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MASSIVE EARTHQUAKE ROCKS TAIWAN, TSUNAMI WARNINGS ISSUED FOR JAPAN

📹 A massive 7.5 magnitude earthquake rocks Taiwan today, prompting Japan's Meteorological agency to issue tsunami warnings.

The agency told residents of Okinawa Island, Miyakojima Island and Yaeyama Island to immediately evacuate, warning of waves up to 3 meters (9.8ft).

A little while ago, Xinhua News Agency reported tsunami waves of 30cm had reached the Japanese island of Yonaguni.

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Earth shook from India to Pakistan and Afghanistan chaos from night to morning

Image Source: AP Image of earthquake in Afghanistan (File) Along with the outbreak of rains and floods, nature’s displeasure is also being seen in the form of earthquakes. In a span of just six hours, there was chaos due to earthquake from India to Pakistan and Afghanistan. First of all, at 12.10 in the night, the earthquake knocked in Afghanistan. This created panic among the people. People…

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Vanuatu twin cyclones underscore the Pacific’s vulnerability to compounding climate-disaster risks Country: Vanuatu Source: UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific The twin cyclones and an earthquake in just 48 hours remind the world that seismic and climate risks are converging and intensifying – no community feels this stronger than those of the Blue Pacific Continent. https://reliefweb.int/report/vanuatu/vanuatu-twin-cyclones-underscore-pacifics-vulnerability-compounding-climate-disaster-risks

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Finland, Sweden to send aid to earthquake stricken Turkey, Syria. #finla...

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Engineers, search dogs sent to Turkey, Syria after quake

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Engineers, search dogs sent to Turkey, Syria after quake

Structural engineers, soldiers, paramedics and handlers with trained search dogs are heading to Turkey and Syria to help locate and rescue survivors of Monday’s earthquake. Here’s a glance at the assistance that’s being provided: — The European Union has mobilized search and rescue teams to help Turkey, while the bloc’s Copernicus satellite system has been […]

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[EXCLUSIVE] "NCT Doyoung, Donates 100 Million Won to Underprivileged Children... Brilliantly Dazzling Good Deed"

"According to Sports Chosun's investigation, NCT's Doyoung recently donated 100 million won through UNICEF. The donated amount will be used to support children in vulnerable communities and marginalised neighbours around the world.

Doyoung's generous donation appears to be a way of expressing his gratitude to his fans. After successfully concluding the activities for his first solo album "YOUTH", he also recently wrapped up his first solo Asia tour with an encore concert.

In addition, with the upcoming UN World Children's Day on the 20th, it seems that Doyoung extended a helping hand to children in need. He has rolled up his sleeves to ensure they have a warm Christmas and year-end.

Notably, Doyoung's new song 'The Story' which will be released today (November 6), conveys a message of encouragement to all the youth striving to live their best lives. This makes his donation even more meaningful, as he not only offers a song of comfort to those in need of support but also spreads his positive influence through real-world donations.

Doyoung is known as the "Representative donation angel of K-Pop idols" who continuously practices sharing. He is particularly renowned for carefully identifying where help is needed and meticulously selecting appropriate donation organisations.

In 2022, he donated 30 million won to aid in the recovery of wildfire damage and support displaced residents in Uljin, Gyeongbuk, and Samcheok, Gangwon. In February last year, he donated 100 million KRW to the Community Chest of Korea to help with recovery efforts following the earthquake in Turkey and Syria.

Last Christmas, he donated 50 million won to the Community Chest of Korea, becoming a special Santa for children. On February 1 this year, he donated 30 million won to the "The Direct Donation" platform on his birthday, supporting the donation of feminine hygiene products and daily necessities for girls from low-income families.

Now, to support children in vulnerable communities, Doyoung has donated 100 million won to UNICEF, once again impressing many. In just the past two years, Doyoung has donated a total of 310 million won. Thanks to his continuous charitable efforts, he was inducted as member number 3112 of the Honor Society, a group for large donors, under the Community Chest of Korea last year.

Translated by NCTDAOYlNG

[redsamuraiii]

A magnitude-6.4 earthquake struck off the coast of central Japan on Nov 26, 2024.

