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The Mayor of London has defended his decision to speak openly about his mental health during the coronavirus pandemic – saying it would "irresponsible and dishonest" to ignore it.
Sadiq Khan said real leadership is about "representing people and giving voice to their feelings", not being an "alpha male who constantly seeks to parade their virility".
It comes after the Mayor shared his struggles during Covid-19 lockdown in an interview with the Sunday Times magazine last month.
Mr Khan said lockdown has taken a toll on his mental wellbeing and admitted he "felt fragile" and was not always able to provide the leadership London needed during the crisis.
But now he has defended his decision to speak out, and vowed to keep talking about the issue.
None of us are superhuman. It's normal to have good days and bad days, especially in the midst of a pandemic. By being open and honest about my mental health, I hope this encourages anyone who's struggling to seek out the help and support they need. #MQTs pic.twitter.com/wE14W7i5j7— Mayor of London (gov.uk/coronavirus) (@MayorofLondon) July 16, 2020
"None of us are superhuman: we all have our good days and our bad days," Mr Khan told the London Assembly today (Thursday July 16).
"This is especially true in the middle of a pandemic, when we're all finding it tough and we've all had to make huge sacrifices to save lives – from staying indoors and working from home to limiting outdoor exercise and interactions with friends, family and loved ones.
"I make no apology for acknowledging the toll that has had on Londoners' mental health including my own."
Today @SadiqKhan spoke about #mentalhealth at #MQT both in terms of his personal experience and the need in society to give it genuine parity with physical health. It is #goodtospeak and we all have a duty to listen.— Onkar Sahota AM (@DrOnkarSahotaAM) July 16, 2020
But Conservative Assembly member Tony Devenish questioned Mr Khan's decision to keep working despite the pressure he was under.
Mr Devenish applauded the Mayor for "having the guts" to speak publicly about his mental health.
But Mr Khan should have considered handing over to a deputy if he wasn't coping with the strain of the pandemic, he suggested.
Exceptionally mean-spirited line of questioning at #MQT from the Tories, picking at the @MayorofLondon for talking honestly about his mental health. He stood up well to what came close to bullying, and rightly called this out for perpetuating stigma.— Sian Berry (@sianberry) July 16, 2020
The Mayor said assuming mental ill health makes someone unfit to work is "one of the reasons there is stigma" on the subject.
"The reality is I've not taken time off because I've not needed to," he said.
"None of us need to always medicalise our physical ailments and similarly we don't need to always medicalise our mental ailments – but talking about it can be a big way of addressing (stigma)."
Mr Khan said it would be ridiculous to expect him to share with the Assembly every time he was "feeling a bit poorly".
"We're all human. We all have days when we're not firing on all cylinders," he added.
"But I can say with confidence that I don't think there's been a single day during this crisis when this administration and my team hasn't provided the leadership London needs."


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Spiritual or Physical...or both
Sun rays bursting through my windows. Dogs stretched out, soaking up the warmth. The sound of a tree trimmer buzzing off in the distance. Peaceful. Tranquil. Thoughts about the passage of scripture I just read are slowly permeating my soul. Prayer comes easily, smoothly. My Father is present and listening. My desire is to never move out of this moment.
Then the interruption of "the list" intrudes on the quiet. The list: call the groomer; make hair appointment; call refrigerator repair person; buy cleaning supplies; have keys made; call to dispute a bill; get family birthday gifts; study for speaking engagement. And more. The "list" swirls around in my head so that all the former peace begins to dissipate into a virtual calendar and clock competing for the energy inside me.
Life is what it is. No breathing human is exempt from the mundane. Things must get done. The physical has a way of invading the spiritual and I resent that. But should I? This is how God created life. Is it possible to translate the spiritual into mundane physical tasks? This is my goal for this week. Ask my Father how to do that and wait to enjoy how He demonstrates it to me.
Certainly there are those who would pray for the ability to speak to repairmen on the phone. There are those who could never afford a groomer for their pets. Those who must wait for someone else to drive them. And so on. Gratitude is positioned at the forefront of the list; diminishes the dread.
What if I could never leave my chair, as I wished for, and therefore was unable to drive down the tree-lined highway, watching the deer and singing along with the radio? Would I be super spiritual without the physical?
It's not only about gratitude. It's about understanding the deeper work of walking in joy and peace, regardless of repairs, bills and chores. For me, it's a journey of discipline, meditating on God's Word and dying to self. Now, there's some large items for the to-do list!
No doubt it is all a matter of spiritual meshed with physical. Some say it's all about attitude. Truth be known, it is a matter of surrendering the mind, will and emotions to the Lordship of Jesus Christ. He takes it from there. And it spreads, soaks in, transforms, and radiates for His glory and for my joy.
"I Do Not Remember"
By Francis Frangipane
How little we understand of eternal redemption! How many times will God forgive you? If you have truly set your heart to follow Him, He will cancel your sins as often as you ask. Will He forgive you of the worst sin you can think of? Yes! You may have to live with the consequences of your misdeed, but God can use your repentance and newly found humility to inspire others. As for the sin itself, if you deeply and sincerely repent of it, not only will God forgive you, He will blot it out of His memory.
Let me share an experience. A certain man of God had been gifted with revelatory insight into people's lives. During an evening service he ministered to a Presbyterian pastor and his wife. By the gift of the Spirit, he revealed the couple's past, uncovered their present situation, and then disclosed to them what was to come. This work of God greatly impressed the couple, and as the prophecies were fulfilled, one month later the Presbyterian minister brought two other pastors, each with their wives, to another service for personal ministry.
The word of knowledge was exceptionally sure that night, and the second minister and his wife marveled at the accuracy and truth in the prophetic word. The third couple stepped forward for ministry, and again the word of knowledge was present. The prophet spoke to the husband, revealing his past, present, and insight into his future. Then the man of God turned to this third minister's wife. As he began to speak of her past, suddenly he paused. Then he said, "There was a very serious sin in your past." The woman, with her worst fear upon her, turned pale and closed her eyes. The congregation hushed and moved to the edge of their seats.
The prophet continued, "And I asked the Lord, 'What was this sin that she committed?' And the Lord answered, 'I do not remember!'"
The Lord had been faithful to His covenant promise: "I will not remember your sins" (Isa. 43:25). Although many times this minister's wife had asked for cleansing, still she could not believe the depth of God's forgiveness. Christ had placed her sin in the sea of His forgetfulness. He removed it "as far as the east is from the west" (Ps. 103:12). From everywhere but the prison of her own mind, her sin had been paid for and removed. And now, in His great mercy, He removed it from there as well!
Oh, what burdens we carry; what guilt and limitations surround us because we do not accept God's total and perfect forgiveness. In Isaiah we read, "I, even I, am the one who wipes out your transgressions for My own sake, and I will not remember your sins" (Isa. 43:25).
How great is the God we serve. How wonderful is His love toward us. He is our Redeemer, our Savior! If you are willing to forgive others and will but ask Him to forgive you, He will pardon your debts as often as you contritely turn to Him. He promises He will remember your sins no more.
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Adapted from Francis Frangipane's book, Holiness, Truth and the Presence of God. Visit Arrow Bookstore to order.
Do You Have Solid Discernment?
