Happy Thursday, all! If anyone is like me, you probably woke up this morning totally exhausted, with an achy body, and a headache. Thursdays can be tough but Friday is coming! And if you are anything like me, your life is 100% insane. This week has probably been full of wonderful moments where you think your heart could burst and there has been moments where it was all you could do to keep from crying or hurting someone. I hear ya. I am right there with you.
If anyone is like me, there is probably something going on in your life that is making you absolutely insane. It's sad, it's hurtful, and it makes you angry. If anyone is like me, right now the negative seems to be outweighing the positive. Your outlook on this situation is blurred by tears, emotions, and Satan's well-timed and well-planned attack. You're swimming in a fishbowl of dirty water. Like I said, I'm right there with you.
Recently, I have been reading Ecclesiastes during my time with Jesus and so far, I have learned a lot. I have learned a lot about perspective and where I place all my worth. I have been challenged. I have been stretched. I have been changed.
"He seldom reflects on the days of his life, because God keeps him occupied with gladness of heart."
Occupied with gladness of heart. BOOM. Instant conviction.
Just as I finished telling Jesus how justified I was in my anger, He tells me to be occupied with gladness of heart.
So what exactly does that look like?
As soon as I read this I immediately said, "Do you really mean all circumstances?" And the answer is yes. So in a bad circumstance that makes you angry and upset, be thankful. What could you possibly be thankful for? People change, people let you down, people make mistakes but Jesus doesn't. Be thankful that you have entrusted your life to someone that will never "drop the ball" or hurt you.
"Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be known to God."
In other words, let go and let God. That is most definitely easier said than done. I want so desperately to be in control and I want so desperately for people to do what they say they are going to do and to do what they know is right. When they don't, I struggle big time. I struggle with completely forgiving them and forgiving myself for trusting them and forgiving myself for being so angry. When this happens my prayers can sometimes be filled with anger and wanting someone to do the same thing to them so they know how it feels and me wanting them to realize what they have done because I feel entitled to an apology. But according to this verse, my emotions are not wrong but my perspective is. My request should not be that someone else hurts them in the same way but rather that this circumstance would bring them closer to God. I should desire salvation and renewal, not vengeance. I should also be thanking God that He is in charge and not me.
"And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God. And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of Jesus Christ, giving thanks to God the Father through him."
Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts. Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts. Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts. When you are upset or angry ask God for His perfect peace. Sing praises to Him and give thanks to Him for His faithfulness. Whatever you do, do it for Jesus and with thanksgiving in your hearts.
I want to challenge you. Anytime you are upset, frustrated, angry, hurt, or any negative emotion, make a list of all the things that you are grateful for and all the things that you have been blessed with. It won't take long for all those icky emotions to be replaced with joy and thankfulness. Be occupied with gratefulness of heart even when you feel like you are justified to icky emotions.
Be occupied with gratefulness of heart even when everything goes wrong. Be occupied with gratefulness of heart when someone has wronged you. Be occupied with gratefulness of heart on rough Mondays and hard Thursdays. I guarantee you that someone will ask you why you are so happy and then you can share the love, joy, and peace of Jesus Christ with someone who may not know Him.
"Thanks be to God for His inexpressible gift!"


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Republican Catholics cool so far to Rick Santorum
FILE - In this Jan. 15, 2012, file photo Republican presidential candidate, former Sen. Rick Santorum, R-Pa., bows his head in prayer as he campaigns at a prayer breakfast in Myrtle Beach, S.C. Across all states where Republican primary voters were asked their religion in exit polls, Mitt Romney, a Mormon, trounced Santorum among Catholics, with an average margin of victory above 20 percentage points. Even in Southern states, where Romney has struggled, Catholics broke his way. Sunday, March 18, overwhelmingly Catholic Puerto Rico is holding its primary. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)
In almost every state The Mitt beats Rick by 20 points with Catholics. But why? Romney's Mormon, Santorum's a Catholic who goes to Mass almost every day, fights abortion and same sex marriage.
Why do Catholics in big numbers take refuge in the LDS guy?
Santorum preaches a rigid, black and white moral view, with no room for nuance, much less for compromise, and he does it with the indignation that only a powerful white man can muster. Catholic moral teaching is complex and thoughtful, and has always put justice for the poor and working for peace ahead of bedroom concerns. A lot of Catholics who hear Santorum actually think he's an evangelical, and even more evangelicals think so.
Santorum is not a mainstream Catholic. Average Catholics do not go to Mass every Sunday, do practice contraception, and the majority favor civil rights for gays. If a middle Catholic wants someone comfortable and familiar, they'll pick Mitt over Rick, and certainly over the other Catholic, Newt.
Mainstream Catholics are also unconcerned about Mormonism. It's the evangelicals who deny Mormons are Christians and call them a cult. A generation or two ago, they were making the same claims about Catholics, and some still do.
There really isn't any such thing as a Catholic vote any more, but if there were, it wouldn't go for Santorum. He's way too far from center to attract the average Catholic.

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Emulating a MicroVAX 3900 running OpenVMS 7.3.
Starting from my Common Debian Raspberry Pi/Debian Networking SD image some things need to be installed.
At this point creating a user for the Vax and switching to that user is probably a good idea. That's what i'm doing. Adding this user to /etc/sudoers will probably help too.
This will take a while, so go and make a brew.
Now you're going to need the iso file of the VMS install media. Get the image (somehow) and store it in the data directory as "openvms.iso". FTPing the image onto the Pi will take a long time, so I suggest you go and make something to eat, but don't eat it yet.
Anyway, once that it done you'll need a vax.ini file in your data directory.
So now it is time to try to start the emulator up.
This gives you a load of guff, followed by a ">>>"prompt.
Then enter the date/time when asked, and "yes" when asked.
Now go and eat the food you cooked earlier.
You'll be asked for the date/time again, and other questions.
The name of the drive holding the OpenVMS media is DUA3, and Yes it is mounted and you do want to install the OpenVMS library and optional files, along with the MSGHLP database (at its' default location).
You'll probably also want the optional OpenVMS Management Station files, but none of the DECWindows or DECnet support (unless you really want it). Answer "Y" when is asks if this is correct.
Now, go and build a yacht while it does the things that it needs to do.
Eventually it will ask you to set passwords for the SYSTEM, SYSTEST and FIELD accounts. Pick 'em wisely.
Next you'll need an SCSNODE name and SCSSYSTEMID. Pick your own name (6 characters max – I used PIVAX) and use 1025 as the ID.
Yes you do, and you'll need your license info (you do have that, don't you?). So just follow the instructions to enter and confirm your details.
If this goes wrong, which it probably will, exit to the main menu, then use option 99. After entering your timezone details, and waiting for the seasons to change.
Eventually you'll see a message saying something like "Accounting information" and a whole load of numbers that you don't need to bother about. Press ENTER, and log in as SYSTEM using the password you set earlier.
If your licence failed earlier, copy your license file directly on to the the command line now (I copied from ConText to Putty in an WinXP box).
You may want to do the same to install any other Product Keys that you have.
And finally you'll be wanting to add a user.
Of course the user "pi" will need to change the password when they first log in.
I'll look at adding TCP/IP to it later, but for now I'll just look at setting up virtual serial linesand make the thing auto boot.
Now you have a working VAX 3900 VMS system emulated on A Raspberry Pi. Fantastic.
Elsewhere, someone has successfully emulated an IBM 4381!


