National Lighthouse Day

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In honor of National Lighthouse Day, I thought it would be cool to showcase the 10 WEIRDEST lighthouses…LOL.  This article from Hub Pages lists the 10 weirdest lighthouses in the world.

1 Horse Lighthouses, Jeju City, South Korea

South Korea is known for its unique modern architecture and its amazing design ideas. The perfect example of these are the impressive lighthouses of Jeju City. Many of them have a gaudy red color and very unique modern designs, although the most interesting and well-loved ones by tourists and locals are the Iho Hang West and East Breakwater Lighthouses. These two are 39 ft (12 m) tall concrete towers, shaped like horses and colored red and white respectively, with lanterns on their heads. The lighthouses are accessible by a short walk on a pier near the beach and serve a perfect attraction for the visitors to Jeju.

2 Orthodox Church Lighthouse, Crimea, Ukraine

The St. Nicholas Church-Lighthouse in the village of Malorichenske in Crimea was built in 2007 and aside from its main function it serves as an Orthodox church, a sea victims memorial, and even as a museum to water accidents. This unique lighthouse is 197 feet (60 meters) tall and is richly decorated with the frescoes, mosaics and beautiful marine-themed architecture elements. The local story also says that the paralyzed man who decorated the Saint Nicolas icon that was to be put in the lighthouse had his hands miraculously healed, which he attributes to the blessing of St. Nicholas, which adds to the unique spirituality and the beautiful atmosphere of the place.

3 Pink Lighthouse, Florida, USA

The Ponce de Leon Inlet Light is a beautiful lighthouse located in Ponce de Leon Inlet in Florida. It is considered one of the tallest lighthouses in the USA, and the tallest lighthouse in Florida, and, among many other things, is known for its notable pink color. The Ponce de Leon Inlet Light is 207 ft (63m) tall, and has a long history of modernization and reconstructions. It started as a 19th century kerosene lamp lighthouse, to prevent shipwrecks in the area, and it was completely electrified in 1933. A museum was opened there in 1972 and later in 1998 the lighthouse was declared a National Historic Landmark. This beautiful, unique lighthouse is open to the public every day, and is available for climbing, attracting tourists and photographers from all around the world.

4 World’s Most Ancient Lighthouse, Spain

The Tower of Hercules is a lighthouse near Corunna in Spain. The date when it was built is unknown but according to historians and archeologists, it definitely existed by the 2nd century AD, making it the oldest functioning lighthouse in the world. The Tower of Hercules is 180ft (55 meters) tall, and was proclaimed a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2009. One more amazing thing about this lighthouse is that it was most likely built after the design of the well-known Lighthouse of Alexandria, making it possible to imagine what the legendary tower used to look like. The Tower of Hercules is surrounded by myths and legends, and despite going through big restorations in the 18th century, it still keeps the major parts of its original Ancient Roman architecture. The Latin inscription still exists, which says the name of the architect who built it and that the lighthouse was dedicated to the god of war, Mars.

5 Most Haunted Lighthouse, Florida, USA

The St. Augustine Light Station was built in 1824 and is known as the first lighthouse established in Florida. However, it is not the only thing that makes it a popular place for visit, as St. Augustine is widely famous for its regular ghost sightings and paranormal activity. It made the place known as one of the most haunted lighthouses in the world and attracted both paranormal investigators and simple tourists who wanted to have a paranormal experience of their own. People report different strange sightings connected to the St. Augustine Lighthouse, including strange noises and even video recordings of strange shadows and figures wandering around it and the surrounding buildings. Although the most popular stories are about the ghostly feminine figures which haunt the lighthouse and its territory. Local legends give many identities to the ghosts that haunt the grounds, from former keepers to buried pirates to the daughters of a man hired to renovate the lighthouse in the 1800s. St Augustine gladly provides night tours for everyone wishing to check if the legends are true, so if you are daring enough, you can easily visit this unique place.

6 The World’s Tallest Lighthouse, Saudi Arabia

The Jeddah Lighthouse in the city of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia proudly claims the title of the world’s tallest lighthouse. This magnificent tower is 436 feet (133 m) tall and is naturally located in the city’s sea port. It was constructed in 1990 from concrete and steel and aside from being a popular photography spot due to its unique design, it serves a very important purpose, controlling the city’s port and harbor from above, impressing everyone who sees it from a distance or from a close view.

