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Beijing 2008: Michael Phelps wins eighth gold

August 17, 2008 American swimmer Michael Phelps, 23, has set a new record for the most gold medals won in one Olympic games by winning his eighth gold medal of the 2008 Olympic games, beating the previous world record of seven that was set by Mark Spitz in the 1972 Olympic Games, which took place in Munich, Germany.

Phelps' eighth medal was won in the final of the men's 4 x 100m medley relay. In addition to Phelps, Aaron Piersol, Brendan Hansen, and Jason Lezak were in the winning Olympic team, which had a time of 3:29.34, which was a new world record. In seven of his eight races, Phelps set or contributed to a new world record time. He set an Olympic record time in the remaining race. "With so many people saying it couldn't be done, all it takes is an imagination," said Phelps after realizing he had set the new medals record. "There are so many emotions going through my head and so much excitement. I kind of just want to see my mom."

"Without the help of my team-mates this isn't possible," he continued. "I was able to be a part of three relays and we were able to put up a solid team effort and we came together as one unit. For the three Olympics I've been a part of, this is by far the closest men's team that we've ever had. I didn't know everybody coming into this Olympics, but I feel going out I know every single person very well. The team that we had is the difference."

Grant Hackett, an Australian swimmer, praised Phelps for achieving his goal. "Michael Phelps - you can't put it in words what he has done here, his level of achievement is phenomenal and I don't think it will ever be seen again."


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Mr. Phelps, you are now my hero. Leave the patriotism, nationalism, and all that other bull behind; you have surpassed every barrier to become a hero for the world.

The Olympics: A wonderful way to make news media barrier to hide any war crimes and unlawful executions from the general public. Phelps is just an example of this -- Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain, Michael Phelps just won another expensive gold medal! And while the world is imploding within itself with war and law-breaking, but that doesn't matter. The news doesn't cover that, they're too busy covering what Michael Phelps is doing. 24.56.51.114 16:38, 17 August 2008 (UTC)

 * Great way too piss on his parade, everyone knows about the war crimes in China and every time i watch Fox news or CNN They always mention what China is doing in Tibet. And every one knows the only reason why the world don't care because Tibet has no oil.--KDP3 (talk) 20:48, 18 August 2008 (UTC)

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Iran tries to launch satellite with Safir carrier rocket

August 21, 2008

Iran has announced that on August 17 it conducted a successful test flight of the Safir carrier rocket, which was launched from Semnan Province, Iran.

The nature of the test flight is currently unclear, with various contradictory reports and statements being issued. It has been claimed that this test flight was used to launch into orbit the Omid, a low earth orbit satellite, however, later reports suggest that a demonstration payload was affixed to the rocket. In addition to uncertainty regarding the rocket's payload, some reports suggest that the rocket reached orbit, whereas others suggest that it intentionally flew a sub-orbital trajectory, similar to two previous test flights.

It is believed that if the Omid satellite was not launched on this rocket, it may be launched as early as next week. Upon successful launch, the Omid will be the second Iranian satellite to be placed into orbit, and will be the first to be launched on an indigenously developed rocket.

The Safir rocket is believed to be a derivative of the Shahab-3 missile, itself an Iranian-produced derivative of the North Korean Rodong-1 missile. Safir is Persian for "envoy" or "ambassador". The launch follows a number of controversial missile tests conducted by Iran during July, and an earlier sub-orbital test of the Safir rocket in February.

The details of the launch have yet to be confirmed by independent observers, however, videos have been published online. If the rocket did reached orbit, Iran will be the eleventh country to develop the ability to launch satellites. The last country to develop such a capability was Russia, which used technology inherited from the Soviet Union to launch the Kosmos 2175 spy satellite in 1992. Israel was the last country to develop a completely independent launch system, Shavit, which first flew in 1988.

Other countries to have developed a satellite launch capability are Russia (and the former Soviet Union), the United States, France, Japan, China, the United Kingdom, India and Israel. It would be the 40th orbital launch so far this year, and the 39th to reach orbit.

On August 19, a United States official stated, "The vehicle failed shortly after liftoff and in no way reached its intended position." The video footage shown on Iranian state television was only about one minute and it wasn't shown how far the rocket went upward.


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The "anglosphere" made a bluff, but the russians are just too smart. They didn't fall for it. The "Operation Immediate Response 2008", with US, georgian and armenian troops started July 15 and... guess when it was terminated... August 8th, precisely when the fighting started. The russians didn't chicken out...

 * Ever so modest of you to talk about yourself as "just too smart". —Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.147.224.22 (talk) 06:15, 18 August 2008 (UTC)

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Five killed in mid-air collision over Warwickshire, England

August 17, 2008 Five people have been killed when two light aircraft collided near to Coventry Airport in Warwickshire, England. One of the aircraft, a Cessna 402 carrying four people, crashed near Brandon Woods whilst the other, a smaller single engine aircraft with only the pilot on board crashed a mile away near to Coombe Abbey, Brinklow.

The crash occurred shortly after 11:30 BST this morning as both aircraft were returning to land at the airport.

The Cessna aircraft is owned by the RVL Group and was based at Coventry. All of those on-board were employed by the company and were carrying out survey work for a private agency.

Colin Dennis, managing director of RVL Group, said, "Of the four people on board the aircraft, there were two males and two females. Three of them were highly-experienced full commercial pilots. Two people were operating the flight, and the third pilot was assisting in the back with survey work, with a highly skilled survey engineer."

"It’s a very difficult time because we are a very small company, a family kind of company. It’s an absolute tragedy that they should have been killed while doing this routine work."

Spokesman for West Midlands Ambulance Service, Murray MacGregor, said that the ambulance crews met "quite a scene of devastation". "Sadly there was nothing that could be done other than the grim task of confirming the deaths of the five people", he said.

Warwickshire Police, Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service, and the Air Accident Investigation Branch have launched a joint investigation. The police have appealed for witnesses to contact them.


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Merkel: Georgia will join NATO

August 17, 2008

"Georgia will become a NATO member if it wants to, and it does want to," German Chancellor Angela Merkel said in an apparent change in Germany's position during her Sunday visit to Tbilisi, Georgia. Merkel's statement of support for Georgia's NATO membership was one of the strongest yet. Tbilisi's bid to join NATO is fiercely opposed by Moscow.

During her meeting with Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili, Merkel stated that Georgia's territorial integrity and its independence have to be respected. After the meeting Merkel said she expected a 'very prompt' withdrawal of Russian forces from Georgia.

In a telephone conversation with French president Nicolas Sarkozy on Sunday, Russian president Dmitry Medvedev declared that Russian troops would start their pullout from Georgia on Monday. Medvedev explained that Russian troops would be withdrawing to a buffer zone and then to the breakaway province of South Ossetia. It remains unclear how long the withdrawal will take. Sarkozy warned Medvedev on Sunday of serious consequences and damage to the Russian relations with the EU, if Russia failed to fully implement the peace plan it signed. Earlier this week, Britain's Foreign Secretary David Miliband stated that the EU should reassess its relations with Russia after its aggressive actions in Georgia.

