confusing and of no value. I very much wish Wikipedia could have an article on the co-creator of such a seminal show, but as stands currently this link is serving no purpose but to imply (wrongly) that this topic is better-covered on Wikipedia than it is. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Walkersam (talk • contribs) 06:50, 30 July 2016 (UTC)

Are Jane, Quinn, and Daria; are they all related or sisters?
Hello. Have you ever watched Daria long enough for them to put together that they are sisters?

Good Question?

Any related topics or information about these three girls who go to high school together...?

And is Daria a California native? She speaks in second person.

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Merge?
As much as I love this series, I think Tracy Grandstaff should be redirected here because she doesn't appear to be notable outside of the series (I previously redirected it but it was reverted).  Erpert  blah, blah, blah... 20:54, 9 January 2019 (UTC)

 * You can't just up and revert like that, you have to have a consensus. If the consensus is to merge, then you merge. Until then, the Grandstaff article should remain.Dpm12 (talk) 23:56, 23 February 2019 (UTC)

 * Support merge, and a very brief merge, simply stating that this actress is the main (or only) voice of the character. Outside of this, she doesn't meet notability criteria. Onel 5969  TT me 12:31, 24 February 2019 (UTC)
 * Support merger proposal. Not enough for a standalone BLP. Eagleash (talk) 23:54, 24 February 2019 (UTC)

 * I have to be honest, I wasn't aware that you couldn't revert while the matter was being discussed, but I apologize. Dpm12 (talk) 04:57, 14 March 2019 (UTC)

2002 end date
While it is true that the last half-hour episode was broadcast in 2001, the TV movie finale Is It College Yet? aired on January 21, 2002. This can be found easily not only here, but a Google search on the topic will also bring up articles from the time: https://www.google.com/search?q=Daria+January+21%2C+2002&rlz=1CAKSOU_enUS839&oq=Daria+January+21%2C+2002&aqs=chrome..69i57.4106j1j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

Dpm12 (talk) 02:45, 14 March 2019 (UTC)
 * movies and specials are not part of the main series. As I stated in the edit summery, almost all sources and major film/television websites set "Boxing Daria", which aired on June 25, 2001, as the series finale. Just as Beavis and Butt-Head Do America is not part of the main Beavis and Butt-Head series, Is it Fall Yet? and Is It College Yet? aren't part of the main Daria series. Also, how is Decider, a website operated by the New York Post, not reliable but a google search is? Other than Decider, Rotten Tomatoes and IMDB, NBC News, Independent record, and Paste magazine, amongst numerous others, cite this date. Musicfan122 (talk) 03:52, 14 March 2019 (UTC)

 * And many others also cite the January 2002 date. The TV movie finale was still the finale and the show still ended in 2002. Like I said, I could pull just as many sources that say January 21, 2002, like: this, and this, and this, and this, and this, and this, and this. We could both go on. Oh, and here's am interesting one: MTV's 'Daria' Ends Five-Year Run Tonight from January 21, 2002:

 * " MTVs animated Daria series ends its five year run tonight with a movie titled Daria: Is It College Yet? The animated Daria movie airs tonight at 8PM. MTV is now working on a Daria marathon to highlight the best episodes over the show's five year history.

 * MTV has also announced that it will soon begin airing three new animated series in 2002: Spider-Man, The Freshman, and Clone High."

 * Also, Beavis and Butt-Head Do America was a theatrical film, not a TV movie, and when it was released, the show was still in production.

 * Dpm12 (talk) 04:11, 14 March 2019 (UTC)

 * And there's nothing on Wikipedia that says TV movie dates don't count. The Ed, Edd n Eddy article lists November 8, 2009 as its end date because that's the date the TV movie finale Ed, Edd n Eddy's Big Picture Show aired.
 * Dpm12 (talk) 04:17, 14 March 2019 (UTC)
 * Out of all the sources you cited, only the first, Slate, seems to be reliable. However, it doesn't state Is It College Yet? as the series finale, just the "finale", which could mean the finale of the whole Daria franchise. Another thing to keep in mind is that a lot of these "sources" may have found those dates on Wikipedia and propagated them. Also, did you really just cite the Rotten Tomatoes page of Is It Collage Yet? ("this" #4) against the main series page? I think we need opinions from other editors, pinging, and . Musicfan122 (talk) 04:39, 14 March 2019 (UTC)

 * Really? "Finale" doesn't mean "finale" to you? The show ended in 2002, but fine, go ahead and get other opinions. There are still many reliable sources that cite the premiere of Is It Fall Yet? in January 2002, such as The New York Times. Dpm12 (talk) 04:55, 14 March 2019 (UTC)

 * Thanks for the ping but I'm not aware of having previously edited the page. I'm afraid I've nothing to add to the discussion. Cheers. Eagleash (talk) 07:53, 14 March 2019 (UTC)

 * This is from the Slate article, by the way:

 * "It’s remarkable to have a TV show end on such an ambiguous, even downbeat, note. But then, that’s always been Daria’s strength: undercutting social fairy tales. Granted, plenty of cultural products send the message that it’s OK to be a confused, mercurial, rebellious, disaffected, lonely teen, be they indies like Ghost World or mainstream fare like She’s All That. But Daria aired on the station that teen-agers watch, right alongside, and in stark contrast to, Britney’s crop-tops. Like all the best fairy godmothers, Daria was in the right place at the right time. It’s a shame that this year’s crop of freshmen won’t have her bitter wit to guide them through high-school orientation." Repeat: "...[R]emarkable to have a TV show end on such an ambiguous, even downbeat, note." Dpm12 (talk) 05:01, 14 March 2019 (UTC)

2002 sounds fine to me.  Erpert  blah, blah, blah... 16:04, 15 March 2019 (UTC)

My super cool friend Daria
Daria is one of my two friends (before you ask, yes I only have two). She is a great friend with a really sassy personality. You DONT want to have an argument with her because she is gonna destroy you!! I have no clue what her favorite food is but she likes sushi and papaya. She LOVES the novel Gone with the wind and she supports me with my One Direction obsession. All in all she is a great friend and this is her appreciation post :) Daria if you see this you are AMAZAYN (see what I did there? ;)) -Valerie Harryishot (talk) 21:04, 10 April 2021 (UTC)

Bolding
In this edit on September 23, 2022, the name of the actress who plays Daria was bolded for some reason (no edit summary was given) in the introductory paragraph. As of today, the most recent two edits to the article both remove this bolding, and both edits were reverted, citing MOS:BOLD which, as far as I can tell, doesn't say anything about bolding actors names. Its certainly not a practice I've seen utilised in Wikipedia articles about other shows. In order to not enter into a revert war, can we get some consensus on why this person's name is being bolded, and if its neccessary? Personally, I think its not and it should be unbolded. -Gohst (talk) 11:04, 22 March 2023 (UTC)

 * Her name is in bold because searching for her name redirects to this article. DonIago (talk) 12:58, 22 March 2023 (UTC)

 * If you can point to where in the Wikipedia Manual of Style it says that redirects should be bolded, then her name should be bolded. Otherwise it should be reverted to a non-bold styling. -Gohst (talk) 12:19, 25 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Per MOS:BOLD - "The most common use of boldface is to highlight the first occurrence of the article's title word or phrase in the lead section. This is also done at the first occurrence of a term (commonly a synonym in the lead) that redirects to the article or one of its subsections, whether the term appears in the lead or not..." DonIago (talk) 13:11, 25 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Right, so it should be unbolded because the actress' name who plays Daria is not a synonym for the title of the show. I don't read what you quoted as applying to literally any redirect that points to the article. If you think it does, you'll need to supply examples. -Gohst (talk) 00:31, 3 June 2023 (UTC)
 * For example, citing this exact article, "Lawndale (Daria)" "Sick, Sad World" and "The Fashion Club" all redirect to Daria, but no instance of their use in the article has been bolded. The actresses' name should not be bolded, also. -Gohst (talk) 00:38, 3 June 2023 (UTC)
 * The text says that the bolded terms are commonly synonyms; it doesn't state that they must be synonyms. That other terms aren't bolded doesn't mean anything other than that they aren't bolded. Perhaps they should be.
 * I admit I'm unable at this time to find a similar redirect, but that doesn't preclude the existence of them. I don't need to provide examples. Wikipedia works based on consensus, so what's needed if two editors can't find common ground on how to approach a dispute is additional opinions. DonIago (talk) 02:16, 3 June 2023 (UTC)

Absent quotes
I clicked on Wikiquote for Daria and there are none, just an episode list. Am I missing something? Manytexts (talk) 07:20, 24 May 2023 (UTC)

 * You need to click through to a particular season or episode in order to see the quotes. -Gohst (talk) 03:29, 7 January 2024 (UTC)

Tracy Grandstaff
"Tracy Grandstaff" is not another name for the show. She voiced Daria. Her name shouldn't be bolded in the article's intro. — the Main Logan  (t•c) 18:44, 25 December 2023 (UTC)

 * This was already discussed in a thread two sections above this one. DonIago (talk) 00:27, 26 December 2023 (UTC)

 * And it looks like you're being outvoted, DonIago. It shouldn't be bolded. -Gohst (talk) 08:33, 6 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Wikipedia discussions aren't votes. I've linked to the relevant guideline in the above discussion. DonIago (talk) 18:04, 6 January 2024 (UTC)

 * Yes, you have, but you haven't proven that this is current practice on Wikipedia. The actresses name is the actresses name, not an alternative name for the show and her name, which is just the same as any other name in the article, should not be bolded. To quote yourself in that earlier discussion: "Wikipedia works based on consensus, so what's needed if two editors can't find common ground on how to approach a dispute is additional opinions." You have now been given a second opinion on the matter. I don't know why you are so obsessed with the idea of bolding this actress' name in this article, but it shouldn't be done.