I've written much about deception and discernment. There is a reason for that. Throughout my life, people have attempted to deceive me, and unfortunately some have succeeded. It's a very painful experience, especially if the deception comes from someone you love and trust. Most of us can compare war stories and battle scars from those betrayals. The fact that we have to rise up, forgive and move on is content for another blog. It's a tall order.
The Bible tells us that in the last days deceivers will be rampant. Deception is all around us, whether it's through all types of media and leaders or neighbors and coworkers. The apostle Peter (1 Peter 2:1-3) warns us that even the church can and will be deceived by false teachers, tares growing along with the wheat, and wolves in sheep's clothing.
It doesn't take much to convince us of this. Just look at a typical day on facebook and you can spot false news articles, posts by people who believe lies, friends who have been caught up in deceptive theologies and prophecies. How do I know they're false? They totally conflict with the Word of God. Not too difficult if the Bible is your foundation.
Recently a friend confronted me, disagreeing with my beliefs. She cited news sources that were so biased to her way of thinking that I laughed out loud. She stated that these were factual and nonpartisan. But she's no different than all the rest of us. We follow sources that agree with what we want to be true. What if she is wrong? What if I am wrong? I'm not perfect, but I am closely connected with the One Who is all Truth.
So, we acknowledge deception is alive and well. What do we do to guard against it?
Discernment is a gift, a God-given gift. We pray daily for the Holy Spirit to do in us what He was sent to do in us: counsel, comfort, guide. A person who is not born again, and does not have the Holy Spirit working in and through their life will not have that gift of discerning. That still small Voice speaks warning at critical times. He puts a check in our spirits when we're headed down a wrong path. He closes doors that are not His path for us. He often opens our eyes to a dangerous leader or teacher that could deceive and lead us astray.
Does this mean that as Christians we will never fall prey to deception? Of course not. We can be so busy, so blindly trudging through our busy lives that we are not open to His promptings. Or, we can hear His warning and decide it can't be God because thousands of people are agreeing that it's this way or that. Or maybe it's not what we were taught growing up.
Unfortunately, today we see people who call themselves Christians who sit in churches with theology that roams far off the path of Biblical truth because the leader is so engaging, so in touch with the folks, that he couldn't be wrong. The music is great; the fellowship so fun and scripture is used. We see throngs of people who cannot identify when a scripture is twisted or used out of context to manipulate an agenda. Oblivious.
The Lord brings this subject back to me often. He longs to see His people walking in truth and keeping their armors in place, resistant to deception. I am grieved when I see people who do not seek out the Holy Spirit's leading in their daily lives. I seek it diligently, for it means so much to me to be in His will. Again, I am aware I can make mistakes, but I'll always be seeking His Truth.
The coming days will produce more deception in the world. The Bible tells us that many will fall prey to the antichrist system and perish because they are deceived by it. I used to wonder how that could possibly happen when good and evil are so opposite. But recently, my eyes have been opened to the vast number of people who call evil good and good evil. Even "Christians." God says, "Woe to them!" Woe is not good. Woe means unimaginable misery and condemnation. (Isaiah 5:20-21) People who call themselves Christian and distort scripture to make it more popular and unoffending are playing with fire: hell fire.
Deception could be pulling you away from your God. Please go to Him and ask Him to reveal any areas where you might be deceived. Ask Him to fill you with His Spirit and give you warnings when you are getting off track. Stop, please stop, listening to the world. A crowd mentality leads to destruction. We are chosen, called, and set apart for a reason. We are mandated to bring Light and Truth to a lost and dying world. Without discernment, we are impotent and completely useless to the Kingdom of God.
Prepper Expert: U.S. Church Not Ready for What's Coming
The American church is weak.
It's an unfortunate truth says Jake McCandless, the head of Prophecy Simplified and the author of the new book "Spiritual Prepper: Tapping Into Overlooked Prophecies To Prepare You For Doomsday.""Following Christ is not an easy road," said McCandless. "It's a blessed road, but it's not an easy road. And our faithfulness is being challenged in a wide number of ways."
In America, he said, "because we are blessed to worship with such freedom and to really walk with Christ, there's no gateway at the beginning where you say, 'I'm going to be persecuted if I follow Christ.'"
"But in other parts of the world, you know that if you make that profession of faith and you're going to be baptized and you're going to follow Christ, you know you're going to face persecution right off the bat," he said.
"We're just weak! We're not even thinking we could face struggles. And that puts us in a dangerous spot.
"And because of the lack of strength within churches, I think a lot of those who have a heart to live for the Lord are just discouraged. That's a struggle we face. We just need to know from the get go we're not being trained up as fast as Christians from the past and in other parts of the world, which makes us susceptible to the challenges we may face."
McCandless made the comments in a recent interview on the "Freedom Friday" radio show with Carl Gallups, the author of "When The Lion Roars" and a passionate advocate of using prophetic teachings in ministry.
McCandless and Gallups agreed American Christians seem to have largely abandoned the study of prophecy, especially younger believers.
"You seem a little young to be interested in prophecy; there's not many millennials out there who are interested," McCandless said he is often told. But he argues exploring prophecy is critical to revitalizing the American church. Gallups also said a study of prophecy is simply a logical extension of the study of the Bible.
"Just about a quarter of Scripture has to do with prophecy, and half of that has to do with the last days, the generation that will just precede the return of the Lord," he said. "People want that practical connection. What does this mean for me? How then should I live?
"I think it's changing, but by and large, up until very recently, the church has not paid much attention to prophecy, the millennial generation especially. They kind of mock it and scoff, which of course the Word of God said would happen in the last days."
McCandless said Christians should understand prophecy is not just about huge grand events during the end times, but about gaining insight into what is happening right now and the specific challenges facing the church.
"Prophecy is avoided by so many," he said. "And not just pastors, but in the congregations. I go somewhere, and there's maybe one or two who have a great interest in prophecy; but the great majority of the congregation have just not touched it at all. So they're needing that just basic level of walking through what Scripture says.
"When we think prophecy, we think we're going to hear something about the Mark of the Beast, the coming Antichrist, the geopolitical scene at the end times. Now that's true, and that needs to be taught and there's a lot out there. But there's a lot of passages that are very familiar, but we don't look at them as prophetic. It really got a hold of me that there are passages that describe humanity and especially Christians at the end of the age, in terms of their morality and their faith.
"We find in 2 Timothy how many will turn away from the truth and will search out things which just allow them to gravitate to their own passions. We find in 2 Peter 3 about the scoffing. And in Matthew 24:10, it says many will turn away at this time."
The prophetic prediction of a "falling away" from the faith, McCandless said, deeply informs his ministry. He warns Christians they need to actively prepare for persecution.
"I'm standing in front of the congregation, asking myself if I have done enough to prepare them to stand through these challenges now and in the future," McCandless said, describing a common experience for him.
It was with the aim of helping Christians meet this challenge that McCandless wrote "Spiritual Prepper." The book seeks to reinforce the faith of American Christians, especially by describing the circumstances Christians face overseas.
"In the book, I'm walking through what I think are seven to eight direct challenges we're facing from these overlooked prophecies, especially Matthew 24," he said.
"I began by talking about the persecution our brothers and sisters are facing in places like Iraq and Syria, where you have parents making a decision for Christ, knowing that could mean their young daughters being sold into sexual slavery. And I contrast that in the beginning of the book with hurt feelings. What I saw the most, when I was a pastor, was the reason people were not regularly participating in church was because they would have their feelings hurt!"