7 The Smallest Lighthouse in the World, Scotland

North Queensferry Lighthouse claims to be the smallest working lighthouse in the world. It was built on the pier of the village of the same name in 1812 by the famous Scottish Engineer, Robert Stevenson and still serves the local citizens very well today. This beautiful lighthouse is only 36.09 ft (11 m) high and was originally built for providing safe passage through the Firth of Forth, as the local ferries needed guidance. Later, when the ferry services stopped, it was abandoned, only to be restored by the government decades later in 2010. This day it is a fully working lighthouse, a popular place for visit, and one of the main attractions of the village. Visitors can even learn how to light the lighthouse and how its unique lighting system worked in the old days.

8 Nuclear Lighthouse, Russia

The lighthouse of Cape Aniva was originally built by a Japanese Engineer, Shinobu Miura, in 1939 and was considered a great achievement as it was located in a very remote and dangerous area of the Sea of Okhotsk. It became a part of the Soviet Union in 1945, still keeping its importance and serving the local ships lighting the way through the chaotic waters. The Aniva Cape Lighthouse is 131 ft (40m) tall and was originally designed to host seven floors of crew quarters and other rooms for the worker’s basic needs. Later, though, because of its location that made it difficult to access, the Soviet government decided to make it completely unmanned and automatic, which led to the idea of installing a nuclear power unit inside of the building. The idea wasn’t that unusual for the Soviet Union in that time period, as along with Aniva, several other lighthouses had those nuclear power sources specifically designed for them.
These days the lighthouse remains abandoned, its reconstruction delayed because of the risk of the radioactive pollution around the lighthouse territory, as its power source was removed and lays somewhere near the structure. Nevertheless, this strange lighthouse remains a rather popular urban exploring spot for people who can get there, intriguing people with its unique story and impressive look.

9 Black Lighthouse, Australia

The Queenscliff High Light stands in the historical area of Fort Queenscliff in the town of Queenscliff in Australia. It was built in 1862 to replace an even older lighthouse which used to stand there since 1843. Its design is not that different from the other lighthouse towers built in those times, except for one interesting detail: it is completely black. This tower is completely made of basalt, or bluestone as it is known to the Australians. Bluestone is very hard, very difficult to work with, and used to be a very popular building material in 1850s Australia. The unique color of the stone makes this lighthouse one of the only three black lighthouses in the world and the only one in the whole southern hemisphere. It is 59 ft (18 meters) tall, and is completely automatic now, with no men required to run it.

10 Europe’s Northernmost Lighthouse, Norway

The Slettnes Lighthouse near the village of Gamvik in Norway is considered the European mainland’s northernmost lighthouse. It is said it often marks the top of Europe along with the Fruholmen Lighthouse, the latter of which is technically more northern, but it located on an island instead of the mainland. This unique lighthouse was built in 1905 as a 128 ft (39 meters) iron tower and, despite being damaged during WWII and later restored, it still functions today, completely automatic since 2005.

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    1. Good morning, Miss Pat!

      The light house at St. George Island, FL was fallen and about to be lost forever.

      The people of SGI saved and restored it – and it’s now restored and in a safe place on the main island.

      Our family has spend many holidays at St. George Island – it’s a beautiful island with bald eagles nesting in the pine trees, white sugar sand beaches and gentle waves.

      And the sunsets…

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        1. Storm is past, only a couple of trees down this time at the Village. Power is restored and her aide was able to come again this morning.

          I drove home last night after getting her ready for bed. My house was fine, not even a power outage. I’ll mow and edge the front yard this morning and do some chores and go back
          Friday morning, unless they have problems and need me earlier.

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            1. Don’t worry – I am plenty rested. My feet are up right now. Driving back and forth, I get Christian radio for rest and refreshment. I pray, read my devotions and good books and take naps!

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    2. Morning, Pat! Same here – dreary, damp and cloudy, down to 60 when I got up a couple of hours ago and it’s only moved up to 62! Wheezer was in my chair as usual and departed after eating her tuna. Debating whether to go to Norfolk today or not – it’s going to be nice and cool, with showers possible, and the bigger storms slated for tonight into tomorrow….best to go today, I guess. I’ll get motivated in a bit….renewed my tags on-line – NE has finally arranged w/a 3rd party vendor to take on-line payments, thankfully.