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Q: Display ListView TextView based on count acting strange I have a ListView that is being populated with collection of items using a custom adapter.  One of the properties of the collection is a count, and I have two TextViews in my ListView layout, one for the text and one for the count.  I'd like not to display the count TextView if the count is zero.  The code I have works fine when the ListView is initially loaded, but when I scroll the ListView, the count will show on random rows and constantly change if scroll the ListView up and down.  This is the code I have:
    public class Main extends ListActivity
    {
         private static CustomAdapter adapter = null;

    @Override
    public void onCreate(Bundle icicle)
    {
            List<Item> items = new ArrayList<Item>();
        items = GetItems();
            adapter = new CustomAdapter();

            for (Item item : items)
                adapter.addItem(item);

            this.setListAdapter(adapter);

    adapter.notifyDataSetChanged();
    }

      /* ADAPTER */
 private class CustomAdapter extends BaseAdapter
      {
    private final List<Item> mData = new ArrayList<Item>();
    private final LayoutInflater mInflater;
    public CustomAdapter() {
        mInflater = (LayoutInflater)getSystemService(Context.LAYOUT_INFLATER_SERVICE);
    }

    public void addItem(Item item) {
        mData.add(item);
    }

    @Override
    public int getCount() {
        return mData.size();
    }

    @Override
    public Object getItem(int position) {
        return mData.get(position);
    }

    @Override
    public long getItemId(int position) {
        return position;
    }

    @Override
    public View getView(int position, View convertView, ViewGroup parent)
    {
        final ViewHolder holder;
        final Item item = (Item)this.getItem(position);

        if (convertView == null)
        {
            holder = new ViewHolder();

            convertView = mInflater.inflate(R.layout.main, parent, false);

            holder.text = (TextView)convertView.findViewById(R.id.text);
            holder.count = (TextView)convertView.findViewById(R.id.count);

            convertView.setTag(holder);
        }
        else
        {
                 holder = (ViewHolder)convertView.getTag();
        }

            holder.text.setText(item.getTitle());

            if (item.getCount() > 0)
                 holder.count.setText(item.getCount().ToString());
            else
                holder.count.setVisibility(View.INVISIBLE);

        return(convertView);
    }
}

static class ViewHolder {
    TextView text, count
}

Layout:

<TextView
    android:id="@+id/text"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
/>

<TextView
    android:id="@+id/count"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_alignParentRight="true"

/>

EDIT:
I was able to get it working by doing a hacky workaround.  It seems setting the TextView's visibility to Invisible or Gone was causing the issue, so I just changed the color of the items with a zero count to the background color:
            if (item.getCount() > 0)
                 holder.count.setText(item.getCount().ToString());
            else
                holder.count.setTextColor(Color.WHITE);

If anyone has a real fix, please let me know.

A: You should just do this:
if (item.getCount() > 0) {
   holder.count.setText(item.getCount().ToString());
   holder.count.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
}
else
   holder.count.setVisibility(View.INVISIBLE);

Because you use a ViewHolder, you need to consider the fact that you might get an old View that's not showing the count. This means we need to make sure that the visibility of count is set to VISIBLE. Equally we want to hide it if the count is zero - so we change the visibility even though we might get a View that is all ready invisible.

A: I think you wrong a part of your code, Amend test this code:
if (item.getCount() > 0)
    holder.count.setText(item.getCount());
else
    holder.count.setVisibility(View.INVISIBLE);

A: Please go through this code you may helpful for the same.
@Override

    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState)
    {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.select);

        mListUsers = getUsers();
        lvUsers = (ListView) findViewById(R.id.lv_user);
        s = new ListAdapter(this, R.id.lv_user, mListUsers);
        lvUsers.setAdapter(s);
        lvUsers.setClickable(true);

       // lvUsers.setTextFilterEnabled(true);

       lvUsers.setOnItemClickListener(new OnItemClickListener() {

        @Override
    public void onItemClick(AdapterView<?> arg0, View arg1, int position,long arg3)
        {
         Object o = lvUsers.getItemAtPosition(position);
             UserBO obj = (UserBO) o;
             Intent intent = new Intent(Select.this,Update.class);
              intent.putExtra("pid", ""+obj.getId());
              intent.putExtra("name", obj.getName());
              //put data which you want to show and select.

              startActivity(intent);
        }

    });

}

    public ArrayList<UserBO> getUsers()
    {

        DBAdapter dbAdapter=DBAdapter.getDBAdapterInstance(this);
        try {
            dbAdapter.createDataBase();
        } catch (IOException e) {
            //Log.i("*** select ",e.getMessage());
        }
        dbAdapter.openDataBase();
        String query="SELECT * FROM profiledatabase";
        ArrayList<ArrayList<String>> stringList = dbAdapter.selectRecordsFromDBList(query, null);
        dbAdapter.close();

        ArrayList<UserBO> usersList = new ArrayList<UserBO>();
        for (int i = 0; i < stringList.size(); i++) {
            ArrayList<String> list = stringList.get(i);
            UserBO user = new UserBO();
            try {
                user.pid = Integer.parseInt(list.get(0));
                //write code to get data from table

            } catch (Exception e) {
                //Log.i("***" + Select.class.toString(), e.getMessage());
            }
            usersList.add(user);
        }
        return usersList;
    }

 // ***ListAdapter***
    private class ListAdapter extends ArrayAdapter<UserBO>  {
 // --CloneChangeRequired
        private ArrayList<UserBO> mList;
 // --CloneChangeRequired
    public ListAdapter(Context context, int textViewResourceId,ArrayList<UserBO> list)               {
 // --CloneChangeRequired
            super(context, textViewResourceId, list);
            this.mList = list;
        }

        public View getView(int position, View convertView, ViewGroup parent){
            View view = convertView;
        try
           {
            if (view == null) {
                LayoutInflater vi = (LayoutInflater) getSystemService(Context.LAYOUT_INFLATER_SERVICE);
                view = vi.inflate(R.layout.list_item, null);
                // --CloneChangeRequired(list_item)
            }
            final UserBO listItem = mList.get(position);
                // --CloneChangeRequired
            if (listItem != null)
            {
                // setting list_item views
                //( (TextView) view.findViewById(R.id.tv_pid) ).setText( listItem.getId()+"");
                ( (TextView) view.findViewById(R.id.tv_name) ).setText( listItem.getName() );
                ( (TextView) view.findViewById(R.id.tv_email)).setText(listItem.getEmail());
                ( (TextView) view.findViewById(R.id.tv_contact) ).setText( listItem.getContact()+"" );

            }}catch(Exception e)
            {
                //Log.i(Select.ListAdapter.class.toString(), e.getMessage());
            }
            return view;
        }
    }

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We sell copiers, printers, software and any kind of service. I am fairly new at the whole sales process and never thought that I would even get into this career. Now that I am here, I am working hard to do the best that I can and understand what I need to do to be a successful sales person. The biggest problem that I am having at work is that I don't think my appointments are always as effective as I they could be.


