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Deliberating rapidly and online about COVID-19 technologies
The second of two events sharing what we learned from a rapid online deliberation project to explore public attitudes to COVID-19 exit strategies.
12:30pm – 2:00pm, 25 June 2020 (BST)
Bang the Table
The second of two virtual events sharing the findings and what we learned from a rapid online deliberation project run with Traverse, Involve and Bang the Table to explore public attitudes to COVID-19 exit strategies. The project was an experiment in working exclusively online, at the same pace as the most rapidly evolving policy process we've seen decades.
Governments across the world have opted to develop technologies to help deliver their 'exit strategies' from the COVID-19 crisis. In the UK, these technologies include digital contact tracing, symptom tracking and immunity certification, as well as changes to data governance and new relationships between public-sector institutions and private-sector providers.
In response, civil society organisations, academic researchers and privacy experts have been calling for a wider public and societal debate about these technologies. But convening that societal debate poses particular challenges – while it has never been more important to engage the public, it has also never been so difficult – both because of the pace at which these technologies are being proposed and introduced, but also because of the practical constraints of social distancing imposed by lockdown.
Drawing on emerging findings from the Ada Lovelace Institute's 'rapid online deliberation' in May 2020, in collaboration with Traverse, Involve and Bang The Table, we explore what deliberating online can tell us about public perspectives on COVID-19 technologies – and about deliberation in exceptional circumstances.
Reema Patel
Associate Director (Engagement)
Anna McKeon
Director, Traverse
Natalie Banner
Understanding Patient Data Lead, Wellcome Trust
Russell Gormley
Research participant
Mandy Phillips
REEMA:
This webinar reflects on some of the emerging findings from an online deliberative process that we hosted over a period of three weeks, convening seven workshops with a range of participants from all walks of life to think about what would build public confidence in the use of COVID-19 technologies.
The Ada Lovelace Institute worked on the content and providing subject matter expertise in this space and is also working to translate the findings from this work into policy impact.
Traverse are an independent research and engagement consultancy and they designed and delivered the deliberation process.
Involve are an independent public participation organisation, who offered us challenge and feedback on the process.
And BangTheTable are an organisation that enabled a slightly different type of online engagement, which was reflecting through journals and storytelling on an online platform called Engagement HQ.
The process was run considering the question, 'what would help build public confidence in the use of COVID-19 exit strategy technologies?' We were thinking about a range of technologies, not just a digital contact tracing app, which of course has been the subject of much public debate, but also symptom tracking and a range of data architectures and infrastructures that are being used to understand and respond to COVID-19.
One of the things I'd like to flag before we welcome our speakers and our panelists is the nature of the timeframe within which this online public deliberation happened, and this is what we think makes it quite unusual. It was shortly after the Isle of Wight contact tracing trial began that we started these deliberations. And then midway through the process, the Dominic Cummings story broke. We then had the death of George Floyd and protests erupting across the USA.
During the course of this deliberative process, many participants were reflecting on some of these events and changes, and one of the really interesting aspects of this process was the extent to which there was a fluidity in the way that people engaged with and thought about that.
Russell and Mandy join us on the panel today and they were involved as participants in this process. What was really striking from our perspective was the whole system emphasis that this deliberation generated. The extent to which people recognised the challenges and the limitations of simply focusing on the technology, rather than thinking about how the technology was situated within a hotly contested conversation about what it meant for the UK Government to leave lockdown and how it would impact upon different groups.
Russell and Mandy, what did you find interesting about the process and what did you feel the key insights and findings were?
RUSSELL:
I really enjoyed the format proposed. I thought it was good for people to be able to connect in specific areas around the country without leaving their house. I do think this will probably be the new norm in the future of how people talk to each other and in business and commerce.
I think the bubble of being able to be at home and being able to project your thoughts safely is a huge plus point. Sometimes, face-to-face I'm not always good at projecting what I want to, but I felt very safe in being able to give my opinion. The presentations were phenomenally useful. They were clear and concise, which then led to better debate. I would have been happy to carry on and debate longer in our breakout groups, sometimes I felt we got to pivotal points and we didn't quite clear up everything we needed to. I did feel at a couple of points that we didn't quite have all the facts that we might have needed to make informed decisions. I appreciate that was quite difficult with what was going on at the time.
I'm from the hospitality industry and following on from Tuesday's announcements regarding the reopening of hospitality, it has emerged that businesses will be required to log all people entering their establishments to aid with track and trace. This was obviously a primitive form of what I was hoping for when I started this process. I was hoping that I might be able to see the technology of an app that could get me back to doing weddings and events quickly. Some sort of tracing app that would be linked to the main app with a medical certificate to help get more people into a smaller space again. I've seen that there's a bit of panic already about the data handling and I'm a little bit puzzled by this, because we do this every day. You book a table in a restaurant, and they ask for your telephone number, your address, some restaurants take your credit card details. It's just a slight extension of this. And if we could help save lives through that, it is a small price to pay.
On what we learnt, the main thing is people want to feel safe, both physically and digitally. The word that came up over and over again over the course of the three weeks was transparency. I think there's a lot of distrust and it comes from a lack of education from the public in terms of data handling. Some of it almost feels a little bit cloak-and-dagger and I feel the Government missed an opportunity at the beginning to be as transparent as possible.
I know my data is out there and I'm quite comfortable with it, so I came from a point of view where I was quite blasé to the fact. But there were other people in the group who weren't as willing to give their data up.