Seems the aftershocks of not more than magnitude-5.0 continued on Nov 27 and 28. Some friends in Osaka and Kyoto say their hotels swayed for a while. Although the epicenter is far away, the tremors are felt in Kansai.

What to do in Earthquakes when you are traveling in Japan :

Before Earthquake

Download an earthquake early warning app, Safety Tips app provided by the Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO).

Locate the staircase or emergency exit of your hotel.

Put essentials in your backpack, flashlight, batteries, phone charger, power bank, water bottle, cash, medicine (if any).

During Earthquake

Drop down low for stability and reduce risk of falling; Cover your head from falling items; and Hold onto something.

If you are inside, do not go outside as there may be falling debris.

If you are outside, stay clear from buildings, trees, and utility wires.

Never use elevators during or after an earthquake.

If you’re in public transportation, follow the locals and authorities.

When near the coast, immediately find higher ground and remain there until you have been notified that there is no tsunami risk.

After Earthquake

Wear shoes to protect your feet from broken glasses / mirrors.

Avoid turning on electrical switches.

Approach the hotel staffs and follow their instructions.

If you require aid, call the number 119.

Avoid using a car and evacuate on foot if possible.

Do not use elevators. Evacuate via the stairs if possible.

Free Public Wi-Fi '00000JAPAN' Available During Disasters

Based on the lessons learned from the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011, Japan has promoted activities to make public wireless LANs available free of charge in the event of a disaster.

But, don't worry! These steps are usually for MAJOR quakes!

Most earthquakes in Japan are quite minor and can even happen without you noticing. Japan has plenty of experience with this, so most modern buildings there have been designed to be resistant to earthquakes and their early-warning systems are state-of-the-art.

The JNTO has an online tool that provides tourists with advice based on their circumstances depending on what kind of emergency you’re experiencing, including earthquakes. It also features some useful Japanese phrases to help with communication in an emergency.

Sources : Asia News, Earthquake Tracker, JR Pass, Live Japan, Good Luck Trip

[moon-alight]

If the World was Ending - S.Coups

Synopsis: You and Seungcheol have been broken up for a year when a sudden Earthquake began to rip the world apart. You weren't sure why but you wanted to be with him and luckily, he did too.

Inspired by the song: If the World was Ending byJP Saxe and Julia Michaels.

Warnings: The end of the world, fluff, exes coming together Word Count: 1060

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You were merely watching television, a movie on the screen which you weren't really paying attention to. There was, however, one person on your mind, the same person who you weren't able to let go of no matter how hard you tried.

Seungcheol was everything, the best boyfriend you could've asked for but even the best people have issues. He liked to overwork himself. Staying late inside the Hybe building to finish certain things and even taking his work home which drove you up the wall.

Three beautiful years they were until yu both decided that it would be best to break up, to make sure you seperated so nobody would get hurt too much. It was the best decision but you still felt so lonely, so sad even after a year of being broken up.

It was when you were so deep in your thoughts that you felt it, the ground underneath you shook heavily and it should've scared you but it didn't. You frowned, stood up and walked towards the window. The sight in front of you was unerving to say the least.

Many people -- adults and children -- were running across the street, panicking and yelling. It struck you, this was serious. Everybody seemed to be rushing to get away, to escape death.

The movie you were originally watching on the tv got interrupted by a nation-wide broadcast, one with a warning popping up on the screen. The flashing lights and sounds caught your attention as you walked over to watch this broadcast.

"We interrupt your programming. This is a national emergency, The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has detected a significant environmental event that will impact the greater Asia. You and your loved ones should seek the nearest fallout shelter immediately. Please stand by for further area updates."

If the world was truly ending, why weren't you scared?

No, instead you looked down at your phone and opened the one contact you swore you'd block a couple months ago but couldn't. Seungcheol was active but as much as you wanted to text him, you couldn't. Your pride stood in your way.

Truly the broadcast said 'you and your loved ones' and he was, oh he was. You knew he still was your loved one but were you his? He could have a new partner for all you knew. It honestly broke your heart to think about.

Knowing everyone would be rushing to safe areas, you sat down on your couch. Was there truly a safe area when the world was about to fall down? Everyone would be dead anyways, why bother, right?

