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Woodstock Music & Art Fair (informally, Woodstock) was a music festival, billed as "An Aquarian Exposition", held at Max Yasgur's 600 acre dairy farm in the rural town of Bethel, New York. Thirty-two of the best-known musicians of the day appeared during the sometimes rainy weekend in front of nearly half a million concertgoers. It is widely regarded as one of the greatest moments in popular music history and was listed on Rolling Stone's 50 Moments That Changed the History of Rock and Roll.

The annual flooding cycle of the Nile goes back to ancient times. It is celebrated by Egyptians beginning August 15 lasting two weeks, known as Wafaa El-Nil. Were it not for the Nile River, Egyptian civilization could not have developed, as it is the only significant source of water in this desert region. Ancient Egyptians believed that the Nile flooded every year because of Isis's tears of sorrow for her dead husband, Osiris. The Nile flows from south to north, to its delta on the Mediterranean Sea. The ancient Egyptians did not realize that the flood was due to rains on the mountains to the south. It was seen as the annual coming of the god Hapi. The rains would swell the different tributaries and other rivers that joined to become the Nile River, generally regarded as the longest river in the world.

As above So below in the land of Thoth and the Emerald Tablets

Ancient Egypt

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Surfer's Monster, 80-Foot Wave Came from a Hidden, Underwater Canyon   Live Science - August 14, 2018

Gooey Green Slime in Florida Waters Is Super Gross - and Super Toxic   Live Science - August 14, 2018

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Crash outside UK Houses of Parliament treated as terror incident, police say   CNN - August 14, 2018

CNN's new poll has very little good news for Donald Trump on Russia   CNN - August 14, 2018

White House paranoia deepens after Omarosa tapes   CNN - August 14, 2018

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11-year-old hacks replica of Florida state website, changes election results   USA Today - August 14, 2018

Election officials' concerns turn to information warfare as hackers gather in Vegas   CNN - August 14, 2018

The hackers just arrived and they're already breaking Vegas   - August 14, 2018

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Source: Aretha Franklin is in hospice care   CNN - August 14, 2018

Aretha Franklin   Wikipedia
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Italy bridge: Dozens feared dead in Genoa as motorway collapses   BBC - August 14, 2018

Vienna topples Melbourne in 'most livable city' ranking   PhysOrg - August 14, 2018

Glacier latest US National Park to be scorched by Western wildfires   PhysOrg - August 14, 2018

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On This Day in Space! Aug. 14, 1992: Meteorite Shower Hits Uganda   Space.com - August 14, 2018

Early opaque universe linked to galaxy scarcity   Science Daily - August 14, 2018

This Strange Nebula Looks Inside Out and Born-Again   Space.com - August 14, 2018

Record-Breaking Signal May Help Solve the Mystery of Fast Radio Bursts   Scientific American - August 14, 2018

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Being human: Big toe clung on longest to primate origins   BBC - August 14, 2018

Healthy fat cells uncouple obesity from diabetes   Medical Express - August 14, 2018

Amputees feel as though their prosthetic limb belongs to their own body   Science Daily - August 14, 2018

Poor sleep triggers viral loneliness and social rejection   Medical Express - August 14, 2018

How we explain the behavior of others depends on our beliefs about their 'true selves'   Medical Express - August 14, 2018

'Contagious' Loneliness Could Follow Poor Sleep   Live Science - August 14, 2018

Doctors may be able to enlist a mysterious enzyme to stop internal bleeding   Medical Express - August 14, 2018

Yes, Men Lose Weight Faster Than Women. Here's Why   Live Science - August 14, 2018

Researchers identify new genes that may contribute to Alzheimer's disease   Live Science - August 14, 2018

Why do women get more migraines?   Live Science - August 14, 2018

E-cigarette vapor disables key immune cells in the lung and boosts inflammation   Live Science - August 14, 2018

Rare cancer myeloma could be caught early using simple blood tests   Live Science - August 14, 2018

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Diving robots find Antarctic winter seas exhale surprising amounts of carbon dioxide   PhysOrg - August 14, 2018

Can Offshore Wind Turbines Succeed in the Great Lakes?   Scientific American - August 14, 2018

The 'banana phone' is Back: Nokia's $87 (£69) curved 8110 handset made famous by The Matrix finally goes on sale this week   Daily Mail - August 14, 2018

Google really is recording your every movement even when you tell it not to! Search firm tracks location data using your smartphone regardless of permissions   Daily Mail - August 14, 2018

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Origins and spread of Eurasian fruits traced to the ancient Silk Road   PhysOrg - August 14, 2018

6.4 earthquake hits Alaska, no reports of injuries or damage   CNN - August 13, 2018

Death Toll From Indonesia Earthquake Passes 430   TIME - August 13, 2018

Strongest-ever earthquake strikes Alaska's North Slope region   CBS - August 12, 2018
Jakarta, the fastest-sinking city in the world   BBC - August 13, 2018

How Neolithic people adapted to climate change   Science Daily - August 13, 2018

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Easter Island limits tourism in preservation efforts   CNN - August 13, 2018

People of Easter Island Weren't Driven to Warfare and Cannibalism. They Actually Got Along   Live Science - August 13, 2018

Easter Island's society might not have collapsed   PhysOrg - August 13, 2018

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Winged reptiles thrived before dinosaurs   BBC - August 13, 2018

Giant Pterosaur Sported 110 Teeth (and 4 Wicked Fangs)   Live Science - August 13, 2018

Why Are Hundreds of Weird, Heart-Shaped 'Sea Potatoes' washing ashore in England?   Live Science - August 13, 2018

Brainy Crows Trained to Pick Up Trash at Theme Park   Live Science - August 13, 2018

Mathematicians solve age-old spaghetti mystery   PhysOrg - August 14, 2018

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The simple optical illusion that could help to diagnose autism in seconds   Daily Mail - August 13, 2018

Are you talking to your children enough? Young kids who regularly engage in conversations with adults have a better grasp of language, reveals study   Daily Mail - August 13, 2018

Toxins turning up in dozens of public water systems   PhysOrg - August 13, 2018

Genetic tools uncover cause of childhood seizure disorder missed by other methods   Medical Express - August 13, 2018

Scientists identify why some kidney transplants don't work   Medical Express - August 13, 2018

Study identifies chaperone protein implicated in Parkinson's disease   Medical Express - August 13, 2018

Churchill was a diplomat and the script demanded I play him that way.
President Trump could use some lessons in the Art of Diplomacy.

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