Finally, we learned that there is no perfect solution. We won't please everyone, but we should try if we can. If we can sort out transparency, there was a good feeling to have a go and this could be the key to opening society fully again.
MANDY:
I feel very passionately that technology should be used more for the benefit of society. I've spent a lot of time on the commercial side of things, and probably my last three big projects have been marketing, number-crunching, shopping habit buying type systems. I felt that the technology was there in some form that could support us through this process but quickly discovered that some of the assumptions around the technology, i.e. Bluetooth and whether it would be suitable for this, seem to have been ignored.
I was very intrigued about people's views around the data and data-sharing. A lot of people I know have got public profiles on Facebook, they're sharing their address, their date of birth, the information about where they've worked, where they went to school, which is actually very powerful in the hands of a scammer. I was quite relaxed about my data. For me, what was interesting on that side was how little people understood about the GDPR legislation. A lot of the concerns people had about looking after the data, how it was shared and how it was used should be covered by that legislation, so I felt quite comfortable around that.
One thing I felt very strongly about was accessibility, because the whole app business relies on people having a phone and having a phone that would run the software. That is not the case for many people. A lot of people would have been left out of this process and I felt quite strongly that whoever it was who designed this application or architecture aren't really addressing that.
In terms of the impact and effectiveness of the app, we have not seen the project specification and aren't aware of what 'good' looks like. With my IT contacts, I'd actually heard very early on in the process that things weren't all well in this process, so I'd been doing a lot of reading around this and by the time we got to the end of the process those of us who had concerns about it were proved to be right.
For me, from a technical background, it was great being in an audience where most people weren't technical. Many people had concerns and issues, and they were quite justified. It taught me, as somebody from the tech industry, how we fail in these types of projects because we use language that the average person on the street just doesn't understand.
In terms of the deliberation process, I think it's fantastic, and I'd like to see this type of process also being used in commercial environments, because as we move forward, this is probably going to become the new normal for how we get around the table and discuss things.
It was also interesting that a lot of us who signed up for this had been in lockdown, in the same four walls for 12 weeks, and I thought, "Fantastic, an opportunity to meet new people." It was great. I found it very beneficial and, in fact, the app itself, for me, started to recede into the distance, and I started to enjoy the conversation. I spend a lot of time looking at technology and tools that can help me look after my dad, and I just think that this type of deliberation around what we can do in many related fields is interesting. I would certainly get involved again and I would recommend to anyone who gets the opportunity to join in.
Natalie, joined this project as one of the independent experts, would you be able to offer some reflections?
NATALIE:
I'll talk a little bit about the methodology and the process and then come on to some reflections on the content. First, kudos to the Ada Lovelace Institute, Traverse, Involve and Bang the Table for managing to pull something together on this so quickly. I think the world was reeling from the pandemic and the impact and the implications and it took a great deal of foresight to be able to say, "Hang on a minute we have the capacity to do something here and turn it around quickly". It was a huge challenge, not only logistically, and in terms of design, to create a process like this, but also to develop and refine the questions to make sure they could make a meaningful contribution to what is a very, very important area of debate and discussion, especially in light of how politically charged and rapidly evolving the whole environment is.
I wanted to reflect on the comparison with other events that we've run in the past at Understanding Patient Data. Last year, we published some public attitudes research which explored how people felt about NHS organisations partnering with third parties when it came to data. By comparison that process took months. It took a very long time to refine the research questions, to explore and have lots of back and forth with a wide range of stakeholders on what the key questions and priorities were. We also spent a long-time developing case studies and materials to present to people.
And for our citizens' jury deliberative process, which ran over a compressed time frame of two and a half days, this had several rounds of iteration, we paid lots of attention to whether they were fair and balanced, and were presenting the case impartially, and we spent a lot of time thinking about what questions people might have and trying to ensure we had all the materials to answer those questions. That whole process was quite involved, was quite intense, and there was a lot of consideration about how to frame the questions, exactly what to ask and where we thought it could be most useful to inform policy. None of that is possible with a quick turnaround.
But in a sense, it was quite refreshing to participate in the discussions on that basis, because frankly the participants were as knowledgeable as the rest of us. I provided some input as someone who has some knowledge of the app but also the broader space around how data, and particularly health data, is being used, and by all sorts of different types of organisations – the NHS but also commercial providers as well. But I certainly didn't have answers to all the questions that people posed to me and it did feel like there was a sense of, "Well, we are all trying to navigate this really complex, rapidly evolving environment together" and things were constantly shifting. I think that made the process much more reflective of the usual decision-making context that happens when it comes to designing policy and governance and developing initiatives for the use of data.
Sometimes in these processes, at the end of it, you can end up with a kind of really idealistic wish list of things that you know in practice are not going to be feasible financially or in terms of the buy-in you are going to get. The things people want in an ideal world are much greater information provision, things like information campaigns, more accountability structures, that feasibly are not necessarily going to be things that can be picked up. Whereas in this process, because we were all in the situation of only partial knowledge and lots of unanswered questions, it did feel messier, but much more realistic and therefore much more reflective of what might be doable in practice.
But there is a major challenge of trying to operate these kinds of deliberative processes in an environment that's evolving so quickly. When we are trying to ask these difficult societal questions around the role of technology before we know what the technology can do. The effectiveness of the technology is very important in considering trade-offs, risks, benefits, what you would or wouldn't be willing to do, who you would or wouldn't be willing to provide data to. If it's not going to work as advertised, that will affect how you make those trade-offs and what you consider is acceptable or not.