The sun was slowly setting, the ground beneath you shook once more but much heavier than the first time. You held onto the couch, unsure what was about to happen though it felt as if the world was being ripped apart.

A repeated knock on your door snapped you out of your thoughts, you frowned, unsure who would've been at your door when this all was going down. Maybe some people were there to try and convince you of seeking shelter.

You stumbled, trying to balance on the shaking ground. You managed to reach the door and pulled it open only to come face to face with him. You inhaled sharply when your eyes landed on his.

He looked good. You hadn't seen him for almost a year but he looked rather the same. His dark raven hair stuck to his forehead thanks to the rainwater which had drenched him, he was breathing heavily and looked as though he had ran to you.

"Cheol--"

His arms wrapped around you, holding onto you. A feeling of familiarity and safety washed over you. You allowed yourself to break down, tears streaming down your face as you let yourself fall against him. He closed the door behind you two and sat you down on the floor of your apartment. He cradled you against him.

It felt as though he was never gone, he smelled the same -- like home -- and if he wasn't holding onto you so tightly you would've believed you were dreaming. He was drenched, sure, but you couldn't care less. He was here, with you, at the end of the world.

"You're here." You whispered in disbelief. You hadn't expect it, to be completely honest but you had hoped for him to show up.

"Of course, I promised you once that whenever you needed me, I would come and I will. I always will."

Sure, he did make that promise but when you were dating for two years. You thought after the breakup this promise would've been forgotten but Choi Seungcheol was a man of his word.

"I missed you." He muttered against you as he stroked your hair. "I have been thinking about you a lot. . . about our anniversary."

You huffed out a laugh at the memory. "Do you mean when we were so intoxicated that we stumbled into the house together like morons?"

"We didn't even make it past the kitchen, passing out right there." He reminded you. "I love you, I always have."

"Believe me, I love you too."

The tv began to rummage again, the noise made the two of you look up and stare towards it. The flashing letters took over the screen once more, announcing another warning.

"Seek shelter immediately." You looked towards Seungcheol without moving an inch, already feeling at ease. "This broadcast will go dark in five," You took in his wet hair which you always loved to tie into ridiculous ponytails just to tease him.

"Four," Your gaze fixated on his eyes next, his beautiful dark brown eyes which never failed to put you at ease in whatever situation you two had found yourselves in.

"Three," Your hands took ahold of his, squeezing gently as you knew how hard reality would hit in a few seconds. His big hands held yours in a way that made you feel comfortable.

"Two," There was so much noise outside as though the sky was falling and crashing onto Earth. Your eyes, however, without a care for what happened outside, focused on Seungcheol's smile which he held to make you feel calmer.

"One--" He leaned forward, pressing his plush soft lips against yours as he held onto you. A final explosion near your house setting off and complete darkness blinding you.

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MASSIVE EARTHQUAKE ROCKS TAIWAN KILLING SEVEN AND WOUNDING DOZENS

📹 Scenes from a massive 7.4 magnitude earthquake that rocked Taiwan on Tuesday night, killing at least seven people, or as many as nine according to other reports, and wounding as many as 800 others.

According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the earthquake, which struck shortly before midnight on Tuesday, caused extensive landslides and liquifaction of the ground, destroyed several buildings, and prompted Japan, Taiwan and the Philippines to issue tsunami warnings, which were later lifted.

The earthquake was felt from the Taiwanese capital of Taipei, to southern Japan, to as far away as eastern China and the Philippines.

The earthquake was among the strongest of its kind to hit Taiwan in over 25 years, with the worst damage being reported in the eastern city of Hualien, as well as the surrounding mountain countryside.

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Sat, Jan 12 - I visited the ancient Roman city of Sardes today for the first time. (Information about the city is under this post.) It consisted of the Gymnasium with the remains of many Byzantine shops including restaurants and painting shops, a public pool, tombs, and a Synagogue. It was truly refreshing to see the place overall, but what I adored about the visit was the fact that you could imagine and experience the feeling of what it was like to be living in an ancient city, as it was empty because of the weather conditions. No voices, no noise, no motion, just the smell and the air of this ancient place. (I bet Henry Winter would die for it.) The Temple of Artemis was also close and I went there as well. I'll publish the pictures from the Synagogue and the Temple next if you want to check them out.

