Acquiring Balance: Transitions in Faith and Friendships

Transitions in Faith and Friendships

There are many beautiful yet hurting women, who read this blog, who are going through "faith shifts." These shifts are vulnerable and focused more on healing than rebellion. Kathy Escobar recently wrote two posts that addressed the issue to those who are hurting and healing. In "Ten things to remember when Healing From Faith Shifts"each point hit home. I wish I could replicate it all here but I strongly?recommend?those who are healing to read the article. The following highlights are the points I continually have to remind myself of...
"3.?it?s okay to ?just say no? to certain events.? in fact, it?s often a necessity! it?s hard when friends are still part of the systems we left, but that doesn?t mean we have to keep torturing ourselves. ?i have been invited to parties & weddings & events where i knew i would be surrounded with too many unsafe people for my liking and i just didn?t go. it was such a wise decision. ?sure, i had to push through a few things because they were really special but on the whole, i really evaluate whether or not it?s a good idea for my soul. usually, it?s not.
7. ?some relationships won?t make it through the transition. they just wont. i was hoping to hold on to a few of them, but what i realized over time is when the fundamental shift happens in the lens on how we view God; church; the world, we lose a lot of what we used to have in common. it?s okay. i am sad about some of the losses but also trying to celebrate what was and accept that certain friendships had their season, and that season is over. i thank God i knew some of these people, and it?s awkward when we see each other, but accepting this reality has helped me a lot (although i totally still hate those awkward moments).
8.?make time for safe, life-giving relationships.?even if you don?t really have the time, find it. it?s so important to create space to be with people who ?get it?, safe spaces to freely share what?s really going on in our heads and not have to worry about defending anything."


It's tough to put number seven into perspective....because it is a sad reality. It happened to me over seven years ago with multiple people, and it still happens on occasion. ?I had to form a fresh support system and it was not always easy. Spiritual stances actually matter in friendships- whether it is non existant or prominent...the beliefs matter in a match. Certain friendships are really made for a season. (To view my perspective on friendships click HERE.?This is one of my fav posts on friendship.) ?Truly increase your time with friends who understand your transforming journey as this is a key step into healing, freedom and renewal.We CAN have friends who take opposite stances. However, if it is a fresh new stage of reconsideration, I would say lay off of those who need answers or defensive responses for awhile. You can slowly add in those who believe differently later. It takes WAY more dedication to have a friendship that varies greatly on the keys to living. In these circumstances we have to make sure neither of party is being "missional." Kathy Escobar recently wrote a post on why Missional is not a happy thought. Here are her valid points:


"*it feels pretty cruddy to be someone?s ?mission?.? seriously.
*it often tends to be one-way.? there?s a focus on giving and serving (which are obviously good) but it can also be used as a protection from relationship & connection & equality. we must practice receiving, too, and that?s usually harder than giving
*it keeps power protected.? those who have it keep it, and those without it never fully do.? issues of power have damaged many, and in the kingdom of God we need to do what we can to keep intentionally breaking down power differentials.
*the main people talking & writing & coordinating conferences about ?missional? are white, educated people with margin. i fall into this category, too, so i?m not just pointing the finger.? we are making progress on new voices from the margins in terms of homosexuality & women, but the truth is poor people aren?t influencing change the way that they could be because they never sit at the tables where changes get made. these are the voices we need to hear from! but that?s too much of a mind-bender in a system bent toward privilege & power.
*we can hide behind mission and never learn to love.??real love, real relationship, real connection is hard work.? both mission and love require sacrifice and time, but love requires a whole other level of vulnerability, the kind most of us are afraid of, but the kind i believe Jesus calls us to."


Check out the rest of the post HERE. While I agree with the above sentiments it can go the other way too.?Atheists?can be "missional" in their approach to those who claim faith. People who are in between also need to be cautious that they are not trying to conform others to their EXACT belief system. WE need diversity. I appreciate my friends of all faiths as well as those who claim no faith. I am a spiritual person but that comes down to my choices. I could not live without the mysterious Divine. It is not up for me though, to make robots or?projects?out of my friends who can live without this, or who live with a more boxed up version. I can imply beliefs I have or work out (on my safe space here) what I need to but in NO way do I want to force anyone to conform to my beliefs nor do I believe I have all the right answers for everyone out there. I know I have the answers for me now, but I also know that can change through life's journey. I am open to growth but I am not open to forced submission. Nor do I believe fear is a friendship motivator. If a friend is trying to motivate me to change based on the fear of religion, hell, consequence or any other threat, I will be less inclined to listen. Because love casts out all fear. True love does not tolerate fear based relationships.