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Students march for better security
Sharika Regchand
STUDENTS at Durban University of Technology who are members of the ANC Youth League are demanding the institution attend to reports of student abuse and other serious issues.
They took to the streets on Saturday in a peaceful march to the DUT Riverside protection services, where they handed a memorandum to the manager.
The ANCYL branch deputy secretary, Emihle Zibonele, said cases of abuse reported from the beginning of the year, remain uninvestigated.
She said abuse of women was unacceptable and there was no justification for it.
She also encouraged victimised men to come out and be vocal against abuse of women.
She said anyone found guilty of the allegations should be dealt with.
Zibonele added that the league did not want a repeat of what happened at the Mangosuthu University of Technology where a student was gunned down earlier this month, allegedly by her former boy- friend.
Zibonele also wants the theft of meal, cash and book vouchers, given by student funding, to be addressed.
She said new students often did not know how to use these vouchers and asked those familiar to assist them.
Instead, the 'helpers' learned the voucher pin and used it to steal funds.
Another problem was the crime around campus, including break-ins at outsourced residences.
Said Zibonele: "We have noted that these break-ins are solely targeted at female students and it is a sad fact that out students are even mugged inside campus and residences … we want a firm hand from the protection department in addressing these issues of break-ins because we don't know what worse will happen if we don't address this issue immediately."


Two financial services firms share their real-world experiences using LinkedIn, and best practices for success.
Though the financial services industry often seems to be one of the last to adopt new ways of doing business, there's no doubt that social selling is now par for the course. As financial services firms try to work themselves into the consumer decision journey online, they are finding it necessary – and wise – to incorporate social media into the mix. This allows them to engage investors at crucial times in the investment decision-making process. The question is: what are the most effective ways for doing so in a highly regulated industry?
A growing number of financial services firms are taking advantage of social platforms such as LinkedIn and reaping the rewards of social selling in the form of boosting trust with prospective clients and driving more business. This post highlights the real-world experiences of two financial services firms using LinkedIn, and outlines best practices for success.
As a wholesaler, Nolan Financial focuses on non-qualified deferred compensation for executives. It complements its traditional sales model of educating financial advisors via webinars and in-person meetings on its products and services with the use of LinkedIn Sales Navigator. This sales tool provides lead recommendations tailored to the user.
Through LinkedIn and Sales Navigator, the company's sales professionals identify the executives they want to meet within the companies they want to do business with. Using Sales Navigator, they then explore their LinkedIn connections to see if they can point financial advisors and insurance producers in the direction of a prospective lead. By creating new opportunities and appointments this way, Nolan Financial has seen a bigger and higher-quality lead pipeline.
Wells Fargo Treasury Management's salespeople – called Treasury Management Sales Consultants (TMSCs) – are road warriors. One TMSC, who had been pursuing a certain prospect for some time, got an alert via Sales Navigator that this company was adding nine new locations in Texas and Minnesota. The alert pointed to an article that gave the exact addresses of these new locations.
After determining that Wells Fargo had a branch within one to two miles of each new location, the TMSC presented a strategic and customized approach – ultimately winning the business. The company also moved over all of their existing 22 locations to Wells Fargo from one of their main competitors. This is one of several deals for Wells Fargo, which was sourced through social selling insights.
Check in soon for our next post on social selling. Meantime download our eBook, Financial Services: Social Media Success in the Real World for more guidance on how leading firms have driven adoption, changed behavior, and improved performance.


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Haven Ministries Responding with HOPE to COVID-19
April 1, 2020 by Jennifer Latham
Haven Ministries continues to provide critical essential services for those in need in Queen Anne's County. The organization just launched a new resource for Queen Anne's County called "QAC Neighbors Helping Neighbors." This new Facebook Group will help support the most vulnerable people in the community amidst the Coronavirus pandemic and is being coordinated through county service agencies, especially for those who are homebound.
"In this unprecedented time, we are committed to assisting the changing needs of families across the county and want to ensure that resources are readily available and known. Many want to help others by sharing urgent supplies, grocery shopping, phone calls, donating to specific needs or sharing their talents with others," says Krista Pettit, Executive Director of Haven Ministries.
Join the Facebook Group and watch for opportunities to support the needs of individuals in our community
Share the site with your friends, family, and others who you think could benefit.
Post resources or abilities that may help people who are shut-in.
If you have neighbors who are not online, let them know that resources are available and be the conduit to helping with their needs.
In addition to this new service, Haven Ministries continues to operate essential services, including an Emergency Homeless Shelter, Food Pantries and Resource Centers. Haven Ministries Shelter is planning to extend its operations into the summer months. Anyone in need of shelter should call 410-739-7859. Its two Food Pantries are located at Centreville United Methodist Church at 608 Church Hill Road in Centreville and Safe Harbor Presbyterian Church at 931 Love Point Road in Stevensville. Two Resource Centers, at Fisher Manor Housing Development in Grasonville and St. Paul's Episcopal Church at 301 South Liberty Street in Centreville, remain open. The location in Centreville is open Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The Grasonville location is open the second Saturday from 9-12. Currently, the Resource Centers assist those facing financial crises. An average of 33 people per month is receiving $4,340 in financial assistance.
Haven Ministries Food Pantries, open once a month on Fridays from 5:30 to 7 p.m., are a drive-thru format with extra health and safety protocols in place. The next Haven Ministries Food Pantries will occur on Friday, April 17 from 5:30 to 7 p.m.
Pettit adds, "We had 273 people attend our food pantries last Friday, feeding 857 people total in households. Of this total, there were 315 children, 438 adults, and 104 seniors. This total included about 100 new people using our services."
"We are also available for emergency food by calling 410-739-4363 or the Haven Ministries Resource Center at 410-758-0129."
To meet the growing demands, Haven Ministries is looking for volunteers who are comfortable showing up and assisting with the Food Pantries. Extra health and safety protocols are in place. The sign up is online: haven-minsitries.org under the tab: Get Help.
Pettit states, "During this public health crisis, many have been impacted. We too are navigating uncommon challenges. We have called upon our staff to work shifts that volunteers could not cover and to help slow the spread of the virus, we have temporarily closed our Thrift Store and Warehouse and have postponed some of our fundraisers losing our major sources of revenue for the year."
"Now more than ever the essential services we provide are critical and we are asking for your support to make sure anyone who needs food, shelter or resources can receive immediate assistance."
Many more families are beginning to feel impacted as hourly wages are scaled back, businesses in the community are shutting down and the schools have closed. The requests of our residents are overwhelming as they are experiencing the impact of this crisis.
To meet this growing need, Haven Ministries has launched an emergency fund on Facebook in response to this extraordinary situation. People can also donate on the Haven Ministries website: haven-ministries.com. All proceeds raised will help the organization respond with HOPE to support those in crisis. For further information visit haven-ministries.org.
Love shapes the ministry, love transforms people, and hope prevails at Haven Ministries. Haven Ministries operates a seasonal Homeless Shelter, a Resource Center at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Centreville and at Fisher Manor in Grasonville, the Haven Ministries Food Pantries at Safe Harbor Presbyterian Church in Stevensville and Centreville United Methodist Church in Centreville, Our Daily Thread Thrift Store in Stevensville and Hope Warehouse in Queenstown.