Sardis (/ˈsɑːrdɪs/ SAR-diss) or Sardes (/ˈsɑːrdiːs/SAR-de ess; Lydian: 𐤳𐤱𐤠𐤭𐤣, romanized: Sfard; Ancient Greek: Σάρδεις, romanized: Sárdeis; Old Persian: Sparda) was an ancient city best known as the capital of the Lydian Empire. After the fall of the Lydian Empire, it became the capital of the Persian satrapy of Lydia and later a major center of Hellenistic and Byzantine culture. It is now an active archaeological site in modern-day Turkey, in Manisa Province near Sart.

In 334 BC, Sardis was conquered by Alexander the Great. The city was surrendered without a fight, the local satrap having been killed during the Persian defeat at Granikos. After taking power, Alexander restored earlier Lydian customs and laws. For the next two centuries, the city passed between Hellenistic rulers including Antigonus Monophthalmos, Lysimachus, the Seleucids, and the Attalids. It was besieged by Seleucus I in 281 BC and by Antiochus III in 215-213 BC, but neither succeeded at breaching the acropolis, regarded as the strongest fortified place in the world. The city sometimes served as a royal residence, but was itself governed by an assembly.

In this era, the city took on a strong Greek character. The Greek language replaced the Lydian language in most inscriptions, and major buildings were constructed in Greek architectural styles to meet the needs of Greek cultural institutions. These new buildings included a prytaneion, gymnasium, theater, hippodrome, and the massive Temple of Artemis still visible to modern visitors. Jews were settled at Sardis by the Hellenistic king Antiochos III, where they built the Sardis Synagogue and formed a community that continued for much of Late Antiquity.

In 129 BC, Sardis passed to the Romans, under whom it continued its prosperity and political importance as part of the province of Asia. The city received three neocorate honors and was granted ten million sesterces as well as a temporary tax exemption to help it recover after a devastating earthquake in 17 AD.

Sardis had an early Christian community and is referred to in the New Testament as one of the seven churches of Asia. In the Book of Revelation, Jesus refers to Sardians as not finishing what they started, being about image rather than substance.

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Hey! This ask may have already been answered before, but can you talk about posidieia in you calendar? It’s a new word for me.

Thank you for your attention and for making the calendar!

Hi! I did briefly write about the festival, but I never gave a full breakdown of it. For the sake of clarity, I'm going to split this answer in two parts, starting with the historical evidence and then moving on to the festival reconstruction itself.

The evidence

The Thasian Posideia, like many of the festivals in my calendar, takes source from this inscription:

So it is one of those festivals that I factually know had a presence on the island, on top of the archaeological evidence for a sanctuary of Poseidon.

Unfortunately, this legal document doesn't give us any details about the festivals listed, so we have to look elsewhere to get an idea of what the festival is really about.

In a commentary of this inscription, François Salviat makes these observations:

The month of Poseidon is widespread in the Ionian calendar and aligns with the celebration of Posideia, primarily observed in the Aegean tradition during winter, which is normally an unfavourable season.

The antiquity of the cult of Poseidon is established through the widespread and fixed nature of Poseidon, with celebrations confirmed along the coast of Asia and in the Cyclades.

The Thasian sanctuary of Poseidon, discovered in 1927, was likely the focal point of these celebrations, marked by its vast area, though specifics remain unclear.

Continuous favour for the cult of Poseidon is evidenced through external sources such as various dedications, inscriptions, votive reliefs, and the prevalence of symbols like the trident and dolphin on amphora seals, silver coins, and even in personal names.

Since this was the most information I could get about the festival in Thasos specifically, I started looking for what was known about the Posideias in other cities, specifically Delos.

Thasos is, despite its northern location, heavily influenced by the Cyclades. This is because it was colonized by Paros and as such inherited a lot of its religious and administrative customs.

The proximity between Paros and Delos (and Delos being a major religious center) makes any evidence from this area possibly relevant.

The Posideia was also celebrated on Delos, and we thankfully have more information on the way it was celebrated there thanks to an inscription known as CGRN 199 "Example of the accounts of the Posideia and Ilithyaia on Delos", dating from 178 BC. The date being significantly more recent is also a good sign. Salvia has already established that the cult was ancient, and we can clearly see that, at least on a Cycladic level, the Posideia kept being celebrated throughout the centuries.