In contrast, McCandless calls for a new spirit of commitment and a passionate search for biblical truth.
"One of the problems is false teaching," he said. "You find a different kind of church on every corner that's teaching different things. You can find every 30 minutes or hour on a different television station someone teaching something different. Not everybody's going to be right when there are that many messages going out, you know? And I think that's something we really got to get a hold of to find the truth, to be aware of that."
And McCandless promises that believers who explore these overlooked prophecies and incorporate these teachings will be able to deepen their own faith and strengthen their congregations.
"It's just missing that next element of going to that next level of your faith and your walk in the Lord," McCandless commented of American Christianity today.
Believers should be willing to take that next step. After all, McCandless argues, if people are willing to prep their homes for tough times, they should also be willing to prepare their souls.
Do you understand this season?
Daniel 2:21 (NKJV)
21 And He changes the times and the seasons;
He removes kings and raises up kings;
He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who have understanding.
It's time my dear friends, for us to KNOW the times and seasons and to realize the season we are in at this hour. The world is spinning, biblical prophecies are being fulfilled, and the Lord is speaking to His faithful ones. I have such an urgency to impress upon you the need to get yourselves right with Him. The hour is late. The time is short. You cannot keep playing around with sin and doubt….or complacency.
Very soon we will see devastating things happening in our country, much like we now see in other countries. We are way beyond scoffing these off as conspiracy theories. If you can do that, you are not a student of the Bible, and you are not hearing from God. He is warning us, almost daily, that His judgments are upon us. Please do not ignore the warnings. If your life is focused on material gain, enjoying any particular sin(s) or just trusting in your own self-sufficiency (to name only a few), you are not going to have the strength to endure the road rising up in front of you. If you follow teachers who constantly spout how beautiful and wonderful the coming days will be, please, please go to the Lord and ask for His wisdom.
The Lord has spoken to me several times to prepare. He is speaking of preparing spiritually. When times are devastatingly painful, we cannot just crumple into a heap and cry in hopelessness. We are called to be a Light, to bring hope to those who are without Him, drawing them to His love and salvation. What purpose is there in a life that purports to be a Jesus follower, and operates without hope, peace and joy?
He has pushed me to be bolder in impressing upon you the urgent need to surrender every part of yourselves to Him. If you are fully surrendered, you will be in tune with that still, small Voice that gives your spirit warnings, truth, peace, hope, and protection. If you are trusting in your own knowledge, self-sufficiency, inner strength or eastern religions, you will miss His instructions and He says frankly, you will perish. That's a frightening thought. That you made that choice all on your own.
If you believe, as someone recently told me he did, that because you were baptized as a child all the bases are covered, you most probably will endure a rude awakening in the days to come. I repeat, if you are unconcerned about sin in your life, or are totally apathetic for whatever reason, you are in danger. If you have no conscience or conviction in your heart about your relationship with Him, you will not receive warnings, instruction or protection from Him when destruction is falling around you. Your stubbornness or sin will create a block. Please take time to consider this. The Lord will protect and provide for His faithful children when darkness moves in. But only when they are tuned in to His Voice, repentant and with hearts turned toward godly, pure lives.
That doesn't mean we have to be perfect. It means He looks at our hearts. He knows our motives, our desires and our intents toward His purposes. We are always a work in progress as we walk the road of sanctification. The bottom line is this today: there is no more time to play Christian. It's time to get serious because your life depends upon it. Your eternity depends upon it. If you have confusion, doubt, fear or need help with these things, please call me. I would love to assist you in your walk with Him.
Prayer Power
Sometimes the battle weary soldier feels transported into a state of nothingness. That feeling of "I know the enemy is relentlessly attacking and wearing me down, but I've lost the strength, both mentally and physically, to continue fighting." What causes him to get back up, lift the shield and sword and go at it again?
The answer is this: the prayers of the saints! There is power in the warriors of God banding together, lifting the weary soldier before the Throne, bonding him to the Word of God and to the promises that break every yoke.
As the brothers and sisters unite in prayer and praise on behalf of this one, the warring angels in the spirit realm are energized and spurred to action. The Lord sounds a battle cry, commanding the angels, giving them power and direction. They defeat the spirits of darkness with gusto.
Does this sound like a movie script? It should be, but it's also reality. If you do not understand the spirit realm and the works of God on your behalf, you will lie down in defeat and lose out on the blessing of being refreshed, reignited and restored. Our fellow believers are gifted to us as co-warriors, as fierce collaborators in the battles we face here on the earth.
If you are a born again child of God, a believer in Jesus Christ, and submitted to Him, you will be a target for the enemy of your soul. That enemy is sent to steal, kill and destroy. He hits below the belt. He plays dirty. He will kick you when you're down. That's why you must understand the need for daily communion with your Father, putting on that armor of God, and praying for and with your fellow Christians. We're all in this together.
The power that is within us through Jesus is amazing. But it must be activated. We have a choice. When the storm hits our life, we decide---do we rise up, take authority and fight, or do we lie down, cry and moan and wait to see how much worse it will get? We must be prepared every single day for the fiery darts coming at us. We must be ready to stand firm and believe that the Commander in Chief of the Heavenly Forces is ready to dispatch the warring armies on our behalf. And prayer, yes prayer, is the cannon ball, fired into the heavenlies that ignites the activity of the rescue and restore mission.
Never underestimate the power of prayer. That's what your enemy wants---for you to have doubt and unbelief, and to decide it makes no difference. That's his big victory. If you surrender to doubt, his plans will succeed. When you are weary from the battle, stop and remember to call out to your fellow believers to hold up your arms, to lift you to the Father, and see how fast things change. And when another calls out for prayer, be quick to respond and quick to go to the Lord on their behalf. This is a major blessing of God and we honor Him by using the weapons He has provided for our victory!
There is power in the name of Jesus
To break every chain
All sufficient sacrifice
So freely given
Such a price
Bought our redemption
Heaven's gates swing wide
There is power in the name of Jesus
There's an army rising up
To Break every chain
Break every chain
Break every chain
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18 Signs You Have High Emotional Intelligence
18 Signs You Have High Emotional Intelligence
Measuring emotional intelligence can be difficult because of its intangible nature. But Dr. Travis Bradberry has analyzed the data from the million-plus people that TalentSmart has tested for EQ to help identify the behaviors that are sure signs you have a high EQ. He shares them with us in this article, originally published on LinkedIn Pulse.
When emotional intelligence (EQ) first appeared to the masses, it served as the missing link in a peculiar finding: People with average IQs outperform those with the highest IQs 70 percent of the time. This anomaly threw a massive wrench into the broadly-held assumption that IQ was the sole source of success.
Decades of research now point to emotional intelligence as being the critical factor that sets star performers apart from the rest of the pack. The connection is so strong that we know 90 percent of top performers have high emotional intelligence.
Related: Why You Need Emotional Intelligence to Succeed
Emotional intelligence is the "something" in each of us that is a bit intangible. It affects how we manage behavior, navigate social complexities and make personal decisions to achieve positive results.
Despite the significance of EQ, its intangible nature makes it very difficult to know how much you have and what you can do to improve if you're lacking. You can always take a scientifically validated test, such as the one that comes with the Emotional Intelligence 2.0 book.