A Russian lawmaker has compared the situation in Georgia to Iraq and the U.S. presence there. Konstantin Kosachev, chair of the Russian parliament's security committee told reporters when asked about the withdrawal plan: "If I would ask you in response to the same question how fast the American forces can leave Iraq, for example, the answer would be as soon as we have guarantees for peace and security there."

At the same time, according to Georgian sources, the Russian troops were occupying 13 Georgian villages, pushing the border of Abkhazia into Georgia proper. Russia's Defence Ministry spokesman denied the report, saying that "Russian peacekeepers have been given no orders to move to these populated areas,". There have also been reports of Russian helicopters setting fire to Georgian National Park near Borzhomi. The Russian Defence Ministry's spokesman expressed his surprise and declared that Russian troops were ready to provide assistance in extinguishing the fire if Georgia made an official request. "It is understandable to us that the Georgian authorities are ready to blame the Russian side for any natural disasters on the territory of Georgia," he said.

Russian troops are still occupying the key towns of Gori, north of Tbilisi, and Senako in the west of Georgia. Far from pulling out, Russian military units are entrenching themselves in new positions deeper into Georgia, according to Daily Telegraph. They have also blown up a strategic Georgian Kaspi railway bridge on the main line connecting the country to its neighbours, essentially severing the last route for freight and trade after Russian soldiers also took control of the Georgian main east-west highway.

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Image:Angela Merkel (2008)-2.jpg might be a better version of the image. Adambro (talk) 22:15, 17 August 2008 (UTC)

Copyediting please!
As I might fail in that part. international (talk) 22:22, 17 August 2008 (UTC)

The article and its title.
It is imho necessary with a response/reaction from Russia to the statments in first paragraph and title. It would add good dramaturgy and keep article from beeing onesided and possibly POV. Looking after some usfull stuff. international (talk) 22:29, 17 August 2008 (UTC)

 * There's no Russian response afaik. I've checked English service of RIA Novosti as well as Interfax and Russian media for this. Lysy (talk) 05:39, 18 August 2008 (UTC)

 * Title is inaccurate,I think. Merkel's comment was qualified with "if it wants too" and there is no assurance it will still want to a year or 2 from now (even though it is very likely it will still want to). Maybe Merkel:Georgia will be welcome at Nato would be better? Wishmaster68 (talk) 14:17, 18 August 2008 (UTC)

 * The title is not meant to be descriptive but is seems to be a good abbreviation of the quote of Merkel. "Georgia will join NATO if it wants to, and it does want to" she said. Its meaning is much more of a promise than "will be welcome to". Lysy (talk) 19:32, 18 August 2008 (UTC)

 * The title as it stands is more of a prophesy than a promise. Wishmaster68 (talk) 02:32, 19 August 2008 (UTC)

 * Merkel's statement may be groundless, but in the place and the context she said it, it was obviously meant to sound promising. Lysy (talk) 07:01, 19 August 2008 (UTC)

 * ok but it comes across as a bit to tabloidish (seeing the future) for a headline I think. Maybe just a word or two to clarify? What about "Merkel promises NATO membership for Georgia"; if it was meant to be a promise, then let's just say that. Wishmaster68 (talk) 13:35, 19 August 2008 (UTC)

 * I understand that it might seem a bit tabloidish, but to quote Merkel in full (with the "if it wants to and it does want to") would be long and difficult. On the other hand to claim that she "promises" something would be an over-interpetation. What she said sounded promising but there's a nuance to it. So I think it's best to leave the abbreviated quote of her. It is attributed by the "Merkel:" prefix, so it's clear that it's not a fact statement but something she said herself. Does it make sense ? Lysy (talk) 18:20, 19 August 2008 (UTC)

 * Ok, it does make sense in that way. Wishmaster68 (talk) 01:31, 20 August 2008 (UTC)

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McCain and Obama participate in Saddleback Church forum

August 18, 2008

United States Presidential candidates Senators Barack Obama and John McCain each participated in a live forum broadcast from Saddleback Church in Lake Forest. The forum, moderated by pastor Rick Warren, was scheduled to showcase the candidates to an evangelical segment of the population, who account for 26.3% of the American public.

During the forum the candidates were each individually asked a series of identical questions by the pastor, with Senator Barack Obama going first and Senator John McCain taking his turn second. Senator McCain traveled to the church and waited in a green room while Obama was speaking, and by agreement did not listen to the questions or Senator Obama's responses. On some questions the candidates differed in their interpretations.

When asked whom they believed were the three wisest people to rely on as president, Obama answered that his wife and grandmother were at the top of his list along with a mix of Republican and Democratic Senators. McCain comprised his list of a range of people: the architect of the troop surge in Iraq, General David Petraeus; Democratic Congressman and civil rights leader John Lewis; and the former CEO of eBay, Meg Whitman.

In response to being questioned about their toughest decisions in life, Obama answered that deciding to oppose the Iraq War in 2002 was his toughest, while McCain cited his refusal to leave his men behind in a POW camp in Vietnam when given the chance.

On some philosophical questions the candidates differed in their moral stances. When asked when they believed individuals should be given human rights, Obama responded that the question was "above [his] pay grade" while McCain decisively replied that he believed it should occur "at the moment of conception." On the concept of evil, Obama related it to the situation in Darfur and on America's streets. McCain related it to radical Islamic extremism relaying that he believed evil should be "defeated." He then promised that as president he would hunt Osama bin Laden to the "gates of hell."

On a few questions the candidates had similar responses. They both answered that the biggest moral dilemmas in their lives were personal mistakes they had made when they were younger. For Obama, it was his drug use, for McCain it was his failed first marriage.

Both candidates were on the stage together briefly between the interviews and shook hands and hugged in a moment symbolic of Warren's call for civility at the beginning and end of the forum.


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I've removed these sentences:
 * "The candidates' approaches to the questions and answers contrasted greatly. Obama took longer than McCain in answering the questions and was not able to answer as many. He relied heavily on allegories and quoted bible passages more often than McCain who focused more on his experience and positions on the issues."

How do we know that Obama took longer in answering questions? Does "longer than McCain in answering the questions" mean that he spoke for longer, or that there were longer pauses before he started answering? Was someone timing answers to questions, and if so, can we see a detailed breakdown on the talk page? How do we know that Obama relied more heavily on allegories? Is there a list of allegories that he used? These senteces seem more like opinion than neutral reporting. If someone has expressed this opinion about the QA session, then please quote them directly in the article. - Borofkin (talk) 03:37, 18 August 2008 (UTC)

 * If you watched it you would know. Its a fact that Obama answered fewer questions in the 60 minutes allotted which means that he took longer. The number of times he quoted the bible and told life stories was more often than McCain.--William Saturn (talk) 04:08, 18 August 2008 (UTC)


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If the test is successful, "tries" is inappropriate for the title. Sherurcij 02:38, 21 August 2008 (UTC)
 * It is not clear if it was successful per sources. However, I neither wrote nor published this story. --SVTCobra 15:20, 21 August 2008 (UTC)

The importance of this article comes from the fact that if Iran has successfully developed rocket technology, they can deliver any object of a certain size into orbit. With Iran possibly producing nuclear warheads, a successful rocket (missile) launch could have great ramifications. Once something's in orbit, it's near trivial to bring it back down anywhere in the world --72.188.51.197 15:14, 21 August 2008 (UTC)

Can someone fix the spelling in the title? 70.42.125.195 21:09, 21 August 2008 (UTC)

Someone who knows should replace the word "Russia" in paragraph four with the name of the country that used Russian technology as a basis for a launch vehicle. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.221.168.135 (talk) 16:27, 22 August 2008 (UTC)
 * It is correct as written. Russia launched its first satellite in 1992. The Soviet Union, of course, launched the first human-made satellite and many others. However, Russia is not Soviet Union. --SVTCobra 16:43, 22 August 2008 (UTC)


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Neither Germany of France opposed georgian membership... They just opposed the time when that was supposed to happen. Of course Georgia will become a NATO member. That was always evident.