Love during faith relationships and friendships DOES require work. There will be times we disagree. There will be moments of hurt and misunderstanding. It is a guarantee. The beauty is that we are set up for this BECAUSE we are not robots programmed on the same network. We were given choice from the beginning. Maybe all our choices are not good but LOVE believed in us enough to redeem that fact. If LOVE can give us choice, should we not be giving that loving consideration back to everyone we know? It's tougher. We will fail sometimes. It will take sacrifice and time to maintain our relationships and the friendships that help keep us supported. This takes vulnerable words of love and affirmation. It takes studying the love language of a friend. It takes determination to think of another's perspective and great discipline to think outside your own box of perceptions.


?It takes a delicate balance of truth and challenge versus empathy and compassion to make a friendship optimal. Most of us focus too much on the truth and lose perspective and grace. Or we become to focused on compassion and being nice that we lose out on the truth to help with growth and prevent more hurt in the future. Both are done out of fear. The first is the fear to be vulnerable or wrong (also the fear of losing power.) The second is the fear of being hurtful or taking a strong stance (also fear of abandonment.)


I have been taught these things by my journey, my children, my friends, and my husband. Each of you whom I know has been my teacher and my student. We need BOTH in a successful partnership. The beauty of not being robots is that we each get to CREATE our soul beauty, our choices, and our mentality. Do you feel the practical logic in that as well as the mystical magic? These truths contain both and that is why they are loving. LOVE is REAL. Love is choice. Love is beauty, creation, and redemption. It's not trite but it is also not always complicated.


If you are transitioning in faith or friendships give yourself some perspective, grace and time. Challenging relationships can come along later. Right now nurture the parts of you that are growing with new light and wisdom. Find people whose goal is to support and not change...no matter what they believe. If they challenge you at times, take it as a compliment that they trust your relationship. If love is the basis- any difference CAN be overcome. But it will take sacrifice and loving hard work. Is it worth it? Are you up for the challenge and wonderful moments of relational fulfillment?


I do not fear Satan half so much as I fear those who fear him.
Saint Theresa of Avila


Song Choice: SOng For A Friend- Jason Mraz (This song?...That's you my friend. My gift to you today xox. Love yourself first. Love you.)
Note: In this post I am not speaking about marital partnerships. This is strictly about non romantic?endeavors?and it is a very different set of guidelines for deeper connections

Source: http://acquiringbalance.blogspot.com/2012/06/transitions-in-faith-and-friendships.html

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Multiple mergers generate ultraluminous infrared galaxy

ScienceDaily (June 29, 2012) ? First discovered from the Infrared Astronomical Satellite's (IRAS) all-sky survey in the mid-1980s, ultraluminous infrared galaxies (ULIRGs) are the most luminous class of galaxies in the relatively near or local Universe. Most of their energy output is in the infrared, suggesting that they contain a large amount of dust, an indication of immense star formation.

Astronomers have proposed different scenarios for the development of ULIRGs. Since ULIRGs' huge infrared luminosities (1012 Lsun), powered mostly by a large number of massive stars, are comparable to the high luminosity of quasars, the brightest class of active galactic nuclei, a 1988 scenario (Sanders, D. B., et al. 1988, ApJ, 325, 74)? proposed that ULIRGs were an intermediate phase in the evolution of quasars after a merger. Another scenario proposed by Professor Taniguchi and his associate in 1998 (Taniguchi, Y., & Shioya, Y. 1998, ApJ, 501, L167) hypothesized that multiple mergers among several galaxies explained the observational properties.

However, a number of questions remained unanswered:

1) How many galaxies were merged into one? and

2) Which types of galaxies were merged into one? Since then, explanations for the origins of ULIRGs have remained controversial.

The current team conducted research to help answer these questions and to propose a plausible, data-based explanation for the origin of ULIRGs.

The team made detailed optical imaging observations of Arp 220 using FOCAS (Faint Object Camera and Spectrograph) on the Subaru Telescope and the LRIS (Low Resolution Imaging Spectometer) on the Keck II Telescope. The new imaging data revealed a spectacular pair of tidal tails extending more than 50,000 light years. Intermediate-mass stars (with masses a few to several times that of the Sun), the remains of intense star formation events called "starbursts," dominate the composition of the tidal tails. The presence of an H? absorption line led to the first detection of these features. Dr. Kazuya Matsubayashi said, "I was very surprised when I found these H? absorption features in the two tidal tails."