Unfortunately, quality (scientifically valid) EQ tests aren't free. So, I've analyzed the data from the million-plus people that TalentSmart has tested in order to identify the behaviors that are the hallmarks of a high EQ. What follows are sure signs that you have a high EQ.
1. You have a robust emotional vocabulary.
All people experience emotions, but it is a select few who can accurately identify them as they occur. Our research shows that only 36 percent of people can do this, which is problematic because unlabeled emotions often go misunderstood, which leads to irrational choices and counterproductive actions.
People with high EQs master their emotions because they understand them, and they use an extensive vocabulary of feelings to do so. While many people might describe themselves as simply feeling "bad," emotionally intelligent people can pinpoint whether they feel "irritable," "frustrated," "downtrodden," or "anxious." The more specific your word choice, the better insight you have into exactly how you are feeling, what caused it and what you should do about it.
Continue reading: http://www.success.com/article/18-signs-you-have-high-emotional-intelligence
The Fellowship of Suffering
Today I would like to share a blog post from my dear friend and sister in Christ, Anita Ivette Ferrer. Sometimes we think our lives are difficult and we murmur and complain over all kinds of things. I want you to meet this lady, who faces every day of her life battling a debilitating disease called Dystonia. Anita is blessed with a gift of music and plays guitar, writing songs and praising God through her daily storms. Calling her an inspiration is an understatement for sure. Any time you speak with Anita, she will be encouraging you. Although she sometimes grieves for the loss of her ability to be out leading worship as she once did, or using her musical talents in other venues, it's easy to see how the Lord has used her perseverance, her strong faith and her many other gifts to glority Him and reach others. I'm asking today that you would lift Anita in prayer, including her faith-filled husband Mark Ward, and storm the gates of heaven for her healing. Thank you, dear Sister, for pressing on in spite of the terrible battles you face.
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John 15:13 Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
Journal Entry, March 3, 2017
My quest to find answers to the tormenting mystery of the JAW-mouth Dystonia continues. Each hour, I continue to rely heavily on Father giving me the strength to endure, uncomplainingly. My seasonal job, delivering telephone books door-to-door, started last week and my body is weary. from the windy-cold and the physical exertion. Unlike several years ago, when I bitterly complained to Father that I should be on tour with my incredible band. I told him, how hard it was to have do such humbling work when He had blessed me with such talent.And then the added grief of being misunderstood, alienated from wonderful fellowship and dealing with a tormentically distracting movement disorder was more than any human to bear. Even now, the pain in my (now also) left jaw is painful and I can barely stand to do anything. The past nine years of this horrendous disorder (and the thought that there is no reversal for the damaged joints should cause me to sink into utter depression). Honestly, it has been lonely beyond belief and at times, I deem my small music-compassionate outreach, Brave Flame Productions-Outreach a thankless job, (at times). I am a very social person and cherish the camaraderie of freinds and loved ones being emotionally and spiritually connected with me.
Nevertheless, I realize that this ongoing suffering has brought about great change in my spiritual outlook and Father's gloriuous workmanship in my life. This realization had brought me to create my 5 part-series journalism-color photographs and devotional series, ARISE FROM YOUR GRAVE. It has also compelled me to record and produce songs for two concurrent albums, a prophetic rock , Mod Prophet and a worship album, The Anointing, (His presence). One would expect that the result would be a publishing book deal and distribution or at least interest in the recorded works. My book series still await publication and my albums are still incomplete.
I wait upon the Lord, for He will renew my strength. What strength? For any passionately creative person in the midst of projects, there's always the hope of success and renown. For the child of God, renown would be being sought after for the expertise of the skill. There is dealing with the disappointment of struggling financially and/or having few customers-patrons. So, I tell Father, more than anything… I wish to be in His perfect will.
To continue reading this post, click this link for Anita's blog site: https://anitaivetteferrer.wordpress.com/2017/03/03/the-fellowship-of-suffering/
Aligning Your Emotions
So blessed to share a word from 1:11 Ministries, Deeper Dive Study!
Week 6: Aligning Your Emotions
"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith, gentleness, self-control. Against such things there is no law."
Galatians 5:22
"For the mind set on the flesh is death, but the mind set on the Spirit is life and peace."
Romans 8:6
"… taking every thought captive to obey Christ."
2 Corinthians 10:5
Betrayal, conflict, competition: sometimes relationships are hard. We've all been there. Think of someone you really don't like—maybe someone who has hurt you, or someone you're in conflict with. Right now, in your emotions you may not have warm, fuzzy feelings toward that person.
Yet you know, as a follower of Jesus, that living out of your emotions would be wrong.
Perhaps your spirit has a very different take on this person than your emotions do. In your spirit, in the redeemed part of your heart, you might love him or her. You might care about this person, see him or her as valuable, and perceive immense potential.
When that person comes around, the war is on: you are divided between flesh and spirit, and the battle is to treat this person in the way your spirit knows is right versus what your emotions want to do.
Emotions are a good gift given to us by an emotional God. When we read Scripture, we meet a God who weeps, laughs, gets angry, feels pleasure, feels pain, and expresses peace and confidence.
Emotions are part of our makeup as creatures made in the image of God. Emotions allow us to experience relationship with God and others to amazing depths, and they make up a huge part of the experience that is our lives.
God's will is for our emotions to come into alignment with him. We are meant to live fully alive, and that includes full feeling and expression of emotion.
At the same time, emotions by themselves can't be trusted. Emotions are one of the biggest battlegrounds for spiritual warfare. When the Bible talks about the conflict between the flesh and the spirit, one of the major practical ways that conflict arises is within our emotions.
Sometimes we don't like people we need to love. Sometimes we want to act out of anger or bitterness. Fear is emotional. Emotionally we may not feel great about ourselves: low self-esteem may be ruling the emotional roost. But none of these emotions tell the truth.
Most people don't have a compelling reason not to live out of their emotions. But we do have a compelling reason. We need to bring our emotions in line with God.
Gideon felt afraid, but God called him a mighty man of valor. God called him the opposite of what he felt. He was acting out of his emotions (his fear) and he had to act out of God's truth instead.
If you don't feel good about yourself, you need to come into agreement with what God says about you. If you don't like someone else, you need to come into alignment with how God sees them.
This applies to situations too. Carolyn recalls years of teaching ballet that were difficult for various reasons. She decided the difficulties of those years were a training ground for some future purpose, and she would get up every morning and "go to school" to see what God had to teach her.
If you don't like your situation, ask: Is there something here God has for you? Is this circumstance your portion for right now? What can you find in it to thank God for?
The question isn't, "How do I feel?", but "What is the truth?"
We need to choose to stand on and believe truth. Emotions are real, but when they don't line up with God's Word, they should not direct how we see and respond to the world.
If your emotions need to come into alignment, here are a few action steps you can take:
1. Change your perception of your situation: it's a training ground and has a purpose. Come as a learner.
2. Emotions follow thoughts. When your thoughts line up with truth, your emotions will also line up with truth. This is rarely an instant change, but over time, aligning our minds with the Word and will of God will shape our emotions.