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BIG F U to Russia. I love it--KDP3 (talk) 10:50, 18 August 2008 (UTC)

 * Then how do you interpret mr. Saakashvili's "wish" to negotiate with the russians? You must understand that, in politics, you say what you need to say, not what you should or want. Angela Merkel went to Russia and said what the russians wanted to hear... She went to Georgia and said what Saakashvili wanted to hear. The german foreign minister, for example, does not seem agree with her remark. Russia will not be marginalized. In fact, what is happening is the other way around. After the Merkel visit, Saakashvili now declares that he wants to negotiate with the russians, and to end this in a "civilized manner". How do you interpret this then? Is this Georgia submitting to the russians? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.243.119.136 (talk) 11:45, 18 August 2008 (UTC)

Go Russia, Go!! Soviet Union will be back! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 193.203.65.162 (talk) 13:10, 18 August 2008 (UTC)

georgia and nato
first mistake was to underrate russia's ability and willingness to invade and support seccessionsts. second mistake was to start with insufficient georgian military power to stop an eventual russian intervention which was likely to be expected. the georgian presidet started the whole thing like a casino adventure. georgia a nato member and what then if georgia becomes again target of russian retaliation? can there be any doubt that geogia's presidet will abuse nato mambership as a carte blanche for a new engagement with russia? peter fuchs, peter.fuchs@centrum.sk —Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.141.94.250 (talk) 13:00, 18 August 2008 (UTC)

 * Would Russia invade Georgia if it was a NATO member ? Lysy (talk) 13:11, 18 August 2008 (UTC)

 * Would Georgia start the whole thing if it was a NATO member? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.243.119.203 (talk) 14:16, 18 August 2008 (UTC)

 * Exactly. You got the point. Lysy (talk) 19:35, 18 August 2008 (UTC)

Ms. Merkel is lying Georgians because she refused MAP for Georgia in 2008 Bucharest summit and in Nato foreign ministers meeting in Dec 2008. She agreed to 'beef up" Nato-Georgia Commision to intergrate Georgia into NATO but in fact it only save face because Nato's aim is to "keep the russian out". Is the Russian troops in or out in Georgia now?

After Russia routed Georgia in the five day war Ms. Merkel feel guilty so she talked so. Well, there is not persistent ally but there is interest-based ally. So Ms. Merkel is really right.

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obama deserve to win
i think obama deserve to be the next president because looking at things with a careful look he is fit for that, but my little advice to him is that in life what ever you sow that is what you will rip so he should make sure drugs is out of this life for ever

[[w:shuld mc cain win or obama[[heather

--64.53.138.4 12:08, 18 August 2008 (UTC) I believe strongly that Sen. McCain had access to, and knowledge of, the forum discussion prior to coming to the platform. Sadly, Pastor Warren never specifically answered the question as to whether or not he thought this was true or that Sen. McCain could have had access to the questioning prior to coming on.

 * what a bunch of BS. Everyone seen Obama mess up and can't answer any questions so they attack McCain for his ability to answer questions and Obama's little cry baby brigade go out to spread lies. --66.229.12.186 21:46, 18 August 2008 (UTC)

I'm just a little upset with Barack...
I'm damnwell near ending my support for Obama if he continues to oppose gay marriage.

 * And would McCain be a better option? OH, WAIT!  There are OTHER candidates, too!  Bob Barr, perhaps?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.216.238.26 (talk) 07:21, 22 August 2008 (UTC)


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Pakistan's Musharraf announces resignation

August 18, 2008 Pervez Musharraf announced in a speech that was broadcast today on national television that he will resign from his position as of Pakistan. He had been facing on charges of violating the  and gross misconduct.

The hour-long speech started at 13:00 local time (07:00 ). In it, Musharraf explained in his reasons for resigning.

"If I was doing this just for myself, I might have chosen a different course," he said, early in the speech. "But I put Pakistan first, as always," he continued. "Whether I win or lose the impeachment, the dignity of the nation would be damaged, the office of the president harmed."

The former President explained that, "even if I beat this impeachment, relations between the presidency and the government can never be fixed." He said that he believes that "pillars of the state — parliament and the judiciary — would be harmed and, God forbid, the army might have been dragged in," if he did not resign.

Despite his resignation, he remained adamant that the charges against him are incorrect. "Not a single charge can be proved against me," he emphasized.

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Former Georgian Minister accuses Saakashvili of war mongering

August 21, 2008

Georgij Chaindrawa, a former minister of Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili's government, who was in charge of dealing with the conflicts with Abkhazia and South Ossetia until 2006, has accused Saakashvili of undemocratic behaviour and war mongering.

In an interview with the German news magazine Der Spiegel, Georgij Chaindrawa accuses the United States administration of spreading the false idea that Saakashvili's government is democratic and turning a blind eye on his totalitarian behaviour.

According to Chaindrawa, Saakashvili's government bears little resemblance to a democracy. Rather, Chaindrawa claims that the government of Georgia is an authoritarian regime that suppresses civil liberties and the freedom of the press, similar to the Russian government policies of Vladimir Putin. Chaindrawa states that Saakashvili tried to close down an independent TV station (Imelda TV), declared a state of emergency in 2007 against mass protests of the opposition, and committed election fraud. Chaindrawa also asserts the politics of Saakashvili's government as a cause of the current war with Russia. He says: "He wanted a victory parade in Zchinwali and got Russian troops marching toward Tbilisi".

When asked why he was dismissed from the government in 2006, Chaindrawa stated that he tried to avoid military adventures in the conflict with South Ossetia and that he was highly critical of Saakashvili's failed 2004 attempt to conquer Zchinwali. On the question of what the West should do, Chaindrawa replies that the West should support the Georgian population, its civil society, and its institutions rather than the Saakashvili government. He continues to say that Georgia needs politicians who are pursuing reconciliation and compromise rather than confrontation.

In an article in The Washington Times, Tsotne Bakuria, a former member of the Georgian parliament and now a senior fellow at Global International Strategic Group in the U.S., formulates a similarly harsh criticism of Shakasvili's government. She calls its government a "reign of terror" and says that the country has no independent judiciary and that Saakashvili uses trumped-up criminal charges (alleged money laundering) to silence and suppress members of the opposition. She describes the leader of the opposition Shalva Natelashvili being forced to ask NATO secretary Javier Solana for asylum for his wife and two daughters after they had received death threats. Natelashvili himself was threatened with arrest by a government member and is facing money laundering charges, as are other members of the opposition.