What could explain these surprising features? A merger between two galaxies is necessary to cause a starburst in a merging system. Therefore, two post-starburst galaxies could have produced the two long tidal tails. However, four galaxies are needed to generate the two post-starburst galaxies. The post-starburst tidal tails revealed by the new observations suggest a new scenario for the merging history in Arp 220. The team suggests that the two observed tidal tails in Arp 220 need a merger between two advanced (i.e., post-starburst) merger remnants. In sum, four spiral galaxies are necessary to explain the observed post-starburst tidal tails in Arp 220. They conclude that Arp 220 comes from a multiple merger that includes at least four galaxies, not from a typical merger. The team thinks that this conclusion about Arp 220 can be applied to other galaxy groups.

There are a significant number of compact groups of galaxies in the Universe that could lead to multiple mergers. Professor Taniguchi noted, "Some of such compact groups have already merged into one. They are the ULIRGs observed to date." Some galaxies are associated together in a single gravitationally-bound group, and they will inevitably merge into one galaxy within several billion years.

Although ULIRGs are thought to evolve into quasars and then into giant early-type galaxies, future considerations of the evolution of galaxies will need to take into account the impact of multiple mergers, not just major mergers between two galaxies. Professor Taniguchi applied this principle to the fate of our Milky Way Galaxy: "Very recently, NASA announced that our Milky Way Galaxy will merge with the Andromeda Galaxy (M31) into a giant elliptical galaxy within several billion years. Please don't worry. That would only be a merger between two galaxies, so our Milky Way will not evolve into a ULIRG."

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Rodney King called 'symbol of forgiveness'

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Rodney King is seen on April 30 speaking with fans in Los Angeles before an event promoting his autobiographical book "The Riot Within...My Journey from Rebellion to Redemption."

By NBC News and news services

Rodney King, a symbol of racial tension in Los Angeles and catalyst for sweeping law-enforcement reforms after his 1991 beating by police officers, was mourned by hundreds Saturday at a public memorial in Hollywood Hills.

The Rev. Al Sharpton, who delivered the eulogy at Forest Lawn Hall, said?King never showed bitterness to the officers who beat him, The Associated Press reported. Sharpton called king "a symbol of forgiveness," the AP reported.

King was found by his fianc?e Cynthia Kelly drowned on June 17 at the bottom of his backyard swimming pool in Rialto, California, a suburb about 50 miles east of Los Angeles. He was 47.?

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King's death is being treated as an accidental drowning, but authorities are awaiting autopsy results to determine the official cause of death.

Results of toxicology and tissue studies were still pending, authorities said, and there were questions about how King, who by all accounts was an avid swimmer, ended up drowning in his own pool.

Among the mourners gathered for the 2 p.m. (2100 GMT) service were King's three daughters - Dene, Candice and Tristan.

Rodney Glen King, the man who was at the center of a national debate on civil rights after he was brutally beaten by LAPD in 1991 is dead at the age of 47.

The service was held in the auditorium that was also used for the private 2009 funeral of Michael Jackson before the pop star's public memorial service at the Staples Center.

The beating of King, who was black, was caught on videotape and widely replayed. His death came two months after the 20th anniversary of Los Angeles riots triggered by the acquittal of four white police officers prosecuted for the beating.

During the racially charged unrest, which killed more than 50 people and caused more than $1 billion in property damage, King famously appealed for calm in a televised appearance in which he asked rhetorically, "Can we all get along?"

The case helped bring attention to the issue of racial profiling by law enforcement and led to far-reaching reforms in the Los Angeles Police Department.

King, who long struggled with drug and alcohol abuse, financial difficulties and legal problems, had this year published a memoir entitled "The Riot Within: My Journey from Rebellion to Redemption."

King's daughter Dene, 28, said her father would be remembered for his smile, his heart and his unconditional love. Following the funeral, a reception was to be held at the Universal City Sheraton.

Two of the four white officers acquitted of state charges by a jury in 1992 were later convicted of federal charges and sentenced to 30-month prison terms. A civil jury later awarded King $3.8 million in damages. One of the jurors was Kelly, who became his fianc?e.

Msnbc.com staff contributed to this report by Reuters and NBCLosAngeles.com.

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The Rev. Al Sharpton, right, speaks to reporters before the public memorial service for Rodney King at Forest Lawn-Hollywood Hills in Los Angeles on Saturday.

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Mobile Phone ? Features & Benefits of Mobile Communication ...

Mobile phone?

A mobile phone is a device used to make phone calls over a large geographical area. It does this thing by connecting the mobile phone with the cellular operator. Today?s smartphones offer many features like Bluetooth, infrared, sms, mms etc. Mobile phones that offer these and more general computing capabilities are referred to as smartphones.