3. 1 Thessalonians 5:14 (NLT) says, "Encourage those who are timid, take tender care of those who are weak, be patient with everyone." Practice compassion with those who are not emotionally strong—including yourself! An attitude of love, compassion, and understanding—while taking responsibility and not making excuses—will help you bring your emotions into line. Ask the Holy Spirit to come alongside you.
Emotions are good, but like every other part of our lives, they need to be redeemed and transformed by the Spirit of God.
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Power over Darkness
4 For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds,....., bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ, 2 Corinthians 10:4-6 (NKJV)
When are we going to get it? We live in a battle zone! Why is it that when things are crashing down around us we blame, we curse, we have a pity party or we curl up in a ball of despair? As believers, we know that our every move is either flesh driven, Holy Spirit driven, or manipulated by our enemy, satan.
Think about the last time you were having a bad day. Things were happening that were pushing all your buttons. You blew up in anger, or you laid down in tears. You let despair rock you all over the place. If you're like me at all, you offered up some desperate sounding prayers while continuing on down the detour toward hopelessness.
Darkness has a slick, effective skill at blindsiding us; hitting our weak spots when we're not looking. We get hit and we get mad at God for not stopping it. I'm just being honest here because I'm guilty.
Over and over in scripture we are taught to be alert, to be on guard, to keep that armour in place, sword drawn. We are told to guard our hearts, to stand on His promises, to speak faith, and to declare Truth. We have every weapon, every tool and most importantly the strongest power there is, Jesus Christ, abiding within us. We are already victorious, but we don't seem to get it! We sing the songs, and quote the verses, but when the attack strikes, down we go!
The weapons of our warfare are not carnal. They are not physical. The weapons we hold are spiritual and they are powerful. We just have to get it, really get it----if we're going to live above the sludge!
We are instructed to take every thought captive to the obedience of Christ. I am convinced that this is where we get off track. When the battle begins, right from the inception, we must stop and submit our thoughts to Him. It's fine to call out to Him for help, but our part is to stop the negative thought patterns which lead to anger, self pity, blame, or other dark emotions. Sometimes the battle to stop those thoughts is intense, but this is the key. Once we stop and submit our thoughts, taking them captive to His will, He will help us to navigate those thoughts back toward the path to strength. Taking authority over the situation with your sword--the Word of God, will yield power over the situation. Our spiritual weapons are mighty for the pulling down of strongholds. Start proclaiming those verses, those promises, out loud and watch darkness dissipate.
If we understand the power within us, as His children, we can rise above the attacks, standing firm and confident. Get those thoughts under control and then take that insane situation that is in your face and hand it over to your Father. He has the answers. He knows the details better than you do. Trust Him.
In these last days, we are finding ourselves in the battle more than ever before. We are tested, tried and attacked. We must remember that we have been given the tools, the weapons to defeat the enemy, to defeat our fleshly weaknesses, and to stand in victory. If we don't use what we have, it's our own fault we're defeated. I'm not saying it's easy. Some days are difficult. I'm saying, (and talking to myself here), that we have all we need, and "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." (Phil 4:13)
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On Thursday, June 21, Reps. Mike Doyle (D-Penn.) and Lee Terry (R-Neb.) and Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) introduced the Local Community Radio Act (H.R. 2808 and S. 1675). Increased diversity of the airwaves may be just around the corner if the Local Community Radio Act passes congress.
Recent studies have shown that thousands of low power frequencies could be opened up, even in cities with dozens of radio stations, without interfering with existing signals. This bill will open up those frequencies to not-for-profit organizations in both urban and rural communities.
Organizations like ours (Elohi Gadugi) could apply for a license and offer programming on indigenous rights, environmental responsibility, local indie music and literary arts, for example. Other organizations might offer programming in immigrant languages, or local talk radio.
Even with a great progressive station like KBOO, Portland could use more voices and more outlets for diverse opinion. And many cities have nothing like KBOO at all.
You can go to Expand LPFM to sign a petition and learn more about how to become active.
You can also send a message to your congressional representative, asking them to get onboard for this bill. Portland's Rep. Earl Blumenauer could especially be a good ally in this effort.
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Today, I was thinking, what to write on and was confused whether to discuss on some current market situation or to go with some basic concept again for our finance freshers. And, finally decided to write on SWAPTION, so as to add a thought again to our "back to School Series".
Swaption was first introduced by William Lawton in 1983 while he was facilitating First Interstate Bank in Los Angeles as the Head Trader for Fixed Income Derivatives.
Definition:- A swaption is an option on a swap. The option to enter into an underlying interest rate swap usually with strike price zero. In exchange for an option premium, the buyer gains the right to enter into a specified swap agreement with the issuer on a specified future date, But he is actually not obliged to do the same. This is just an option reserved to the buyer of the swaption.
The buyer and the seller of the swaption have to pre-decide certain points and these are:-
- The premium of the swaption.
- Length of the option period (which usually ends two business days prior to the start date of the underlying swap).
- The terms of the underlying swap, such as: notional amount; the fixed rate (which equals the strike of the swaption); & the frequency of observation for the floating leg of the swap (for example quarterly, semi-annually or annually).
A swaption, where the buyer gets the right to make the payments based on pre-fixed interest rate and receives float rate payments is known as PAYER SWAPTION. While, A swaption, where the buyer gets the right to make the payments based on Float rate (Market rate or usually the LIBOR rates) and receives fixed rate payments from the seller is known as RECEIVER SWAPTION. A sawption Diagram has a start date, an expiration date (the end date of swaption), a start date of underlying interest rate swap, an execution date of underlying swap and the termination date (end date) of underlying swap. In between execution date and termination date of underlying swap, there are various pre-fixed payment dates on which an exchange of interest rate payments between buyer & seller happens.
Based on the styles of expiration, swaption is also classified as:-
- Bermudian swaption- in which the owner is allowed to terminate the swaption on specified multiple dates.
- European swaption- in which the owner is allowed to terminate the swaption deal only on the expiration date.
- American swaption, in which the owner is allowed to terminate the swaption on series of dates.
Swaption markets exist in most of the major currencies in the world, the largest markets being in U.S. dollars, euro, sterling and Japanese yen. The swaption market is over-the-counter (OTC), and not traded on any exchange and hence is a customized agreement which may involve a risk of default by either of the counter-parties.
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The civility dogwhistle
The way this is playing out today is usually couched in calls for "civility." I hear well-meaning people — often people I agree with on many points — mourning the loss of civilized discourse in our society, implying that if we could just have a nice conversation with the bigots, the intolerant, the racists, the homophobes, that would fix everything.
The ultimate conclusion of this line of thought is the claim that we have to "treat all opinions with respect." Which is not only wrong, it's downright dangerous. I am under no obligation to treat the opinions of white supremacists with respect. My moral obligation, in fact, is to shout them down, make sure that they hear loud and clear that they cannot get away with denying someone's rights, safety, or personhood.
The words "respect" and "civility," in fact, have become dogwhistles. No matter how poisonous the claim, you can't call it out as such, because that would be "disrespectful" or "uncivil." It's pulled the teeth from our capacity for confronting intolerance and prejudice unequivocally and forcefully, made us question ourselves when in fact we're the ones on the moral high ground, we're the ones who should be able to say, "No. This is wrong, and I will not let it go by unchallenged."
For example, what do you make of this?