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Comments:Portia de Rossi talks about Ellen DeGeneres, sexuality

I hear Portia de Rossi married Ellen the other day. Bravo... 68.37.146.82 18:02, 18 August 2008 (UTC)

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very simple which is good, but the title only talks mostly about her not ellen, and it says in the title that she talks about ellens sexuality, but shes basically only talking about hers —222.155.207.217 (talk) 09:12, 2 June 2010 (UTC)

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The layout could be more colorful. I think like food or anything that entices people, presentation and color are #1! We are attracted to colors, look at groceries, they even know what music to play! Seems red, lavendar, shades of blue are loved by many. Scientifically I think our eyes respond to certain things, color, size, appealing eye candy. Just my little opinion, no expert, just know what I like. Sandy O'Shaughnessy —70.7.217.190 (talk) 05:32, 25 May 2012 (UTC)


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Biden's Georgia visit raises speculation about VP nod

August 19, 2008

Upon the request of {{w|President of Georgia|Georgian President}} {{w|Mikheil Saakashvili}}, Senator Joe Biden of Delaware made a visit to the Republic of Georgia, which is currently under siege by Russia. Biden is considered to be a top choice on Barack Obama's list for {{w|President of the United States|presidential}} {{w|running mate|running mates}} because of his foreign policy expertise and 35 years of experience in the United States Senate. His trip increased speculation about Obama's selection, although Biden stated that the aim of the trip is "to get the facts first-hand and to show [his] support for Georgia’s people and its {{w|Democracy|democratically-elected}} government." Obama staffers confirmed that they had discussed the trip with Biden staffers before he left.

Biden met with President Saakashvili to discuss Georgia's situation, thereby allowing Biden to gather and transmit the information obtained during that meeting to the Senate as part of his duty as the {{w|United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations|Foreign Relations chairman}}. Georgia was invaded by Russia over the disputed territory of South Ossetia. The two nations signed a {{w|cease-fire}} and Russia has claimed that it has started to withdraw its troops to South Ossetia. Georgian and American officials have doubted this claim. So far in the {{w|2008 South Ossetia war|armed conflict}}, 197 Georgian soldiers and 74 Russian soldiers have been reported dead. As many as 115,000 people have been displaced because of the fighting.

Biden ran for president of the United States of America in {{w|United States presidential election, 1988|1988}} and again in 2008, but each time fell short of obtaining the Democratic Party nomination. In 1988 he was forced to withdraw his candidacy after claims of plagiarism and left the race in 2008 after unpromising results in the {{w|Iowa Caucus}}. Biden is among a list of possible {{w|Democratic Party (United States) vice presidential candidates, 2008|Democratic vice-presidential candidates}} that includes Virginia {{w|Governor of Virginia|Governor}} {{w|Tim Kaine}}, Senator {{w|Evan Bayh}} of Indiana and former Senator {{w|Sam Nunn}} of Georgia. The trip was seen as a boost to Biden's prospects as a vice-presidential candidate, accentuating his foreign policy credentials. Biden returned from the visit on August 18. He is scheduled to speak at the {{w|2008 Democratic National Convention|Democratic National Convention}} on August 27, the same day the vice-presidential nominee is scheduled to speak.

John McCain backers and possible {{w|Republican Party (United States) vice presidential candidates, 2008|Republican vice-presidential nominees}} Senators Lindsey Graham and {{w|Joe Lieberman}} were expected to visit Georgia as well.

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Teen sex conviction in Australia for Mi-Sex manager

August 19, 2008 Robert Jackson Yates, the former manager of the New Zealand and Australian New Wave band Mi-Sex, has been sentenced to a four-year jail sentence after pleading guilty to having sex with a minor.

The Victorian County Court heard that Yates, 62, met the girl through a website named Adult Friend Finder, where she claimed on her profile to be 18 years of age. The girl later revealed to Yates, through email exchanges with him, that her true age was 15. Yates flew to Melbourne, Victoria, where he met the girl and had sex with her in a motel. The following day, the girl told her mother, who then contacted police.

Judge Meryl Sexton said that Yates must have known the girl was underage, and that the blame lay solely on his shoulders. "It's quite unbelievable that a man of 61 knowingly and deliberately set out to have sex with a female under 16," she said.

Yates pleaded guilty to two counts each of committing indecent acts with a child under 16 and of sexual penetration of a child under 16, and was sentenced to a four-year prison term, with a minimum of two years in prison before he is eligible for parole. He will also be placed on a registered sex offenders list for 15 years.

The band Mi-Sex was popular in Australia and New Zealand in the 1980s, most notably for their number one hit single "Computer Games".


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Musharraf announces resignation
Well nice artical but explained in very short.

Musharraf announces resignation
Bold text I don't think about his Decision, he did well or wrong but point is what will happened next. so my wish and prey for better in all way. We wish peace. "Pakistan has a bright future because of its proud people, and because of the hard work of a strong leader.

Adeel Ahmed ... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.215.167.50 (talk) 04:26, 19 August 2008 (UTC) Scorpio_rwp@yahoo.com —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.215.167.50 (talk) 03:56, 19 August 2008 (UTC)


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Shakata, 62 now, 61 at time of crime.--SVTCobra 12:44, 19 August 2008 (UTC)


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Looks good, just waiting for a C/E check. -- Shakata Ga Nai ^_^ 03:59, 19 August 2008 (UTC)


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Comments:French fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent dead at 71

Bardzo dobry tekst.Szkoda tylko że matka Yves Saint Laurent wyrzuci sporo dzieł sztuki do śmietnika. Mnie się to wszystko bardzo podoba. REGINA producentka filmu CHOPIN pragnienie miłości.

YVES SAINT LAURENT
Stare szmaty zjadłam obiad i nie znajdę rozmiaru.REGINA —Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.182.80.106 (talk) 11:10, 5 September 2008 (UTC)

D' une e'criture a' l' originalite'.
La belle jeune femme porte ou cou les bouquets de fleurs.REGINA —Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.182.80.106 (talk) 10:01, 10 September 2008 (UTC)

szkoda tych sprzedanych dzieł sztuki.
Myślę że kolega sprzedał pieska bo nie lubi sztuki. Regina z Lublina. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.182.80.106 (talk) 11:16, 9 March 2009 (UTC)


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Pakistan's President Musharraf resigns; new elections to be held

August 23, 2008

Former Pervez Musharraf, of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, has vacated the presidential home of  after stepping down from the office of President. On Monday, , signed and accepted the resignation of President Musharraf.

He was accorded a guard of honour before leaving the President’s House. President Musharraf resigned after remaining in power for nine years.

He had been facing impeachment on charges of violating the and gross misconduct. The was an August 2008 attempt by the Pakistan Peoples Party, the, , and  to force Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf out of office.

Pervez Musharraf announced his resignation at 13:00 Local time (07:00 UTC) in a televised address to avoid impeachment. In it, Pervez Musharraf explained in his reasons for resigning.

"If I was doing this just for myself, I might have chosen a different course," Musharraf said, early in the speech. "But I put Pakistan first, as always," he continued. "Whether I win or lose the impeachment, the dignity of the nation would be damaged, the office of the president harmed."

Just three days ago, the chief spokesperson for Pervez Musharraf denied reports that came out 14 August, 2008 indicating that the president would step down within days.

