06.28.06
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August 28, 2006 UPDATE
Today I received and ICR article which addressed the above discovery. It was written by John D. Morris entitled Has Noah’s Ark Been Found in Iran? Morris feels that this is “not” Noah’s arch and explains why. There are several reasons for his belief, which I think sound valid, however, I would particularly like to quote the last half of his article. For the sake of truth, I don’t think Morris would mind my reprinting the last half of his article here:
“I had met Cornuke on Turkey’s Mt. Ararat when we both were there in the late 1980’s. We forged a friendship then, and have maintained contact ever since, sometimes speaking at the same events. Upon returning from his first trip to Iran, Cornuke sent me and the other geologists at ICR several clear photographs of his discovery and asked for our evaluation. Unfortunately, he had no samples to show us, and thus it was not possible to be certain of its identity.
“In our unaimous opinion, the formation was of geologic interest only. It is unusual, and worthy of further study, but it seemed to be of sedimentary rock, although some features appeared metamorphic. The layered look is evidently due to sedimentary deposition by water processes, or possibly diretional stress due to metamorphism. Most likely the rock material is thinly bedded silicified sandstone which has been mistaken for wood grain. Regional fracturing has produced the superficial look of thick beams. Without careful geologic field work, it would be impossible to determine its geologic history, but we saw little to indicate an archaeological origin. We cautioned Cornuke against any dogmatic claim that it was the Ark. Such an important find necessitates firm proof, and this is questionable at best.
“Cornuke again journeyed to the site earlier this year with several well known Christian scholars, again returning with high quality photos. The explorers have appeared on radio and television shows, leaving the definite impression the Ark has finally been located. I have noticed that Cornuke is careful to insist he does not claim the Ark has been found, but the viewer or listener often comes away with that impression anyway. Unfortunately, some of his other colleagues do not exhibit the same restraint, and boldly claim they have made a great discovery.”
Morris goes on to explain the claim of the find being petried wood does’t prove that it is the Ark. Petried wood is found in thousands of places around the world. According to Morris, “determining if the material is wood or not can be best accomplished by examining a thing section under the microscrope. If specimens were taken, they need to be studied for remaining wood cells.”
He raises other questions that should be answered such as, “Is the formation hollow as a ship would be?,” “Is there evidence that it was a structure even if it has been subsequently filled in?,” “Is there evidence of human carpentry?,” “What are its overall dimensions?,” “What type of rock surrounded it and what is the precise chemical and microscopic nature of the material now?”
Based on his partial information, Morris suspects that this formation is “not” the Ark of Noah. He’s been involved with the search for 30 years, so I think he is well read on the subject.
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Last night Brian started reading to me parts of a book by John Gray called Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus. It sure gave us a few laughs because we could see ourselves in there! LOL So funny how men and women think so differently from one another. And funny to see that our “issues” like when to empty the trash. . . heh, is not unique to our relationship. It’s common enough that it’s “printed” in a book! LOL Anyway, what I was thinking was that I know that the book is primarily directed to men and women relationships like marriages, but really it could extend out to just men and women dealing with each other daily even as just friends. I recommend that book to anyone interested in understanding how to deal with the opposite sex. I think it helps us have a better appreciation for one another. And in retrospect, I can understand better now how Brian and I dealt differently with my illness when things looked very bleak. It really helps to put things into perspective and to avert unnecessary arguments caused by just simple misunderstandings.
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06.25.06
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The other day one of my email/AA friends from Australia shared with me a really neat idea. In her spare time she knits squares to donate to charities. She said that way you don’t have to make a whole blanket. The people to whom you send the knitted or crocheted squares connect the squares to make full blankets which in turn are sent to people in various countries that need them. I looked it up on the net and found that this is a common thing! And this website www.interweave.com/knit/charities.asp has a list of different charitable organizations that provide blankets, booties, hats, and clothing to little babies and others who otherwise can’t afford it. Since I love crafts and have all this excess supply, I thought it was a wonderful idea! So I have found an organization close to me here in Los Angeles called Stitches from the Heart. I’ll see how it goes with them. Otherwise there are so many other organizations that I can join.
Helen, if you get the chance to comment here, maybe you can share which organization it is for whom you stitch. (And any other nice ideas you have!)
Helen has also gotten me more interested in scrapbooking and we even share photos from different places we’ve visited. Which I think is another fun idea since I may never have the chance to go to Australia. She has sent me pictures of places there with explanations. That’s so much more personal than just looking places up on the net. If anybody wants to share in that way, too, I’d love to see more pics!
Okay, that’s it for now. Have a nice Sunday!
Marlakins
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Posted in Health-related--Natural Alternative Treatments at 5:15 am by Administrator
I thought I’d open up this category for anyone wanting to share any natural alternative treatments for any health concerns–i.e. aplastic anemia, eczema, candidiasis, achy body, anything, It would be nice to have like-minded people meet in a setting that welcomes such discussions and interchange. Hope this section will help others!
Marlakins
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06.24.06
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Okay, I think I found the instructions to allow posts to appear without first going through moderation. I just disabled it, so It should be easier now to comment. So let’s see if this works. . .
I’d like to try the option to include pictures, so lemme see. . . I think I’ll add one of Mzee and Owen. Such a cute story of a hippo and a tortoise who became friends after the latest tsunami tragedy in Thailand. Apparently, it affected parts of Africa, too. It’s believed that the hippo was washed out into the ocean and separated from momma. He was washed back on shore (w/o momma) and brought back to health, but was so very depressed that it was feared he would not survive. Then comes along this old onery tortoise who later befriends this hippo and now they’re just bossom buddies! LOL I find it amazing how the two get along! Anyway, here’s a pic and a link to the article:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4152447.stm
Okay, that’s it for now. Have a nice day!
Marlakins
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06.23.06
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Hello and welcome! My Marlakins webpage was originally created to document my aplastic anemia experience. Much of my recovery time was spent studying and researching natural ways to improve my health. However, now it has been just about 5 years since my last blood transfusion, and my life doesn’t revolve only around regaining health anymore. So as a result, there have been few recent entries to my website because there really hasn’t been much related to aplastic anemia for me to update. But I thought that it would be nice to keep the website active as an encouragement to others that there is life after aplastic anemia. So this blog space is open for any types of discussion from aplastic anemia, general health issues, new and interesting books read, today’s mood, interesting news, jokes, whatever. . . Hopefully this will be a relaxed setting to chat and share. I look forward to hearing from you!
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