So what you're saying is that if I disagree with you politically, I have no right to live in the same state as you? Or, according to the first person, no right even to live in the United States? Forget civility. If that's your opinion, go to hell. And if that response bothers you, causes you to unfriend or unfollow me, or whatever, good riddance.
Then there's Mark Chambers, the mayor of Carbon Hill, Alabama, who posted on Facebook, "We live in a society where homosexuals lecture us on morals, transvestites lecture us on human biology, baby killers lecture us on human rights and socialists lecture us on economics!… The only way to change it would be to kill the problem out. I know it's bad to say but with out [sic] killing them out there's no way to fix it."
When he began to get backlash, he deleted the post and then lied, denying he'd written it. (A tactic Donald Trump is finding out doesn't work so well.) Then he said that, okay, he wrote it, but it didn't mean what it explicitly and obviously meant. "Although I believe my comment was taken out of context and was not targeting the LGBTQ community," he wrote, "I know that it was wrong to say anyone should be kill [sic]."
This mealy-mouthed non-apology is unacceptable. Here we have an elected official who has suggested a Final Solution for the "LGBTQ problem." This should be loudly, forcefully, and repeatedly challenged — and Mark Chambers should resign. Now.


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Easy self-care tips for busy people
Let me start by saying that self-care is an ongoing struggle for me. I realize the importance of it, so much so that I have been working with a self-care coach! I also realize that there are some misconceptions when it comes to self-care, and I really want to encourage you all to find a few extra minutes in your day and do something special for you.
Take yourself out on a date. When is the last time you sat and enjoyed a meal or went to the movies by yourself? There's nothing I love more than a little bit of me time. If you don't have the time, go to work a few minutes earlier so that you can eat lunch out of the office. Or, escape on a Sunday and take yourself on a nice quiet walk.
That "when I get around to it" thing? Get around to it. Make things that are important to you a priority. Whether it is taking your car for an oil change, or taking yourself to the doc for your annual check up, you will feel so much better once it's off your plate. Put it on the calendar now.
Allow yourself to breathe. No, really breathe. Spend some time listening to the beat of your heart and fill your lungs with air. Breathe in through your nose and out through your mouth. When I get a little bit anxious, I place my hands on my heart and breathe for a minute or two. I thought it was silly at first, but now it's my go-to. Sometimes I do it for 30 seconds. Sometimes I do it for 5 minutes.
Ask for help. Man, I'm bad at this, but I'm learning that asking for help is not a sign of weakness. In fact, it's a very strong and admirable thing to do, to be able to look at your situation and realize that you can't tackle it alone. Situations differ. You may need help with running errands, or you may need help getting through a loss. Know that you are not alone and can do this, with your tribe of supporters.
Write your thoughts down, don't type them. If there's something on your mind, put it on a piece of scratch paper. Maybe you'll write one thing down, or maybe you'll write ten things down. Either way, you don't have to keep it, but now it's out of your head so you can let it go.
Treat your body extra special. Whether it's spending more time moisturizing your skin in the morning or adding a deep conditioning treatment to your hair, honor your physical being with a little extra TLC.
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Selection, recombination, and hybrid evolution
Hybridization is an important force in evolution. The effects of hybridization across the whole genome are not understood. Using a fine-scale genetic map, Schumer et al. examined local ancestry in replicate natural hybrid populations of swordtail fish. Each parental species contributes different proportions of genetic material to the genomes of their descendants. Genes from the "minor" (less well-represented) parent occur in regions of the genome that are subject to higher recombination rates and where there are fewer potentially deleterious genes. Neanderthal ancestry in human genomes shows similar patterns.
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To investigate the consequences of hybridization between species, we studied three replicate hybrid populations that formed naturally between two swordtail fish species, estimating their fine-scale genetic map and inferring ancestry along the genomes of 690 individuals. In all three populations, ancestry from the "minor" parental species is more common in regions of high recombination and where there is linkage to fewer putative targets of selection. The same patterns are apparent in a reanalysis of human and archaic admixture. These results support models in which ancestry from the minor parental species is more likely to persist when rapidly uncoupled from alleles that are deleterious in hybrids. Our analyses further indicate that selection on swordtail hybrids stems predominantly from deleterious combinations of epistatically interacting alleles.
Understanding speciation is central to understanding evolution, but so much about the process still puzzles us. Foundational work in evolutionary biology envisioned speciation as an ordered process in which reproductive barriers, once established, prevent gene flow between species (1). We now realize, however, that speciation is much more dynamic, with evidence of historical and ongoing hybridization visible in the genomes of myriad species (2–5). The ubiquity of hybridization raises the question of how species that interbreed remain distinct.
At least part of the answer lies in widespread selection on hybrid genomes (1). Analyses of hominin and swordtail fish hybrids indicate that ancestry from the "minor" parent species (the parent that contributed less to the gene pool of hybrids) is decreased near functionally important elements (4, 6, 7), presumably because such regions are enriched for harmful alleles. Aside from these observations, however, little is known about how hybrid genomes evolve. Decades of experimental work have demonstrated that Bateson-Dobzhansky-Muller incompatibilities (BDMIs) are a central mechanism underlying reproductive isolation once species are formed (8–10), but the importance of BDMIs in the evolution of hybrid genomes remains unknown, as does the role of other modes of selection. When there is introgression from a species with a smaller effective population size, hybrids may suffer from increased genetic load ("hybridization load") due to the introduction of weakly deleterious alleles (6, 11, 12). Depending on the environment in which hybrids find themselves, alleles that underlie ecological adaptations in the parental species may also be deleterious (13, 14). Complicating matters further, the sources of selection on hybrids will likely vary from system to system, depending on the extent of genetic and ecological differentiation between the parental species as well as the differences in their effective population sizes.
Regardless of the source of selection, however, one feature is expected to play a central role in mediating its effects: variation in recombination rates along the genome (6, 11, 15–17). In models of BDMIs, neutral ancestry from the minor parent is more likely to persist in regions of higher recombination, where it is more rapidly uncoupled from mutations deleterious in the prevalent (major parent) genetic background (Fig. 1, A and B) (17). Similarly, in models of hybridization load, all else being equal, shorter linkage blocks tend to carry fewer weakly deleterious mutations and thus be less rapidly purged by selection (fig. S1) (6, 11). Previous studies have reported patterns consistent with these expectations (18–20) but without investigating ancestry patterns and their relationship to local recombination rates, distinguishing among selection in the parental or hybrid lineages, or determining the major sources of selection in hybrid populations.
To address these issues, we took advantage of naturally occurring hybrid populations between sister species of swordtail fish, Xiphophorus birchmanni and X. malinche (Fig. 1, C to E) (21). The species are ~0.5% divergent at the nucleotide level, and because of the small effective population size of X. malinche, incomplete lineage sorting between the two is relatively rare (Fig. 1F) (21). We focused on three hybrid populations that formed independently between the two species fewer than 100 generations ago (22). Previous analyses of hybrids between these species suggested that there are ~100 unlinked BDMI pairs segregating, with estimated selection coefficients of ~0.02 to 0.05, in addition to which there could also be linked BDMIs (22, 23).