There is a little risk when you are trying to run these processes in such a fast-paced environment where you don't necessarily understand or have evidence of what the technology can actually do, that you can get a little bit swept up in hypotheticals and the conditionals. When it is a bit too early to tell what the tech can do you might lose the possibility of having the kind of impact that you are trying to achieve. It might be helpful to policy-makers and developers in terms of the broad principles of what is necessary for, in this case, public confidence in these technologies, but you are really unable to get at that more granular level because you don't have the evidence base.
You can have a very fascinating and important deliberation that does have value in and of itself, but that might not end up having the influence you intend. As we saw from the app, during this process it wasn't possible to get that kind of fine detailed insight into what people would or would not find acceptable. That is one of the challenges of trying to operate in this space so quickly when the evidence base is changing quite rapidly.
Those are thoughtful reflections and observations on the difference between the types of deliberative processes that you run. There is an interesting question about the design of these spaces in an online context and some of the challenges and limitations around them. Anna, can you talk a little bit the design of this process, which was quite unusual?
I'm just going to add a few reflections about the use of technology in creating and designing civic or democratic spaces.
So in this project, what we really did was replace one space – an events space, in a community hall, for example – with three different online civic spaces and the reason for this is that we were running this as a deliberative process, so participants needed to be able to access information, reflect on that information, share their views, hear views that were different to their own and then discuss all of that together. We needed multiple spaces online in order to do that.
Within a usual process like this, you might have one full day or maybe two full days, but we split it out across shorter sessions, across three weeks. We had seven sessions and participants had the opportunity to use the online platform in the interim. While it was certainly challenging to steer the course of the discussion, we did have a bit of flexibility to be able to responsive and reactive. This did mean that we didn't necessarily need at the beginning to have decided everything that we were going to do. We could adapt to it.
In terms of the spaces that we created, the first space was the plenary space and we did that using Zoom. These were more akin to a webinar where guest speakers gave presentations. However the civic space within that was really the chat box, as participants commented on what they were hearing, they challenged it, they built on each other's questions. It was a little bit like Gogglebox, because usually we don't hear people's narratives.
The second group was the discussion group with eight people, where people chatted together and used the chat box as well. This was on Zoom as well, and this was more a traditional discussion space.
The third space was the Engagement HQ platform. In this, people commented on each other's ideas, liked them, and shared them, and that enabled the asynchronous contributions.
This allowed us to do some new things, but it also constrained us. For example, in formal interactions that are still a key part of our civic spaces, those chats over coffee, the one-to-one exchanges, that is not as possible using online technologies like this. Additionally, it was much more challenging to work collaboratively with participants on materials. There are platforms like Google Jam and Miro, but we were aware that people would maybe be joining just using their phone and wouldn't really perhaps have the set-up to make participating across multiple platforms possible so we didn't want to do this.
Finally, not everyone is online or confident with technology so that provides a limitation. However, I think the overarching lesson we took away from this process, both from some of the findings, and how we delivered the process is that focusing the conversation on the specific technology is pretty narrow so one of the key things that we learned from participants is that an app is not as important as having trust and understanding in the system that lies behind it. Similarly, our focus with civic tech shouldn't just be on the tech or the ways in which it is different to face-to-face work. We need to look at the ways in which our civic processes and systems and spaces work and how they include and exclude people more generally.
So, one reflection we had at Traverse, was that civic tech has developed alongside traditional engagement practice, rather than always disrupting it. Everyone can log on and see council meetings streamed live these days, but I'm not sure that's really changed how council meetings work. It's important to provide people perhaps with data-enabled tablets and support them in using these platforms that we're experimenting with and enable digital inclusion but that won't be successful if people have no trust in the process that they're participating in, and they don't see the value that it gives to them and their communities.
The question that I'm left with, after running this project with all these brilliant collaborators who have given so much over the last few weeks is how we can use this opportunity not just to replicate things online, but to use technology to transform our civic and democratic processes for the better, and to interrogate the views and structures that resist some of those changes.
For Mandy and Russell: through the process, was there a reflection on public sharing of data, depending on whether it's going to a private company or the state? And any differences in views on that?
I think there was a lot of worry – there was a particular guy in our group – about private companies and he sort of came out with some names of private companies that he thought might be involved and I think there was a real worry that that would be the case. I think a more centralised system would probably be better.
Can you say a little bit more about the debates upon which that consideration was arrived at?
I suppose because they weren't sure about how, once it goes behind a closed door, what is going to happen with their data. What are their agendas with the data, and are they going to make money from the data?
Having seen various blogs and Twitter feeds around the app and data during this process, a lot of these concerns about data seem to be driven by some bizarre conspiracy theories. I feel reasonably comfortable when it comes to some aspects of commercial versus government. My concern is that whoever it is, the framework needs to be in place to protect our information, and to look after it, and to adhere to appropriate legislation. I know that certainly last year a lot of us got upset when our Health Minister managed to sell off loads of our data and I think that upset and made people feel very uncomfortable.
There's an interesting question which relates to building confidence and competencies when it comes to the use of technology in deliberative discussion and how we best do that, and indeed whether that is an important thing to do.
It is important. We would have liked to do more of it. I mentioned briefly when I was speaking before that supporting people who are digitally excluded and providing them with the technology and onboarding them just to be able to use that in their lives, not just to take part in a process like this, would have been something we would have loved to do in the forerunner to this project. We were just constrained by time and resources in this instance, but it is something that we're looking at in our work more generally and believe is important.