 * You quoted a section of MOS:BOLD earlier, which ran like so: "The most common use of boldface is to highlight the first occurrence of the article's title word or phrase in the lead section. This is also done at the first occurrence of a term (commonly a synonym in the lead) that redirects to the article or one of its subsections, whether the term appears in the lead or not..."

 * To address each of those points:

 * "The most common use of boldface is to highlight the first occurrence of the article's title word or phrase in the lead section." The first occurrence of the article's TITLE ie, the word "Daria" is bolded. "Tracy Grandstaff" is NOT the title of the article, nor does her name have anything to do with the title of the show. Her name is not a synonym for Daria, her name is just her name only and should not be bolded.

 * This is also done at the first occurrence of a term that redirects to the article" OK, so Tracy Grandstaff redirects to this article. HOWEVER, the part in brackets reads "commonly a synonym in the lead". It bears repeating that "Tracy Grandstaff" is NOT a synonym for the title of this show, nor is it a synonym for the title of this article. Again, Tracy Grandstaff is an actress' name and nothing more and should not be bolded.

 * During the earlier discussion, you were asked to find examples of a similar nature to this one, but could not. Therefore the conclusion must be reached that this occurrence is an outlier and is not common practice on Wikipedia, plus the consensus of two independent editors are against you. You haven't given any explanation as to why her name should be bolded except that it is a term which redirects to this article. However, per the section you yourself quoted, her name is not a synonym for the title of the show or the article and therefore should not be bolded.

 * If you choose to continue to argue this point, please back it up with evidence that you are absolutely correct, otherwise it should be reverted to unbolded. If you REALLY feel like you are in the right, I'm sure there is some arbitration process you can enter into in order to gain wider input from the general editing community to settle this matter once and for all. -Gohst (talk) 03:25, 7 January 2024 (UTC)
 * With all due respect, as an involved party in this discussion, you don't get to argue that the discussion should be closed in your preferred manner when you haven't garnered a consensus. Wikipedia discussions aren't votes.
 * The only point in your above post that I find pertinent is: This is also done at the first occurrence of a term that redirects to the article" OK, so Tracy Grandstaff redirects to this article. HOWEVER, the part in brackets reads "commonly a synonym in the lead". It bears repeating that "Tracy Grandstaff" is NOT a synonym for the title of this show, nor is it a synonym for the title of this article. Again, Tracy Grandstaff is an actress' name and nothing more and should not be bolded." The text at MOS:BOLD very explicitly states, bolded for emphasis, "commonly a synonym in the lead". I see this wording as explicitly stating that there are instances where it's appropriate to boldface terms that are not synonyms for the lead.
 * If you're going to ask me to find examples of non-synonyms being placed in boldface, then I will in turn ask you: how would you like me to do so? The fact that I can't readily find examples of such on a website that has millions of articles hardly demonstrates anything conclusive. You're essentially trying to send me on a fishing expedition.
 * In my opinion, the most appropriate option would be to request additional opinions at the talk page for MOS:BOLD, which I will do shortly. If editors who are more familiar with the intent of that guideline also feel that it is inappropriate to bold Grandstaff's name in the lead, I will drop my resistance to unbolding Grandstaff's name. DonIago (talk) 05:50, 7 January 2024 (UTC)

I have unbolded the name per the discussion above, particularly the points raised by Gohst. — Manticore  05:49, 7 January 2024 (UTC)
 * It was highly inappropriate for you to change the status quo while the while the discussion is still in progress, per WP:STATUSQUO. Please revert your edit. DonIago (talk) 05:52, 7 January 2024 (UTC)
 * And Gohst is provably wrong; see below.  — SMcCandlish ☏ ¢ 😼  10:50, 8 January 2024 (UTC)

Not sure where in this discussion this information should go, but checking the MOS:LEAD article about the formatting of the opening paragraphs, leads us to this section: MOS:BOLDALTNAMES which is titled "Bolding of title and alternative names." The first sentence of that section and its relevant example, I will quote below (existing emphasis - not mine is included):

There are other examples within that section about when to bold and not bold, but for brevity's sake, I'll leave them out. It bears repeating that "Tracy Grandstaff" is not a "significant alternative name" for the TV series Daria. -Gohst (talk) 07:04, 8 January 2024 (UTC)

 * Nobody is claiming that Tracy Grandstaff is an alternative name for Daria. See the comment below. DonIago (talk) 07:45, 8 January 2024 (UTC)
 * About the formatting of an introductory section, the Manual of Style states quite clearly: "Only the first occurrence of the title and significant alternative names are placed in bold." -Gohst (talk) 07:50, 8 January 2024 (UTC)
 * — while your statement is true, consider the context. You have quoted from MOS:BOLDALTNAMES, a section named "Bolding of title and alternative names" (not "all usages of bold format") so one could reasonably assume that the scope of "only" here is limited to "title and alternative names" (ie, "only the first occurrence of words covered by this subsection of MOS are placed in bold"), not "all things that redirect here". Mitch Ames (talk) 08:05, 8 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Mitch Ames is entirely correct. MOS:BOLD: Boldface is often applied ... at the first occurrence of a term (commonly a synonym in the lead) that redirects to the article. "Commonly" does not and cannot mean "only". MOS:BOLDSYN's "Bolding of title and alternative names" does not and cannot cover material that is not the title or an alternative name; and the section is not about what is permissible to boldface (that's defined by MOS:BOLD), but about not re-boldfacing later what has already been boldfaced in the lead as the title or alternative name. Next, WP:RASTONISH: It will often be appropriate to bold the redirected term, though insignificant or minor redirects can skip this. Nothing to do with leads or alternative names in particular. See also WP:WIKILAWYER about quoting WP:P&G material out of context to try to make it seem to mean something it does not. PS: BOLDSYN's "only the first" instruction actually applies to all bolding of redirects, and that should be imported into the wording at WP:RASTONISH for clarity. Will take care of that in a moment.  — SMcCandlish ☏ ¢ 😼  10:49, 8 January 2024 (UTC)
 * I agree with Gohst here. This use of bold contravenes widespread practice in articles and the consensus interpretation of MOS:BOLD. Consensus on this talk page also appears to reject this use of bold. — Goszei (talk) 21:21, 27 March 2024 (UTC)

Opinions from editors at MOS:BOLD
Per my above suggestion that we solicit additional opinions from editors who may be more familiar with the appropriate application of the MOS:BOLD guideline, I am creating this section to faciliate said editors offering their opinions. DonIago (talk) 05:57, 7 January 2024 (UTC)

 * Quoting MOS:BOLD
 * Note that "commonly a synonym" is parenthetical, which to me means that it is a requirement (eg that Tracy Grandstaff be a synonym of Daria), merely an example.
 * Also WP:RPLA suggests that bold format is reasonable here:
 * To paraphrase RPLA "Hang on... I wanted to read about Tracy Grandstaff. Why has the link taken me to Daria?". Mitch Ames (talk) 12:03, 7 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Yep.  — SMcCandlish ☏ ¢ 😼  18:52, 8 January 2024 (UTC)
 * To paraphrase RPLA "Hang on... I wanted to read about Tracy Grandstaff. Why has the link taken me to Daria?". Mitch Ames (talk) 12:03, 7 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Yep.  — SMcCandlish ☏ ¢ 😼  18:52, 8 January 2024 (UTC)

"Often" is the key word in the above guideline material, and as with most everything to do with style questions, apply common sense. There is no to boldface everything that is an incoming redirect, and in many topics doing so would be unhelpful and outright visually disruptive (e.g. various plants have dozens of common/vernacular names, and dozens of technical terms might redirect to an article on the subject to which the terms refer, etc.). What matters here is utility to the reader. This TV show article is, at least for now, doubling as the Tracy Grandstaff bio (and this is common when a work is notable but a person best known for it is not). because this is "her" article, too, and readers are apt to be at least momentarily confused by being redirected here from her name if it isn't made immediately obvious in the lead section (or the section to which the redirect goes, if not to the lead). If some minor character name redirects to this article, boldfacing it would not be terribly useful, since any reader is apt to understand already that it's a character from this show. Even so, some editors might boldface the character names in the list anyway, and in a list that wouldn't be terrible; using a MOS:DLIST format would do that automatically, in fact. — SMcCandlish ☏ ¢ 😼  10:26, 8 January 2024 (UTC)

"Tracy Grandstaff" listed at Redirects for discussion
The redirect [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tracy_Grandstaff&redirect=no Tracy Grandstaff] has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at  until a consensus is reached. — Goszei (talk) 21:31, 27 March 2024 (UTC)

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Fivehead

Fivehead is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated on the Fivehead River, 8 mi east of Taunton in the South Somerset district. In 2011 the parish, which includes the hamlet of Swell, had a population of 609.