The inscription gives us very useful information, especially the epithets chosen for the festival: Asphaleios and Orthosios. The rest is a list of offerings and purchases for the festival, most of them being foodstuff, cooking supplies, dishes and the money allocated for wages. We are also told that the festival included a contest of some form.

Reconstruction

For reconstruction purposes, I had to go for a Delian-Thasian mix. But before that, we need to take a closer look at the epithets, since they indicate the purpose of the festival.

On the cult of Poseidon Aphaleios, Fritz Graf tells us this in "Myths, martyrs, and modernity: studies in the history of religions in honour of Jan N. Bremmer."

"the protection against earthquakes being most often attributed to Poseidon. As such, he usually has the epiklêsis Asphaleios, ‘Steadfast One’ (literally ‘He Who Does Not Stumble’); his cult is attested in many places, especially in western Asia Minor with its high incidence of earthquakes. [...] Oracles from Delphi and Didyma recommended to build altars and bring sacrifices to Poseidon Asphaleios to prevent further earthquakes;"

And Mikalson, in "Religion in Hellenistic Athens" tells us more about the inscription:

"Delos was famed for not having earthquakes (Hdt. 6.98), and credit for that no doubt should be given to Poseidon, because at his festival, the Posideia, he was honored as Asphaleios (“Securer”) and Orthosios (“Uprighter”). The festival featured contests and a banquet, and from the records of expenditures (520 drachmas in ca. 180 B.C.) for the banquet, Bruneau has calculated, at 1 1/2 obols per banqueter, about 2,000 participants, consuming about 1,600 quarts of wine. The banquet quite likely served most of the male, adult citizenry of Delos, and those few who missed it received their 1 1/2 obols in cash (257–67)."

In the case of Delos, we're looking at a festival which aims to reduce the likeliness of natural catastrophes, particularly earthquakes. While this doesn't give me any proof of it being the same for Thasos, there is evidence for the epithet Asphaleios for Paros (which is the mother-city of Thasos) through inscription SEG 15: 517 (mid-3rd c. BC), which indicates that the oracle of Delphi prescribes offering a sacrifice to Zeus Hyperdexios, Athena Hyperdexia, Poseidon Asphaleios, and Artemis Eukleia on the first altar of the Archilocheion dedicated to the Muses, Apollo Mousagetes, and Mnemosyne.

While indirect, the fact that a cult to Poseidon Asphaleios existed in Paros gives us a good reason to believe the cult was known in Thasos as well.

Now that we have our epithet, we can move on to the rest. I've been quite liberal with the offering I make for the festival, depending on how much time I have on my hands when the festival falls on the calendar, but as a rule of thumb, I try to stick with using ingredients found in CGRN 199.

Wine is always a given, and then I pick and choose from the ingredients. We know that beef and sheep are good meats to choose from, and then there are chickpeas, figs and nuts also listed. So my offering will be either all of those things or some of those things. If I have time, I'll go and find a meal that incorporates those ingredients, or I can also offer these things on their own.

At this point of the reconstruction, we have our epithet and possible offerings, and so we can move on to the tricky question of timing.

The month was easy to pin down, since there is a month of Poseidon in the Thasian calendar, but we have no other indication of time in any of the direct sources. For simplicity's sake, I chose the 26th of Poseidon. This is a direct loan from Athens, since Poseidon was honoured during the Athenian Haloa on their 26th of Poseidon (the two calendars don't always line up)

With all this pinned down, I just wrote a custom hymn for the occasion. There is obviously still room for adaptation. I don't live in a particularly seismic area of the world (unlike Greece), so if I were to make the festival more aligned with my local risks of natural catastrophes, I could use an angle of approach that focuses on floods, especially coastal floods. Thankfully, the epithet "Asphaleios", with its meaning of "securer" can easily be extended to other types of dangers.

Anyway, this got long. I hope this helps give a good idea of what the festival is about, both historically and in my personal calendar. And I hope this also helped give a good idea of how I reconstructed the festival from a mention to a more fully fledged religious event.

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