What we tried to do within this project, within how constrained we were, is we kept the platforms as simple as we could. We didn't work across multiple platforms, we chose a video conferencing platform that we thought was most likely to have been used by some people, we didn't ask people to do too many things at the same time and we tried to encourage people to feel comfortable in their surroundings, as much as possible. Usually people had their video on, sometimes they had it off, but if there was interruptions, if there were kids, if there were dogs, that kind of thing, it wasn't an issue and we talked people through any technical issues as we went. We found that while some people had connectivity issues, which occasionally meant they dropped out of sessions, it wasn't a barrier to them completing the entire process. So there might be an issue that happened the one day but we tended to be able to fix it for the next time but there's always more you can do with that and certainly in this project we barely scratched the surface.
Trying to build confidence and competence for participating in this sort of process but, more broadly, around digital skills and participation that there is a real challenge if you're not starting from where people are at, the questions they have, what matters to them and what's important to them. You can flip that process on its head and say, "Well, what matters to you, and are digital tools and technologies and participation going to help you address and deal with them and manage the things that you care about?" Then I think you've got a much better starting point for engaging with people and creating tools and processes that are going to be beneficial for them.
Mandy and Russell: what is the one key thing you would want to pitch to a policymaker or politician if they had the opportunity from the deliberative process?
With my project manager hat on, if I had the chance to sit down in front of these people I would like to understand what their planning process is, because we've not seen any plan, we've not seen any briefing document and normally any project would have a brief that would identify objectives, requirements, risks, issues, mitigation. If that was made available, I think people would have more confidence in what they were trying to do. I would ask them to be transparent about their decision-making processes and the thinking behind this app or any future apps.
I would probably want to ask someone, if this is still actually going to happen, if this track and trace system can help society get back. Because it feels like it has stopped, and if anything, it is going backwards. For this period now, but also looking into the future, if this happens again, or a second wave, are we going to be ready for that?
We've got a question which is about whether the public have an understanding about decentralised versus centralised and any kind of reflections or observations about that part of the process.
I would suggest that, perhaps, the general public didn't. It never actually featured very highly in my mental thought processes.
We've got some questions about how people were supported to get on to the platform and the technical issues encountered during the participation, any lessons learned and whether the discussion was being recorded and how people felt about being on the record.
In terms of joining the platform we sent joining instructions with screenshots over email. It is a relatively intuitive platform and we basically said at any point if you have any problems email us and let us know. We didn't have anybody emailing us to say that they were struggling to join the platform so that was remarkably smooth.
In terms of the technical issues that we encountered, we asked participants about whether they found any barriers to participation in general, and the only barrier that people mentioned was when they had connectivity issues, which sometimes meant that they struggled joining a Zoom call, or they were on the call and things were kind of going in and out and they missed things. What we tried to do to cover that was to have live notetaking in the plenary sessions and in the discussion sessions for the slides and the notes on the online platform for people to look in their own time. Some people liked that because they found it a lot to absorb there and then and they wanted to go back and look at it and they appreciated the chance to be able to do that. And if people had had to miss a session for whatever reason, they then caught up.
In terms of helping people overcome connectivity issues, other than addressing the actual technology they have in the home, I think giving people the opportunity to find the information and go back to the information in their own time was helpful for that. We recorded the plenary sessions but not the discussion sessions. Instead, we had note-takers on the call with us, who were taking verbatim notes at the same time, so we had effectively an immediate transcription available for our analysis purposes and for the participants to look back on.
We've got a question which is whether the lack of evidence and information during the deliberation process is a challenge to policy-makers to be more open and provide the information needed to evaluate and get to grips with and inform public debate about any new technology. And how does, or how could, that work when the policy and technology is being developed in tandem?
This is a huge challenge, especially when things are being developed in tandem. My own view is that the worst thing to do is to say, "Don't worry, we've got it covered, we'll tell you when we've figured everything out." I don't think that is an environment that is conducive to trust. In a context in which you are developing things that are going to rapidly iterate, where you are going to have to make decisions quickly, possibly pivot those decisions, change your mind on things because in the light of new evidence there is a shift of direction in travel, you can only do that if you've created an environment, or architecture of trust and trustworthiness. It's about saying at the outset: "Right, here is something we're going to try, we don't know if it is going to work, it's a bit of an experiment, but we want to try and develop it in a way that's going to take account of the potential for exclusion and being mindful of inequalities."
If you can create that environment at the outset, I imagine most people would think, OK, give it a go and if you are going to make mistakes we will understand. But if you don't set that environment out at the start, it makes it incredibly difficult. You are accused of U-turns on things if you change your mind, rather than saying this is a natural part of an iterative process, that we are shifting direction and doing things slightly differently. I don't think this Government has taken on that idea of openness and transparency and caring about trustworthiness as a feature of the system. The focus has been on world-beating system that is going to be in place by May, June, July? That is toxic from the perspective of trust of citizens. Creating an environment that is more conducive to trust at the outset is a critical part, where you are developing policy and technology in tandem with your app and with one another.
How would you compare the use of digital technologies and its relationship to public trust in comparison to previous large-scale crises, for instance, after 9/11 or the financial crash in 2008?
There are several things that are different about the evolution and development of digital technologies and public trust that make it different from kind of other crisis situations. One is, in a sense, although this stuff is developing rapidly, it's still a relatively slow burn compared to a sudden crisis such as 9/11, or the financial crash.