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  5. sunnydaze

    sunnydaze

    August 7, 2024 12:49 am

    Detrans-er suing Medical Providers!

    …” When Soren Aldaco was only 17 years old, she went on transgender hormones. By the time she was 19, she had a body-altering double mastectomy.

    Aldaco, who is now a 22-year-old student at the University of Texas at Austin, is suing the medical providers who allegedly enabled the body mutilations she now regrets.”….

    >>>> ….”Kamala Harris’ running mate Tim Walz, however, has worked to make this type of type of disfiguring, life-altering decision even more accessible to children.

    Walz signed HF 146, also called the Trans Refuge Bill, which makes Minnesota a “refuge” for children seeking gender-affirming treatment. It also allows the state to take temporary emergency jurisdiction of a child who is not able to obtain gender-affirming treatment, such as when the parents do not condone such treatment.

    It allows the state to take temporary emergency custody of minors who travel to Minnesota to receive gender-affirming treatment and bars the enforcement of subpoenas and extradition requests from other states when the request is related to the requesting state’s prohibition on gender-affirming treatment.

    The bill also bars the removal of a child from the custody of a parent/guardian if the reason is due to providing gender-affirming treatment.”…..

    vid at link

    https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/08/detransitioner-sues-doctor-hospitals-says-pro-trans-bias/

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  8. wow…they studied 90 women and were able to make this determination for a whole race? “self reported” (KEY WORDS here) racial discrimination increases age acceleration

    FTA

    Stress on the body caused by racism may cut African American women’s lives short, according to a recent study by neuroscientists at Harvard and Emory universities.

    Their research, published in the journal JAMA Network Open in June, found a connection between “higher self-reported racial discrimination” and “DNA methylation age acceleration” among black women.

    “Racism steals time from people’s lives – possibly because of the space it occupies in the mind,” lead researchers Negar Fani and Nathaniel Harnett wrote in an article this week at The Conversation.

    Fani is a professor at Emory and Harnett at Harvard, both in the areas of psychiatry and neuroscience. Both also receive funding from the National Institutes of Health, according to the article.

    “Aging is a natural process. However, stress can speed up the biological clock, making people more vulnerable to aging-related diseases, from cardiovascular disease to diabetes and dementia,” they wrote.

    In their study of 90 black women in the U.S., they found that those who reported being “more frequently exposed to racism showed stronger connections in brain networks involved with rumination and vigilance,” Fani and Harnett wrote. “We found that this, in turn, was connected to accelerated biological aging.”

    https://www.thecollegefix.com/neuroscientists-blame-racism-for-black-women-aging-faster/

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  9. The phrase ‘for the facing of this hour’ came to mind this morning from the hymn, God of Grace and God of Glory, written in 1930 during the Great Depression – it is full of encouragement for this time when Christianity is mocked and persecuted, and our nation is full of political corruption, social chaos and moral depravity.

    God of grace and God of glory,
    on thy people pour thy power;
    crown the ancient church’s story;
    bring its bud to glorious flower.
    Grant us wisdom, grant us courage,
    for the facing of thls hour,
    for the facing of this hour.

    Lo! the hosts of evil round us,
    scorn thy Christ, assail his ways!
    From the fears that long have bound us,
    free our hearts to love and praise.
    Grant us wisdom, grant us courage,
    for the living of these days,
    for the living of these days.

    Cure thy children’s warring madness,
    bend our pride to thy control;
    shame our wanton, selfish gladness,
    rich in things and poor in soul.
    Grant us wisdom, grant us courage,
    lest we miss thy kingdom’s goal,
    lest we miss thy kingdom’s goal.

    Set our feet on lofty places;
    gird our lives that they may be
    armoured with all Christlike graces,
    pledged to set all captives free.
    Grant us wisdom, grant us courage,
    that we fail not them nor thee,
    that we fail not them nor thee!

    Save us from weak resignation
    to the evils we deplore;
    let the search for thy salvation
    be our glory evermore.
    Grant us wisdom, grant us courage,
    serving thee whom we adore,
    serving thee whom we adore.