History
The name of the village comes from a Domesday manor which measured five hides (about 600 acre.

Fivehead was part of the hundred of Abdick and Bulstone.

Swell Court Farmhouse dates from the mid to late 15th century.

Cathanger manor house dates from 1559, with Langford Manor having been built around the same period.

Nearby was RAF Merryfield, a World War II airfield.

Governance
The parish council has responsibility for local issues, including setting an annual precept (local rate) to cover the council's operating costs and producing annual accounts for public scrutiny. The parish council evaluates local planning applications and works with the local police, district council officers, and neighbourhood watch groups on matters of crime, security, and traffic. The parish council's role also includes initiating projects for the maintenance and repair of parish facilities, as well as consulting with the district council on the maintenance, repair, and improvement of highways, drainage, footpaths, public transport, and street cleaning. Conservation matters (including trees and listed buildings) and environmental issues are also the responsibility of the council.

The village falls within the Non-metropolitan district of South Somerset, which was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, having previously been part of Langport Rural District. The district council is responsible for local planning and building control, local roads, council housing, environmental health, markets and fairs, refuse collection and recycling, cemeteries and crematoria, leisure services, parks, and tourism.

Somerset County Council is responsible for running the largest and most expensive local services such as education, social services, libraries, main roads, public transport, policing and fire services, trading standards, waste disposal and strategic planning.

Fivehead is also part of a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election, and was part of the South West England constituency of the European Parliament prior to Britain leaving the European Union in January 2020, which elected seven MEPs using the d'Hondt method of party-list proportional representation.

Geography
There are two nearby Sites of Special Scientific Interest at Fivehead Arable Fields and Fivehead Woods and Meadow.

Religious sites
The Church of St. Catherine in Swell Lane dates from the 12th century, while the Church of St. Martin in the village is slightly more recent dating from the 13th century. Both are grade I listed buildings.

Notable residents

 * John Barnwell – Somerset cricketer died in the village in 1998.

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Ndendé

Ndendé is a town and capital of the Dola Department in Ngounié Province, southern Gabon. It is located 549 kilometres southeast of Libreville at the junction of the N1 and N6 roads. In 2006, the population was 6,346.

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Northside High School (Fort Smith, Arkansas)

Northside High School (formerly known as Fort Smith High School) is one of two public high schools in the city of Fort Smith, Arkansas (the other being Southside High School), both of which are administered by the Fort Smith School District. Within the state, the school is commonly known as Fort Smith Northside.

History
The original Fort Smith High School completed construction in fall 1897 and was described as one of the "Seven Wonders of Fort Smith" with its English castle-style, buff-brick and grey-stone building until a deadly tornado nearly destroyed the building three months later January 11, 1898. Also in Fort Smith, Howard High School (1888) and Lincoln High School (1892), both black schools, ran until 1966.

On November 19, 1928, Fort Smith High School moved into a new building on 23rd and B Street in Fort Smith, Arkansas. The population of Fort Smith at the time was 31,400. The new building was dedicated on February 15, 1929, just before the mid-term class graduation could take place. The first year, 848 students enrolled in the high school (it could accommodate 3,000 students). With the new large building, many local organizations, as well as nationally known groups and individuals used the 1,060-seat auditorium for performances and other types of events. Since it was built, the auditorium has been visited by such famous people as Helen Olheim, opera singer with the Metropolitan Opera (1937–38); Carl Sandburg, poet, biographer and entertainer (1939–40); Margaret Bourke-White, war correspondent, photographer, author (1943–44); Nancy Gean, FSHS graduate and fashion analyst for Butterick (1947–48); Nelson Bennett, world-famous model for painters and sculptors (1965–66); and Shawntel Smith, Miss America (1995–96).

In 1934, the Fort Smith High School yearbook, Sounder, changed its name to Bruin. During its formative years, the senior class of 1937 hired Harry Alford of Chicago to write the Fort Smith High School Alma Mater, which has remained the same until today for now Northside High School.

In 1956, the school built an annex. The following year, enrollment for students was up to 1,738, which made Fort Smith High School the largest high school in Arkansas. During the school year of 1960-61, the Farnsworth Rose Garden was completed on the campus. Fort Smith High School was officially renamed Northside High School in 1963. Shortly thereafter, the Field House was opened and a marquee was installed in front of the campus in 1964. When Lincoln High School closed, Northside's enrollment continued to grow.

Improvements were made continually for the next several years. First, Grizzly Stadium was renamed Mayo-Thompson Stadium. The campus continued to grow with the addition of the Fine Arts building, learning lab, and elevator during the 1980-81 school year. The Rogers Book Store was purchased to house computer labs and kept its original name, the Schlenker Building. In 2003-04, the original gym was renovated with a new finished floor, a film room, and new custom oak lockers. The original floor, possibly the only one of its kind, required special efforts to be able to reseal and finish it. The girls basketball team has been one of the strongest teams in the state for several years, winning four straight titles between 1999-2002.

Academics
Northside High School is accredited by the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE) and has been an accredited charter member of AdvancED (formerly North Central Association) since 1924. The assumed course of study follows the ADE Smart Core curriculum that requires at least 22 units to graduate. Students complete regular (core and career focus) courses and exams and may select Advanced Placement (AP) coursework and exams that provide an opportunity to receive college credit prior to high school graduation.

Enrollment
The enrollment for the 2003-04 school year was 1,284 with a diverse group of students, the enrollment for the 2004-05 school year was 1,350, the enrollment for the 2005-06 school year was 1,383, and the enrollment for the 2007-08 school year was 1,404. The approximate breakdown is as follows: 12 percent Asian, 21 percent African American, 18 percent Hispanic, 2 percent American Indian, and 46 percent Caucasian enrolled. Thirty-five percent of the student population is eligible for free lunch which is less than the 46 percent average for Arkansas.

Awards and recognition
In 1992-93, Northside High School was selected as a National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence by the U.S. Department of Education (ED). The Northside Quiz bowl team won the American Scholastics Competition Network national championship in Chicago in 1993 and 2001, as well as the 2002 and 2003 Arkansas Governor's Cup Quizbowl Association tournament championships including overall and AAAAA, the state's largest classification.

Athletics

The Northside Grizzlies participate in the 7A Classification from the 7A/6A Central Conference as administered by the Arkansas Activities Association. The Grizzlies compete in football, volleyball, golf (boys/girls), cross country, bowling (boys/girls), basketball (boys/girls), wrestling, swimming (boys/girls), soccer (boys/girls), tennis (boys/girls), and track and field (boys/girls).

The Fort Smith Northside Grizzlies have won various athletic classification state championships, including:

 * (8x) state football champion: 1961, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1971, 1980, 1987, 1999
 * (2x) state boys golf champion: 1971, 1977
 * (11x) state boys basketball champion: 1925, 1951, 1955, 1958, 1959, 1965, 1968, 1974, 2007, 2017, 2019
 * (7x) state girls basketball champion: (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2007, 2013, 2019); (3x) state overall champion (1999, 2000, 2019)
 * (1x) state girls tennis champion: 1981
 * (2x) state boys track champion: 1969, 1980
 * (1x) State boys soccer champion: 2013, 2015 runner up, 2018

The gymnasium hosted the majority of home games for the Arkansas Fantastics of the American Basketball Association.

Notable alumni

 * John Boozman - Member of Congress, Arkansas's 3rd congressional district (2001–11), current Senator representing Arkansas; two-time University of Arkansas football letterman.
 * Charles Winchester Breedlove, Los Angeles City Council member, 1933–45
 * Ron Brewer - 7th pick of the 1978 NBA draft by the Portland Trail Blazers. At Northside, he was on the basketball team that won a state championship.  On the University of Arkansas basketball team, he was a member of Eddie Sutton's "Triplet's" that led the team to the Final four in 1978.
 * Kodi Burns (2006) - American football collegiate coach.
 * Ravin Caldwell - linebacker for the Washington Redskins.
 * Brett Goode - former long snapper for the Green Bay Packers.
 * Mark Hutson - college All-American and football assistant coach for the Oakland Raiders.
 * Matt Jones - 2005 1st round NFL Draft; he spent his senior year in Fort Smith and was a high school star athlete at Northside. He played quarterback University of Arkansas and led its football team to victories in the two longest overtime games in NCAA football history. He was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars, and helped them reach the 2005 NFL Playoffs.
 * Gary Wisener - safety for the Dallas Cowboys.
 * Jennifer Billingsley - Actress.
 * Kiondre Thomas - player for the Green Bay Packers
 * Tre Norwood - cornerback for the Pittsburgh Steelers.
 * Isaiah Joe - shooting guard for the Oklahoma City Thunder.
 * Jaylin Williams - power forward for the Oklahoma City Thunder


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Veritas Storage Foundation

Veritas Storage Foundation (VSF ), previously known as Veritas Foundation Suite, is a computer software product made by Veritas Software that combines Veritas Volume Manager (VxVM) and Veritas File System (VxFS) to provide online-storage management. Symantec Corporation developed and maintained VSF until January 29, 2016, at which point Veritas and Symantec separated. The latest product version, 7.0, was re-branded as "Veritas InfoScale 7.0".