Data has been used by companies and governments for over a decade or more. We are slowly waking up to the fact that data is being used in all sorts of ways that we might not have anticipated, but in a sense, the problems are not new. They might be more prominent and the profile around them has certainly risen in light of COVID-19 but they haven't completely come as a bolt from the blue and there has been a huge amount of work that has been done on questions around privacy and equity. I don't think they always have been, and some of the discussions that are emerging at the moment about particularly racist technologies and algorithmic bias are very pertinent but in a sense those problems are not completely new.
The other thing I would say is the really interesting contrasts, or perhaps it is not a contrast, between the role of commercial providers and governments and health systems in all of this. Historically, there has been big questions around how companies are managing and using data, we're learning from things like the Cambridge Analytica scandal and so on, that data brokering and data harvesting is really big business but typically government, and particularly the health system, has been more trusted in using data. I wonder if that is now being challenged somewhat such as with questions around government surveillance etc., maybe that dynamic of a difference between commercial providers and government providers is not as stark as it perhaps used to be. There may be a slight difference there, perhaps, from previous crises where we would turn to government for leadership in this space. Maybe people are questioning that a little bit more now.
The conversation about trust exploded when Dominic Cummings went to Barnard Castle and that Monday was when we had a discussion group, after the press conference in the garden. The conversation then wasn't about the technology, it was about, 'all are we all in this together?' It was also about transparency and the behaviour of our leaders. For me it's about the underpinning infrastructure, systems, leaders and the trust that is inherent in those. If that is there, then the trust in the technology, would probably then come from that.
We will be publishing the findings from this work, and we're having conversations with a range of government organisations about the insights from this work in order to influence and shape and change policy, across the UK.
There will also be a policy stakeholder roundtable, so do get in touch with us if that's something you're interested in contributing to, and participating in, and learning more from the published findings of this work.
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By Zach Spedden on March 8, 2019 in Minor-League Baseball, News
North Augusta, SC's Riverside Village development continues to take shape, as The Clubhouse–a building with apartments overlooking SRP Park-celebrated its grand opening Thursday.
Home of the Augusta GreenJackets (Low A; Sally League), SRP Park opened last spring as the anchor of the mixed-use Riverside Village development. A project undertaken by the city and investors–including Greenstone, the Atlanta-based investment firm that includes Chris Schoen, part of the GreenJackets ownership via Agon Sports & Entertainment–Riverside Village will feature several amenities surrounding the ballpark, including The Clubhouse.
Built just beyond the left field wall (it's under construction in the photo above, taken last April), The Clubhouse features 32 residential units that all overlook SRP Park. In addition, the building's fourth floor features 15,000 square feet of Class A office space. While marking another sign of progress for the Riverside Village development, the opening of The Clubhouse also shows how SRP Park is serving as the centerpiece of the project. More from The Augusta Chronicle:
"The ballpark is our No. 1 amenity, it's something we're super proud of," said Amanda Dyches, community manager for The Clubhouse. "Every single unit has direct views of the ballpark, no matter where you're at in the building."
Stadium views and proximity to North Augusta's rapidly growing riverfront development are the main selling point for the 2-bedroom, 2-bathroom units, whose monthly rents range from $1,800 to $2,700. Corner units with full views of the Savannah River command the highest premium, as do units on the fourth floor, which have balconies overlooking the stadium.
The Clubhouse is the second multifamily development to open at Riverside Village; the Ironwood apartment community just west of the new Crowne Plaza North Augusta hotel began leasing late last year.
There are still some components of Riverside Village planned for the future, including a 100,000-square-foot office building and 600-car parking garage just north of the ballpark. SRP Park debuted for the GreenJackets last April, and later won our 2018 Ballpark of the Year Award.
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For those of you that are perhaps less familiar with our blog, Chelsie and I are on a quest to share with you all the very best locations around the world to indulge in a spot of delicious afternoon tea. This quest led us to the beautiful Scandinavian city of Oslo in Norway for a weekend away at the sensational Grand Hotel. The Grand Hotel is impossible to miss standing elegantly and impressively in the heart of Oslo's most opulent street, Karl Johan's gate. From the moment this hotel opened its doors to guests in 1874 it has been synonymous with undeniable luxury and the highest quality around. In accordance with this, it is no surprise that when the Nobel Peace Prize is presented in Oslo, that the laureates, celebrities and heads of state all check into the Grand Hotel. It seemed clear to us when building our list of worldwide locations that the Grand Hotel needed to be included for its sensational Norwegian afternoon tea.
Afternoon tea is served in the beautiful Palmen (Palm Court Restaurant), and on first impression you could easily imagine this room being from one of 'The Great Gatsby's' glamorous scenes with its stunning glass dome allowing an airy atmosphere and natural sunlight to pour in. This beautiful setting is further enhanced by a rich colour scheme of purple, green and silver throughout ensuring that you felt instantly relaxed in the most exquisite surroundings. On entering Palmen we were warmly greeted by our waiter who led us to our grand booth. The booth was deep and inviting with delicate cushions for support, whilst our marble table was perfectly presented with white Wedgewood chinaware. From the onset our waiter was polite and attentive creating a 'home from home feel' by enquiring how our day was, and if we would like a glass of still or sparkling water to sip on whilst we pondered over the fabulous menu merrily absorbing our surroundings.