The first hand-held mobile phone was demonstrated by Dr Martin Cooper of Motorola in 1973, using a handset weighing around 2.2 pounds (1 kg).

There are many benefits of a mobile phone. We can stay connected to anyone. The most basic benefit of a cell phone for which most of us use it is that we can stay connected with our loved ones in any part of the world and anytime. Gone are the days when we used to stand in queues to make an STD or ISD calls. You can talk to your loved ones staying even seven seas far with cell phones. They are a great way to contact someone in an emergency. Imagine you are stuck in a traffic jam, getting late for a meeting or your car has broken down in middle of nowhere. Cell phones are of great use in time of such emergencies. You can contact help with the use of cell phone easily. Nowadays modern cell phones have many capabilities. They can provide entertainment. With a cell phone in your hand, you don?t need a TV or PC to get entertained. It is all in your cell phone. You can play games, listen to music, and click pictures and even record videos in your cell phone.

Mobile phones today have capabilities to transfer data through blue tooth and infrared. Now you do not need to log on to computer for transferring pictures and videos to another phone.it just take seconds to transfer a file from one phone to another through Bluetooth and Infrared.

Parents now can stay little less worried about their children. By giving mobile phone to their children they can call them from anywhere and anytime.

Mobile phones also provide the user the confidence to get out and go places because they know they can avail assistance if needed. The cost of the mobile phones is similar to other models of communication.

Nowadays, cell phones have become a matter of prestige and fashion. A person having a better mobile phone is considered a prestigious person especially among youth of today?s generation. A person having better or a more expensive cell phone can definitely impress others.

Nowadays, mobile phones have the capabilities of using them worldwide. Now no matter the distance you can use cell phone to stay in touch with dear ones.

Modern mobile phone users have the capability of seeing stock prices. They can buy and sell stocks through it. They can monitor the rates of market through it.

Mobile communication devices can offer freedom and independence and are an excellent way for young people to communicate with friends. As the technology improves, they are increasingly becoming a good source of entertainment. They provide important safety benefits too, enabling a young person to make contact and be contacted, and can also act as a location finder for emergency services.

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Wall Street Week Ahead: Can EU deal lift stocks for more than a day?

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks finished the first half of the year with a bang as investors welcomed news that the euro zone is a step closer to solving its 30-month-long debt crisis. Now for the question: Is this rally strong enough to last for more than a day?

The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq posted their best daily percentage gains since December on Friday after an agreement by European leaders to stabilize the region's troubled banks, a pact that helped remove some of the uncertainty that has plagued markets.

"That is the major question. Can this fuel a longer-term rally? It can, but only to some degree if, over the weekend and the course of next week, we don't see any major push back or headlines that suggest that this deal is not going to happen," said Quincy Krosby, a market strategist at Prudential Financial.

"But I don't think this is a major game changer. I do, however, think that this is really the first time we got a relatively immediate answer to what they (the euro-zone leaders) are going to do about the issue."

Under pressure to prevent a catastrophic breakup of their single currency, euro-zone leaders agreed on Friday to let their rescue fund inject aid directly into stricken banks starting next year and intervene in bond markets to support troubled member-states.

They also pledged to create a single banking supervisor for euro-zone banks based around the European Central Bank in a landmark first step toward a European banking union that could help shore up struggling member Spain.

PARTY TIME

Wall Street's previous reaction to euro-zone bailout packages or other rescue plans had been somewhat muted. Initial gains would quickly disappear by the day's end as investors realized that there isn't a quick fix to the region's problems.

On Friday, it was a different story. The three major U.S. stock indexes jumped 1.5 percent to 2 percent shortly after the opening bell on news of the euro-zone agreement.

By the close, stocks ended at session highs with the major indexes up between 2 percent and 3 percent. The Dow Jones industrial average <.dji> surged 277.83 points, or 2.20 percent, to end at 12,880.09. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index <.spx> jumped 33.12 points, or 2.49 percent, to finish at 1,362.16. And the Nasdaq Composite Index <.ixic> shot up 85.56 points, or 3.00 percent, to close at 2,935.05.

For the week, the Dow rose 1.9 percent, the S&P 500 advanced 2 percent and the Nasdaq gained 1.5 percent.

For the month, the Dow added 3.9 percent, the S&P 500 rose 4 percent and the Nasdaq climbed 3.8 percent.

But for the second quarter, the Dow dropped 2.5 percent, the S&P 500 slid 3.3 percent and the Nasdaq lost 5.1 percent.

