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Featured article: August 21, 2008

Madman Muntz (1914–1987) sold and promoted cars and consumer electronics in the United States from the 1930s until his death in 1987. He was a pioneer in television commercials with his oddball "Madman" persona—an alter ego who generated publicity with his unusual costumes, his stunts, and his outrageous claims. Muntz also pioneered car stereos by creating the Muntz Stereo-Pak, better known as the 4-track cartridge, a predecessor to the 8-track cartridge developed by Lear Industries. He invented the practice that came to be known as Muntzing (which involved simplifying otherwise complicated electronic devices), produced and marketed the first black-and-white television receivers to sell for less than $100, and created one of the earliest functional widescreen projection TVs. He also coined the abbreviation "TV" for television. A high school dropout, Muntz made fortunes by selling automobiles, TV receivers, and car stereos and tapes. A 1968 Los Angeles Times article noted that in one year he sold $72 million worth of cars, that five years later he sold $55 million worth of TV receivers, and that in 1967 he sold $30 million worth of car stereos and tapes. After his success as a used car salesman and with Kaiser-Frazer dealerships in Los Angeles and New York City, Muntz founded the Muntz Car Company, which made the "Muntz Jet", a sports car with jet-like contours. The car was manufactured between 1951 and 1953, although fewer than 400 were produced. Muntz married seven times. His wives included actress Joan Barton (who appeared in Angel and the Badman with John Wayne) and Patricia Stevens of the Patricia Stevens Finishing Schools. Phyllis Diller was among his many girlfriends. (more...)

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The Lost Chord, recorded by George Gouraud. It was played at the August 14, 1888 press conference that introduced the phonograph to London. (file info)

Featured picture: August 22, 2008

Two male Northern Elephant Seals fighting fiercely for mates. These true seals have a highly polygynous mating system, with a successful male able to impregnate up to 50 females in one season. Unsuccessful males will not mate at all, while successful males have harems of 30 to 100 females.

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Featured list: List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Wiltshire

The following is a list of Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) in Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom. In England the body responsible for designating SSSIs is Natural England, which chooses a site because of its fauna, flora, geological or physiographical features.^[1] As of 2006, there are 134 sites designated in this Area of Search, of which the vast majority, 108, have been designated due to their biological interest, with just 21 due to their geological interest (and 5 for both).^[2]

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Site name	Reason for Designation	Area^[A]	Grid reference^[B]	Year in which notified	Map^[C]
Biological Interest	Geological Interest	Hectares	Acres
Acres Farm Meadow	Y		4.2	10.4	SU024927	1989	[1]
River Avon System	Y		507.8	1254.8	SU073583	1996	[2]
Baverstock Juniper Bank	Y		2.6	6.4	SU035336	1971	[3]
Bencroft Hill Meadows	Y		5.1	12.6	SU962732	1988	[4]
Bentley Wood	Y		665.0	1643.0	SU250295	1985	[5]
Bincknoll Dip Woods	Y		5.7	14.0	SU111796	1971	[6]

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Men's 4 x 100 metre medley relay at the 1980 Summer Olympics

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