Our afternoon tea began with the integral tea selection. The Grand Hotel offers a vast collection of both black and green teas but unfortunately these are not listed on the menu. Adding a more personal touch to your afternoon tea, the Grand Hotel has a tea expert on hand to help guide you through your selection process whilst providing you with information on the recommended brewing time, and origins of the tea available. Chelsie and I were advised that the following teas are very popular amongst guests: Sencha Green from Japan, Mao Feng Green from China, Peppermint and Lavender black currant. Deviating from the recommendations and feeling somewhat adventurous Chelsie selected 'lady grey' which had a light and flowery body whilst I selected Mao Feng Green from the list of recommendations that had a very intense, rich body. Our tea was served in a beautifully decorated pink and white teapot with a matching cup and saucer, which throughout the afternoon tea was regularly topped up with a freshly brewed complimentary pot of tea and if required lemon, milk or honey to accompany our choices.
The Grand Hotel's Norwegian afternoon tea arrived on a simple yet faultless white three tiered stand. Chelsie and I were bedazzled by the stunning display of sweet treats and savoury items on display, the sensational colours and enticing aromas ensured us that this would not only be a glamorous affair but also so very delicious. Our eyes widened further when our waiter returned again with a matching white plate of delicate, warm freshly baked chocolate and ligonberry scones accompanied by two little pots of orange and raspberry Bonne Maman jam. Our waiter talked us through the variety within the three tiers of the stand, explaining how each item within the afternoon tea is intimately linked to Scandinavian cuisine from the freshly caught fish to the popular ligonberries within the scones. We were also given suitable time to ask any additional questions we had concerning our afternoon tea. We believe it is worth us mentioning that the Grand Hotel covers all dietary concerns to ensure that each and every guest can enjoy their afternoon tea but they do require twenty four hours notice.
Both the savoury selection and sweet selection were comprised of two of the following: cucumber and apple sandwich on moulted granary bread, onion and feta cheese pie, blini with 'romme' and lumpfish roe, smoked salmon and cream cheese sandwich on moulted granary bread, goats milk cheese and black trumpet mushrooms in a cone and finally 'fenalar' (lamb) and apple gel in a cone. The sweet selection contained the following: raspberry muffins, lemon meringue cupcakes, chocolate cookies, juniper financier, strawberry, orange and vanilla macaron and a cone with white chocolate and sea buckthorne berries. As to be expected from such a diverse selection Chelsie and I were taken on a taste whirlwind from the crunchy fresh apple with cucumber sandwich to the delicate and dreamy orange macaroon. Our favourite items within this afternoon tea were the beetroot with smoked mackerel, romme and hazelnut, white chocolate and sea buckthorne berries and novel chocolate cookies. However, our ultimate favourite within this afternoon tea was the chocolate and lingonberry scones. The oozing chocolate from the scones perfectly complements the contrasting sour lingonberry, resulting in you wanting just one more! We can assure you that when you are sipping on your tea, enjoying some of the finest food Oslo has to offer in the splendour of Palmen it is difficult to imagine a better way to indulge.
Price: Afternoon Tea including 1 glass of Ruinart Champagne, NOK 395,- pp / excluding Champagne NOK 295,- pp (minimum 2 people).


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Q: how to export users from samba DC and import into MS Active Directory I have Linux with running Samba DC. i want to export users and import into MS Active Directory and inverse.how do that?
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I am a Port Townsend native and a graduate of the Port Townsend School of Massage. I have always been drawn to natural healing and pro-active health-care. I approach each session individually and intuitively, engaging my skills in Swedish Massage, deep tissue, and myofascial release, while incorporating some assisted stretching when needed/desired. I believe massage plays an important role in one's health and well being and look forward to working with you.
I have been immersed in the study and practice of the Healing Arts for over 15 years. I received my 700 hr massage training through The Santa Fe School of Massage in Santa Fe, NM, and have earned over 1000 additional hours in subtle bodywork education, including Cranial-Sacral Therapy. A Life-long practitioner and teacher of yoga, qigong, and meditation, I am deeply devoted to nurturing the awakening and emergence of core essence. I serve as a midwife of the Soul in my healing and teaching practice, as well as through my work with hospice as a comfort therapist. I specialize in subtle bodywork, energy medicine, and deep relaxation massage.
I am a Seattle native who called the San Juan Islands home for 4 years before moving to Port Townsend. I studied at Cortiva School of Massage in Seattle and have a degree in Molecular Biology from UW. I have run several laps in the complex study of health, physiology, and the development of human potential. In massage, I like working intuitively at all depths. My touch is sensitive to Myofascial motility, Cranio-sacral, energy, and is especially tuned to that perfect pressure "hurts so good" Swedish style depth. Outside of massage I am an avid student of martial arts, dance, swimming, and perceptual development.
I am blessed to have found home by the Salish Sea at the foot of the majestic Olympic Mountains. I love to ease people's pain and empower them in their healing. I enjoy easing anxiety and bringing balance in body, mind and spirit. I am an intuitive energy worker and Reiki Master/Instructor trained in herbalism, aromatherapy, and Therapeutic Touch. I am a graduate of Port Townsend School of Massage with additional training through Upledger Institute for Craniosacral Therapy. I provide Swedish and Deep Tissue Massage, Myofascial Release, Craniosacral Therapy, Reiki and Chakra Balancing. I approach each massage with reverence and respect for the individual.