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Mellon College of Science › News & Events › 2019 › 'Gamechanger' in Natural Product Structure Determination Published in Nature Protocols
'Gamechanger' in Natural Product Structure Determination Published in Nature Protocols
By Ben Panko bpanko(through)cmu.edu
A "gamechanger" set of methods published in the journal Nature Protocols by a team, including Carnegie Mellon Professor Roberto R. Gil, comprises work using nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy on how to unambiguously determine the three-dimensional structure of molecules, such as natural or synthetic products that might not be crystallized for X-ray diffraction structure determination.
"Twenty years ago, this was science fiction," Gil said regarding the application of the technology to the analysis of small molecules, known as anisotropic NMR, which he and the other authors on the article have been working on for the last fifteen years.
"The work constitutes a major advance in the determination of the structure of small molecules that are isolated from nature," said co-author Christian Griesinger, director of the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry in Göttingen, Germany.
NMR spectroscopy uses radio waves and intense magnetic fields to determine the molecular structure of compounds. However, when it comes to complex flexible organic small molecules, the data obtained from conventional NMR analysis, in which interatomic distances and so-called dihedral angles are measured, can often make it difficult or impossible to pin down the exact structure of the compounds due to the incompleteness of the data and the variety of the three-dimensional arrangement of the atoms making up the compound.
To overcome this problem, Gil and others have worked to develop gels that swell in different organic solvents into which samples can be placed. When compressed or stretched, these gels help align the molecules relative to the axis of the magnetic field, providing additional structural parameters derived from the orientation of interatomic bonds and functional moieties within the molecule.
In addition to these gel alignment media, the paper also tackles how to best acquire the NMR data and include them in the structure determination process. In particular, the article highlights computer software written by one of the corresponding authors Armando Navarro-Vázquez, a Professor at the Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (Recife, Brazil), which would allow scientists to convert the NMR data with a "push of a button" to get the structure of the molecule being studied.
"Anisotropic NMR has evolved into an extremely powerful technology thanks to years of methodology development from many research groups. With the Protocol article it can now be more easily accessed by small-molecule labs, working on natural products and converting them into drugs," said the other corresponding author Yizhou Liu, a research chemist at Merck (now Pfizer). He worked on the paper as part of a team at the pharmaceutical company Merck, together with his colleagues Thomas Williamson and Gary Martin. "Every pharmaceutical company-based NMR laboratory should pick it up," states Yizhou Liu in the end.
"The paper strives to "demystify" the utilization of anisotropic NMR data, specifically RCSAs that were once thought to be largely inaccessible experimentally, moving this technique from the realm of the specialist NMR laboratory to put it in the hands of NMR-competent non-specialist investigators," state Gary Martin and Thomas Williamson jointly.
Gil agrees: "The main goal of this paper was to make this technology easily accessible to the community. We want people to be able to do it by themselves."