Despite the weak second quarter, the three major U.S. stock indexes wrapped up the first half of the year with decent gains: The Dow was up 5.4 percent, the S&P 500 was up 8.3 percent and the Nasdaq was up 12.7 percent.

"The next question is whether the ESM/EFSF will have enough capital and assuming they don't, will the ECB chip in by giving it a bank license, thus leveraging its size. That is yet to be determined," said Peter Boockvar, equity strategist at Miller Tabak & Co in New York.

"For now, party on and turn that hourglass over as more time has been bought. But only the symptoms are being fought as the underlying disease of excessive debt and lack of growth still remains."

The leaders of the 17 European Union countries agreed on a series of short-term steps to shore up their monetary union and bring down the borrowing costs of Spain and Italy, seen as too big to bail out.

To that end, the euro zone's temporary European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) and permanent European Stability Mechanism (ESM) rescue funds will be used "in a flexible and efficient manner in order to stabilize markets" to support countries that comply with EU budget policy recommendations, a joint statement said.

Any market reaction to further developments next week could be exaggerated by lighter-than-usual volume. Wall Street trading desks may be more sparsely populated because it will be a short week. The U.S. stock market will be closed on Wednesday, the Fourth of July, in observance of Independence Day. That could break any weekly momentum when Wall Street resumes trading on Thursday.

ALL EYES ON THE ECB

The market's focus shifts to the European Central Bank next week as investors wait to see whether it cuts interest rates to complement the measures taken by EU leaders to shore up banks and bring down borrowing costs for Spain and Italy.

Most economists polled by Reuters expect the ECB to cut borrowing costs on Thursday, July 5, at its meeting, which takes place against a darkening economic backdrop.

But internal resistance to the central bank reviving its bond-buying program remains high. The ECB has already loosened its collateral rules to make it easier for banks in Spain to access its funds.

"Investors have to be cautious because the market may be getting ahead of itself. We really don't have any details. The big question is still what direction the ECB takes next week," said Omer Esiner, chief market analyst at Commonwealth Foreign Exchange in Washington.

"It's (the EU deal) certainly not a silver bullet for the debt crisis, but the market is kind of acting like it is. It may set us up for another push down in the weeks ahead."

Stocks had enjoyed a run earlier this month on hopes that global central banks would announce additional measures to stimulate economic growth, which has been tepid.

On June 20, the Federal Reserve extended its "Operation Twist" program to sell short-term securities and buy longer-term ones to keep long-term borrowing costs down. But investors were disappointed when U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, who spoke at a news conference after the Fed's two-day policy meeting, gave few hints that further monetary stimulus was imminent, denting hopes of cheap money in the equities market.

European bond yields will be closely watched next week. Madrid will auction three-year, four-year and 10-year bonds at a primary auction on Thursday in another big test for Spanish yields that are still not far below 7 percent.

France will sell between 7 billion and 8 billion euros in long-term bonds on Thursday.

Next week's data includes the Institute for Supply Management's U.S. manufacturing index and construction spending on Monday, followed by factory orders and June car sales on Tuesday.

After the holiday on Wednesday, investors will face a blitz of economic indicators. On Thursday, weekly jobless claims and mortgage data, ADP's private-sector payrolls report and the ISM's U.S. services-sector index will be released.

On Friday, the government's June nonfarm payrolls report will come out. Economists polled by Reuters have forecast a gain of 90,000 jobs, with the U.S. unemployment rate holding steady at 8.2 percent.

(Reporting by Angela Moon; Additional reporting by Steven C. Johnson; Editing by Jan Paschal)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/wall-street-week-ahead-eu-deal-lift-stocks-234752453--finance.html

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MITIE&#39;s Total Security Management business appoints new regional ...

MITIE, the FTSE 250 strategic outsourcing and energy services company, has appointed Jason Towse as its new regional managing director for London in its Total Security Management (TSM) business.

The growth and development of the TSM business within central and greater London will be Jason?s key responsibilities. Jason will also hold the role of retail director for the business using his extensive experience to develop relationships for MITIE in this sector.

Jason has significant expertise of security with a 16-year career in the industry. The 42-year old joins MITIE from Securitas where he was account director for Sainsbury?s.

Jason began his security industry career with his own company, offering retail detective services. He then progressed to working for various private security companies, working on their retail contracts.

Jason joined Chubb in 2001, enjoying several roles including operations director, commercial director, head of retail, and managing director for aviation. He transferred to Securitas during the acquisition in 2011.