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  11. NE has 2 “official” light houses and a few “unofficial” ones – they are only official if they actually direct navigation with a real light.

    The Dunes Light, Lake McConaughy, February 2007
    Flickr photo copyright Lori Parsons; used by permission

    Lakeshore Marina Light, Johnson Lake, August 2021
    KHGI News photo

    “This lighthouse was first installed in downtown Omaha on the Lewis and Clark Riverwalk. Later removed from that location, it was stored for several years before being reinstalled as part of a reconstruction of Glenn Cunningham Park. In October 2018 the park was closed and the lake drained to eliminate an infestation of zebra mussels and common carp. The city took this opportunity to upgrade all of the park facilities, temporarily removing the lighthouse. The park reopened in July 2021 with the lighthouse restored and painted in green and white. Located at the marina, at the southeastern corner of the park, on the north side of Omaha. Site open, tower closed. Owner/site manager: City of Omaha (Glenn Cunningham Lake).

    Lighthouse

    Faux light houses:

    Harmon Park, Kearney, 1940

    Lake Minatare, Scottsbluff, 1939

    Only lighthouse in Nebraska

    Linoma Beach, 1939 – halfway between Lincoln and Omaha on Rt. 6 next to the Platte River

    Linoma-Lighthouse

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  14. Tony Seruga
    @TonySeruga
    Here is an example of what I was referencing in my post below…

    Kamala Harris in 2010: “The power I have as a prosecutor is that with a swipe of my pen, I can charge someone with a misdemeanor, the lowest level offense possible. And by virtue of that swipe of my pen, you will have to go to a courthouse and stand in line. You will have to come out of pocket and hire an attorney. You may get arrested for a few hours… all because with the swipe of my pen I’ve charged you with a crime, which I may choose to dismiss two weeks later.”

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  15. SMH – it never ends!!!

    Just The News: “U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued a statement Tuesday about bringing back “free cell phone minutes” for detained illegal immigrants.

    During the COVID-19 lockdowns, ICE provided 520 minutes per detainee per month during a pause in in-person visitation. The program, which cost taxpayers $10.2 million, was free to detainees, according to an ICE statement.

    ICE resumed in-person visitation after “the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency.”

    “Significant fiscal challenges” forced ICE to end the cell phone minutes program. ICE stated it “would gladly reinstate the 520 minutes calling program with adequate appropriated funds.”

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  16. Just The News: “A federal judge has agreed to allow Jake Chansley –  the Jan. 6 rioter known as “QAnon Shamam” – to collect his horned helmet and spear, which was seized by the federal government.

    According to the decision Monday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, Chansley “completed his prison sentence and much of his term of supervised released” and has “moved for the return of his property seized and still held by the government, including his spear and helmet.”

    The judge ruled that Chansley’s motion would be granted “since the government has not established that it still needs these items as evidence and has not sought their forfeiture.”

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  17. I went out to replace the WP block and found a tiny sparrow dead in the jelly – I really filled it this time – may be the last time I need to for the year – a lot of finches and sparrows hitting it but no Orioles yet today. Only saw one female yesterday.

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  18. GGGGGggggrrrrrrrrrrr
    August 7, 2024 9:40 am

    So… Tim Walz Signed a Bill Redefining the Term “Sexual Orientation” to INCLUDE PEDOPHILES. (thread title, emphasis not mine)

    These amendments were signed into law by Tim Walz, by virtue of their inclusion in the “Take Pride Act,” which was an act included in the Judiciary and Public Safety bill.

    As such, Tim Walz signed a bill into law that included an amendment that REMOVED the clause that excluded pedophiles from 2022 c 52 art 19 s 44.

    Tim Walz signed a bill into law through which, removed the pedophile exclusion that excepted pedophiles from the civil rights protections that are afforded to those protected identities or classifications that fall under the definition “Sexual orientation.”

    This opens the door for the law to protect pedophilia as a “sexual orientation” under the Minnesota human rights legislation, especially when there is language in the bill expressly saying the provisions are to be construed “liberally.”

    https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1820909111187288108.html

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  21. Just The News: “The Minnesota National Guard confirmed Wednesday that Gov. Tim Walz, Kamala Harris’ vice presidential running mate, was demoted and did not retire as a command sergeant major like he has claimed for years, including on his official gubernatorial biography.

