GCMW wrote:
” been noticing those smileys popping up at the oddest points. Use brackets until I find out whats wrong.”

I’m no computer expert by any means, however regarding the mystery smiley icons that pop up now and again.

Those usually occur when you have combined the right “computer language” (for lack of the right terms) for a specific ‘emoticon’ image.

So, for instance, when you are quoting a Scripture within parentheses and the verse reference ends in the number “8″ you will get: the following:
{Matthew 7:18)

The number 8 followed by ) gives you
As GCMW wrote, using a ‘right’ bracket solves the problem:
[Matthew 7:18]

Perhaps an expert programmer can explain much better. I hope this illustration works out, otherwise I’ve just wasted some of your bandwidth!
Lois

GCMW: Thanks Lois, you did an expert job at explaining that. I would have still been thumbing through “Internet for Dummies, Vol 33″ LOL

I must say Mr. Lee I do agree with you when you say “DRUGS, STRESS AND OTHER INFLUENCES CAN CHANGE OUR IDENTITIES”. I also believe that for the same reason the Bible asks us to avoid alcohol, we must avoid drugs. It makes us vulnerable to posession by demons and confusion from satan. God also asks you not to stress, but give your troubles for Him to handle.

Your troubles started at latest when you did not have faith in God to handle your problems and turned to mind altering substances. You are a sinner as Jesus described in I Timothy 9-10, but if you go on to vs. 13 Paul explains that he received mercy because he sinned ignorantly in disbelief. You seem to know you are sinning or you wouldn’t “…have had to research, pray plead and study out our salvation in such intensity that you could only imagine….”

Repent; for the hour of His judgement is come! Rev 14:6-11

I came across this in Wikipedia.com. It appears that hormone washings are tied to hyperparathyroidism. What this has to do with Mr. Lee justify homosexuality is beyond. This is part of a procedure to determine calcium levels, from what I was reading.

Role in disease

[edit] Hyperparathyroidism and related conditions
The single major disease of parathyroid glands is overactivity of one or more of the parathyroid lobes, which make too much parathyroid hormone causing a potentially serious calcium imbalance. This is called hyperparathyroidism; it leads to hypercalcemia and osteitis fibrosa cystica. Since hyperparathyroidism was first described in 1925, the symptoms have become known as “moans, groans, stones, and bones.” The primary treatment for this disease is the surgical removal of the faulty gland.

Modern high frequency ultrasound can see parathyroid masses, even before they cause high calcium. They are called parathyroid incidentalomas. If a patient has elevated calcium, the ultrasound can be used to locate the abnormal glands. The use of ultrasound guided FNA, and parathyroid hormone washings can confirm the abnormal glands. A blood calcium 15-30 minutes after the biopsy can help determine if the disease is caused by a single abnormal gland or multiple glands.

A drop in serum calcium suggests a single source, and no drop suggests multiple glands. This, with a non-localizing Sestamibi scan would point toward a neck exploration, rather than a minimally invasive method aimed a single gland disease.

A Sestamibi scan is often used to determine which parathyroid gland(s) are responsible for overproduction of parathyroid hormone.

Another related condition is called secondary hyperparathyroidism, or secondary HPT – common in patients with chronic kidney disease on dialysis. In secondary HPT, the parathyroid glands make too much parathyroid hormone (PTH), and the kidneys do not produce enough vitamin D, and calcium and phosphorus are out of balance. Even though one may not have any symptoms, treating secondary HPT is important. Cinacalcet (Sensipar) is a medicine that can help treat such dialysis patients and is available by prescription only.