To infer local ancestry patterns, we generated ~1× coverage whole-genome data for 690 hybrids sampled from the three hybrid populations and then estimated local ancestry patterns by applying a hidden Markov model to ~1 million sites genome-wide (21, 24). Two of the hybrid populations derive on average 75 to 80% of their genomes from X. birchmanni, whereas individuals in the third population derive on average 72% of their genomes from X. malinche (Fig. 1E) (21), with median homozygous tract lengths for the minor parent ranging from 84 to 225 kb across the three populations (21).
Our previous work (25) indicated that local recombination rates should be conserved between X. birchmanni and X. malinche (21). To consider the relationship between local ancestry and recombination rate, we inferred a fine-scale genetic map for X. birchmanni from patterns of linkage disequilibrium (table S1) (21). We also generated a crossover map from ancestry switch points in hybrids, which was concordant with the one obtained for X. birchmanni (fig. S2) (21).
In all three hybrid populations, the probability of carrying ancestry from the minor parent increases with the local recombination rate (Fig. 2 and table S2). The relationship remains, irrespective of the choice of scale (fig. S3) and after thinning of the single-nucleotide polymorphism and ancestry data so as to control for possible differences in the reliability of estimated recombination rates or the power to call ancestry across windows (21). This pattern is not expected under neutrality (fig. S1) but can readily be generated under several models of selection, including selection against BDMIs or hybridization load or widespread ecological selection against loci from the minor parent (Fig. 1B and fig. S1). Thus, our finding supports models in which minor parent ancestry persists where it was more likely to have been rapidly uncoupled from the deleterious alleles with which it was originally linked (21).
In principle, the chance of minor parent ancestry persisting should be a function of the exact number of deleterious alleles to which it was linked since hybridization occurred. Local recombination rates are one proxy for this (unknown) parameter, as is the number of coding or conserved base pairs nearby. Both features predict average minor parent ancestry (figs. S4 and S5) (21), but in our data, recombination is the stronger predictor and remains similarly strong after controlling for the number of coding (or conserved) base pairs (tables S2 and S3).
To investigate the mode of selection on hybrids, we considered correlations in local ancestry between pairs of hybrid populations: Though weaker between populations with different major parent ancestries, the correlation was in all cases significantly positive (with the recombination rate controlled for) (Fig. 3, A and B). These correlation patterns should not arise from ecological selection but are expected from selection against hybridization load as well as, less intuitively, from selection on the same BDMIs (fig. S6) (21).
Further evidence about the mode of selection comes from an analysis of genome sequences from X. malinche (3, 22) and X. birchmanni, which indicates that X. malinche has had a smaller long-term effective population size over the last ~20,000 generations (Fig. 1F) (21), as reflected in its four times lower heterozygosity (0.03% versus 0.12% per base pair). Accordingly, the X. malinche genome carries significantly more derived putatively deleterious alleles (a 2.5% excess) than that of X. birchmanni (21, 26). As a result of this difference, the three hybrid populations of swordtail fish provide an informative contrast: Whereas BDMIs should lead to selection against minor parent ancestry in all three populations, hybridization load should favor the major parent in the first two populations (Totonicapa and Aguazarca) and the minor parent in the third (Tlatemaco) (Figs. 1E and 3C). That minor parent ancestry also increases with recombination in the Tlatemaco population (Fig. 2) then indicates that hybrid incompatibilities are the dominant source of selection, rather than hybridization load (Fig. 3C and fig. S7) (21). In principle, ecological selection favoring the major parent could also produce a positive correlation between recombination and minor parent ancestry (but not positive correlations in ancestry between populations) (Fig. 3, A and B). However, this explanation would require two of the hybrid populations to occur in more X. birchmanni–like environments and one in a more X. malinche–like environment, when available evidence suggests otherwise (Fig. 1D) (21).
Furthermore, in all populations, minor parent ancestry is unusually low near previously mapped putative BDMIs (22, 23). Lower minor parent ancestry does not result from the approach used to identify BDMIs (21, 22) but is expected from selection on epistatically interacting alleles (Fig. 3D) (21). Together, these lines of evidence indicate that BDMIs are the predominant—though not necessarily sole—source of selection filtering minor parent ancestry in these three swordtail hybrid populations (Fig. 3C).
To explore the generality of these relationships, we considered admixture between humans and archaic hominins. Several studies have reported that Neandertal ancestry tends to decrease with the number of linked coding base pairs and with a measure of purifying selection at linked sites (4, 6, 11), patterns for which both BDMIs and hybridization load—in part because of the smaller effective population size of Neandertals (27)—have been proposed as explanations (4, 6, 11). Reanalyzing the data, we found that the proportion of Neandertal ancestry decreases in regions of the human genome with lower recombination rates (Fig. 2 and tables S2 and S4). This relationship is seen by using three different approaches to infer Neandertal ancestry (table S2) and is not explained by variation in power to identify introgression or the number of coding base pairs nearby (table S2) (21). Repeating these analyses for Denisovan ancestry, we obtained the same pattern (Fig. 2 and table S2) (21).
As with the persistence of minor parent ancestry in swordtails, the persistence of archaic hominin ancestry in regions of higher recombination is not expected under neutrality (fig. S1). However, our conclusion about the source of selection reached for swordtails need not hold for hominins—a priori, because modern humans were less diverged from Neandertals and Denisovans when they interbred (28), and because plausible models of hybridization load have been shown to provide a good fit to the distribution of Neandertal ancestry in the human genome (6).
Thus, minor parent ancestry is predicted by the local recombination rate across three replicate admixture events in swordtails, as well as in two cases of admixture in hominins. Together with earlier indications in other species (18–20), our findings show the distribution of minor parent ancestry to be at least in part predictable from genomic features. Knowledge of local recombination should therefore provide a guide to where in the genome minor parent ancestry is expected to be highest. In hominins, meiotic recombination is directed to the genome by binding of the PRDM9 gene; in swordtails, meiotic recombination is not and tends to occur near promoter-like features (21, 25). Accordingly, minor parent ancestry is higher around promoter-like features in swordtails but not in humans (Fig. 4) (21). Thus, the mechanism by which recombination is directed to the genome affects the distribution of minor parent ancestry.
One implication is that the reliance on PRDM9 to direct recombination may affect reproductive isolation between species not only directly [as in mice (29)] but also indirectly. For example, if epistatic interactions often occur between regulatory and coding regions, hybrids with recombination concentrated in promoter-like regions may experience greater negative selection due to BDMIs but more opportunities for adaptive introgression. As genomic data accumulate for hybridizing species across the tree of life, the consequences of recombination mechanisms for the fate of hybrids can be evaluated systematically.
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The new faces of 2012
The coming year will see a lot of new faces in Bollywood, with a slew of star kids and South imports among them
The coming year will see a lot of new faces in Bollywood, with a slew of star kids and South imports among them.
Arjun Kapoor: Boney Kapoor's son Arjun is making his debut in Ishaqzaade opposite debutant Parineeti Chopra. The film is written and directed by Habib Faisal of Do Dooni Chaar fame. Arjun started assisting his father at the age of 20.
Ahana Deol: Ahana was inundated with offers from reputed directors like Aparna Sen and Vikramaditya Motwane, but for some reason, the films never materialised. She has finally zeroed in on Shoojit Sarcar's road film, a romantic comedy, which is slated for 2012 release.
Alia Bhatt: Mahesh Bhatt and Soni Razdan's daughter, and Pooja Bhatt's half-sister will making her dream debut in Karan Johar's Student Of The Year opposite David Dhawan's son Varun Dhawan. Interestingly even before a single release, both Varun and Alia have become fodder for gossip as they are apparently seeing each other.