    While Walz temporarily held the title of command sergeant major he “retired as a master sergeant in 2005 for benefit purposes because he did not complete additional coursework at the U.S. Army Sergeants Major Academy,” Army Lt. Col. Kristen Augé, the Minnesota National Guard’s State Public Affairs Officer, told Just the News.

    The statement reignited a controversy that began during his 2018 election for governor in which National Guardsman claimed on social media and in a paid ad that Walz declined to deploy to Iraq for combat duty in 2005 and forfeited his title of command sergeant major. Walz chose to run for Congress that year.

    The governor’s biography, published on the state’s official website, says that “Command Sergeant Major Walz” retired from the Minnesota National Guard in 2005. At the time he was serving as one of the highest ranking members of the 1-125th Field Artillery Battalion. 

    The Minnesota National Guard disputed his description of his final rank: “Governor Tim Walz served from April 8, 1981, to May 16, 2005.  Governor Walz served in the Minnesota National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 125th Field Artillery after transferring from the Nebraska National Guard in 1996. While serving in Minnesota, his military occupational specialties were 13B – a cannon crewmember who operates and maintains cannons and 13Z -field artillery senior sergeant. In Nebraska, he served as a 11Z – infantry senior sergeant, and a 71L – administrative specialist.  He held multiple positions within field artillery such as firing battery chief, operations sergeant, first sergeant, and culminated his career serving as the command sergeant major for the battalion,” Army Lt. Col. Kristen Augé, Minnesota National Guard’s State Public Affairs Officer, told Just the News in a statement Wednesday. 

    “He retired as a master sergeant in 2005 for benefit purposes because he did not complete additional coursework at the U.S. Army Sergeants Major Academy,” she added. According to Army Regulation 600-8-19, a solider who does not complete the requisite coursework results is automatically demoted. 

    “The Soldier must complete the U.S. Army Sergeants Major Course as a condition of this promotion. Failure to meet the condition will cause demotion per AR 600 – 8 – 19,” the regulation reads. 

    This is not the first time that Walz’s military records have come under scrutiny. During his campaign for governor in 2018, two retired senior officials in the Minnesota National Guard criticized Walz for retiring shortly before his battalion was set for a deployment to Iraq.  

    The two retired Command Sergeants Major in the guard wrote in an open letter posted to Facebook that they felt it was their “duty and responsibility to bring forth the truth as we know it concerning his service record.” Thomas Behrends, one signer of the letter, was chosen to replace Walz. 

    According to the letter, Minnesota Governor Walz was selected in 2004 to serve as the Command Sergeant Major of the 1-125th Field Artillery Battalion and by September of that year Walz was conditionally promoted to the rank. 

    But, by early 2005, Walz’s battalion was ordered to mobilize for an active duty deployment to Iraq. Shortly after, in May 2005, Walz “quit, leaving the 1-125th Field Artillery Battalion and its Soldiers hanging; without its senior Non-Commissioned Officer, as the battalion prepared for war,”  according to the two Command Sergeants Major. 

    “When your country calls, you are supposed to run into battle — not the other way,” Behrends told the New York Post Tuesday. He ran away. It’s sad.” 

    “He had the opportunity to serve his country, and said ‘Screw you’ to the United States. That’s not who I would pick to run for vice president,” he added. 

    The office of Governor Walz did not respond to a request for comment from Just the News.

    Retired U.S. Army Reserve Major General Tim Haake told Just the News that, based on his experience, a Command Sergeant Major resigning shortly before a deployment would likely have a “deleterious” effect on the unit. “The Command Sergeant Major is the highest enlisted rank in a unit and is the key person ensuring the troops are prepared, logistically, emotionally, and any other way, for the mission.” 

    As a result of his abrupt retirement, and breach of his conditional agreement, the authors claimed Walz was demoted to Master Sergeant for his retirement.” 

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  22. nwtex

    nwtex

    August 7, 2024 12:00 pm

    Tim Walz’s Relationship With China, Explained

    August 7, 2024

    *snipped*

    Make America Great Again Inc., a PAC supporting the Republican ticket of former President Donald Trump and his running mate Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance, posted on social media a video clip of Walz saying “I don’t fall into the category that China necessarily needs to be an adversarial relationship, I totally disagree.”

    Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) posted: “Tim Walz owes the American people an explanation about his unusual, 35-year relationship with Communist China.”

    “Tim Walz doesn’t see China as a problem,” James Hutton, a former Assistant Secretary at the Department of Veterans Affairs during the Trump administration, posted on X.
    “Communist China is very happy with @GovTimWalz as Kamala’s VP pick,” posted Richard Grenell, former U.S. ambassador to Germany and acting Director of National Intelligence during the Trump administration. “No one is more pro-China than Marxist Walz.”

    Walz’s frequent trips to China have fueled unfounded speculation that he was a spy or nefariously linked to the Chinese state—a claim that was amplified in a Fox News segment by host Jesse Watters on Tuesday: “I’m sure he paid for all those trips himself on a teacher’s salary,” Watters said facetiously.
    “Walz spent his honeymoon in China. He’s being groomed by the Chinese,” Watters asserted. “Now, if I was the FBI, I’d do a background check just to be safe.”

    https://www.aol.com/news/tim-walz-relationship-china-explained-103450437.html

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  23. Ah! Finally, some sunshine! Temp is up to 74 and it’s breezy enough that I had to take down my flag. Waiting to hear from my friend, Glen, before I decide whether to go to Norfolk or not.

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  24. That’s about it. Unless we can stop the steal, that’s the way it will always be.

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  27. OK, I’m headed for the shower. Not sure how long I’ll be gone but I’ll probably make it back before you sign off.

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  29. I’m back! I managed to avoid WM this time – got everything I needed at Menards and HyVee. The vinyl patio door that would have cost me $90 and waiting while it was ordered to buy it “local” only cost $44 at Menards! I still had some of my rebate left too so that brought the price down about $20. Stopped to see Michael and his lopes – he let his vines run wild but he’s got 5 or 6 nice sized lopes.

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  30. The Hand in the Desert, Atacama, Chile

    “Experts suggest that markings on a stone pillar at the 12,000-year-old Göbeklitepe archaeological site in Türkiye probably represent the oldest solar calendar in history, having been established as a memorial to a catastrophic comet strike.

    According to a recent study from the University of Edinburgh, the markings at the location might be a record of an astronomical event that marked a significant turning point in human civilization.

    Southeast Türkiye’s Göbeklitepe is well-known for its array of enormous, T-shaped stone pillars adorned with animal and abstract symbol carvings. According to recent analysis, some of these carvings might have functioned as a kind of calendar that tracked important celestial events and marked the positions of the sun, moon, and stars….”

    https://strangesounds.org/2024/08/worlds-oldest-calendar-discovered-in-carvings-at-gobeklitepe.html

    EXCERPT: “Scholars have finally deciphered 4,000-year-old cuneiform tablets found more than 100 years ago in what is now Iraq. The tablets describe how some lunar eclipses are omens of death, destruction and pestilence.

    The four clay tablets “represent the oldest examples of compendia of lunar-eclipse omens yet discovered” Andrew George, an emeritus professor of Babylonian at the University of London, and Junko Taniguchi, an independent researcher, wrote in a paper published recently in the Journal of Cuneiform Studies. (Lunar eclipses occur when the moon falls into Earth’s shadow.)

    The authors of the tablets used the time of night, movement of shadows and the date and duration of eclipses to predict omens.

    For example, one omen says that if “an eclipse becomes obscured from its center all at once [and] clear all at once: a king will die, destruction of Elam.” Elam was an area in Mesopotamia centered in what is now Iran. Another omen says that if “an eclipse begins in the south and then clears: downfall of Subartu and Akkad,”which were both regions of Mesopotamia at the time. Yet another omen reads: “An eclipse in the evening watch: it signifies pestilence.” …..

    https://strangesounds.org/2024/08/ancien-4000yo-tablets-in-british-museums-collection-describe-how-some-lunar-eclipses-are-omens-of-death-destruction-and-pestilence.html

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  32. I am adding a short daily prayer to the board. I would invite each of you, if you wish, to also add one or maybe two of your own liking. I do not want to stifle anyone but please limit yourself to one or two religious postings. here’s one I found that I liked.

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