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The WikiProject Good Articles Newsletter Volume I, No. 8 - June 2008 May issue Project News There are currently 4,266 Good Articles listed at WP:GA. The backlog at Good Article Nominations is 157 unreviewed articles. Out of 215 total nominations, 44 are on hold, 13 are under review, and one is seeking a second opinion. Please go to WP:GAN and review an article or three as soon as you have a chance! The oldest unreviewed articles are: Choctaw, One Night Stand (2007), Justin Tuck, Tristan Tzara, The Stake Out (Seinfeld episode), Impalement arts, Backlash (2007), Adelaide Rams, and Sam Cowan. The categories with the largest backlogs are: Theatre, film and drama (31), Sports and recreation (31), Transport (24), Music (13), and Art and architecture (11) The backlog at Good Article Reassessment currently stands at 4 articles up for re-review. GA Sweeps Update The GA Sweeps process is progressing nicely! During the month of May, a total of 82 articles were reviewed. 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<ref name=Bath>Bathhurst, Bella (2000) ''The Lighthouse Stevensons''. London. Flamingo.</ref>

<ref name=Benvie>Benvie, Neil (2000) ''Scotland's Wildlife''. London. Aurum Press.</ref>

Chambers, N. et al (2004) Scotland’s Footprint. Oxford. Best Foot Forward.

<ref>Cooper, Derek (1979) ''Road to the Isles: Travellers in the Hebrides 1770-1914''. London. Routledge & Kegan Paul.</ref>

<ref>''The New Encyclopedia Britanica'' (1978) Chicago. ''Encyclopedia Britanica'' Inc.</ref>

<ref name=Darling>Fraser Darling, F. & Boyd, J.M. (1969) ''Natural History in the Highlands and Islands.'' London. Bloomsbury.</ref>

<ref>Gillen, Con (2003) ''Geology and landscapes of Scotland''. Harpenden. Terra.</ref>

<ref>Hull, Robin (2007) ''Scottish Mammals''. Edinburgh. Birlinn.</ref>

<ref name=Keay>Keay, J. & Keay, J. (1994) ''Collins Encyclopaedia of Scotland''. London. HarperCollins.</ref>

<ref name =Matt>Matthews, L.H. (1968) ''British Mammals''. London. Bloomsbury.</ref>

<ref>McKirdy, Alan Gordon, John & Crofts, Roger (2007) ''Land of Mountain and Flood: The Geology and Landforms of Scotland''. Edinburgh. Birlinn.</ref>

<ref name = Munro> Munro, R.W. (1979) ''Scottish Lighthouses''. Stornoway. Thule Press.</ref>

<ref name=Murray> [[W.H. Murray|Murray, W.H.]] (1973) ''The Islands of Western Scotland.'' London. Eyre Methuen.</ref>

[[W.H. Murray|Murray, W.H.]] (1977) ''The Companion Guide to the West Highlands of Scotland.'' London. Collins.

<ref>Murray, W.H. (1966) ''The Hebrides''. London. Heinemann.</ref>

<ref name=Smith>Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004) ''The Scottish Islands''. Edinburgh. Canongate.</ref>

<ref>2001 UK Census per [[List of islands of Scotland]].</ref>

<ref>Nicolson, James R. (1972) ''Shetland''. Newton Abbot. David & Charles.</ref>

<ref>http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/vli/language/gaelic/pdfs/placenamesC-E.pdf Pàrlamaid na h-Alba placenames</ref>

<ref>http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/vli/language/gaelic/pdfs/placenamesF-J.pdf Pàrlamaid na h-Alba placenames</ref>

<ref>http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/vli/language/gaelic/pdfs/placenamesK-O.pdf Pàrlamaid na h-Alba placenames</ref>

<ref>http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/vli/language/gaelic/pdfs/placenamesP-Z.pdf Pàrlamaid na h-Alba placenames</ref>

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[Snow Patrol]] and of course Merry Xmas Everybody by [Slade]] (whether he likes it or not).

Queen of the New Year by [Deacon Blue]].

A Song of the Weather [1] by [Flanders and Swann]]. "Freezing wet December, then - Bloody January again!"

[[Dreams: The Ultimate Corrs Collection|Dreams] by the [[The Corrs]. Hard Rock Hallelujah by Lordi.

Celtic Rock by [[Alan Stivell].

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