Noah's Ark Has Supposedly Been Found!

Since this discovery involves a evangelical Christian filmmaker,I have my doubts about the validity of the claim that Noah's Ark has finally been found.But,that's what filmmaker,Yeung Wing-cheung,says.He is 99.9% sure that is the case.I say that it would be cool if it is true.I am a lover of all great archaeological finds.And,I daresay,this would definitely be one of the most important historical discoveries ever.

Here's more on this interesting story from The Daily Mail:

"As believers in the literal truth of the Bible, they knew it was there.Even so, the explorers who say they found seven large wooden compartments beneath snow and volcanic debris near the peak of Mount Ararat can be forgiven their excitement.

'It's not 100 per cent that it is Noah's Ark, but we think it is 99.9 per cent that this is it,' said Yeung Wing-cheung, a filmmaker working with the 15-strong team of fundamentalist Christians exploring the Turkish mountain.

Noah's Ark

In the Bible, the story of Noah's Ark appears in chapters six to nine of the Book of Genesis.

It tells how God, spurred by the wickedness and corruption of man, vows to send a great cleansing flood. Deeming Noah to be the only righteous man worth saving, God commands him to build a vast ship, the ark - capable of saving himself, his family and a representation of the world's animals.

When Noah has completed his task, and God has sent 'two of every sort' of animal to the Ark, the flood waters rise until all mountains are covered and life (except fish) is destroyed. When the flood subsides, the animals leave the Ark and God vows to never again send a flood to destroy man.

The story can also be found in the texts of Judaism and Islam. Although considered a historical event, most scholars and archaeologists do not believe in a literal interpretation of the Ark story. The vessel was said to measure '300 cubits, by 50 cubits, by 30 cubits', which translates to up to 515ft long, 86ft wide and 52ft high.

They said wood taken from the site, which is more than 13,000ft above sea level, dates to 2,800BC. If it is the ark, the discovery would be the greatest in the history of archaeology and bear out one of the most famous stories in the Bible.

The team of Turks and Chinese researchers from Noah's Ark Ministries International in Hong Kong say they made the discovery on Ararat - the biblical resting place of the ark - in October

At a press conference yesterday to announce the discovery, another team member, Panda Lee, said: 'I saw a structure built with plank-like timber.

'Each plank was about eight inches wide. I could see tenons, proof of ancient construction predating the use of metal nails.

'We walked about 100 metres to another site. I could see broken wood fragments embedded in a glacier, and some 20 metres long.'

The structure had several compartments, some with wooden beams, the team said.

The wooden walls of one compartment were smooth and curved while the video shown by the explorers revealed doors, staircases and nails.

The team said the wood appeared to be cypress although, according to the Bible, the ark was built from gopher.

The group ruled out identifying the find as a human settlement, saying none had been found so high up in that area. They are keeping the exact location secret.

Four years ago and following a decade of research, U.S. national security analyst Porcher Taylor claimed a satellite image revealed a baffling 'anomaly' on the mountain's north-west corner that he believed to be the remains of the Ark.

But Mike Pitt, a British archaeologist, said the evangelical explorers had yet to produce compelling evidence.

He added: 'If there had been a flood capable of lifting a huge ship 4km up the side of a mountain 4,800 years ago, I think there would be substantial geological evidence for this flood around the world. And there isn't.'

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Arizona Rep. Raul Grijalva Wants You To Boycott His State's Racist Law!

I support boycotting Arizona because I think that immigration law they passed is quite racist.Despite what Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer says,this will open the door to legalized racial profiling.Anyone that has an accent in the state of Arizona better watch out.Especially if you are Hispanic.

I think that there has to be a better way to control illegal immigration than this.And until Arizona figures out what the right method is,I believe that we should all stop doing business with Arizona.

Boycott Arizona!

Here's more from CBS News:

"Lawmakers in San Francisco today will vote on a citywide boycott of the state of Arizona, in protest of its new illegal immigrant law that has spurred a backlash across the country.

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer on Friday signed into law a measure that would require immigrants to carry documents verifying their immigration status. It would also require police officers to question a person about his or her immigration status if there is "reasonable suspicion" that person may be illegally in the country.