Before departing, President Pervez Musharraf met with many important figures including, the Chief of the Staff, and Air Marshal Tanvir Mehmoodand, Chief of  Staff. President Musharraf says he has no plans to leave the country and will remain with his family in.

of the, , took over as Acting President of Pakistan after the departure of President Pervez Musharraf's.

The Secretary, Kanwar Dilshad, announced on August 22, 2008 that the presidential election will be held on September 6, 2008. The Central Executive Committee of Pakistan People’s Party has nominated the Pakistan People's Party Co-chairman, for the post of president of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.


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Time of the day
It would be wonderful if we could say the time of the day when his resignation was submitted and accepted. Just a thought. Kushal one (talk) 17:18, 19 August 2008 (UTC)

 * [[Image:Capture1.PNG]]--202.125.143.76 17:40, 19 August 2008 (UTC)

 * Exactly! It would be wonderful if we could say which time of the day it was done. Kushal one (talk) 15:26, 23 August 2008 (UTC)

 * Pervez Musharraf announced his resignation at 13:00 Local time (07:00 UTC) in a televised address to avoid impeachment.--Pakistan (talk) 16:02, 23 August 2008 (UTC)

Over done?
Are we doing to much work on one story? There's been a few Musharraf stories now. Just my opinion. —Calebrw (talk) 22:58, 19 August 2008 (UTC)

Edit
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Egypt's Shura Council parliament building on fire

August 19, 2008

Fire broke out today at Egypt's Shura Council, the upper house of the Parliament of Egypt at around 16:00 local time. The number of casualties had reached 13 by 22:30. Officials said that most of the casualties were a result of smoke inhalation and minor burns.

"The fire is currently limited to the Shura Council's second floor. We are still trying to determine the exact cause of the fire," the official said. "Parliament is currently on summer recess and very few people would have been in the building."

As of this article's publication, thick black clouds of smoke could still be seen billowing from the three-story building in downtown Cairo. A statement had been broadcast over a local TV network indicating that the evacuated employees said authorities told them they had ruled out terrorism and that the fire has been a result of a short circuit.

Fire engines and military helicopters reached the fire location and began trying to extinguish the flames. Ambulances were also seen in the area.

Parts of the ceiling on the top floor collapsed due to the fire.

The Egyptian Taxation building had also caught on fire.


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 * This is so horribel--Mustafaahmedhussien (talk) 20:56, 19 August 2008 (UTC)

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Nonsense. Egyptian TV reported the fire at 18.00 pm. I was at the scene at 21.00 and an Egyptian reporter told me at that moment that the fire had been raging for four hours. Kees Hulsman, Dutch journalist living in Cairo

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Healingkid (talk) 23:26, 19 August 2008 (UTC)

That is matter of the courage those people help the pregnant woman and save her baby they are really helpfull. --the previous comment was inserted into this article by 125.63.107.205 Gopher65talk 14:44, 20 August 2008 (UTC)

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Claim of 'Bigfoot' dead body is a hoax

August 20, 2008 Researchers say that two men claiming to be 'Bigfoot' hunters in Georgia in the United States and who claimed to have found the remains of the mythical creature earlier this month, are part of an elaborate hoax.

Bigfoot hunters Matt Whitton and Rick Dyer stated on August 15, 2008 that they were hunting for the creature in the forests of northeastern Georgia when they came across the supposed corpse of one of the legendary cryptids. After finding the body, they claimed to have taken it home where they stored it in a freezer.

A group called Searching For Bigfoot Inc. stated that they paid the hunters "an undisclosed sum" of money for all publicity related to the alleged carcass, but when researchers Tom Biscardi and Robert Schmalzbach went to examine the remains of the thawing body, they began to discover that it was nothing more than a plastic Halloween costume.

"[Within the first hour of thawing] a break appeared up near the feet area. ... I observed the foot which looked unnatural, reached in and confirmed it was a rubber foot," said one of the researchers for Searching For Bigfoot Inc., Steve Kull, who also examined the alleged corpse.

The researchers then attempted to reclaim their money and went to the hotel Whitton and Dyer were staying in, only to find the rooms empty, and the two men nowhere to be found.

"[We are a] victim of this series of deceptions," added Kell who also said the group is "seeking justice".

Whitton and Dyer claimed they had photos, video and DNA evidence to support their claim, but only one photo portraying a blurred black figure in the distance in the forest was provided.

The TimesOnline reports that the joke fell flat with Jeffrey Turner, who as Chief of Police in Clayton County, Georgia, put Mr Whitton on medical leave when he was shot in the wrist as he tried to foil a robbery earlier this summer. "As soon as we saw it was a hoax, I filed the paperwork to terminate his employment," said Chief Turner. “He’s disgraced himself, he’s an embarrassment to the Clayton County Police Department, his credibility and integrity as an officer is gone, and I have no use for him,” he declared.

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"Hoaxers flee" - why is this part of the title? It is not part of the article. Either add the details of the fleeing or rename. --SVTCobra 02:55, 20 August 2008 (UTC)

 * "Hoaxers apparently flee"? They weren't in the hotel room and are presumed to have run off... --Stlemur (talk) 03:11, 20 August 2008 (UTC)

Who is Kell? He or she is mentioned only once. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 152.30.221.111 (talk) 13:10, 20 August 2008 (UTC)

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I love how this mother blames him for all her problems. But wait who let their 15 year old daughter go to a motel?
 * Who said the mother let her daughter go to a motel? There's no evidence she was aware. You may say that was her fault, but her daughter was 15 years old so it's resonable for her to have some trust. Perhaps that trust was misplaced but surely the mother has a resonable expectation that other people, especially 61 year old men would act responsibly or at least follow the law and not go around screwing their underage daughter. Note that although I mention the sex of the participants, I'm not saying it makes any difference what their sex is. Fact is, the same expectations should be held of a 61 year old woman as well Nil Einne (talk) 17:39, 30 September 2008 (UTC)

Sounds to me like the girl knew what she was doing and couldn't care less. --219.75.241.48 04:57, 22 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Agreed. And of course, the man takes the fall for it.  Funny old world, ain't it? --96.252.61.169 17:40, 24 August 2008 (UTC)
 * The girl (in this case) was 15 which under Australia law is below the age of consent. The guy (in this case) was 61 and was apparently aware of the age of the girl before he had sex of with her and choose to do it anyway. The girl may or may not have known what she was doing but regardless, the guy clearly did and as an adult, heck almost a senior citizen, he should have acted like one. The fact that the girl may have acted immaturely doesn't excuse the 61 year old guy from doing so. This is not like one of those cases when it's perhaps questionable if the guy knew the age of the girl since from the article, it appears he did. Nor is it a perfectly innocent relationship between two people of similar ages, there was a 45+ year age gap. Nil Einne (talk) 17:36, 30 September 2008 (UTC)