Veritas Storage Foundation provides:

 * Dynamic storage tiering (DST)
 * Dynamic multipathing (DMP)
 * RAID support

Major releases
Veritas Storage Foundation was also packaged in bundles such as Veritas Storage Foundation Veritas Cluster Server, for databases, for Oracle RAC, and Veritas Cluster File System.

 * Veritas InfoScale Enterprise 7.0, December 2015
 * Veritas Storage Foundation 6.0, December 2011
 * Veritas Storage Foundation 5.1, December 2009
 * Veritas Storage Foundation Basic 4.x and 5.x, February 2007, free version, impose usage limits
 * Veritas Storage Foundation 5.0, July 2006
 * Veritas Storage Foundation 4.3 (Windows-only release), August 2005
 * Veritas Storage Foundation 4.2 (Windows-only release), December 2004
 * Support Microsoft Multipath I/O (MPIO) (only Windows 2003)
 * Includes Veritas Volume Replicator (VVR)
 * Veritas Storage Foundation 4.1, May 2004
 * Veritas Storage Foundation 4.0
 * Veritas Foundation Suite 3.5
 * Veritas Foundation Suite 3.4
 * Veritas Foundation Suite 2.2

Supported OS platforms included AIX, Solaris, HP-UX, Red Hat Linux, SUSE Linux and Microsoft Windows.

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Rome General Peace Accords

The Rome General Peace Accords, officially the General Peace Accords (Acordo Geral de Paz), was a peace treaty signed between the government of Mozambique and RENAMO, ending the Mozambican Civil War on October 4, 1992. Negotiations preceding the agreement began in July 1990. They were brokered by a team of four mediators, two members of the Community of Sant'Egidio, Andrea Riccardi and Matteo Zuppi, as well as Bishop Jaime Gonçalves and Italian government representative Mario Raffaelli. The delegation of the Mozambican government was headed by Armando Guebuza, who went on to become President of Mozambique. The RENAMO delegation consisted of Raul Domingos, José de Castro, Vicente Ululu, Agostinho Murrial, João Almirante, José Augusto and Anselmo Victor. The accords were then signed by the then-president of Mozambique Joaquim Chissano, and by the leader of RENAMO, Afonso Dhlakama.

RENAMO declared on October 21, 2013 that they were annulling the peace accord as a result of a government attack on their base.

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Talk:Starman (DC Comics)

Openly gay?
I don't think that Starman III can be described as "openly gay". He addressed that issue in the 1990 Starman series; his choice of partners his natural for his species. Drawing conclusions towards his choice would be the same as drawing like conclusions about dolphins.

 * Well, he isn't described as "openly gay", just "openly in a gay relationship", which is perfectly true. J•A•K 22:12, 26 September 2006 (UTC)

 * Of course, many Humans in openly gay relationships say that their choice of partners is perfectly natural for them, too. However, it seems reasonable to accept "sexual relationship between two humans of the same gender" as the definition of "gay relationship."  Mikaal Tomas belongs to a species with a different reproductive pattern and so the concept "gay" does not apply to him (so, if he had a girlfriend, as he was portrayed as doing sometimes, he would not be described as "openly in a heterosexual relationship").  Nonetheless, it appears that, whatever gender Mikaal is, he resembles a human male aesthetically and physiologically to a sufficient degree that he can attract gay human males and engage in a relationship with them, and that he and they can derive quite a bit of pleasure from this whole business.  Mikaal may not be gay, but Tony, as far as I ever understood, IS.  Perhaps "openly in a relationship with a gay human male" would be most clear.

Josephth314 (talk) 19:53, 18 July 2010 (UTC)
 * It has since been clarified in Starman/Congorilla #1 that Mikaal identifies himself as gay, so gay it is. It's possible his species has a fluid sexuality or something like that, which would account for his earlier interest in women. ForrestMoss (talk) 07:40, 12 December, 2014 (UTC)

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That guy look like Captain Universe

=Old West Starman's last name=

The article states that no last name has been revealed but in the very issue the article discusses Johna Hex introduces him as "Victor Sono, AKA Star Man". Page 21 of the comic Jonah Hex volume 2 issue 27. I'm fixing it but have no idea how to properly add a citation to an issue of a comic book. --Redwulf25 ci (talk) 21:19, 28 May 2010 (UTC)

Chronology of name usage
It says early on that all users of the moniker are being listed chronologically, but then Jonah's guy is listed after Farris Knight of the 853rd Century. Victor Sono really ought to be put ahead Theodore Henry Knight (a certain silver-haired actor prevents me from calling the "mystery man" Ted). — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.40.136.79 (talk) 20:15, 11 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Chronology here is based on when the stories were published, not when they are set. - J Greb (talk) 00:29, 12 September 2011 (UTC)

Is a citation really needed?
There's a "citation needed" tag in the section on Starman of 1951. It says right in the text that the story was published in Detective Comics #247 (September 1957). Is an additional citation really needed? WaxTadpole (talk) 14:10, 1 September 2015 (UTC)

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Alte Oper

Alte Oper (Old Opera) is a concert hall in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany. It is located in the inner city, Innenstadt, within the banking district Bankenviertel. Today's Alte Oper was built in 1880 as the city's opera house, which was destroyed by bombs in 1944. It was rebuilt in the 1970s as a concert hall with a large hall and smaller venues, opened in 1981. The square in front of the building is still known as Opernplatz (Opera Square).

Many important works were performed for the first time when it was Frankfurt's opera house, including Schreker's Der ferne Klang and Carl Orff's Carmina Burana in 1937. The Oper Frankfurt now plays in the Opern- und Schauspielhaus Frankfurt, completed in 1951.

Historic opera house
The building was designed by the Berlin architect Richard Lucae, financed by the citizens of Frankfurt and built by Philipp Holzmann. Construction began in 1873. It opened on 20 October 1880. Among the guests was Kaiser Wilhelm I of Germany, who was impressed and said: Das könnte ich mir in Berlin nicht erlauben. (I couldn't permit myself this sort of thing in Berlin.)

The costs increased from the originally planned 2 million marks to a multiple. Alluding to the inscription on the frieze

 * "Dem Wahren, Schönen, Guten", ("To the true, the beautiful, the good")

the folkloristic Frankfurt poet Adolf Stoltze wrote, in his best Hessian dialect:

 * Dem Wahre, Scheene, Gute, die Berjerschaft muß blude. (To the true, the beautiful, the good, the citizens must bleed.)

Concert Hall
The opera house was extensively damaged by bombing raids during World War II in 1944, though many of the outside walls and façades survived. In the 1960s the city magistrate planned to build a modern office building on the site. The then Minister of Economy in Hessen Rudi Arndt, earned the nickname "Dynamit-Rudi" (Dynamite Rudi) when he proposed to blow up "Germany's most beautiful ruin" with "a little dynamite". Arndt later saved the Alte Oper.

A citizen's initiative campaigned for reconstruction funds after 1953 and collected 15 million DM. It ended costing 160 million DM, and the building was reopened on 28 August 1981 to the sounds of Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 8, the "Symphony of a Thousand". A live recording of that concert conducted by Michael Gielen is available on CD.

Alte Oper has venues of different size:
 * Großer Saal (Large Hall) with 2500 seats
 * Mozart-Saal, 700 seats
 * and smaller halls for conventions.

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Titus Billings

Titus Billings (March 25, 1793 – February 6, 1866) was an early convert to the Latter Day Saint movement. He served in several positions in the church and was a contemporary of Joseph Smith and Brigham Young. Billings was a counselor in the first Bishopric of the Church to Edward Partridge. He participated in the Battle of Crooked River and was a colonel in the Nauvoo Legion. He participated in the Mormon migration as a Captain of Fifty in the second company and was a notable settler of Manti, Utah.

Early life
Billings was born in Greenfield, Massachusetts, on March 25, 1793. He was the son of Ebeneezer Billings and Ester Joyce. One of Billings's notable ancestors is Sir Thomas Billing, Chief Justice of the Kings Bench in England.