Varun Dhawan: Coming from the Dhawan family, Varun has worked with Karan Johar in many films including assisting him in My Name is Khan. Not surprisingly, he will make his grand entry into Bollywood with Karan's next directorial.
Tanuj Virmani: Rati Agnihotri's son Tanuj Virmani is making a Bollywood debut opposite model-turned-actress Neha Hinge in a romantic comedy called Luv U Soniyo. While Tanuj plays a Catholic boy in the film, Neha plays a Punjabi girl. The film directed by debutant director Joe Rajan is slated for January 18, 2012 release.
Ileana D'cruz: The South star Ileana D'cruz is making the much-hyped Bollywood debut opposite heartthrob Ranbir Kapoor in Anurag Basu's Barfee. The film is expected to release in July 2012.
Amy Jackson: Having acted in a South film, Amy Jackson is making her debut opposite Prateik in Ek Deewana Tha. The two actors are rumoured to be dating. The film is releasing on February 17, 2012.
Siddhant Kapoor: Shakti Kapoor's son Siddhanth is debuting in Sanjay Gupta's Shootout At Wadala. He was supposed to make his debut in the remake of Satte Pe Satta, directed by Soham Shah but the film is on the backburner.
Tiger Shroff: Buzz is he will be launched by Aamir Khan. Subhash Ghai was supposed to earlier launch him.
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Actors turning producers in 2012
Priety Zinta turns producer with Ishaq In Paris. The film will star French actors and will be shot in Paris.
Sonu Sood turns producer with Lucky Unlucky.
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Ever Forward on an Unmoving Train: The Horror of 'Sepulchre'
Travel in and the exploration of the game world in Sepulchre is neither linear, nor multilinear. It is nonlinear.
This discussion contains spoilers for Sepulchre, a 20 minute long free point-and-click adventure. So, feel free to download and play it at Owl Cave Games web site before reading on.
A train might seem like the worst metaphor possible for a video game. We are often reminded (or at least often hope) that what makes video games different from other artistic mediums, like novels, films, or music, is their ability to tell a different kind of story. We talk a great deal about player choice, divergent paths as a result, and the possibilities of a multilinear experience. Quite the opposite of a train (or most novels, films, and music), the video game affords the opportunity for branching paths and different resulting conclusions. Indeed, if a game is "on rails," this usually isn't considered a positive -- at least from the perspective of narrative progression.
Thus, Sepulchre and its setting, a train that is, of course, ostensibly moving from point A to point B, would seem to offer the gamer the worst of all possible narrative possibilities within the medium. However, the opening of the game leaves the player in the shoes of a character who seems less than certain about the nature of what should be a simple enough experience -- that movement from point A to point B. Dr. Harold Lang is the curator of of a museum seemingly on a linear path that for some reason he can't quite recall: "Train's still going. I haven't slept long. We left... we left... when did we leave? Where did we leave?" Lang's uncertainty about the direct path of the train seems to extend into his uncertainty about his own goals. He seems to wish to reassure himself of his own identity and what he could possibly be up to, though he has difficulty ultimately filling in the blanks: "Okay, I'm Dr. Harold Land. My destination is Augur Peak Island. I'm on this train to... I'm... I'm going to evaluate some finds. They called me to..."
With these brief bits of incomplete introductory exposition the player is launched into a relatively claustrophobic gaming environment with nearly as little sense of their own goal as Lang seems to be of his. The game, I believe, consists of no more than six environments. Given this limited space to explore (two corridors, three compartments, and a dining car), despite its linear and gated point-and-click adventure game format, the game is a less than straightforward affair as most often what the player is directing Lang to do is speak to one character, visit a location, find his efforts to accomplish minor goals (like getting the conductor a little whiskey) frustrated, which leads him to have to return to the same person or place to find out why he can't progress. If there is "progression" in the game, it is always in inches, as revisiting and revisiting and revisiting locations for new instructions or clarity about what he is to do seems the central agony of the game. And indeed it is agonizing until one reaches the game's end and realizes that that is the point.
Sepulchre is described as a horror game, and its horror is a simple one, the idea that one has that there is somewhere to go is an illusion. It is at the game's end when Lang is finally able to open the shutters on the exterior facing windows of his compartment that he discovers that the train is going nowhere. It is buried in the earth. We discover, of course, what the game's title means and that it refers to the train itself and Lang's own state of being. The train itself, while offering the illusion of movement and a goal, is really a sepulchre. Throughout the game, we have been treated to hints of a troubled past for Lang, a lost love, a struggle with alcoholism, and that this "luggage" (which is represented as just that in terms of a series of encounters with large valises that Lang is unwilling to open despite the player's promptings), much like the train, is something that can't be escaped or moved on from. Lang's purgatorial existence is one in which the promise of getting somewhere is both a false promise and a false hope.
Perhaps, then, the best way to describe travel in and the exploration of the game world in Sepulchre is neither linear, nor multilinear. It is nonlinear. It as if the developers at Owl Cave Games wish to defy the possibilities of narrative as progression at all with the game's constant switchbacks and repetitions of actions, something that might be the point in the game's thematic context, but also may woefully be true of many other games in which fetch quests and the back and forth between NPCs and supposed goals really cause time to pass within the game but offer little in terms of reaching some kind of truly interesting goal or any real narrative progression. It as if the developers eschew the metaphor of the line at all for video games, seeing them less as narratives that move forward in time, as they often are time wasters that remain fixed in a point (not a line). The spatial boundaries of the game, perhaps, define video game narrative more than time does. We explore what little that can be squeezed into a computer's or a console's memory, moving nowhere, simply returning to the same places to do the same things that only seem like they progress towards something.
Instead, though, sometimes we are merely entombed within game worlds, forced to repeat actions, void of meaning and void of goals that will in the end matter at all.


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If you pay attention, you're probably going to find that you have distorted, maybe even completely incorrect, beliefs in your head. Ideas planted there by others when you were young, or by unthinking and insensitive people as an adult. I find that for myself, those false ideas created some mighty walls in my psyche, but I'm learning to spot them.
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We're not meant to sit on the edge of our dreams and we're doing ourselves a disservice if we let someone else's ideas about us stand in our way. So pay attention to those fleeting thoughts. Observe when you get anxious about trying something new or pushing outside of your comfort zone. When you recognize that thought that makes your heart pound a little harder or causes you to break out in a sweat, vocalize out loud: "There it is!" or "There's one!" The very act of saying the words out loud will halt the negative thought that's rearing its ugly self. Do that enough times and you'll find that the frequency of that particular message will begin to slowly dissipate from your inner dialogue. In any case, in that moment, you take away its power. Then what? Well, then you push yourself forward. You are in no way alone in this. We all have these inner struggles.
One I'm working on now is dealing with some hurtful words that were said to me after doing something that was really tough for me…on a stage…in public. Hurtful words said not once, not twice, but multiple times by someone who selfishly, wasn't thinking about their impact. Ouch! Certainly it's not all about that moment but that insensitivity was more than enough to jar me. So what am I doing now? I'm recognizing the words and feelings when they pop up and I'm chipping away at the demons that were planted that day. I'm working to take away their power.
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