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I like to review and publish the article but my bias in the conflict tells me to let some other wikinewsie do it. It is a hard accusation but article attribute it good. Dont know how to/if a expansion of the article with someone/thing to meet it for ballance. I dont see the article formally biased. Its very newsworthy as mainstream western medias support of Saakashvili seems naive imo. international (talk) 07:48, 20 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the reviewing. The article is basically just a summary of how 2 prominent members of the Georgian opposition see Saakashvili. It is not meant to be an overall/complete report on Saakashvili, but just to report how he is assessed by those two. Personally I would have preferred to give a complete literal translation of the original interview with the former Georgian minister, but that might have posed copyright issues, so I chose to write that summary instead.Making clear though, i'm reporting on their assessment only and not giving a complete (neutral) assessment of saakashvili by me. The main motivation was as you've pointed out, that (english) mainstream western media doesn't seem to report on the opposition in georgia at all and i found that interview with that former minister (knowing saakashvili's government inside out) quite interesting.--84.174.221.108 03:39, 21 August 2008 (UTC)

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Suggesting this article for 4:lead or higher. international (talk) 20:19, 21 August 2008 (UTC)

Misleading formulation/factual error
I just noticed, that when my original text was improved/smoothed unfortunately an error occurred. In the interview Chaindraw did not blame the US administration for installing a pro American government (he has no issue with being pro american nor with the removal of shevardnadse), but he blames the US for spreading the false idea that Saakashvili's government is democratic and turning a blind eye on his totalitarian behaviour. So in that sense "Georgij Chaindrawa accuses the United States administration of creating a pro-American Georgian government under Saakashvili" is somewhat misleading.--Kmhkmh (talk) 01:17, 22 August 2008 (UTC)
 * I tried to correct it. Wishmaster68 (talk) 14:10, 22 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Oops, sorry, that was me. Thanks for fixing it Wishmaster68. Gopher65talk 14:13, 22 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks for helping out, the current formulation reflects the original interview much better now.--Kmhkmh (talk) 15:07, 22 August 2008 (UTC)


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Garlic bread that turns blue is recalled in Australia

August 21, 2008

AGB International, a company based in Capalaba, near Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, has recalled 13 brands of garlic bread after learning that the bread turns blue when heated.

AGB International is unsure why the bread turns blue but thinks that the problem is isolated and may be caused by a batch of garlic which the company no longer uses. AGB supplies garlic bread to the pizza chains Pizza Hut and Domino's Pizza, and major supermarket chains including Woolworths, Coles and Franklins.

Consumers who last week bought garlic bread of the brands "Homebrand", "Black and Gold" and "You'll Love Coles" are advised to discard them.

The company told media outlets that it does not believe the breads are a danger to the public, adding that the recall is in the interests of quality control.

AGB has set up a phone line for consumers interested in advice and refund information. The number is 1800 645 515 toll free, except from mobiles (Australia only).


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Hands up everyone who is surprised. Chris Mann (Say hi!|Stalk me!) 09:08, 20 August 2008 (UTC)

I lolled --KDP3 (talk) 11:15, 20 August 2008 (UTC)

Biscardi: con man, not researcher
Tom Biscardi is not a researcher, he is a con man. He has hoaxed the bigfoot community in the past. This ridiculous claim had no legs from the beginning, and was shown to be a hoax a month ago. Biscardi did not discover the hoax.

This link shows the proof of hoax posted on July 21st. How did the media miss this in their zeal to broadcast the story nationally? http://bigfootdiscussions.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=2944&st=20&p=1396885&

A link to an article about the hoax and Biscardi: http://www.bfro.net/hoax.asp [Note: The BFRO claims to have proved this hoax, but clearly the date above contradicts their claim]

A previous hoax outed by Loren Coleman and the Coast-To-Coast radio program: http://www.lorencoleman.com/biscardi.html

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It's human nature to be curious about the world around us, as small children we lay in our beds and listen to all we can hear in our respective homes. It doesn't mean that we are being "bad" to stay awake and listen to conversations that aren't any of our concern; it just means we wish to know more. We look to the sky for answers, make connection with the higher beings. Liken this to a baby in a crib. With the awe and wonder of those going by feeding us, kissing, hugging and holding us. We see life as a flat plate, or our earth as flat. We are a flat earth society, and when the realization strikes us that if we go too far, far beyond our reach, we will fall. Liken this to the child as they climb out of that crib and land fully on the hard floor below. We may wimper, or cry, but we will "God willing" live to try once again. Remember, TODAY is the first day of the rest of your life. Look to your "elders" and your "youngers" to stay in touch with your "flat plate". Welcome your extended families with open arms. No good deeds will go unpunished. But it doesn't mean that you should stop doing good deeds. Pick youself up. Dust yourself off. Keep on keeping on. Your going to survive inspite of youselves. Keep asking WHY, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN, and share your knowledge, wealth, and expertise with those willing to move to the next level of life. Be a good neighbour, and friend, and always love your family. You can pick your friends, but you are blessed with your family to help you learn what your purpose in life is.

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President Levy Mwanawasa of Zambia dies at age 59 following stroke

August 20, 2008 Levy Mwanawasa, the President of Zambia died yesterday at age 59. He died in a Paris hospital in France. His death was intially announced by an anonymous family member. It was later confirmed on television by vice president Rupiah Banda. Mwanawase suffered a stroke while in Egypt in June of this year for an African Union summit, whereafter he was flown to France. His condition suddenly deteriorated on Monday.

"I also wish to inform the nation that national mourning starts today and will be for seven days," said Banda.

United States President George W. Bush expressed condolences and referred to Mwanawasa as "a champion of democracy in his own country and throughout Africa."

Mwanawase whose political career started in 1985 when he was appointed Solicitor General in the Zambian government. He was appointed Vice President of Zambia in 1991. He left office in 1994 announcing gross abuse of office and corruption as his reason. He retired in 1996 but later ran for president in 2001.

He won the 2001 presidential election beating ten other candidates. He successfully ran for a second term in 2006. He was one of the first African leaders to criticise Robert Mugabe.

He also criticised the West for its position on doing business with China. "You people in the West redeem yourself before you begin attacking China," Mwanawasa said.

Mwanawasa suffered a mild stroke in 2006. On July 3, 2008 it was reported that Mwanawasa had died, these reports later turnt out to be false. He had been in the French hospital since early July. Rupiah Banda is now the current acting president of Zambia. A presidential by-election will have to be called within 90 days.


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Over one hundred die in Madrid plane crash

August 20, 2008

A passenger plane leaving from has crashed during take-off. 153 fatalities and 19 injuries have been reported amongst those who were on the aircraft. Flight JK5022, operated by, was destined for in the , when it skidded off the end of the runway in good weather at 14:45 local time. An engine of the aircraft is reported to have caught fire during the attempted takeoff.

A spokesman for stated that there were only 26 survivors. The plane at the time was carrying 173 people. 7 survivors later died en route to hospital.

The cause is unknown, but reports indicate that the left engine of the was on fire during take-off. The United States agency National Transportation Safety Board said it was sending a team to help with the investigation and reported that "the aircraft broke apart and a post-crash fire ensued."

"Helicopters are continually heading to the scene, dropping lots of water... The smoke has really died down now, things seem to be more under control," said Stephanie McGovern from the BBC, commenting on the incident. Manuel Moleno, who witnessed the crash, said that "I've seen around 50 ambulances. They're still coming and going, so there may still be more casualties."

"SAS is doing everything possible to help passengers and next-of-kin and to assist Spanish authorities at this difficult time," read a statement from, the -based company that owns Spanair. "SAS will provide further information as soon as it becomes available."

