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  Spanish police kill suspects in second attack after 14 die in Barcelona   BBC - August 18, 2017

  Barcelona Attack: California Teacher Says Husband Is Missing   NBC - August 18, 2017

  Trump Resurrects Anti-Muslim Myth in Wake of Barcelona Attack   NBC - August 18, 2017
After initially condemning the Barcelona attack and offering support, President Donald Trump urged people to "study what General Pershing of the United States did to terrorists" Ð an apparent reference to a widely-debunked legend about World War I-era General John J. Pershing executing Muslim prisoners of war and defiling their bodies with pig blood.

  After Charlottesville, Thousands Expected to Attend Boston Counter-Protests to Right-Wing Rally   NBC - August 18, 2017

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City Cemetery: 3 Tombs Discovered in Ancient Egypt   Live Science - August 18, 2017

Divers race against the clock to uncover the secrets buried on the De Rooswijk merchant ship that sank off the coast of Kent 277 years ago   Daily Mail - August 18, 2017

Mars rover to focus on alien life   Sky News - August 18, 2017

Robin Thicke, 40, and April Geary, 22, expecting   SF Examiner - August 18, 2017

Hot spot at Hawaii? Not so fast   PhysOrg - August 18, 2017

Struggling to make a tough decision? Try it in a foreign language: Switching from your native tongue removes emotional interference, experts say   Daily Mail - August 17, 2017

Sperm cells are created in the lab offering hopes of a cure for one of the most commons causes of male infertility   Daily Mail - August 17, 2017

So long to the Great Red Spot: Jupiter's 'tumultuous' storm fades out of view in stunning new NASA image as Juno looks toward the south   Daily Mail - August 17, 2017

Scientists identify the brain mechanism behind itching - and the findings could help treat people with chronic scratching issues   Daily Mail - August 17, 2017

Jupiter's Great Red Spot rages in NASA image   - August 17, 2017

Blood Test Finds Cancer Before Symptoms Start   NBC - August 17, 2017

The algae that terraformed Earth   BBC - August 17, 2017

Yemen cholera epidemic: Cases exceed 500,000 in four months   BBC - August 17, 2017

Study finds children pay close attention to potentially threatening information, avoid eye contact when anxious   Medical Express - August 17, 2017

Australian researchers in peanut allergy breakthrough   Medical Express - August 17, 2017

Ancient species of giant sloth discovered in Mexico   PhysOrg - August 18, 2017

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  Van plows into Barcelona crowd: Live updates   CNN - August 17, 2017

  Trump isolated as US military, business and political leaders condemn racism   CNN - August 17, 2017

  Bannon says US locked in 'economic war' with China, slams White House colleagues   CNN - August 17, 2017

  Trump adviser Steve Bannon dubs white nationalists 'clowns'   BBC - August 17, 2017

  40 Years After Death of Elvis Presley, the Faithful Still Flock to Graceland   NBC - August 16, 2017

Drug-delivering micromotors treat their first bacterial infection in the stomach   Science Daily - August 16, 2017

Why teens take risks: It's not a deficit in brain development   Science Daily - August 16, 2017

  Elephants Rescue Hundreds of People From Floods   National Geographic - August 16, 2017

Greenland ice flow likely to speed up   PhysOrg - August 16, 2017

Cosmic magnifying lens reveals inner jets of black holes   PhysOrg - August 16, 2017

Cassini says goodbye to a true Titan   Science Daily - August 16, 2017

Last month tied with July 2016 for the hottest July ever recorded (and this time there was no El Nino to blame)   Daily Mail - August 16, 2017

Mystery of how first animals appeared on Earth solved   Science Daily - August 16, 2017

Scientists use magnetic fields to remotely stimulate brain -- and control body movements   Science Daily - August 16, 2017

Mosaic workshop uncovered in the 'Pompeii of the East' reveals a snapshot of life in the city before it was demolished by an earthquake 1,200 years ago   Daily Mail - August 16, 2017

Snip, Snip, Ouch: Pubic Hair Grooming Injuries May Be More Common Than You Think   Live Science - August 16, 2017

Ancient Greeks Built an Eclipse-Predicting 'Computer' 2,000 Years Ago   Live Science - August 16, 2017

400-million-year-old fish fossil reveals jaw structure linked to humans   PhysOrg - August 16, 2017

Study identifies dinosaur 'missing link'   PhysOrg - August 16, 2017

'Frankenstein dinosaur' mystery solved   BBC - August 16, 2017

Why do we see monsters in the mirror?   MNN - August 16, 2017
Stare long enough and you may start seeing things, thanks to the Troxler Effect.