Welcoming Mr Towse, Bob Forsyth, managing director of MITIE TSM said: ?We are very pleased to be welcoming Jason with his senior experience of running regional businesses and his in-depth knowledge of the retail sector.?

Jason said: ?I am delighted to be joining MITIE to develop its London region and opportunities in the retail sector. MITIE offers a unique approach to its customers through innovative thinking and efficient solutions, with no compromise ? a must for today?s environment.?

MITIE?s TSM business takes a risk-based approach to the provision and management of all security services, delivered through one management team to achieve cost and resource efficiencies.

MITIE sees the future of security being technology-driven and is investing heavily in working with its clients to implement future-proofed security strategies.

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Insights into primate diversity: Lessons from the rhesus macaque

ScienceDaily (June 29, 2012) ? New research published in BMC Genetics shows that the rhesus macaque has three times as much genetic variation as humans. However despite much of this extra variation within genes, protein function is not affected. Consequently damaging variations are at similar levels in macaques and humans -- indicating a strong selection pressure to maintain gene function regardless of mutation rate or population size.

Humans and rhesus macaques shared a common ancestor approximately 25 million years ago. Although there are now over seven billion humans on the planet only 100,000 years ago the human population was as low as one million. The effective human population, the number of people required to explain current genetic variation rate, was until recently less than 8,000.

The population size of rhesus macaques is in the millions and is exceeded only by humans (among primates). However there are 13 subspecies which have evolved to exploit environments as diverse as savannah and forests, and across a range of climate zones.

A team of researchers led by Christina Barr and David Goldman from the NIH determined that the effective population size for these primates was 80,000, ten times that of humans. Analysis of genetic variation, using single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), showed that the macaque genome had three times higher genetic variation than humans. Most of these SNP were previously unknown and were disproportionally found in functionally important regions of DNA and each known gene had at least one SNP.

Dr. Goldman explained, "Although macaques have more variation than humans in the protein coding regions of genes, the ratio of variation in these regions compared to non-coding regions is significantly lower. Additionally the macaque variation is less likely to alter protein function. This brings down the amount of damaging variation to a level close to what was actually seen in humans."

Dr Barr continued "Our comparative approach across primate species (human and macaques) gives us a genomic view of evolutionary selection and reaffirms the effects of population history on genetic variation. Not very long ago, on an evolutionary timescale, there were more macaques than people, and the genomes of both species are a legacy of those times past."

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1. Qiaoping Yuan, Zhifeng Zhou, Stephen G Lindell, James Dee Higley, Betsy Ferguson, Robert C Thompson, Juan F Lopez, Stephen J Suomi, Basel Baghal, Maggie Baker, Deborah C Mash, Christina S Barr and David Goldman. The rhesus macaque is three times as diverse but more closely equivalent in damaging coding variation as compared to the human. BMC Genetics, 2012 [link]

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What would we all do with out electric powered lights and lightbulbs. We in this day and age, simply enter into a room and immediately reach out for the switch. Lights are just a vital part of how we live. Walking down a dark street is part of days gone by. Regarding fluorescent lights, where would most likely we be without them, the most power effective light bulbs, will be fluorescent light bulbs.

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The affirmations a person uses depend on many factors. What is the person trying to accomplish? Where is he or she now in relation to that goal or dream? What is their belief factor? Is he or she aspiring to something big or just looking for incremental improvement?

One of the biggest knocks critics have against affirmations is that they encourage unrealistic thinking.

It is ridiculous, they say, to encourage a sixth grader who can barely play ?Hot Crossed Buns? on the saxophone to use an affirmation like, ?I am a world-class saxophone player?. That?s just delusional, they argue, to have a child believing something so out of touch with reality.

I absolutely agree!

?What,? you say, ?I thought you were in the business of promoting affirmations and encouraging others to follow their dreams?? I am. And, I still agree with those critics. Oh, I believe emphatically that affirmations are for everyone, but I do not believe every affirmation is for every person.

Yes. The critics are correct. This affirmation is completely unrealistic for any sixth grader who believes it is unrealistic.

They are also correct that a smart sixth grader is probably going to doubt the affirmation at some point. Sooner or later the sixth grader using this affirmation may have the thought, ?I can?t even play ?Hot Crossed Buns?. I?m not a world class saxophone player.?

These two pieces of information do not match up. The sixth grader, like most human beings, will search for a way to make the ideas congruent. When this happens it is decision time for the sixth grader and his or her dream of being a world-class saxophonist. Whether they know it or not the critics are citing and the sixth grader is experiencing a well-known psychological phenomenon called cognitive dissonance.