"Boeing sends its deep condolences to the families and friends of those lost in the crash of Spanair flight 5022, and its wishes for the quick recovery of the injured," said manufacturer which merged with McDonnell Douglas in 1997. "We stand ready to provide technical assistance."


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Former communist leader Hua Guofeng dies age 87

August 20, 2008

Hua Guofeng, the successor of Chinese communist leader Mao Zedong, died this afternoon in Beijing at age 87 from an undisclosed disease.

Born Su Zhu in China's Shanxi province in 1921, Guofeng became a Communist Party member at age 15. Soon after, he became known to Mao Zedong in 1954, and as a result rose quickly through the party ranks.

After he succeeded Zhou Enlai as China's Premier, Guofeng was chosen by the dying Mao to be his successor. After becoming Premier and Chinese Communist Party Chairman, he ended the Cultural Revolution and had the Gang of Four (including Mao's last wife, Jiang Qing) arrested.

A vain leader, Hua had the National People's Congress, the CPC Party Congress, and all schools hang portraits of Mao side-by-side with himself in prominent positions. Hua also attempted to change the Chinese national anthem's lyrics to incorporate Mao Zedong, however these revisions were rejected.

He was effectively ousted in 1978 as a result of Deng Xiaoping's increasingly strong grip on the Communist Party. Guofeng was replaced as Premier in 1980 ending four years of service.


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United States Senator Lieberman to speak at Republican party convention

August 20, 2008

United States (U.S.)  is scheduled to speak at the, according to a member of the McCain campaign who wishes to remain anonymous. Lieberman, who was the vice presidential candidate in the, has been one of Republican party candidate, 's, staunchest supporters. The official who informed the press of this announcement stated that Lieberman is slated to speak on the second day, a Monday, of the convention. There has been a lot of speculation in the past months that Lieberman would speak at the convention. In a interview with  of, Lieberman stated in response to the question about the possibility of him being at the convention that, "well, it's not clear yet but you might just see me there."

Lieberman is currently in Georgia, with Senator ; he responded when asked if he would be speaking at the convention that "it's quite possible, but I'll let them announce it." Lieberman's office has not commented on this announcement.

Lieberman has been recently considered a possible candidate for the Republican vice presidential seat. The convention will be held in, Minnesota from September 1 through the 4th. He is currently a Independent Senator in Connecticut, who caucuses with the Democratic party. Lieberman was the Democratic vice presidential candidate back in 2000, when he ran with.


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This sucks.--66.229.12.186 16:54, 20 August 2008 (UTC)

Julian Bray Aviation Expert comments:
Julian Bray Aviation expert comments: The Madrid Air incident, involves a 15 year old MD-82 one of over 30 leased to Spanair, Spains second largest airline on a code sharing flight with Lufhansa ie passengers would come from both Spanish national and German national sources with the rest of the passengers from interline sources.

The MD series is currently fully technically supported by Boeing who acquired the McDonnell Douglas Company in 1997, at the time it was said to be a merger but in reality it was an acquisition and soon afterwards plans to drop the MD aircraft types were publicly surfacing as sales of Boeing aircraft types were being affected by the MD acquisition.

An engine fire from the port or left JT8D-200 series turbofan is unusual as the engines have very efficient on board fire fighting systems and can usually deal with such incidents. Aviation fuel is carried in the two wings of the aircraft, well away from the rear mounted engines and in any exceptional incident the fuel supply would have been cut leaving only the fuel currently ignited in the superfan system. If the locus of the flame ignition point is at the wing area and inter alia the wing mounted tanks it is extremely unlikely that ignition from the rear mounted engine(s) could be the cause unless the wing filler caps was malfunctioning and leaking fuel onto the rear mounted engine but this is an extreme and highly remote possibility.

It is highly unlikely to be a birdstrike, due to the extreme rear positioning of the engines and the air deflection properties of the forward mid mounted wings. Such a catastrophic failure suggests a sudden loss of power in one engine but the aircraft type is specifically designed to complete a take off and landing procedure on just one engine, so speculation has to be that a secondary failure or incident prevented the full operation of the remaining engine.

External factors such as deliberate sabotage or incomplete technical checks need to be considered and will in any event be fully investigated by the authorities and the Boeing Company. At the time of writing the MD80 series has not been grounded and on similar set of circumstances seems to have been logged or debated in aviation circles. The narrow bodied plane has multiple fire exits and the seating plan namely two on one side and three on the other with an offset central aisle means that no passenger is very far from an exit.

The popular MD-80 series is a stretched and improved development of the narrow bodied McDonnell Douglas DC-9.

The origins of the MD-80 lie in 1975 where a standard DC-9 was fitted with improved, more efficient, higher bypass ratio JT8D-200 series turbofans. Instead MDC developed the DC-9 Super 80 (or DC-9-80), combining the new engines with a further stretched fuselage, increased span wing and several other improvements.

The Super 80 first flew on October 18 1979 after three years testing. Certification for the initial Super 80 model, the 81, was granted in July 1981. The first customer delivery was to Swissair in September 1980 and Alitalia shortly after.

McDonnell Douglas renamed the DC-9-80 the MD-80 in 1983. The MD-80 designation however is generic for the series and does not apply to a single model type. The specific MD-80 models are the initial MD-81, the MD-82 with more powerful JT8D-217s, the extended range MD-83 with extra fuel and more efficient JT8D-219s, and the MD-88 - first flight August 1987- with the JT8D-219s of the MD-83 with an EFIS flight deck and redesigned cabin interior.

Initial sales of the Super 80 were slow until American Airlines placed an initial order for 67 MD-82s (with options on a further 100) in early 1984 (American now operates a fleet of around 260 MD-80s), generating what went on to become a highly successful programme - the 1000th MD-80 being delivered in March 1992.

Following the 1997 merger of Boeing and McDonnell Douglas the future of the Douglas airliners were reviewed. In December 1997 Boeing announced its decision to drop the MD-80 and MD-90 once current orders were fulfilled. An April 1998 TWA order for 24 MD-83s would have seen the MD-80 remain in production until January 2000.

The aircraft routinely carries ‘black box’ flight recorders and flightdeck conversation loop wire recorders. Generally it has to be said that air travel is safe, although from time to time incidents such as this do happen. The race is now on to find out exactly what did happen to flight JK5022, experts will be working around the clock to achieve this. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.22.209.30 (talk) 18:07, 20 August 2008 (UTC)

disaster after disaster
why do aircraft crash so often? ground staff never check aircraft well. airlines do not replace faulty parts and are more worried about costs. iata and icao should take greater steps towards aviation safety —Preceding unsigned comment added by 60.243.253.111 (talk) 07:06, 25 August 2008 (UTC)


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Olympic highlights: August 20, 2008

August 20, 2008

August 20, 2008 is the 11th major day of the 2008 Olympic games. The below article lists some of the highlights.

Men's 200 meter sprint
Jamaican Usain Bolt, who recently set the world record for the one hundred meter sprint, has set a new world record in the 200 metre sprint with his time of 19.30 seconds, 0.02 seconds quicker than the previous world record, which was set by Michael Johnson in the 1996 Summer Olympics.

"This is a dream come true. You come out every day to be a champion and I'm just happy," said Bolt, after the race. "I've proved I'm a true champion and that with hard work anything is possible."