Incredible images reveal the stunning visual effect of 'crown shyness' where tree tops avoid touching and create the appearance of winding rivers   Daily Mail - August 16, 2017

Ancient mug workshop dating back 2,000 years has been uncovered near the site of Jesus' water into wine miracle in Israel   Daily Mail - August 16, 2017

Seven complete specimens of new flower, all 100 million years old   Science Daily - August 16, 2017

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  What Trump said versus what I saw   BBC - August 16, 2017

White Nationalists Are Flocking to Genetic Ancestry Tests--with Surprising Results   Scientific American - August 16, 2017

  What's at stake as Nafta talks begin?   BBC - August 16, 2017

  Bush presidents wade into Trump furore over Charlottesville   BBC - August 16, 2017

  Business councils disband over Trump remarks   BBC - August 16, 2017

'Donald Trump forest' climate change project gains momentum   BBC - August 16, 2017

  Trump's Latest Charlottesville Remarks Are Condemned Abroad   NBC - August 16, 2017

  He Went Rogue: President Trump's Staff Stunned After Latest Charlottesville Remarks

  Trump Accuses Amazon of Doing Great Damage to Retailers   NBC - August 16, 2017

  Daniel Craig Confirms He Will Return as James Bond   NBC - August 16, 2017

T. E. Lawrence was a British soldier renowned especially for his liaison role during the Arab Revolt of 1916-18, but whose vivid personality and writings, along with the extraordinary breadth and variety of his activities and associations, have made him the object of fascination throughout the world as "Lawrence of Arabia".

All men dream, but not equally.
Those who dream by night, in the dusty recesses of their minds,
wake in the day to find that it was vanity.

But the dreamers of the day are dangerous men,
for they may act out other dreams with open eyes, to make it possible.

T. E. Lawrence Quotes 1

T. E. Lawrence Quotes 2

Anger and hatred can make us feel happy, says study   BBC - August 15, 2017

'Fat but fit' still risk heart disease   BBC - August 15, 2017

What age would you give your child a mobile? Mothers enter a fierce debate over when their little one should own a phone   Daily Mail - August 15, 2017

  Why This Swedish Moose Is Entirely White   National Geographic - August 14, 2017

Unique imaging of a dinosaur's skull tells evolutionary tale   PhysOrg - August 15, 2017

New plate adds plot twist to ancient tectonic tale   Science Daily - August 15, 2017
Scientists say Malpelo microplate helps resolve geological misfit under Pacific Ocean

Cardiac stem cells from young hearts could rejuvenate old hearts   Science Daily - August 15, 2017

Prematurity leaves distinctive molecular signature in infants' cerebellum   Medical Express - August 15, 2017

Brain study connects cannabis, oxygen changes   Medical Express - August 15, 2017

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  The far right is planning 9 rallies nationwide this weekend alone   CNN - August 15, 2017

  Trump says both sides to blame amid Charlottesville backlash   CNN - August 15, 2017

  National Battle Over Confederate Monuments Renewed After Charlottesville Violence   NBC - August 15, 2017

  N Korea leader 'briefed' on Guam plan but opts to wait   BBC - August 15, 2017

  North Korea's Kim to Trump: It's your move   CNN - August 15, 2017

  From racism to climate change, CEOs keep turning on Trump   CNN - August 15, 2017

  Colbert asks Scaramucci: Does Trump 'order his spine on Amazon Prime?   CNN - August 15, 2017

Mysterious 'Wow!' Signal From Space Deciphered, Says Astronomer   Epoch Times - January 14, 2016
For almost 40 years, astronomers have wondered whether an anomalous 72-second radio signal from space may have been an attempt by extraterrestrials to contact us. Was the sound from comet? In 2017 and 2018 when the same comets again enter the same region of space, an analysis of their hydrogen signals could confirm a new theory.