This theory states that when we hold two incongruent pieces of knowledge in our minds there is a very strong psychological impulse to bring the two conflicting thoughts into agreement. The idea being that our sixth grader cannot hold the thought, ?I can?t even play ?Hot Crossed Buns?,? in his or her mind while at the same time holding the idea, ?I am a world class saxophone player.?

The classic example is the mother on the news who cannot reconcile the baby she brought into the world with the possibility that he may have committed a crime. So, she believes in his innocence even against overwhelming evidence.

Now, here is where the critics? logic fails. They assume, I suppose, that the only option for this newly self-aware sixth grader is to stop using this unrealistic affirmation and stop pursuing such lofty and unrealistic dreams. Basically, ?Give it up, kid, there?s no chance.?

The cognitive dissonance theorists tell us that there are actually three options (besides ?getting real?) open to resolve this dilemma.

Change beliefs ? the sixth grader can change one or both beliefs to be more in line. ?I know I?m not a world-class saxophonist right now, but I can be someday.? He or she admits the first fact and changes the condition for the second to bring them into congruence.

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{Our Adoption} The Training Begins - House of Rose

I will be sharing some posts on our adoption that I have been writing over the past 6 months. This post was written on March 7, 2012.

We had our first class of adoption training today {March 7, 2012}. It wasn?t really a class?it was more like a meeting since there were only 3 of us there?me, J, and the adoption counselor.

We are required to have 12 hours of in-home training for our home study plus 2 additional hours of online training.

Speaking of home study we learned today that we should finish it up within the next 3-4 months at the most. I didn?t even know what home study meant until recently, but it is basically a written book of your entire life. It is something that your adoption agency will use to send to the country you are adopting from to help place you with a child.

And when I say it?s a written book of your life?I mean they want to know everything about every member of your family?including how many freckles you have on your face.

Ok, maybe not that detailed, but pretty darn close.

So far for the beginning stages of the home study we had to turn in:

• Up-to-date physicals on everyone in the family, including TB & HIV tests for my husband and I
• The initial adoption application, which was roughly 4 pages of personal information and questions
• 5 references
• Fingerprints (adults only)
• Information on residency in any state, other than IL, in the past 5 years
• Floor plan of our home (with room measurements)
• Proof of adequate income (tax return)
• Copy of birth certificates for each member of the family
• Copy of marriage license
• Copy of pet inoculations
• Copy of driver?s license and insurance card
• Copy of medical insurance card/policy

Not bad so far. Ha!

From what I have been told this is JUST the beginning of the paperwork saga though. Did I mention that the agency that is doing our home study is not the actual adoption agency?

Oh yea.

Since our actual adoption agency is out of state, we are required to have an in-state agency do our home study. It seems so confusing.

And really?it is. I think it took me a good 4 weeks to fully understand the difference.

Lutheran Social Services is the company that is doing our Illinois home study and Hope Adoption Agency in Minnesota is the actual adoption agency that will work with the international country to help place us with a child.

Clear as mud?

Psssst.

Anyway, both companies have their OWN set of paperwork, their OWN set of applications, and {even better} their OWN set of fees.

We haven?t even applied to the actual adoption agency yet or filled out the application. Right now I am just working on trying to get our home study completed with Lutheran Social Services because we can not technically send an application to adopt ANY child until a home study is done.

Back to our training. The first set of training was a 3 hour session. Not to mention we also had to write our first BIG check today. The initial application with LSSI (Lutheran Social Services) was only $250. But, the actual home study fee was due today and I wrote a check for $2,250.

This is real.

As in?we REALLY will be adding to this chaos.

At least that?s what writing a check that big said to me.

Some of the things we went over in the first training had to do with ?expectations of adoption?. ?When adopting internationally, no matter which country, you will be getting a child that in some shape or form has been traumatized. Whether it be that the child was abused or neglected?they will have some form of trauma that they have dealt with in their life. Even a 1-2 year old.

It?s important to realize that our future child will be grieving the loss of their ?old? life. Even though we know that we will be able to provide this child with a much better life than living in an orphanage or foster care, it is still important to remember that we will be pulling this child from everything that is familiar to them.

Can you imagine being an infant or a toddler and being placed with 2 unfamiliar people that you have never seen before? ?Not to mention that this child will have to LEAVE the country they live in with these 2 unfamiliar people. I can not imagine how scary that would be for a child. It?s probably the one thing about the adoption process that scares me the most.

Will this child bond with me? Will they accept us as parents? Will they adjust to life in a new country with a family that doesn?t even speak the same language? ?Will they scream bloody murder when we take them from the arms of the orphanage workers?