The silver and bronze went to Americans Shawn Crawford and Walter Dix, respectively.

Women's swimming 10km
Russian Larisa Ilchenko took home gold in the women's marathon swim. Her final time 1:59:27.7. She beat the United Kingdom's Keri-Anne Payne by 1.5 seconds, and Cassandra Patten, also of Great Britain by 3.3 seconds.

Women's hammer throw
Belarusian Aksana Miankova set a new Olympic Record and won the gold medal in the final of the women's hammer throw with a score of 76.34.

Yipsi Moreno, who was representing Cuba, won the silver medal, while Wenxiu Zhang, from China finished in third place with a score of 74.32.

Zhang also set her new season's best.

Women's 400m hurdles
Jamaican Melaine Walker set a new Olympic record, national record and won the gold medal in the final of the women's 400m hurdles with a final score of 52.64 seconds.

Sheena Tosta, who was representing United States, won the silver medal, while Tash Danvars, from Great Britain, finished in third place with a final score of 53.84, a new personal best.

Men's Baseball
Canada, China, Chinese Taipei, and the Netherlands were eliminated in the matches leading up to the Baseball semi finals which will take place on August 21. Chinese Taipei defeated Canada in a closely matched 12 inning 6-5 game, but both failed to advance. China was defeated by Cuba 17-1, and the Netherlands was defeated by South Korea 10-0. The United States and Japan also played, with the US defeating Japan 4-2, but both were already guaranteed entry into the medal round. Japan will play the United States in the bronze medal round, while Cuba and South Korea will compete for the gold medal.

Liudmyla Blonska fails drugs test
Liudmyla Blonska, who won silver in the heptathlon is suspected of using illegal substances. As a result, she faces a lifetime ban and she may be stripped of her silver medal.

Kelly Sotherton, who competed against Bloska, criticised the athlete. "I've been saying all along that she got caught doping when she was scoring 6300, so how can she not be doping and scoring 6800?" she said.

"I've not seen any of her results since early June and then she comes out here and is producing good performances, which was suspicious," she continued. "The thing I hope is that the Russian and the American who will be upgraded get their medals in a proper presentation, otherwise they will have lost that moment forever."

Nick Davies, a representative of the International Association of Athletics Federations also criticised Blonska. "It is fair in life to give people a second chance but now (if it is proved) she has committed an offence again, it is a life ban and good riddance quite frankly."

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broadcast report refers to info seen on BBC Sport coverage. Anonymous101talk 18:15, 20 August 2008 (UTC)

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ShakataGaNai, I think you are taking the "independent" part of the review too literally. It is perfectly legitimate for an editor to make some adjustments and add sources to bring the article up to standard and remain independent. BTW, I think I have adressed your concerns. --SVTCobra 00:13, 21 August 2008 (UTC)

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British celebrity Jade Goody diagnosed with cancer

August 20, 2008 British television celebrity of  fame has been diagnosed with.

Goody, 27, arrived in on Tuesday night, having cut short her stay in the Indian version of Celebrity Big Brother, known as . Goody was a controversial character in last year's Big Brother, sparking over 40,000 complaints to, the British broadcasting regulator after she allegedly made racist and defamatory remarks to fellow housemate and Indian celebrity Shilpa Shetty.

Goody has stated she agreed to take part on the Indian version of the show as an attempt to make up for her behaviour last year. Shetty is hosting the show, and has stated that her "prayers are with Jade."

Goody has been accused of making the announcement as a publicity stunt, but her spokesman has dismissed this as "ridiculous". Goody has stated she "will worry for [her] boys if [she] get[s] unwell". She said that she entered the house, despite undergoing medical tests, because she "can't wait around for the doctors" and that bills need paying.

Goody is said to have signed a contract worth 100,000 with Bigg Boss before her departure from the show. She is expected to undergo medical tests so doctors can see how far the cancer has spread.


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US Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones dies at age 58

August 21, 2008 United States congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones, representing Cleveland, Ohio died on August 20, 2008 following a brain aneurysm.

Jones was observed by police driving erratically on the evening of August 19, 2008. When police approached her car, they found her unresponsive. She was rushed to Huron Hospital in East Cleveland, where she remained overnight. She never regained consciousness. Jones died the following day, at 6:12pm EDT (UTC-4).

Stephanie Tubbs Jones leaves behind a son, Mervyn Leroy Jones II. Her husband of 27 years died in 2003.

Senator Barack Obama issued a statement: "Michelle and I are saddened to hear today's news about Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones. She is a passionate and tireless advocate for the people of Cleveland and a devoted public servant for all Americans. We send our heartfelt prayers to Stephanie and her family at this very difficult time."

The mayor of Cleveland released the following statement prior to Jones' passing: "My thoughts and prayers are with Stephanie and her family. I have known the Congresswoman for my entire political career and for several years prior to taking public office. She has supported me professionally and has been a loyal friend. As a public servant, she has stood firm with, and for, so many of us and I am asking everyone to take a moment to pray that she makes a full recovery."

From 1991 to 1999, she was the prosecutor in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. She was both the first female and the first African American to hold this office.

Jones had served in the United States House of Representatives since 1999 and was currently the co-chair of the Democratic National Committee. She was the first African American woman to be elected to Congress from Ohio.


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Please don't use Wikipedia-style references, please see WN:SG and WN:CS. --SVTCobra 23:42, 20 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Done. My bad; first article. JeremyMcCracken (talk) 00:46, 21 August 2008 (UTC)
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How can this man call himself a Democrat?
 * No kidding, let's look at Liberman and McCain from 2000....OK, now let's compare them to the corrupt versions from 2008. Case closed. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.166.175.146 (talk) 22:45, 21 August 2008 (UTC)
 * They were both corrupt in 2000, too. And earlier. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.216.238.26 (talk) 14:12, 22 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Politicians can be not corrupt? Fephisto (talk) 19:43, 22 August 2008 (UTC)


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Okay, it is time for your joking to end. You are potentially offending people, both here in the Wikinews community and the wider readership. What you are doing could be seen as vandalism and you could get blocked from editing Wikinews for it. Be careful and be serious from now on.  Majorly   talk  00:06, 21 August 2008 (UTC)

First off, we really appreciate your contribution.

But sometimes users submit an article from somewhere else, not realizing that Wikinews cannot keep copy-and-paste versions of articles which are published elsewhere under a restrictive copyright. An article created in this way is a copyright violation, and Wikinews policy is to erase these even if they are excellent article ideas.

Another problem which sometimes comes up is press releases: Press releases are sometimes excellent sources, but they do not qualify as unbiased news articles so they can't be published as they are. Two key things to remember about press releases is that they're usually written to represent the viewpoint of an involved party (Thus likely running foul of our Neutral Point of View policy). And second, they are generally covered by copyright which can conflict with our open editing approach.

A better way to get an article on an exciting subject published here is to write an original article following the guidelines described in writing an article, or to write a brief explanation of the subject and include the url address of articles or websites to use as sources. If you are part of the story that the article is about, you may also wish to consider requesting an interview rather than writing the article yourself.

Thanks again! However, the way that you expressed your frustration was not acceptable. --SVTCobra 00:25, 21 August 2008 (UTC)
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