•	Hepatomegaly and Poor Biliary Secretion.
About Kalmegh:: Kalmegh or "King of Bitters" or medicinal name andrographis paniculata, is a prinicipal ingredient of household medicines in India; it has long been used as a bitter tonic, to promote digestion and appetite and to promote regularity. The macerated leaves and juices together with some spices is made into globules and given to infants to relieve griping, irregular stools and loss of appetite. The root and leaves of this plant also have a reputation for being febrifuge, tonic, antiheminthic (anti worms). In traditional Chinese medicine Andrographis is considered bitter and cold and is used to clear heat.
Kalmegh is among the prominent medicinal plant of traditional medicine system that finds wide application in Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani and Homeopathy to treat liver disorders. Kalmegh extract is a potent Liver stimulant, and cures a number of liver aliments. It is indicated for Sluggish Liver, loss of appette, indigestion due to irregular function of liver, Jaundice Hepatic Dysfunction, Hepatomegaly and Poor Biliary Secretion. Kalmegh prevents cancer cells from forming and it is a powerful cancer preventive medicine. Kalmegh decoction is a liver tonic.
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Andrographis paniculata: It helps to support and strengthen the liver. It has been proved to be hepatoprotective drug.
Chelidonium majus: Jaundice. Bilious complaints during gestation. Constant pain under the inner, inferior angle of right scapula. Entire skin greyish yellowish with hepatic complaints. Tongue – Thick, yellow coated, indented, with red edges.
Carica papaya: Useful for liver ailments with Fullness of abdomen as if it would burst due to flatulence, uneasy feeling in abdomen.
Myrica cerifera: Liver affections with heart complaints; with urticarial, with jaundice.
Hydrocotyle asiatica: Pain in upper part of liver. Obstruction in hepatic region. Heat in hypogastrium.
Hygrophila spinosa: Hygrophila spinosa is commonly used for the treatment of jaundice and hepatic obstruction.
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When a President annouces a scientific project as publicly as President Obama did, the world listens. The US is planning to put signifcant resources behind a huge effort to try to map the brain. There has been a lot said about this BRAIN project , and I have been quietly reading trying to make sense of the disparate reactions that this 'launch' had – and trying to escape the hype.
I can understand the appeal – the brain is a fascinating invention of nature. I fell in love with its mysteries as an undergraudate in Argentina and I continue to be fascinated by every new finding. What fascinates me about the discipline is that, unlike trying to understand the kidney for example, neuroscience consists of the brain trying to understand itself . That we can even ask the right questions, let alone design and perform the experiments to answer them is what gets me out of bed in the morning.
Trying to understand the brain is definitely not a 21st Century thing. For centuries we have been asking what makes animals behave the way they do. And yet we still don't really know what it is about our brains that makes us the only species able to ask the right questions, and design and perform the experiments to answer them?
Many of us neuroscientists might agree that how we think about the brain came about from two major sets of finding. Towards the end of the 19th Centrury it finally became accepted that the brain, like other parts of the body, was made up of cells. It was Santiago Ramon y Cajal's tireless work (with the invaluable assistance of his brother Pedro) that was fundamental in this shift. This meant that we could apply the knowledge of cell biology to the brain. The second game changer was the demonstration that neurons could actively produce electric signals. In doing so, Hodgkin and Huxley beautifully put to rest the old argument between Volta and Galvani. This meant we had a grip on how information was coded in the brain.
From this pioneering work, neuroscience evolved directing most of its attention to the neurons and their electrical activity. After all, that is where the key to understanding the brain was supposed to be found. Most of what happened over the twentieth century was based on this premise. Neurons are units that integrate inputs and put together an adequate output passing the information to another neuron or set of neurons down the line until you get to the end. In a way, this view of the brain is not too different from a wiring diagram of an electronic circuit.
Trying to understand the wiring of the brain, however, is, not easy. There are thousands and thousands of neurons each with a multitude of inputs and outputs. You can quickly run out of ink trying to draw the wiring diagram, It is because of this complexity that neuroscientists (just like scientists in many other disciplines) turn to simpler models. We have come to know some secrets about learning from studying the sea slug Aplysia, about how the brain gets put together from flies and frogs, and even about how neurons are born in adult brains from singing canaries. What all these models have in common is that we can tie pretty well a very specific aspect of brain function to a circuit we can define rather well. And we have learned, and keep learning, heaps from these models. The main thing we learn (and the reason why these models continue to be so useful and fundamental for progress) is that the 'basics' of brains are quite universal – and once we know those basics well, it is a lot easier to work out the specifics in more complex brains.
Trying to understand the architecture of circuits has proven to be of major value (and this is what the connectome is about). But building the connections is not just about drawing the wires – you need to build in some variability – some connections excite while others inhibit, some neurons respond in predictable linear ways, others don't. And when you are done with that, you will still need to start thinking about the stuff we have not spent a lot of time thinking about: those other cells (glia) and the stuff that exists in between cells (the extracellular matrix). More and more, we are being reminded that glia and extracellular matrix do more than just be there to support the neurons.
So it is not surprising to find some skepticism around these large brain projects. Over at Scientific American, John Hogan raises some valid criticisms about how realistic the ambitions of these projects are given the current state of neuroscience (read him here and here). Other lines of skepticism center around the involvement of DARPA in the BRAIN project (read Peter Freed's views on that here or Luke Dittrich's views here). Others criticize the lack of a clear roadmap (read Erin McKiernan's views here). Others have expressed their concerns that too strong expectations on advancing our knowledge of the human brain will overlook the importance of exploring simpler circuits, something that had been stated clearly in the original proposal .
Back in the '90's the decade of the brain had insinuated it would solve many of these problems, I don't think it did. Despite the neuroscience revolution from about a century ago and the work that followed, we still have not been able to solve the mysteries of the brain.
But this decade is somewhat different. I am reading more and more stuff that has to do with the emergent properties of the brain – not just the properties of the neurons. And for the first time since I started my road as a neuroscientists I am being able to ask slightly different questions. I did not think that successful brain machine interfaces would be something I'd get to see in my lifetime. And I was wrong. Even less did I think I would get to see brain to brain interfaces. But the works is moving forward there too.
The BRAIN project is not alone. In Europe the Human Brain Project received similar attention. We all expect that such boosts in funding for multidisciplinary research will go a long way in making things move forward.
It is inevitable to think of the parallels of the approach to these Big Brain projects and the National Science Challenges – which are wonderfully expressed by John Pickering here.
Investing in neuroscience is a great idea, but this is not a general boost in funding for neuroscience research. This is concentrating funds on one project, putting many eggs in one basket.
One of the articles we read in my biophysics class was a 1942 article by Curtis and Cole. At the time, those working on the electrical properties of neurons were in agreement that during the action potential the membrane did not simply 'depolarize' (i.e., lost its electrical polarization) but that it rather reverted its potential: during the action potential the inside of the neuron became more positive than the outside.
Researchers were looking at how this happened, and looking for the ions involved in setting up both the resting potential and the action potential.
What they saw when they measured the amplitude of the action potential was that as they increased the concentration of potassium outside the cell, the amplitude of the action potential was reduced. But they failed to control for what turned up to be an important variable: Sodium. The way they reduced the concentration of potassium was by replacing it with sodium. Their data could be interpreted in two ways: that the amplitude of the action potential was decreased as potassium concentration was increased or that the amplitude of the action potential was decreased as sodium was decreased. This may not have been a huge oversight on their part given the state of knowledge of the time, but turned out to be a big mistake (and one that they should have controlled for).
A few years later, Hodgkin and Katz published a paper in which they showed that the second explanation was the correct one.
In 1949 they showed that the ion carrying the current during the action potential was indeed sodium, something that would become known as the sodium hypothesis. Future work by Hodgkin and co-workers would define the mathematical functions that described the electrical properties of neurons, models that continue to be used today.
In 1963 Hodgkin shared the Nobel prize with his collaborator Andrew Huxley and John Eccles. My friends from the biophysics course always wondered how things would have turned out had Curtis and Cole realized the effect of sodium.