It will break my heart.

But one thing I am certain of, God is leading us down this path for a reason. He?s creating his own story for our lives and although it?s not exactly how I thought our story would be written, it?s the way He sees fit and I?m ready to continue down His path even if it means I?ll be out of my comfort zone as a parent.

And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose. Romans 8:28

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Firefox teases something 'big' coming for Android next week

There's been a steady flow of betas for Firefox's Android offering and now the official Twitter account promises something "big" on the way next week, along with this image. The size declaration plus a lack of updated features (specifically Flash support) on tablets so far has us looking there for something new, although the image clearly shows a phone with the words "Fast. Smart. Safe." Also curious is an update for the Firefox beta on Android today which the Twitter account also admonishes those looking for an early preview of next week's news to check out. Finally, there's the timing, as Firefox's main browser rival Chrome has been rumored to be taking over as the standard bearer in Android Jelly Bean next week during Google I/O. Leave all relevant speculation or information in the comments below.

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'Halloween' actor Richard Lynch dies at age 76

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LOS ANGELES - "Halloween" actor Richard Lynch, who became a staple in horror and science-fiction movies with his scarred facial features, has died at age 76, his spokesman said on Wednesday.

Lynch's representative, Mike Baronas, told Reuters that Lynch's body was discovered by one of the actor's friends, who had stopped by Lynch's house in Palm Springs, Calif., after not hearing from him in days. She found the door open and Lynch lying on the kitchen floor, "cold and lifeless."

Baronas said no investigation is being held into the death of the actor and his body was sent directly to a funeral home.

Lynch, who was born in New York City in 1936, made his name playing villainous characters in movies such as 1973's "Scarecrow," 1988's "Little Nikita" and 2007's installment of the "Halloween" horror franchise, directed by Rob Zombie.

Lynch also appeared in numerous television series in his five-decade career, most notably the sci-fi series "Battlestar Galactica" and "Galactica 1980."

Lynch's face was permanently scarred in 1967 when he took the drug LSD and set himself on fire, something he spoke openly about in the documentary film "LSD: The Trip to Where?"

Zombie paid his respects to Lynch on his Facebook page on Wednesday, saying "Richard was great to work with and really gave it his all. I will never forget the way he scared ... the kid actors in 'Halloween.'"

Lynch's last role was in Zombie's upcoming film "The Lords of Salem," which is due to be released later this year.

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Alistair Overeem: ?I?m all natural?

UFC heavyweight Alistair Overeem really wants the world to believe he is a clean fighter, even though he is currently suspended for having elevated testosterone levels before his planned fight with UFC champ Junior dos Santos.

Earlier this week, Overeem tweeted he will be back in December, but UFC executive Lorenzo Fertitta said not so fast. Overeem responded by tweeting about a drug test.

"I'm doing a drug test today to build confidence with the Nevada state athletic commission and because I respect and appreciate the UFC," Overeem wrote. "And to let junior know I am a clean fighter, I'm all natural Junior.. and I am coming for you."

Well, that's a nice gesture, Alistair, but guess what? You're supposed to be clean. You don't get any medals for testing clean on random date of your choosing. This is the equivalent of teenager cleaning the house after being grounded. Though the parents may be pleased to come home to a sparkling house, they're not going to forget about the raging party that happened there days before.

The NAC isn't going to forget about his suspension, and the UFC isn't going to forget how he derailed the main event of one of their biggest cards in 2012.

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AT&T gives another update on Galaxy S III availability

Like every other U.S. carrier (except perhaps Verizon, which hasn't really given a launch date yet, other than to say preorders will ship around July 9 or 10), AT&T's found itself in a pickle with the Galaxy S III. There just aren't enough to go around. We've finally gotten an official statement from the carrier, which reads thusly:

Manufacturer supply constraints of the 4G LTE Samsung Galaxy S III have caused a delay to expected pre-order shipments. Customers who were previously quoted a delivery date of June 21st should now expect their device to arrive no later than Monday, June 25th. We currently estimate future pre-orders to arrive within 10 business days based on available supply. Impacted customers will receive both an SMS and email notifying them of this change.

So, if you've preordered and were given a June 21 date, look for it by Monday. (And it wouldn't surprise us in the slightest to see phones hitting doorsteps before then, as some folks in our forums are expecting.) If you preorder today, chances are it'll take longer, but AT&T's now saying online that it should ship within 10 business days.

You'll note that there's no mention of in-store availability. We're pressing on that, but it's easy, folks. Call the store before you go. Use this link to find your local contact info.

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