I am a native of the Pacific Northwest and a graduate of the University of Washington and the Brenneke School of Massage. I have over 15 years experience in the massage industry and consider my work to be a blend of Swedish, deep-tissue and myofascial techniques. One of the things that I most enjoy about massage is working with my clients to create a unique and individual experience that meets their changing needs with each session. When not working, I love being in the outdoors. In the summer months you'll find me kayaking, photographing our local wildlife, and scouring the beaches for seaglass. In winter, I enjoy cooking and snuggling by the fire with my furry 'kids' and a good book.
I am a Pacific Northwest native and completed my 900 hour Therapeutic Massage program at Centerpoint Massage and Shiatsu School and Clinic in Minneapolis, MN. I have received extra training in Thai massage and Myofascial Balancing. I truly believe in the body's ability to heal, and love assisting each client with their unique process toward feeling their best.
I am a Pacific Northwest native and graduate of the Port Townsend School of Massage. I am fascinated by the relationship between the body, mind and spirit and how each one of us is a creative portrait of these intertwining elements. I am here to hold healing space for you to process being a human and to cultivate love, creativity and wellness in your life. I will listen to your body and work with you to inspire deep relaxation with Swedish massage and intentional deep tissue work. I am honored to work with you!
Originally from New Hampshire, my family and I relocated to Port Townsend with the dream of living in a small town by the sea. I attended the Port Townsend School of Massage in 2015 and have been practicing bodywork ever since. My background as a yoga teacher, athlete and doula all contribute to my fascination, excitement and reverence for the body. In every session I aim to create a safe and welcoming space for healing and relaxation. I love to listen and collaborate with clients helping you move toward health goals and finding a greater sense of wellbeing. While my training is rooted in Swedish and Deep Tissue techniques, I have additional training in Myofascial Release and in working at a deeper level with the neck. When I am not practicing bodywork I can be found chasing my toddler, running, and enjoying this beautiful place we call home!
I am grateful to have been offering the gift of massage therapy for over 14 years, having completed the Integrated Program of Neuromuscular and Deep Tissue certification at the Atlanta School of Massage in 2003. I offer tools of transforming how we live in our bodies from my additional background as a certified Yoga instructor, and extensive Thai massage and theory studies. This can include understanding and changing movement patterns that create muscle dysfunction, to incorporating body positioning in massage to access muscles therapeutically and deeply, yet without discomfort. I also love honoring and co-creating a nurturing, relaxing massage, supporting the retreat experience offered at Soak. My interests beyond bodywork include studying herbalism and wild-foraging, and especially exploring our beautiful trails on the Olympic Peninsula.
In addition to working as a massage therapist, I have spent my career in social services, primarily working with survivors of trauma. That work continues to teach me how our bodies hold our experiences and how bodywork can help us process those experiences. I am committed to creating a safe space for my clients to heal – whether it be from chronic pain, acute injury, or from the stresses of daily life. I will tailor sessions to the clients' needs: I am trained in Swedish, deep tissue, and myofascial release.


Let's face it, social media is in every part of our lives in the digital age so of course, it's going to make its way to your wedding. If you are worried about what the possible outcomes could be or prefer to keep things more intimate, considering this element is very important.
Not all couples want streams of photos on Instagram and several couples would love it if you posted and tagged! Despite personal preferences, there are various do's and don'ts concerning what's acceptable and what's not. For instance, some love putting up engagement rings on social media. Still searching for the perfect one? You can discover some unique engagement rings by Certified Diamond Network.
Above all, you want to be mindful of the couple. Not everyone wants every single moment snapchatted to the world and that's fine. If the couple have specifically asked to keep things intimate and social-media free, respect this and put the phone away on such occasions. If you are holding the wedding yourself, you will want to make this clear by either putting it on the invitations or making a brief announcement at the start.
If you are tight with the bride or groom and they tell you about the engagement, don't shout it out just yet. We know you're probably excited and super happy for them but it's important to let them spread the news if they wish and at a time that is right for them.
You never want to assume things on social media and post them in regards to the wedding. You may think about doing a shout out to the new Mr. and Mrs. whilst adding their new surname. But you never know if the bride has decided to keep her last name or take her husband's. So be mindful of jumping to conclusions and quickly spreading this as feelings could be hurt in the process and boundaries could be crossed.
Another part to add to this is that you don't want to tell everyone their surprises. If they are having something special at the wedding like fireworks or another surprise, they want to keep it as a surprise. So, respect their wishes and be mindful not to talk about it on social media. Another example of this is with the wedding dress and can relate to bridesmaids and close friends. Only share if the bride gives permission otherwise it's best to stay well away from social media in terms of wedding updates.
The couple are paying good money to get a professional capture the highlights of their special day. You don't want to spoil this or get in the way of this by being up in the couples face and grabbing every shot possible. It is a nice idea to capture the special moments however in moderation as you could snap something the photographer misses.
Keeping all of these points in mind will ensure the wedding runs smoothly and no one gets offended by social media mishaps.
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Known as the Tree of Life, the Baobab tree is a vital source of food and water in the African Savanna. Baobab oil, rich is essential fatty acids and antioxidants, is harvested from the fruit seeds of this tree. In this quick-absorbing body lotion, Burt's Bees combined this nourishing oil with nutrient-rich Pumpkin Seed Oil and the delicate aroma of Green Tea Extract to soothe even the driest skin, naturally.


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The Das Almas River () is a river of São Paulo state in southeastern Brazil.