Activists and politicians in Arizona and elsewhere have vowed to continue fighting the law. While it is sure to face legal challenges, Arizona Rep. Raul Grijalva (D) has also called for a boycott of his state's goods, services and tourism. In his call for the boycott, Grijalva cited an Arizona boycott in the 1990's that persuaded the state to recognize Martin Luther King Day.

Following that logic, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors today will consider a resolution that would call for the city to end any and all contracts with Arizona-based companies and to stop doing business with the state, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

"We want to send a message," Supervisor David Campos reportedly said to a rally gathered in front of San Francisco City Hall. "There are consequences when you target a whole people."

Campos said it's still unclear how exactly a boycott would impact San Francisco, the Chronicle reports, but he added, "We do know that we won't be sending any city employees to conferences in Arizona."(END OF EXCERPT)Read the rest here.

Cameron Douglas Got 5 Yrs Because He's Rich & White!

Some people feel that Cameron Douglas should have gotten less time.I'm sure the folks that sympathize with Douglas must be in the same racial category as him.What black person feels sorry for Cameron Douglas after they realize that the sentencing phase would have been much harsher for one who shares their complexion?

The fate of the black man is all too often much worse than that of the white man.This case showcases the class & race disparities that continue to persist in America.Any black man with two previous drug convictions would have gotten way more than a 5 yr. sentence.And if you don't believe me,do the research for yourself.

Here's another opinion from the Global Post:

"More ridiculousness in America’s war on drugs yesterday, as the son of multimillionaire actor Michael Douglas was sentenced for five years for dealing methamphetamine from a trendy New York hotel.

The statutory minimum for this offence is ten years.

Whilst it is unusual to see a rich, white young man going to jail for drugs offences at all, this case does little to defend against the statistical fact that drug laws, particularly in America, are, for whatever reason, overwhelmingly enforced against poor young men from ethnic minorities with little or no education.

The fact that Cameron Douglas received a relatively lenient sentence highlights this problem in waging the drug war. Although the minimum sentence is technically much higher, it does seem somewhat perverse to throw a non-violent offender in jail at taxpayer expense for such a considerable length of time. This is especially true when it is clear that Douglas, like all drug addicts, needs treatment rather than punishment if he needs anything at all.

However, at the same time, the offence for which he was actually charged is the same that is used to go after violent, gang-affiliated thugs who sell exactly the same chemicals.

Because the same offence is used to criminalise such different people, it is only through mitigation pleadings in sentencing that differences between the dangerous, violent criminal, and the non-violent one can be distinguished. This is a relatively arbitrary process that gives an unfair prominence to wealth, race, social class, education and family background (or even more unjustly, a defendant’s political connections and the quality of his lawyers) to decide how long a person stays in jail."(END OF EXCERPT)Read the rest here.

Here's more on Cameron Douglas from the NY Daily News:

"Michael Douglas' son Cameron is a crystal meth mega-seller who's peddled heaps of the drug in New York since 2006, the feds said on Thursday.

Cameron Douglas, 30, raked in tens of thousands of dollars with his operation - selling whole pounds of the addictive synthetic stimulant to one informant, according to a criminal complaint.

Cameron Douglas is the wanna-be actor son of the "Basic Instinct" star and the grandson of Hollywood legend Kirk Douglas.

He was busted at a Manhattan hotel last week after allegedly mailing 215 grams of methamphetamine to a post office box in a package addressed to a "Paul Smith."

That was a fictitious name used by an informant - one of three the feds nabbed and turned against Douglas.

The feds say the Hollywood scion used code words like "pastries" and "bath salts" to discuss meth shipments in secretly recorded calls and texts.

"Did you get a chance to...smell any of the salts or anything like that?" he's quoted as asking an informant.

"The bath salts are fabulous! Thank you so much," the informant later responded.

"Yeah, I thought you would like them, my friend," Douglas replied. "I was so excited for you to take a bath and see for yourself."

The feds also said one informant introduced Douglas to another as a source of "large quantities of crystal meth."

Douglas' rap sheet includes two drug busts, in New York in 1999 and in California in 2007."(END OF EXCERPT)Read more here.

A poor black man with a rap sheet like that would have gotten life.That's so unfair.