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By Sean Kleefeld | Saturday, June 16, 2012 1 comment
Yes, Captain Tax Time is a real thing. I stumbled across this in a Half Price Books this afternoon for 49¢ and it looked odd and quirky enough to be more than worth that price. Produced in 1990 by Paul Haynes Comics, it's a black and white comic very much in the vein of the independent comics scene of the 1980s. That is to say, it kind of looks and feels like it was done by some very talented high school students.
I won't belabor the story, but it's a fairly simple tale of a finance minister who tries taxing the citizens of Canada into oblivion, whereupon Captain Tax Time and Sergeant Saver beat the snot out of him, take the money he had been earning from illegal drug dealings and donate that to the government to eliminate the deficit that the finance minister caused in the first place. I shouldn't need to say it, but there are more than a couple "Wha-huh?" moments for the reader.
It turns out that Haynes and his wife Jean were the owners/proprietors of Tax Time Services Limited, a Canadian tax preparation firm. He notes in his short biography at the end of the book that the story is deliberately satirical, and one gets the sense that he knows it's not the greatest comic in the world but he had fun with it and it was a neat little side project he did when he wasn't working on taxes.
The back cover (inside and out) includes an essay about taxes, with a very clear message about how one of the big problems in the Canadian tax system is that the wealthy are able to deduct their tax preparations services/fees by burying them under misleading accounting codes, whereas most people are required to pay taxes on their tax preparation services. I can see his point, but it seems kind of minor issue with regard to tax equality when, as he points out in his bio, "that wealthy people... use high priced talent to eliminate their taxes entirely..."
The last two pages of the book include ads (each featuring a four-panel comic) encouraging people to sign up for a "Personal Income tax Return Preparation Course" through Tax Time Services, apparently to become franchisees of the company. Nothing about using Tax Time Services as your own tax preparers, though, so I'm not entirely sure who this was aimed at. Particularly with the $4 CDN cover price.
Still, an odd little snapshot of a Canadian indie comic circa 1990. It's interesting to note, too, that little extra research turns up that Tax Time Services was bought by H&R Block in 1991, although there were some legal issues that tied them up in court for five years, by which point Tax Time Services was out of business.
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"So funny, the Democrats have sued the Republicans for winning," Trump said. "Now the R's counter and force them to turn over a treasure trove of materials, including servers and emails!"
It would be the height of hilarity that, through the process of this lawsuit's discovery phase, if it finally came out in the open that remote Russian hackers never had anything to do with the leak of the DNC's emails. Like, really, that would be the ultimate cap on this entire conspiracy fraud and we could die happy knowing that justice had finally been served. We don't expect that to happen, because we tend to think that the Russians really were behind the hacks, but man, that would be something. That would be incredible.
Anyway, the lawsuit. The Democratic National Committee filed suit against members of the Trump campaign, Russia, and WikiLeaks in a federal courtroom in Manhattan last week. The premise of the suit is that these three entities collaborated to illegally break into the DNC's servers, disseminate private information, and destroy the party's reputation in an effort to win the election. It is the left's grandest conspiracy theory come to legal life. Apparently the Democrats are losing faith that special counsel Robert Mueller is going to swoop in and save the day.
"During the 2016 presidential campaign, Russia launched an all-out assault on our democracy, and it found a willing and active partner in Donald Trump's campaign," said DNC Chairman Tom Perez. "This constituted an act of unprecedented treachery: the campaign of a nominee for president of the United States in league with a hostile foreign power to bolster its own chance to win the presidency."
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The Democrats know that America has rejected and will continue to reject their message, and until they have another charismatic guy like Obama to make up for their failings, they have to confuse the public to the point of obliteration. So they're going to make this election about Trump and Russia. This lawsuit is just a way for them to get themselves in the headlines and raise money. Hopefully, a federal judge will see it for the stunt that it is and throw it out. And then the American voters can do the same in November.
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Szczesny, Sagna, Mertesacker, Song, Gibbs, Ramsey, Arteta, Coquelin, Walcott, van Persie, Gervinho.
Subs: Fabianski, Park, Andre Santos, Arshavin, Jenkinson, Frimpong, Benayoun.
Not too much of interest here as while this Arsenal side performed better than in some previous games, they are still a side priced to perform on an elite level but failing to do so with any consistency. Santos was rotated once again and should not be considered an option at the moment. I suppose Jenkinson could have some limited value if he secures the right back spot following Sagna's injury but with 3 clean sheets (against Newcastle, Swansea and Bolton) to their name, I don't see this unit as particularly valuable.
Given, Hutton, Dunne, Collins, Warnock, Petrov, Ireland, Bannan, Delph, Agbonlahor, Bent.
Subs: Guzan, N'Zogbia, Albrighton, Heskey, Clark, Weimann, Herd.
N'Zogbia's miserable start to his Villa career continued as he was benched here. We've said it for a couple of weeks but his deeper placement and loss of some set piece duties really hurts his value and better options can be found in his price bracket. The availability, but non-starting of Heskey is encouraging given that this should keep Agbonlahor and Bent up front in a more conventional 4-4-2, under which Agbonlahor seems to have flourished.
Robinson, Lowe, Samba, Dann, Givet, Petrovic, Nzonzi, Pedersen, Goodwillie, Yakubu, Hoilett.
Subs: Bunn, Formica, Slew, Rochina, Vukcevic, Roberts, Hanley.
Nothing to see here folks, keep moving.
Bogdan, Steinsson, Cahill, Boyata, Robinson, Petrov, Pratley, Reo-Coker, Gardner, Ngog, K Davies.
Subs: Lainton, Muamba, Eagles, Sanli, Knight, M Davies, Vela.
It pains me to say it, but Bolton are a disaster at the moment. Granted, they've played a very tough fixture list and I'm sure things will get better but the team's confidence is shot and they will take a few weeks to bounce back from yet another crushing defeat. Not that they look ownable anyway, but for future reference Robinson looks like the only sure thing alongside Cahill as both Knight and Steinsson have been rotated for Boyata in the past couple of games.
Cech, Bosingwa, Luiz, Terry, Cole, Ramires, Meireles, Lampard, Mata, Drogba, Sturridge.
Subs: Turnbull, Ivanovic, Romeu, Mikel, Malouda, Lukaku, Anelka.
You figured Luiz was going to get a game at some point, though while it's surprising to me, I would still imagine that Ivanovic slides back into the side next week. Bosingwa is probably due a week off at some point but I still like him as the first choice here. The midfield and front lines are a mess with Lampard and Sturridge having big weeks, yet still be uncertain to feature every week. You'd imagine Lampard will play most games though I'm not sure he can deliver sufficient value these days to repay the required investment.
Howard, Hibbert, Jagielka, Distin, Baines, Coleman, Fellaini, Rodwell, Osman, Cahill, Saha.
Subs: Mucha, Bilyaletdinov, Drenthe, Stracqualursi, Neville, Barkley, Vellios.
Saha got his place back in the side though with Everton drawing a blank it didn't seem to do much good. I'm struggling to find value in this side.
Schwarzer, Grygera, Baird, Hangeland, Riise, Dempsey, Sidwell, Murphy, Dembele, Zamora, Johnson.
Subs: Etheridge, Kelly, Orlando Sa, Ruiz, Senderos, Duff, Etuhu.
