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diff --git a/databases/phppgadmin/DESCR b/databases/phppgadmin/DESCR
index 2ffbdcd176a..de8526eb55c 100644
--- a/databases/phppgadmin/DESCR
+++ b/databases/phppgadmin/DESCR
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
-phpPgAdmin is a web-based administration tool for PostgreSQL. It is perfect
-for PostgreSQL DBAs, newbies and hosting services.
-
-Features include:
+phpPgAdmin is a web-based administration tool for PostgreSQL. It is perfect for
+PostgreSQL DBAs, newbies and hosting services. Features include:
 - Administer multiple servers
 - Support for PostgreSQL 7.4.x, 8.0.x, 8.1.x, 8.2.x, 8.3.x, 8.4.x, 9.0.x
 - Manage all aspects of:
diff --git a/databases/postgresql90-datatypes/DESCR b/databases/postgresql90-datatypes/DESCR
index 0fd1fb2d6cd..1e4f644bc64 100644
--- a/databases/postgresql90-datatypes/DESCR
+++ b/databases/postgresql90-datatypes/DESCR
@@ -1,43 +1,24 @@
-This package provides the following PostgreSQL modules:
-  - citext
-  - hstore
-  - intarray
-  - isn
-  - ltree
-  - lo
-  - uuid-ossp
-  - unaccent
+This package provides the following PostgreSQL modules: citext, hstore,
+intarray, isn, ltree, lo, uuid-ossp, and unaccent. The "citext" module provides
+a case-insensitive character string type, citext.
 
-The "citext" module provides a case-insensitive character string type,
-citext. Essentially, it internally calls lower when comparing values.
-Otherwise, it behaves almost exactly like text.
+The "hstore" module implements the "hstore" data type for storing sets of
+key/value pairs within a single PostgreSQL value.
 
-The "hstore" module implements the "hstore" data type for storing sets
-of key/value pairs within a single PostgreSQL value. This can be useful
-in various scenarios, such as rows with many attributes that are rarely
-examined, or semi-structured data. Keys and values are simply text strings.
+The "intarray" module provides a number of useful functions and operators for
+manipulating one-dimensional arrays of integers.
 
-The "intarray" module provides a number of useful functions and operators
-for manipulating one-dimensional arrays of integers. There is also support
-for indexed searches using some of the operators.
+The "isn" module provides data types for the following international product
+numbering standards: EAN13, UPC, ISBN (books), ISMN (music), and ISSN (serials).
 
-The "isn" module provides data types for the following international
-product numbering standards: EAN13, UPC, ISBN (books), ISMN (music),
-and ISSN (serials). Numbers are validated on input, and correctly
-hyphenated on output.
+The "ltree" module implements a data type ltree for representing labels of data
+stored in a hierarchical tree-like structure.
 
-The "ltree" module implements a data type ltree for representing
-labels of data stored in a hierarchical tree-like structure.
-Extensive facilities for searching through label trees are provided.
-
-The "lo" module provides support for managing Large Objects (also called
-LOs or BLOBs). This includes a data type "lo" and a trigger "lo_manage."
+The "lo" module provides support for managing Large Objects (also called LOs or
+BLOBs). This includes a data type "lo" and a trigger "lo_manage."
 
 The "uuid-ossp" module provides functions to generate universally unique
-identifiers (UUIDs) using one of several standard algorithms. There are
-also functions to produce certain special UUID constants.
+identifiers (UUIDs) using one of several standard algorithms.
 
 "unaccent" is a text search dictionary that removes accents (diacritic signs)
-from lexemes. It's a filtering dictionary, which means its output is always
-passed to the next dictionary (if any), unlike the normal behavior of
-dictionaries. This allows accent-insensitive processing for full text search.
+from lexemes.
diff --git a/databases/postgresql91-datatypes/DESCR b/databases/postgresql91-datatypes/DESCR
index 0fd1fb2d6cd..1e4f644bc64 100644
--- a/databases/postgresql91-datatypes/DESCR
+++ b/databases/postgresql91-datatypes/DESCR
@@ -1,43 +1,24 @@
-This package provides the following PostgreSQL modules:
-  - citext
-  - hstore
-  - intarray
-  - isn
-  - ltree
-  - lo
-  - uuid-ossp
-  - unaccent
+This package provides the following PostgreSQL modules: citext, hstore,
+intarray, isn, ltree, lo, uuid-ossp, and unaccent. The "citext" module provides
+a case-insensitive character string type, citext.
 
-The "citext" module provides a case-insensitive character string type,
-citext. Essentially, it internally calls lower when comparing values.
-Otherwise, it behaves almost exactly like text.
+The "hstore" module implements the "hstore" data type for storing sets of
+key/value pairs within a single PostgreSQL value.
 
-The "hstore" module implements the "hstore" data type for storing sets
-of key/value pairs within a single PostgreSQL value. This can be useful
-in various scenarios, such as rows with many attributes that are rarely
-examined, or semi-structured data. Keys and values are simply text strings.
+The "intarray" module provides a number of useful functions and operators for
+manipulating one-dimensional arrays of integers.
 