Cambellite commune
On February 16, 1817, he married Diantha Morley. Diantha and her older brother Isaac Morley were members of Sidney Rigdon's congregation of Campbellites. This utopian group practiced communal principles, holding goods in common for the benefit of all of the members. They also held the belief, called Restorationism, that a purer form of Christianity should be restored using the early Christian church as a model. These beliefs would serve as a backdrop for Billings's membership in the "Church of Christ", as The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints was first called, including his future participation in the United Order.

When Sidney Rigdon joined the fledgling Church of Christ he held a two-hour sermon explaining to his congregation why he was making the commitment. The next morning, November 15, 1830, he was baptized. Upon calling for more converts, Billings stepped forward and was the second person baptized in Kirtland, Ohio.

Early church membership
In March 1831, Joseph Smith, the founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, said he had received a revelation directing the Saints to impart of their land and money to the church. In August 1831, Billings was commanded to sell the Morley Family farm and holdings in preparation to move to Independence, Missouri. On March 10, 1832, he was ordained an elder by Thomas B. Marsh. While en route to Jackson County, Missouri, he met with Joseph Smith on the Charleston, a steam packet in Louisville, Kentucky. The Billings family arrived in Clay County, Missouri, in May.

While in Missouri, Billings participated in the United Order covenant which was made with Edward Partridge, the first bishop of the Church. However, the United Order was short-lived, and anti-Mormon pressure at the time caused Billings to lose much of his property. While storing hay on a rented farm owned by then Governor Boggs, a mob burned 24 tons of the hay and later forced Billings out of Clay County.

In February 1835, Titus and Diantha Billings were called to return to Kirtland, Ohio to help finish the Kirtland Temple. Titus was a stonemason, carpenter, and musician, while Diantha designed the original temple garments. In March, upon the temple’s completion, Diantha sang at the dedication services and Titus became a member of the School of the Prophets. The Billings family moved back to Missouri in 1837, and Titus was sustained as Second Counselor to Bishop Edward Partridge at the General Conference of the church in Far West on August 1, 1837. He served in this calling until the death of Bishop Partridge in 1840.

Mob persecution
On October 25, 1838, Billings participated in the Battle of Crooked River, and as part of the aftermath was forced to flee from his home to the Des Moines River. While fleeing the mob he suffered from lack of food for several days and frostbite on his feet. As a result of the battle, Governor Boggs signed the infamous Extermination Order. Billings signed a petition documenting the losses of property during this time which were never recovered. Escaping the mobs, he and his family moved to what became known as Morleytown or Yelrome, which is near modern-day Lima, Illinois, and is a short distance from Nauvoo, Illinois.

In February 1841, the Nauvoo Legion was organized and Billings was made a captain. By September, Billings was promoted to the rank of colonel in the legion.

On August 22, 1842, Billings was called on a mission to the New England states. Luman Andros Shurtliff was his companion. They returned in June 1843 after suffering much and having only small successes.

In September 1846, Isaac Morley's cooper shop was burned and the Billings family and all of the residents of Morleytown moved to Nauvoo. During this time Billings worked daily on the Nauvoo Temple until its completion. However, due to mob pressure, their stay was short-lived, and after the death of Joseph Smith the Billings family and the Saints moved out of Nauvoo.

In 1848, Billings was appointed as a Captain of Fifty in Heber C. Kimball’s company of pioneers. The company arrived in the Salt Lake Valley in the winter of 1848. In February 1849, Billings was called to the Greater Salt Lake City Stake High Council.

Utah settlement
After Ute leader Walkara invited church president Brigham Young to send colonists to the Sanpitch (now Sanpete) Valley in central Utah, Young dispatched Isaac Morley and other settlers, including the Titus Billings family, to what is now the town of Manti, Utah. Manti was incorporated by the legislature in Salt Lake City, and the area was surveyed in 1851. Upon completion of the survey, the settlers left their temporary shelters at Temple Hill and moved to their city lots. Billings and Jezreel Shomaker built the first houses, and were followed by others before the next winter. The Billings home still stands today. Billings lived in Manti and was a member of the stake presidency there in 1851.

Initially the native tribes of the area were friendly towards the settlers while still at war with one another. When one tribe had a victory over another, often the women and children of the opposing tribe were taken as slaves. Upon seeing the cruel treatment of the newly enslaved children, the pioneers would sometimes purchase the children from their captors to liberate them. Titus Billings purchased a young native girl and gave her to Diantha to raise as a daughter. Diantha named the girl Rose Billings. After a few years the pioneers were able to convince the tribes that the Great Spirit was displeased with them for their cruelty to prisoners, and the practice gradually died out.

Polygamy
On January 20, 1854, Titus married Mary Ann Tuttle as his second wife under the practice of polygamy. Mary Ann was the divorced ex-plural wife of Howard Egan. She bore four children with Titus before they too divorced.

Death
In his later years, Billings moved to Provo, Utah, and died there on February 6, 1866 at the age of 72. He is buried in the Provo Cemetery with his first wife Diantha.

Progeny
Children from Diantha Morley Billings:
 * Samuel Dwight Billings
 * Thomas Billings
 * Ebenezer Billings
 * Emily Billings
 * Martha Billings
 * Alfred Nelson Billings
 * George Pierce Billings
 * Eunice Billings
 * Titus Billings (Jr.)

Children from Mary Ann Tuttle:
 * Emily Billings
 * Titus Billings (Jr.)
 * Theresa Billings
 * Alonzo Billings

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Oborona

Russian Youth Movement "Oborona" (Российское молодёжное движение «Оборона»; Rossiyskoye molodozhnoye dvizheniye «Oborona») (Russian for "Defense") is a non-partisan civic youth movement in Russia. The movement was established in 2005 and has no leader or centralized structure. Instead, it is based on the network principle and mostly horizontal relations.

The movement opposes what they call an authoritarian vector of Russian policy. They claim that president Vladimir Putin destroys democracy institutions and aims to establish an authoritarian police state in Russia. The movement espouses nonviolent resistance to the authorities.

The Moscow branch of Oborona has several hundred activists. The movement also has branches in 25 Russian cities.

The movement has been widely inspired by the Orange Revolution in Ukraine in 2004 and especially the Ukrainian youth organizations Pora! and Znayu! as well as by Belarus Zubr.

One of this organization leaders, Oleg Kozlovsky has been arrested, and, according to several oppositional sites illegally sent as a private conscript to the Russian Army. Eight other members of the movement who tried to arrange demonstrations in support of Kozlovsky have been arrested as well, one of them daughter of writer and radio host Victor Shenderovich. One of arrested was severely beaten and taken to a hospital.

Leadership of "Oborona" believed that Kozlovsky has been arrested for publishing in LiveJournal photos of governmental special forces officers who recently killed activist of Other Russia Yuriy Chervochkin. However Oleg Kozlovsky himself said that he was conscripted in order to isolate him from his colleagues in Oborona for a period of presidential elections. Indeed, he was released from the Army on March 4, 2008, two days after the elections. The military officials confirmed that his draft had been illegal.

Symbolism
During the 20th century, the image of a clenched fist, a symbol and gesture of resistance and unity was used by many movements, mostly of the left sense, such as: anarchists, anti-fascists, human rights activists, left-wing students, democrats, trade union movements, fighters for Indian rights, Black Panthers, green. All these people were united by the values of freedom and justice (in their understanding), the rejection of political reality and the readiness to defend their rights in practice.

History
In January 2007, Moscow Oborna held meetings with the leader of the United Civil Front, Garry Kasparov, and the chairman of the Federal Political Council of the Union of Right Forces, Nikita Belykh.

On 11 February 2007, the next general meeting of the Moscow Oborona was held, at which the task of preparing a non-violent democratic revolution was proclaimed since, as stated in the statement, regime change through elections had become impossible.

On 18 February 2007, Oborona activists held a direct action against censorship on television. They blocked the approaches to the main entrance of the Ostankino television center, unfurled a banner that read "Stop lying!" and handcuffed themselves to the fence of the television center. They demanded the return of live broadcasting to socio-political programs, the abolition of "black lists" and "temniki" (closed instructions for covering current events in media), and the privatization of all but one TV channel. Four protesters were detained.

On 3 March 2007, Oborona participated in the Dissenters' March in St. Petersburg. With several thousand St. Petersburg residents, Oborona activists marched from the site in front of the Oktyabrsky Concert Hall on Ligovsky Avenue to Dumskaya Square. During the action, nine Oborona members were detained.

On 14–15 April 2007, Oborona activists again participated in the Dissenters' Marches held in Moscow and St. Petersburg. 23 Oborona participants were detained, including four coordinators. Trials of the detainees took place in April and May 2007. St. Petersburg Oborona activist Pavel Yeremeyev was the only protest participant who won the trial and proved his innocence.

On 27 April 2007, Oborona members in St. Petersburg spoke out against censorship on television. They asked passersby to choose the most deceitful TV channel and shoot the TV with the logo of this channel with a paintball gun. Then, the members smashed the televisions with sledgehammers.