I'm having a really tough time getting a handle on this team. After failing to score against Villa, Wolves and West Brom, they then put two past a very good City defense and dropped six on an improving QPR back line. The defense have managed back-to-back clean sheets but the only reliable members appear to Hangeland and Riise, both of whom come at a steep price. Grygera (the newest arrival) has played two in a row and could be shaping up to be a decent investment, but for me, the best course of action is to wait and see what happens when Hughes (4.7m) returns to the side. Senderos is finished as a fantasy asset.
Reina, Kelly, Carragher, Skrtel, Jose Enrique, Kuyt, Lucas, Adam, Downing, Suarez, Carroll.
Subs: Doni, Gerrard, Henderson, Coates, Spearing, Flanagan, Bellamy.
Henderson dropping out of the side seems to pave the way for Gerrard's return and his owners should look to move on. I would guess that a straight swap for Kuyt is on the horizon.
Hart, Zabaleta, Kompany, Lescott, Kolarov, Milner, Toure Yaya, Silva, Johnson, Aguero, Balotelli.
Subs: Pantilimon, Dzeko, Savic, Barry, Nasri, Clichy, De Jong.
A strange move from Mancini here, dropping Richards, Clichy, Barry, Nasri and Dzeko in one go, though it appeared to work and it should set us up for a period of stability in the coming weeks as the majority of those names return to the first team. I'm a bit worried that Silva, Aguero and possibly Kompany will be next on the rotation board but it's nothing that would scare me off ownership. Aguero tweeted that he will hook up with the National team this week, so providing he doesn't suffer a set back, he should be back in Blue after the international break.
Lindegaard, Valencia, Jones, Evans, Evra, Park, Fletcher, Anderson, Nani, Rooney, Hernandez.
Subs: De Gea, Ferdinand, Owen, Berbatov, Giggs, Carrick, Welbeck.
I'm not overly excited about the De Gea move and I anticipate he will return to the starting lineup next week. Lindegaard would of course become a hot property if he were to somehow hold onto the #1 shirt. Smalling was injured here, forcing Valencia into an emergency role at right back, though the talk is that he will be fit for the next game, ensuring competition for Jones to own that right back spot (I still like Jones in the long run). Rooney was obviously a surprise start here and you have to wonder if he will be rested at some point in the future, presuming he doesn't get any respite with international duty this week. Regardless, he remains one of, if not the, best options around. Ashley Young was a late scratch but looks to be in contention for England and should return by the next gameweek.
Krul, Simpson, S Taylor, Coloccini, R Taylor, Obertan, Cabaye, Tiote, Gutierrez, Best, Ba.
Subs: Elliot, Santon, Guthrie, Ben Arfa, Lovenkrands, Marveaux, Sammy Ameobi.
No starting place for Santon yet, though it isn't clear if he is being worked back slowly or is genuinely a bench player at this point. Until we know for sure, it makes picking up Simpson or R Taylor too risky, and given Newcastle's fixtures are only okay, I'd probably look elsewhere in the short term. It's a similar story for Ben Arfa, who has yet to prove his fitness, but will presumably start when fit.
Ruddy, Naughton, R Martin, Barnett, Tierney, Bennett, Hoolahan, Fox, Pilkington, Morison, Johnson.
Subs: Rudd, Drury, Crofts, Holt, Jackson, Surman, C Martin.
Holt seems to have totally fallen out of favour and should not be owned anymore. The backline looks fairly settled and I'm not sure De Laet will get back in there anytime soon. The 9% who jumped on him after GW1 might want to move on.
Kenny, Orr, Hall, Ferdinand, Young, Derry, Wright-Phillips, Faurlin, Taarabt, Barton, Bothroyd.
Subs: Murphy, Campbell, Mackie, Buzsaky, Perone, Smith, Helguson.
A good settled side here with the only changes forced due to injury (Gabbidon) and suspension (Traore). This week's destruction is obviously a blow but I still think this team holds decent rotation value and the likes of Ferdinand and a healthy Gabbidon remain ownable.
Begovic, Wilson, Shawcross, Delap, Woodgate, Whelan, Pennant, Whitehead, Wilkinson, Walters, Crouch.
Subs: Sorensen, Huth, Sidibe, Upson, Shotton, Arismendi, Jerome.
I'm not sure what happened with Huth here, though he was better off away from what was a very poor display from Stoke. One would imagine he will return next game.
Mignolet, O'Shea, Brown, Turner, Richardson, Elmohamady, Gardner, Cattermole, Larsson, Sessegnon, Bendtner.
Subs: Westwood, Colback, Ji, Meyler, McClean, Cook, Laing.
No surprises here and this squad looks wafer thin making the starters' minutes (if not production) guaranteed.
Vorm, Williams, Taylor, Monk, Rangel, Sinclair, Dyer, Routledge, Allen, Gower, Graham.
Subs: Tremmel, Dobbie, Lita, Moore, Bessone, Richards, Lucas.
Graham took his starting spot back from Lita and rewarded his manager with his first goal of the season. I'm not sure I'm back on board just yet (more to come on that in the upcoming stat analysis to take advantage of the week off) but at least he's playing again and could be great value for just 4.8m.
Friedel, Walker, Kaboul, King, Assou-Ekotto, Van der Vaart, Parker, Modric, Bale, Adebayor, Defoe.
Subs: Cudicini, Pavlyuchenko, Giovani, Bassong, Corluka, Livermore, Sandro.
We still don't have a categoric answer as to how Redknapp will fit his front 7 into 6 positions (Lennon is injured) but my guess would be that this team is his first choice and most selected when everyone is fit. Van der Vaart might be a sneaky differentiator over the coming weeks. Walker seems to have taken over from Corluka permanently now and his goal will only serve to solidify that position.
Foster, Reid, McAuley, Olsson, Shorey, Brunt, Mulumbu, Dorrans, Morrison, Odemwingie, Long.
Subs: Fulop, Tchoyi, Thomas, Jones, Tamas, Cox, Scharner.
So BruntGate is over, and the midfielder finally added his first non-appearance points since GW1. You'd imagine he's back for good now and worth considering once again. Gareth McAuley got another start, and if you like anything about this team defensively then he could be worth a look given his price tag and apparent starting gig.
Al Habsi, Stam, Caldwell, Figueroa, Van Aanholt, Moses, McCarthy, Boyce, Watson, Diame, Di Santo.
Subs: Kirkland, Maloney, Gomez, McArthur, Sammon, Jones, Lopez.
Not much to add here. Wigan keep rotating a handful of midfielders but the players highlighted as having potential value (Watson, Moses, Di Santa) remain untouched.
Hennessey, Stearman, Johnson, Berra, Ward, Hunt, Henry, O'Hara, Jarvis, Doyle, Fletcher.
Subs: De Vries, Edwards, Vokes, Hammill, Zubar, Doherty, Guedioura.
Finally Wolves line up with all their best players, though with poor returns, one of the trio of talented midfielders (O'Hara, Jarvis and Hunt) or Fletcher could well find themselves on the bench once again. If you are convinced Fletcher is here to stay (I'm not there yet) then he represents good value given his consistent ability to find the back of the net.
Love the blog. Wanted to wait a while before making some moves due to the international break but didn't wanna lose value on jarvis and snap brought in Murphy. A post u made recently showed he had decent output with key passes and wanted to know what you thought of him in a 3 man midfield with nani and silva?
Would also like your opinion on my team as a whole.
i heard H.Rednapp's reaction to VDV's comment regarding playing on the Right wing instead of his fav position "in the hole". VDV will have to compete against J.Defoe for that position.
i currently have Adebayor but i need to make room for sturridge. I see him as a cheap option to get into CHE coverage. Vaart is also on pen and corner so get him in for spurs coverage feels like an upgrade for me. Now the issue is that Rednapp might choose to drop him from his persistent to play in the hole"
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The current account switching service, launched on September 16, has made "a great start", according to the body behind it. Campaigners, however, argue that it is experiencing "teething problems".
The Payments Council announced on Thursday that the service was operating smoothly, with figures showing that more than 35,000 people had started to switch their account since its launch.
This number represents an increase of around 30% from the average of 25,000 accounts being switched each week before the new system was introduced. The official switching figures for the first month of the service will be published around October 21.
Adrian Kamellard, CEO of the Payments Council, said, "Although it is too early to tell what switching levels will be over the longer term, interest in the new service has clearly got off to a great start."