-The "intarray" module provides a number of useful functions and operators
-for manipulating one-dimensional arrays of integers. There is also support
-for indexed searches using some of the operators.
+The "isn" module provides data types for the following international product
+numbering standards: EAN13, UPC, ISBN (books), ISMN (music), and ISSN (serials).
 
-The "isn" module provides data types for the following international
-product numbering standards: EAN13, UPC, ISBN (books), ISMN (music),
-and ISSN (serials). Numbers are validated on input, and correctly
-hyphenated on output.
+The "ltree" module implements a data type ltree for representing labels of data
+stored in a hierarchical tree-like structure.
 
-The "ltree" module implements a data type ltree for representing
-labels of data stored in a hierarchical tree-like structure.
-Extensive facilities for searching through label trees are provided.
-
-The "lo" module provides support for managing Large Objects (also called
-LOs or BLOBs). This includes a data type "lo" and a trigger "lo_manage."
+The "lo" module provides support for managing Large Objects (also called LOs or
+BLOBs). This includes a data type "lo" and a trigger "lo_manage."
 
 The "uuid-ossp" module provides functions to generate universally unique
-identifiers (UUIDs) using one of several standard algorithms. There are
-also functions to produce certain special UUID constants.
+identifiers (UUIDs) using one of several standard algorithms.
 
 "unaccent" is a text search dictionary that removes accents (diacritic signs)
-from lexemes. It's a filtering dictionary, which means its output is always
-passed to the next dictionary (if any), unlike the normal behavior of
-dictionaries. This allows accent-insensitive processing for full text search.
+from lexemes.
diff --git a/databases/postgresql92-datatypes/DESCR b/databases/postgresql92-datatypes/DESCR
index 0fd1fb2d6cd..1e4f644bc64 100644
--- a/databases/postgresql92-datatypes/DESCR
+++ b/databases/postgresql92-datatypes/DESCR
@@ -1,43 +1,24 @@
-This package provides the following PostgreSQL modules:
-  - citext
-  - hstore
-  - intarray
-  - isn
-  - ltree
-  - lo
-  - uuid-ossp
-  - unaccent
+This package provides the following PostgreSQL modules: citext, hstore,
+intarray, isn, ltree, lo, uuid-ossp, and unaccent. The "citext" module provides
+a case-insensitive character string type, citext.
 
-The "citext" module provides a case-insensitive character string type,
-citext. Essentially, it internally calls lower when comparing values.
-Otherwise, it behaves almost exactly like text.
+The "hstore" module implements the "hstore" data type for storing sets of
+key/value pairs within a single PostgreSQL value.
 
-The "hstore" module implements the "hstore" data type for storing sets
-of key/value pairs within a single PostgreSQL value. This can be useful
-in various scenarios, such as rows with many attributes that are rarely
-examined, or semi-structured data. Keys and values are simply text strings.
+The "intarray" module provides a number of useful functions and operators for
+manipulating one-dimensional arrays of integers.
 
-The "intarray" module provides a number of useful functions and operators
-for manipulating one-dimensional arrays of integers. There is also support
-for indexed searches using some of the operators.
+The "isn" module provides data types for the following international product
+numbering standards: EAN13, UPC, ISBN (books), ISMN (music), and ISSN (serials).
 
-The "isn" module provides data types for the following international
-product numbering standards: EAN13, UPC, ISBN (books), ISMN (music),
-and ISSN (serials). Numbers are validated on input, and correctly
-hyphenated on output.
+The "ltree" module implements a data type ltree for representing labels of data
+stored in a hierarchical tree-like structure.
 
-The "ltree" module implements a data type ltree for representing
-labels of data stored in a hierarchical tree-like structure.
-Extensive facilities for searching through label trees are provided.
-
-The "lo" module provides support for managing Large Objects (also called
-LOs or BLOBs). This includes a data type "lo" and a trigger "lo_manage."
+The "lo" module provides support for managing Large Objects (also called LOs or
+BLOBs). This includes a data type "lo" and a trigger "lo_manage."
 
 The "uuid-ossp" module provides functions to generate universally unique
-identifiers (UUIDs) using one of several standard algorithms. There are
-also functions to produce certain special UUID constants.
+identifiers (UUIDs) using one of several standard algorithms.
 
 "unaccent" is a text search dictionary that removes accents (diacritic signs)
-from lexemes. It's a filtering dictionary, which means its output is always
-passed to the next dictionary (if any), unlike the normal behavior of
-dictionaries. This allows accent-insensitive processing for full text search.
+from lexemes.
diff --git a/databases/ruby-pg/DESCR b/databases/ruby-pg/DESCR
index 0e984fc2754..90bba233500 100644
--- a/databases/ruby-pg/DESCR
+++ b/databases/ruby-pg/DESCR
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
 This is the extension library to access a PostgreSQL database from Ruby.
 This library works with PostgreSQL 7.4 and later.
-