On 11 June 2007, Moscow Oborona participated in the next Dissenters' March. They managed to participate without clashes with the police or arrests: the city authorities allowed the "dissenters" to gather on Pushkinskaya Square, but the procession had to be abandoned. Oborona coordinator Oleg Kozlovsky promised that opposition supporters would take the route of their choosing next time.

On 25 July 2007, the creation of a federal structure for the movement was announced. This structure consists of the Oborona Council and the All-Russian Oborona Committee. Before, all regional organizations were autonomous. The creation of interregional structures was justified by the need to coordinate Oborona's actions on the eve of the presidential elections.

On 16 September 2007, Oborona organized an action of solidarity with oppositionists in Belarus. Having begun with a picket authorized by the authorities, the action resulted in an unauthorized march through the streets of Moscow.

On 20 September 2007, Oborona activists hung a 12-meter banner on the Taras Shevchenko embankment in Moscow, opposite the White House, saying, "We don't need vile power!" The action was timed to coincide with the first government meeting under the leadership of the new Prime Minister, Viktor Zubkov. None of the protesters were detained.

On 7 October 2007, Oborona participated in the Dissenters' March organized at the initiative of the Russian People's Democratic Union on the anniversary of the assassination of Anna Politkovskaya and the birthday of Vladimir Putin. Despite the ban on the march, Oborona activists, together with members of the People's Democratic Youth Union, the National Bolshevik Party, and others, marched from Malaya Dmitrovka to house No. 8 on Lesnaya Street, where Politkovskaya lived and was killed. Oborona members carried a "Constitution or Revolution" banner and lit flares.

On 22 October 2007, Oborona activists spoke out against amendments to the law "On the Referendum of the Russian Federation" introduced by United Russia deputies. According to the action participants (they also referred to the point of view of the Constitutional Court and the Legal Department of the State Duma), these amendments violate the right of citizens to a referendum, making it possible to prohibit a plebiscite on almost any issue. Activists of the movement unfurled a banner in front of the main entrance to the State Duma saying, "United Russians are freaks, the referendum is for the people!", lit firecrackers, and scattered leaflets. Three protesters and four journalists were detained; another activist managed to escape.

On 24 November 2007, during a Dissenters' March in Moscow, several dozen Oborona activists were detained. Two of them were sentenced to 5 days of arrest for "failure to comply with the legal demands of police officers."

On 3 December 2007, Oborona announced that it did not recognize the results of the parliamentary elections held the day before. The movement argued that the elections were not democratic, fair, or free. This statement was submitted to the Central Election Commission.

On 20 December 2007, one of the coordinators of the Moscow Oborona, Oleg Kozlovsky, was detained on the street and, on the same day, drafted into the armed forces as a private. He spent two and a half months in the armed forces. Kozlovsky himself and his associates claimed that the purpose of the conscription was to isolate him for the period of the presidential election campaign, and they accused the FSB of organizing the conscription. Kozlovsky was dismissed from the army on 4 March 2008 - two days after the elections and the day after the next Dissenters' March.

Structure
Oborona has a network structure in which each regional organization retains significant autonomy, and horizontal links prevail over vertical ones. The largest regional organizations are managed by coordinating councils, others by coordinators.

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User talk:H.A.

Thanks for the welcome

Hi. Thanks for the welcome and hope that this is the way to reply...? I'm still learning and have to admit that I find the help functions on wiki a bit of a maze - quite difficult to navigate. I tend to figure things out by seeing something that looks good to me and then looking at the edit view of the page to see how that author did something. I do realise though that means I could be copying bad style sometimes. I'm still working intensively on Operation Murambatsvina as you may have noticed.

 * Is it OK to work on it a bit at a time as I have been doing?. It just means the history page is going to be cluttered with my ID. Is that a problem?
 * Second, may I ask, how do you add more than one wikinews item at the foot of the page? Is it possible to have a wiki news template with bullet points listing different relevant articles or do I have to do something like the three entires here, which looks awkward to me?
 * Third, is it a hard and fast rule that news items should appear at the footer among 'External links'? Some of these articles are relevant to some of the sections, and I'd quite like them to appear alongside the relevant text there instead (sort of as they appear here)?

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X2: Wolverine's Revenge

X2: Wolverine's Revenge (released as X-Men 2: Wolverine's Revenge in Europe and Australia; originally known as X-Men: Wolverine's Revenge during E3 2002) is an action beat'em up video game based on Marvel Comics character Wolverine, a member of the mutant team X-Men, developed by British game developer GenePool Software and published by Activision for PlayStation 2, GameCube, and Xbox with the former developed by Warthog Games alongside GenePool and ported to Windows by LTI Gray Matter. It was released on April 15, 2003, to coincide with the release of the film X2. The Game Boy Advance version developed by Vicarious Visions was re-released on a Twin Pack cartridge and bundled with Spider-Man: Mysterio's Menace in 2005.

In X2: Wolverine's Revenge, the player helps Wolverine fight his way past the heavily guarded areas of the Weapon X Facility to piece together fragmented clues to Wolverine's murky past and to save his life. Wolverine has 48 hours to find an antidote to the deadly Shiva Virus circulating in his bloodstream and the clues point to the Weapon X facility, the Canadian fortress where he had his skeletal structure fused with adamantium.

A significant feature has Mark Hamill providing the voice-over for Wolverine in game. While Hugh Jackman's likeness is on the cover and promotional material, the character model in game is based on the comic books. Patrick Stewart reprises his film role as Professor X in game.

The game received generally mixed reviews upon release. Critics praised the voice acting, especially of Hamill and Stewart, the intriguing plot, and unlockables, but criticized the slow combat, lack of mid-level checkpoints, and for being too hard and requiring too many retries.

Gameplay
Similar to Spider-Man with stealth system inspired by Metal Gear Solid, Wolverine's Revenge is an action game played from a third-person perspective spread across six acts. Playing as Wolverine, the player can retract or extend his adamantium claws, punch, kick, and slide tackle to fight various armored soldiers and mutant creatures. The player can earn points by performing Strikes, where Wolverine stylishly attacks his surrounding enemies, and can also earn a "Bowling bonus" by stunning an enemy with claws retracted or a kick, picking them up and throwing them into another enemy. Strike moves can also be used to finish off stunned enemies.

The player can also use Wolverine's heightened senses by pressing and holding a specific button. At this moment, the screen (except for Wolverine and the enemies) turns into an orange tint and allows the player to see foot prints of an enemy, his position (indicated by a pulsating red arrow above him), his green scent trails, lasers, a ghost of Wolverine about to take him down, and invisible mines, indicated by large spinning circles on the ground, as well as illuminating dark areas. Using the senses also puts the player into a stealth mode where Wolverine can sneak up behind an unsuspecting enemy and instantly kill them, rewarding them with dog tags, which when a certain amount is collected, grants the player access to more damaging Strikes. He can also hug walls to kill any enemies lurking around corners. The player can also earn tags by performing Triple Strikes.

Another mechanic is Wolverine's feral rage. Whenever he damages an enemy or he himself gets damaged by an enemy, his rage meter gradually fills up. When full, or if the player double taps the claw extension button when any red of the meter is showing, Wolverine enters a temporary rage, where he moves faster and kills enemies quicker for a limited amount of time. The player can also trigger Wolverine's healing ability by retracting his claws, at the cost of being able to destroy destructible objects or slash open fences.

Each of the game's acts culminates with a boss fight between one of Wolverine's archenemies including Sabretooth (who is fought twice), Magneto, Wendigo, Lady Deathstrike, and Juggernaut. They often involve using specific Strike moves on them (ex. Wolverine grabs Wendigo's tail and throws him, and Wolverine leaps on Juggernaut's head to attack him), avoiding their attacks and finding an opening. Throughout the game, Professor X assists the player with his telepathy, often giving hints and advice.

There are also collectables scattered throughout the game. Comic books unlock alternate outfits for Wolverine, including his classic blue and yellow outfit, his Ultimate X-Men outfit, a prototype outfit designed by Alex Ross and the uniform depicted in the X-Men films. Cerebro files unlock character model viewers, with Patrick Stewart narrating the character's backstories. The player can also find collectables to fill the health and rage meters quicker.

Plot
The story begins in 1968. Logan (Mark Hamill) is walking along a backstreet, when behind him come some agents from the Weapon X program. They try to capture Logan so they can take him to the Weapon X facility. Logan tries to defend himself, but he is tranquilized. Logan is taken to the Facility and subjected to the adamantium bonding process. Soon after, he escapes from the experiment chamber and tries to get outside. The Professor (Don Morrow) calls him an animal, which enrages Logan and helps him escape the Professor's control. Logan tries to get to The Professor to confront him but he is stopped by Sabretooth (Fred Tatasciore). He defeats Sabretooth and he confronts The Professor while telling Dr. Abraham Cornelius (Don Morrow) and Dr. Carol Hines (Jennifer Hale) to take their leave. When Weapon X restrains him at claw-point, The Professor reveals that all Weapon X subjects were implanted with a dormant and deadly virus known as the "Shiva Strain" as a failsafe. The Professor also reveals that the virus would kill a normal human in one year but has no idea how long the virus would kill a human mutant.