However, Laura Willoughby of campaign group Move Your Money said that the service is experiencing a number of issues, from problems with utility providers to banks refusing transfer requests because of missing information.
"What's really becoming clear is that it's still more than seven days", she said.
"The guarantee gives people some reassurance but there's certainly some teething issues that have come through."
It was hoped by the government and by campaigners that the service would increase competition in the market and loosen the grip of the big banks that dominate the market. The figures are not yet available to say whether this is the case, but Willoughby argued that the service alone will is insufficient as customers can only choose between "the same bad old banks."
She said, "I think its important to say that this isn't enough to suggest that it will increase competition in banking, as there's still not enough entrants or current account providers in the system to make that possible. The government still needs to deal with the issues around the payment system, which is blocking new banks and current banks from offering current accounts."
Thirty-three banks and building societies now offer this £750m government-backed service, with more expected to follow next year. However, many ethical alternatives do not presently offer current account services.
"The bottom line from us is that of course it's brilliant, of course it's great, but there are some teething problems and this should have been happening all along", Willoughby added.
"It's certainly not enough to create the competition that people want to see, because once people are looking to switch accounts, they don't have much choice. When we get that choice, the real switch up will happen."
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Catalonia Addresses the World
The three hundredth anniversary of the horrible end of the Siege of Barcelona approaches. It brings with it vivid recollection of an almost unbelievably bloody genocide against a people who, suddenly abandoned by the English allies who had encouraged Catalonia to resist the imposition of a monolithic Bourbon government, fought off the combined armies of France and Spain for over a year. The genocide was pointedly cultural as well as corporal, and the inhabitants of Catalonia are keenly conscious of their ancient proto-democratic institutions that were then destroyed and have never been fully restored. Even worse, the rights that they have achieved since the death of the last dictator that Spain imposed on them are every day being whittled away more. A Web site called "El món ho ha de saber" (The world has to know it), has this admirable short summary of the challenge to let the world know Catalonia's intentions, which are being carefully distorted by powerful interests. I thought it worth translating for the English-reading sector of that greater world:
Catalonia is getting ready to commemorate the tercentenary of a defeat. It was a huge defeat that led to the loss of the nation's liberties, the extinction of the country's institutions, and an enormous crackdown on all levels aimed at destroying us as a people.
Three hundred years later, however, this defeat, which has caused so much suffering to so many generations of Catalans, can only be seen as a great victory. This is because, three centuries after the disaster of 1714, not only has Catalonia not lost its national consciousness, but, on the contrary, that consciousness is more alive than ever, since our country is now close to deciding, freely and democratically, our future.
At the very gates of this decisive process, it is essential to let the world know that the desire of Catalans to be masters of our own fate is not just a bolt out of the blue caused by a brutal economic crisis. The greater world must be aware that our nation has a thousand of years of history, and that the desire for the freedom has endured ever since the defeat of that fateful September 11, 1714.
The world must know that the future of Catalonia is not against anything or anyone, and that Catalonia's liberty will help to make the world a little more free.
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Cuba, the United States, Sitges, and Me
The vast expansion of social media has changed the role of blogs drastically, and there are those who now consider blogs to be obsolete. When I began this site in 2008, it certainly loomed much larger in my confrontation with the world than it does now. Longtime readers will have noticed the much-decreased frequency of posts here as Twitter and Facebook have become quick and easy release-valves for ideas, links, questions, and general contact of a virtual kind.
However, as some of you will know already (thanks to those very same media, in which my reach has, like that of many, grown almost shockingly large), I have changed my base of operations to a spectacular seaside town in Catalonia. The cultural impact of this may cause me to post more in this space, since the stimulus of the environment may call for this kind of outlet more often.
For example, I can't avoid commenting on the irony of my new street address (a ceramic sign for which can be seen at the head of this post). The complicated relationship between Cuba and the United States did not by any means begin with the deranged state of affairs of the last half-century. The results of the Cuban revolution that are unhappy have sometimes been taken personally by me. As the person responsible for the current-events bulletin board in my sixth-grade class at Miller-Perry Grammar School, I plumped vigorously for the victory of that pro-American democrat, Mr. Castro. He was even a guest on Edward R. Murrow's indispensable television show, Person to Person, in which the t.v. cameras went into the celebrity's home and talked with him informally. Castro's good English and calm demeanor soon became much less in evidence, of course — not to mention his hospitality to media, except that controlled by him and saturated with his phenomenally prolix orations.
But other countries, without condoning the darker side of Castro's rule, have had a much saner relationship with that remarkable island and its people. That doesn't mean that their relationship was less complicated, however. One of the greatest blows that Spain has ever felt was over the loss of Cuba as a prime colony. That deprivation was felt differently in Catalonia, where the loss was not one affecting national pride so much as the pocketbook. For Catalans were heavily invested in Cuba, and in more than one sense. They not only were exploiting Cuba for financial gain, resulting in massive fortunes, but many Catalans developed a deep love for the Cuban people and their ambience. Thus, with the Americans driving out citizens of Spain, these magnates returned to Catalonia determined to recreate, back home on the Mediterranean, their prized Caribbean felicity. They built elaborate villas with romantic walled gardens refreshed by both Mediterranean breezes and the sound of habaneras. This development coincided with the climax of a historic renewal of specifically Catalan cultural vigor known as their Renaixença.
In the biography of Xavier Montsalvatge that I published last year, I commented on this fact (so important to Montsalvatge's use of Cuban culture as a way of being Catalan under the watchful eye of Francisco Franco's minions). One of the great ironies of my new residence is highlighted by the underlined sentence, in which I mention the very street that has now become my home:
The dictadura of Franco complicated every aspect of Catalan culture, symbolized by the fact that immediate decrees making all public signs in Catalan illegal conspicuously affected street signs. Thus all street signs had to be torn down and replaced with signs only in Castilian:
A Catalan friend who lived through those times has sometimes mentioned to me this matter of pride for him: while the fascists tore down the Catalan signs in the late Thirties, the restored public use of the language has resulted in street signage in both languages — the dictatorship's signs simply being supplemented by the Catalan ones. It might have been perfectly understandable if the previously imposed signs had been torn down, even as a sort of symbolic revenge after years of cruel repression; but that did not happen. This is more than a statutorially monolingual culture being replaced by an actually bilingual one; it is the difference between intolerance and tolerance. And it implies much else that makes it a joy to live in this place, among these people.
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