"Wow Signal" was a strong, narrowband radio signal detected by Dr. Jerry R. Ehman on August 15, 1977 while working on a SETI project at the Big Ear radio telescope of the Ohio State University. The signal bore expected hallmarks of potential non-terrestrial and non-solar system origin. It lasted for 72 seconds, the full duration Big Ear observed it, and has not been detected again, or not reported to the public. It has been the focus of attention in the mainstream media when talking about SETI results. Amazed at how closely the signal matched the expected signature of an interstellar signal in the antenna used, Ehman circled the signal on the computer printout and wrote the comment "Wow!" on its side. This comment became the name of the signal. On the 35th anniversary of the Wow! signal, Arecibo Observatory beamed a response from humanity, containing 10,000 Twitter messages, in the direction from which the signal originated.

Was the Wow Signal our first detection of extraterrestrials? It might have been, but no scientist would make such a claim. Scientific experiment is inherently skeptical. This isn't just a sour attitude; it's the only way to avoid routinely fooling yourself. Until and unless the cosmic beep measured in Ohio is found, the Wow Signal will remain a What Signal.

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

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.

New class of chemical reaction discovered   Science Daily - August 14, 2017

Plague Bacteria Found in Arizona Fleas   Live Science - August 14, 2017

Rare Tan-and-White Striped Zebra Dies at Hawaiian Ranch   Live Science - August 14, 2017

n Photos: Awe-Inspiring Desert Tortoises of the American West   Live Science - August 14, 2017

Stoneware 'Factory' from Time of Jesus Unearthed in Galilee   Live Science - August 14, 2017

Meadow of dancing brittle stars shows evolution at work   PhysOrg - August 14, 2017

Cassini skims Saturn's atmosphere   BBC - August 14, 2017

Why Does Being in the Heat Makes Us Feel Tired?   Live Science - August 14, 2017

Dementia and brain research could be improved thanks to new sensor   Medical Express - August 14, 2017

Brain scan study adds to evidence that lower brain serotonin levels are linked to dementia   Medical Express - August 14, 2017

Finding better ways to reduce serious drug side effects   Medical Express - August 14, 2017

When stress hormone falters, your health may suffer   Medical Express - August 14, 2017

Sleep biology discovery could lead to new insomnia treatments that don't target the brain   Medical Express - August 14, 2017

Discover Chile's many adventures through this awe-inspiring gallery.   National Geographic - August 14, 2017

In Photos: Ancient Rock Art Depicts Total Solar Eclipse in Chaco Canyon   Live Science - August 14, 2017

Image: A partial solar eclipse seen from space   PhysOrg - August 14, 2017

How Benjamin Franklin Spread Science on 'Supernatural' Solar Eclipses   Live Science - August 14, 2017

What Does an Eclipse Sound Like?   Smithsonian - August 14, 2017

Here's Why Some People Experience Auditory Hallucinations   Seeker - August 14, 2017
People hear voices and found that hallucinations arise when the brain puts too much emphasis on its own expectations.

This AI System Can Diagnose Depression From Instagram Photos   Seeker - August 14, 2017

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  Jury rules in favor of Taylor Swift in groping case   CNN - August 14, 2017

Popular Pesticides Keep Bumblebees From Laying Eggs   NPR - August 14, 2017

Tom Cruise hurt filming 'Mission: Impossible 6' roof-jumping stunt   LA Times - August 14, 2017

  Joseph Bologna, Actor and Playwright Known for ÔMy Favorite Year,' Dies at 82   NBC - August 14, 2017

  Trump Condemns Hate Groups, Calls Racism Evil Days After Charlottesville Violence   NBC - August 14, 2017

  From racism to climate change, CEOs keep turning on Trump   CNN - August 14, 2017

Merck CEO Resigns from Trump Council After Charlottesville   Scientific American - August 14, 2017

Protesters Swarm Trump Tower After Charlottesville: ÔNo Trump, No KKK, No Fascist USA!'   Daily Beast - August 14, 2017

  Teacher: Charlottesville car crash suspect discussed radical views   CNN - August 14, 2017

The accidental invention of the Illuminati Conspiracy   BBC - August 14, 2017

When an eyewitness is wrong: Recommendations for mitigating false convictions   Medical Express - August 14, 2017