Later in the present, Logan, who now goes by "Wolverine", is now a member of the X-Men and he has told Beast (Richard Portnow) what he remembers of his past. Beast tells Wolverine that the Shiva Virus has bypassed his healing factor and will kill him in two days if the cure is not found (ironically, which is on Logan's birthday). Professor X (Patrick Stewart) tells Wolverine to try to find the cure in the Weapon X Facility while Beast provides Wolverine with an implanted wristwatch telling him how much time he has left. After being flown to Edmonton by Cyclops and Jean Grey, Wolverine uses a private plane flown by a female pilot (Mayim Bialik) to get to the Weapon X Facility. However, the plane is shot down. He survives the plane crash and starts making his way towards the Weapon X facility.

Wolverine fights his way to a cavern where the spirit of the Wendigo lives. Wolverine fights with Wendigo and wins. Wendigo gets up and throws Logan out of the cavern where he lands on snow. Logan sees a Weapon X truck and jumps on it. Logan reaches the Weapon X Facility and sneaks in. On the way in, he is ambushed by a group of GIs. The sound of gunfire starts and Wolverine is surprised that he is not shot. He then sees another GI who shot down the ambushers. When Wolverine asks him why he let him live by asking "Am I supposed to thank you, or are you just a lousy shot?", the GI states, "Lets just say it's not your time to die...yet". Wolverine examines him a moment and he asks "You're not quite human, are you?" To which the GI states, "You should talk". As he walks away. After fighting through the base, he accesses a database and finds that the Weapon X scientists are at the Void (a maximum security mutant detention center that's similar to the Vault) so he makes his way there. Leaving, he is attacked by Sabretooth again. Sabretooth is defeated and grudgingly gives Wolverine the Part B of the virus cure after stating that he knew about the Shiva Virus a long time ago.

Later, Logan goes to The Void where he sees Colossus (Ted Nordblum) who lets him enter the facility after he was informed by Professor X about Logan's condition. While Logan is fighting his way on the Facility, Sabretooth comes to the Void and takes out some of its security on his way to get to the Weapon X scientists. Sabretooth then releases Alpha-Class mutants Omega Red, Magneto, and Juggernaut from their prisons. Meanwhile, Logan finds Dr. Abraham Cornelius and Dr. Carol Hines. Abraham Cornelius gives Logan the formula of Part A of the cure. Due to the Void blocking Logan's contact with Professor X, he ends up having to head outside to relay the info to him. Upon leaving, he warns Abraham Cornelius and Carol Hines that Sabretooth is also looking for them. However, when Logan reaches the roof, he is faced by Juggernaut (Fred Tatasciore). When Logan defeats him, Colossus tells Wolverine that Magneto and Omega Red were the other two Alpha-Class mutants that were freed. As Colossus drags the unconscious Juggernaut back to his cell, he points to the device that will help Logan get out. Logan destroys the Void Shield and relays the info of the Part A cure to Professor X after being told that Beast has synthesized the Part B of the Shiva Virus cure. Logan then heads out to find and defeat Magneto after Professor X detects magnetic signatures.

After Logan escapes, May Deuce (Mayim Bialik) the Mutant Hunter Boss comes to the Void to lead the Mutant Hunters into hunting down Wolverine and the other escaped mutants. While looking for Magneto, Logan is contacted by Professor X stating that the Magnetic Flux Limiter Collar on him has suppressed Magneto's magnetic powers long enough for him to become more powerful. Logan comes across a ruined highway and uses a motorcycle which he rides into a ruined town. Logan manages to find Magneto (Fred Tatasciore) in a steel mill. Logan tries to stop Magneto's moves, but he has to kill all the Mutant Hunters at the same time. Logan defeats Magneto and knocks him unconscious. Upon being told by Professor X that too much magnetic interference is preventing Rogue from homing in on him, Logan then makes his way to the city leaving Magneto for any Mutant Hunters sent from the Void.

When Logan is heading to the city to meet up with Rogue, a helicopter comes to him. In the helicopter is May Deuce. She thanks Logan because he defeated Magneto and offers to take him to the top of the Xenon Building. But when the helicopter reaches the top of a building, May Deuce throws Wolverine on the roof. Logan sees Lady Deathstrike (Gwendoline Yeo) and he realizes that the pilot, the Army GI, and May Deuce were some of Lady Deathstrike's robots who were to direct Wolverine to her so she could kill him. She also revealed that she paid Sabretooth to cause him pain. Wolverine defeats Lady Deathstrike and reaches a helicopter land platform where she follows him. Logan throws Lady Deathstrike off the roof and Rogue comes with the virus cure. Wolverine drinks it and goes home. Sabretooth finds Lady Deathstrike. He takes a vial from her and drinks it (most likely the cure for the virus), takes her, and leaves.

Meanwhile, Apocalypse (Christopher Corey Smith) and Mister Sinister (also Christopher Corey Smith) watch every move from Wolverine as they prepare their Horsemen of Apocalypse.

Wolverine lies on his bed and then suddenly realizes that he has not found and defeated Omega Red upon remembering the escaped mutants that Colossus told him about.

Deleted scene
In all versions (except for the Game Boy Advance version) if the player collects all dog tags, a deleted scene is unlocked. As Wolverine visits a ruined town to find and defeat Magneto, he is stalked by a shadowy figure. As the figure gets close, Wolverine nearly kills the figure who is revealed to be Spider-Man (Rino Romano). When Wolverine states that Spider-Man is off his home turf, Spider-Man sarcastically explains that he heard about the big breakout down at the Void and rode a charter bus with other superheroes who could not fly or teleport. When Spider-Man asks if Wolverine needs help battling Magneto, Wolverine tells him to deal with the chaos until Damage Control arrives as he goes to battle Magneto.

Development
Before the game's announcement at E3 2002, then-new Liverpool-based studio GenePool Software was developing a game based on the long-running New X-Men comic book series titled Weapon X. It was planned to follow Wolverine's origin story which features his first encounter with his former friend-turned-rival and arch-enemy Sabretooth. The game was announced at E3 2002 by publisher Activision as X-Men: Wolverine's Revenge with no relation to the 2003 film X2. However, shortly before X2 release, the game's title was renamed as X2: Wolverine's Revenge for release to tie-in with the film's release. Despite this, it featured an original story by famed comic book writer Larry Hama, and does not take place in the continuity of the film series, but had a closer resemblance to the Marvel Universe instead.

Reception
X2: Wolverine's Revenge was met with average to mixed reviews upon release. GameRankings gave it a score of 67.25% for the GameCube version; 61.79% for the PlayStation 2 version; 76.67% for the GBA version; 60.83% for the PC version; and 65.07% for the Xbox version. Likewise, Metacritic gave it a score of 62 out of 100 for the GameCube version; 58 out of 100 each for the PS2 and Xbox versions; 72 out of 100 for the GBA version; and 55 out of 100 for the PC version.

Common criticisms include clunky and alienating stealth mechanics, bland visuals, lack of checkpoints, and high and unforgiving difficulty, making the game unfairly hard. Official UK PlayStation 2 Magazine gave the game 7 out of 10, describing it as follows: "a quality action adventure that blends stealth with hand-to-hand combat. Only a few irritations deny this a higher score". Of the said irritations, the most prominently criticized element was the lack of mid-mission checkpoints, forcing players to replay large sections upon death. Maxim gave the game a score of eight out of ten and said, "while most of Revenge’s game play involves turning bad guys into kebab, the game’s strict homage to the comic gives it more depth". The Village Voice gave the Xbox version a score of seven out of ten and said, "deploying your special powers is motivation enough to move through the game's booby-trapped military complexes, crash sites, mines, caves, and places that look like mines or caves". The Cincinnati Enquirer also gave it three-and-a-half stars out of five and stated that "controlling Wolverine during combat can prove difficult, especially when there are multiple enemies onscreen simultaneously". However, Entertainment Weekly gave it a C− and stated that "the pacing is sluggish, the gameplay irritating, and ultimately it feels like Wolverine is exacting revenge on the wrong person: the player".

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Fahrenheit (Toto album)

Fahrenheit is the sixth studio album by Toto, released in 1986. It was their first album to feature Joseph Williams on lead vocals. Former lead singer Fergie Frederiksen was fired due to problems with his ability in the studio. However, he sings backing vocals on the song "Could This Be Love". It was also the last Toto album until Toto XIV in 2015 to feature keyboardist Steve Porcaro as a permanent member, as he left after the Fahrenheit tour. The album failed to go gold until 1994, but featured two top forty singles in "I'll Be Over You" (#11, #13 Can.) and "Without Your Love" (#38, #77 Can.). "I'll Be Over You" featured Michael McDonald on backing vocals, who also made an appearance in the song's music video. Singer/dancer Paula Abdul appears in the video for the third single, "Till The End." The final song "Don't Stop Me Now" features Miles Davis on trumpet.

Toto

 * Joseph Williams – lead vocals (tracks 1, 2, 4, 6-9), backing vocals
 * Steve Lukather – guitars, backing vocals, lead vocals (tracks 3, 5)
 * David Paich – keyboards, backing vocals
 * Steve Porcaro – synthesizers
 * Mike Porcaro – bass guitar
 * Jeff Porcaro – drums, percussion

Additional musicians

 * Amin Bhatia – synthesizer intro (track 6)
 * Lenny Castro – percussion (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7-9)
 * Paulinho da Costa – percussion (tracks 1, 5, 7)
 * "Sidney" – percussion (tracks 3, 6)
 * Joe Porcaro – percussion (tracks 7, 10)
 * Steve Jordan – percussion (track 9)
 * Jim Keltner – percussion (track 9)
 * Tom Scott – saxophones (track 6)
 * Larry Williams – saxophones (track 6)
 * David Sanborn – saxophone (tracks 6, 9, 10)
 * Charles Loper – trombone (track 1)
 * Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone (track 1)
 * Chuck Findley – trumpet (tracks 1, 6)
 * Gary Grant – trumpet (track 1, 6)
 * Jerry Hey – trumpet (tracks 1, 6), additional horn arrangements (tracks 1, 6)
 * Miles Davis – trumpet (track 10)
 * Michael Sherwood – backing vocals (tracks 1, 9)
 * Paulette Brown – backing vocals (track 3)
 * Tony Walthes – backing vocals (track 3)
 * Michael McDonald – backing vocals (track 5)
 * Fergie Frederiksen – backing vocals (track 8)
 * Don Henley – backing vocals (track 9)

Production

 * Arranged and Produced by Toto
 * Engineers – Tom Knox and Shep Lonsdale
 * Additional Engineering – Dan Garcia, Murray Dvorkin, John Jessel, Julie Last, Doug Linnell, Teruo "Mu" Murakami, Jack Joseph Puig, Mike Ross and Duane Seykora.
 * Technicians – Keith Albright, Brent Averill, Bob Bradshaw, Paul Jamieson, John Jessel, Art Kelm, Roger Linn, Roger Nichols and Eli Slawson.
 * Mixing – Greg Ladanyi (tracks 1-9) and Tom Knox (track 10)
 * Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Masterdisk (New York City, NY).
 * Production Coordination – Chris Littleton
 * Art Direction – Tony Lane and Nancy Donald
 * Photography – Michael Going
 * Sleeve Photography – Jim Shea
 * Management – Larry Fitzgerald and Mark Hartley at Fitzgerald Hartley Co.

Additional notes

 * Catalogue: (CD) Columbia CK-40273

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Jamestown Verrazzano Bridge

The Jamestown Verrazzano Bridge is a concrete box girder highway bridge which spans the West Passage of Narragansett Bay in Rhode Island, United States. It is part of Rhode Island Route 138 and is on the route to Newport, Rhode Island for traffic heading northbound from Interstate 95.

Construction and design
The bridge is named for Italian explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano. Construction began in 1985 and was completed in 1992, originally consisting of two undivided lanes and built alongside the Jamestown Bridge which had served the same route since 1940. The older bridge was demolished in April 2006.

It is a post-tensioned, double-cell concrete box girder bridge with four travel lanes separated by a concrete Jersey barrier. It links North Kingstown, Rhode Island with the island town of Jamestown, Rhode Island, with a total length of 7350 ft. It has safety walkways on both sides, which are not accessible to pedestrians.

The bridge was listed as structurally deficient in 2007, despite being only 15 years old at the time, due to small cracks found in some of the box girder segments. The cracks were repaired in 2008.

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Memories Are Made of This

"Memories Are Made of This" is a popular song about nostalgia, written in 1955 by Terry Gilkyson, Richard Dehr, and Frank Miller. They were the members of a three-pieced group called "The Easy Riders", who served as a backing band for Dean Martin's version of this song, also released in 1955.

History
The song was first issued by Mindy Carson with Ray Conniff's Orchestra and The Columbians. Carson's version reached No. 53 on Billboard's Top 100 chart.

The most popular version of the song was recorded by Dean Martin in 1955. He was backed by The Easy Riders (who consisted of Gilkyson, Dehr, and Miller), who wrote it. On the B-side of the 45 and 78 recordings was "Change of Heart" written by John Rox.

Martin's version reached No. 1 on Billboards Top 100 chart, remaining at the top for five weeks in 1956, while spending six weeks atop Billboards chart of songs "Most Played by Jockeys", five weeks atop Billboards chart of "Best Sellers in Stores", and four weeks atop Billboards chart of songs "Most Played in Juke Boxes". It became a Gold record and Martin's biggest hit. It was also his only UK number one hit, topping the UK Singles Chart on 23 February 1956, and remaining at the top for four weeks. The song also reached No. 2 in the Netherlands and No. 20 in Flanders.

Gale Storm released a version of the song in late 1955, which reached No. 5 on Billboard's chart of songs "Most Played by Jockeys", while reaching No. 16 on "The Top 100".

After the 1956 Hungarian Revolution, the song was adapted into the "Honvágy-dal" ('The Song of Homesickness') and used as an unofficial anthem for refugees scattered around the world. Recorded by Ida Boros, it became a cultural phenomenon and a sign of protest against the communist government.

The song charted once more in 1966 by the Drifters, a No. 48, hit for them. It was recorded by Anne Murray for her Croonin album in 1993, but it was only released as a bonus track on the special Croonin album put out by Heartland Records.

In Germany, titled "Heimweh" ("Homesickness") and performed by Freddy Quinn and with lyrics by Ernst Bader and Dieter Rasch, the song was 14 weeks at number one, the most successful song of 1956. Worldwide it sold more than eight million, thus exceeding sales of the Dean Martin version.

Other notable recordings
English versions:
 * Dave King (1956)
 * Petula Clark (1956)
 * Bing Crosby for his album Songs I Wish I Had Sung the First Time Around (1956)
 * Roger Williams (1959. #81 in Music Vendor)
 * Ray Conniff (1960)
 * The Everly Brothers (1960)
 * Jim Reeves (1963)
 * Paul Anka (1963)
 * Frank Sinatra (1964)
 * Little Richard (1964)
 * Cliff Richard and The Shadows (1965)
 * The Drifters (1966)
 * Val Doonican (1967)
 * Shorty Long (1969)
 * Statler Brothers (1981)
 * Stanley and the Turbines - rocksteady version (1983)
 * Johnny Cash (1996)
 * Deana Martin (2006)

German versions:
 * Freddy Quinn Heimweh (Dort wo die Blumen blüh'n) (1956)
 * ZK, later Die Toten Hosen Heimweh (1980)
 * Erste Allgemeine Verunsicherung Alk-Parade (1991)
 * Stephan Remmler und die Schatzsucher Heimweh (1991)
 * Element of Crime Heimweh (2004) Soundtrack The Edukators

Hungarian versions:
 * Ilona Hollós (1957)
 * Bojtorján (1984)

Croatian version:
 * Vice Vukov Sve je daleko sad (1966)

Swedish version:
 * Staffan Broms with Jörgen Ingmann Det är så en dröm blir till (1956)

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African Democratic Party of Guinea

The African Democratic Party of Guinea (Parti démocratique africain de Guinée), initially called Democratic Party of Guinea-Ahmed Sékou Touré (Parti démocratique de Guinée-Ahmed Sékou Touré) is a political party in Guinea. PDG-AST was founded in January 1994, following a split in the Democratic Party of Guinea-African Democratic Rally (PDG-RDA). The party was led by Marcel Cross, father-in-law of Toure's son Mohammed.

In the lead-up to the split in PDG-RDA the PDG-AST founders largely centered their criticism against the party leader Ismael Gushein, whom they accused of 'political scheming'. In the bitterness around the party split, PDG-RDA branded PDG-AST as 'traitors'. PDG-AST upheld the legacy of the 12th PDG party congress, which had opened up for political and economic reforms. Whilst PDG-RDA became supportive of the government of Lansana Conte, PDG-AST joined the opposition camp. PDG-AST had a following among Malinke officers purged after the end of Sekou Toure's rule.

In May 1994 PDG-AST formed a pact with the National Democratic Union of Guinea. In the 1995 Guinean legislative election, the party obtained 1.15% of the proportional representation vote and won one seat.

Following the election, PDG-AST joined the Democratic Opposition Coordination (CODEM), a movement of 12 opposition parties protesting against the legitimacy of the official election result. Subsequently, the Supreme Court, based on a request from PDG-RDA, withdrew the registration of PDG-AST as a political party. The party subsequently took the name PDAG.

Ahead of the 1998 Guinean presidential election PDAG had entered a pact to support the candidature of RPG leader Alpha Condé. The day before the election security forces raided Cross' residence, arrested him and claimed that he was amassing arms for a coup d'état. He was released two months later.

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Tom Cora at the Moers Jazz Festival, 1997
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