It is a tributary of the Paranapanema River.

The river rises in the Serra de Paranapiacaba near the Intervales State Park, and in its upper reaches flows through the   Xitué Ecological Station, created in 1987.

See also
List of rivers of São Paulo

References

Rivers of São Paulo (state)

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In his statement to the media, Ambassador Andrea Orizio, stresses the relevance of engaging the children from south Serbia in joint initiatives like the cruise organized by the Co-ordination Body for the Municipalities of Preševo, Bujanovac and Medveđa, for a mixed group of ethnic Albanian, Roma and Serbian students, Belgrade, 26 June 2019.
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(l-r): The chief of cabinet of the Mayor of Bujanovac, Rahim Salihi, Ambassador Andrea Orizio, the Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia the Head of Co-ordination Body for Preševo, Bujanovac and Medveđa, Zoran Stanković and the Assistant Minister of Education, Vesna Nedeljković, address the mixed group of ethnic Albanian, Roma and Serbian students taking a Belgrade sightseeing cruise on rivers Sava and Danube, Belgrade, 26 June 2019.
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Kenora Celebrates International Women's Day
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Mar 09, 2013 • March 9, 2013 • 2 minute read
Minis Hall at the Super 8 Motel was filled with the beating of drums, the melodic voices of girls and the smell of freshly baked bannock and soup as the women and men of Kenora celebrated International Women's Day on Friday, March 8, with the annual Bread and Roses award ceremony.
The Grassy Narrows Women's Drum Group opened the ceremony with numerous performers including sash dancers, spoon players, cheerleaders, singers, guitarists, and a traditional Indian dancer following, the women.
The night culminated in the Bread and Roses award. Presented by last year's winner Erika Olson, Judy DaSilva was honoured for the second time with the 2013 award.
"I am so honoured to be presenting you with this award," said Olson. "Through the years that I've worked with you I have had such a respect for you and I find you to be such a deeply inspiring woman.
"Judy DaSilva is a member of the Grassy Narrows Women's Drum Group and for many years she's been teaching women in her community to find their voices through the powerful songs of her ancestors. She knows how important it is for young women to have a place where they can be themselves. She has been instrumental in keeping this group going even when people of her community think women should not play a traditional drum."
Olson went on to talk about DaSilva's work making Grassy Narrows and Kenora a better place to live by helping women who have been abused mentally, physically and sexually. She also spoke about DaSilva's environmental drive both locally and nationally to preserve the land and water of the area. She ended by mentioning DaSilva's work in changing the colonial beliefs about a woman's role in society and how much of an impact it has had for every woman living in the Kenora region.
"Judy when I learned you were the recipient I screamed and I was so excited because you are an inspiration to all of us," finished Olson.
DaSilva said it was a big surprise to learn she had been chosen again and was deeply honoured by the decision.
"I think this award is really important because all of the little girls watching us will follow us and work together and form alliances and stand strong," said DaSilva. "They hear the songs and they feel the happiness and that is the most important thing about tonight."
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I'm aiming to create postings about my maternal grandfather, Wallace Betts Dingman, his twin brother Walter Chase Dingman, and their older brother Nelson Andrew Dingman. I'm starting with great (or grand) uncle Nelson for the simple reason that he died relatively young and therefore left only a limited number of records.
When Nelson Andrew Dingman was born on March 21, 1878, in Williamsfield, Ashtabula, Ohio, his father, Andrew, was 24 and his mother, Mary (Betts), was 18. He married Florence Marie Pratt on January 1, 1901, in Ashtabula County (probably in Williamsfield), Ohio. They had two children during their marriage (see below). He died on February 15, 1913, in Ashtabula, Ohio, at the age of 34, and was buried in Williamsfield, Ohio.
And here is how I am descended from Nelson Andrew:
Nelson Andrew Dingman (1878 – 1913) is your grand uncle
Mary Elizabeth Betts (1859 – 1920) is the mother of Nelson Andrew Dingman
Wallace Betts Dingman (1881 – 1920) is the son of Mary Elizabeth Betts
Mary Jane Dingman (1908 – 1975) is the daughter of Wallace Betts Dingman
Wallace Dingman Huskonen — You are the son of Mary Jane Dingman
Let's start with the obituary that appeared in the Ashtabula Star Beacon on 17 Feb 1913. You'll see that it contains the details of his unexpected death:
NELSON DINGMAN: Williamsfield; Word was received here Sat morn of the death of Nelson Dingman of Simons at Ashtabula General Hospital, where he underwent an operation for appendicitis several days ago and to all appearances was recovering nicely until within a few hours before his death Sat morning. He leaves a wife, 2 daughters, a mother and 2 brothers to mourn his death, besides a host of relatives-friends. Mr Dingman was well-known here and the news of his death will be a shock to his many friends here.
A brief note of explanation about the given name Nelson is appropriate before we proceed. Nelson Andrew's grandfather was also named Nelson Dingman (b 1818–d 1907). The elder Nelson moved from Charleston Town, Montgomery County, New York to Salem Twp, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, in 1846. I hope to do an extended post about this Nelson at a later time, for I've collected lots of data about him, and his life and times.
In the 1880 U.S. Federal Census, Andrew N. Dingman [note transposition of his given names from Nelson Andrew] was 1 year old and living in Williamsfield Twp with his father and mother on a farm about a mile and a half east of the center of Williamsfield Twp on U.S. 322.
The 1900 U.S. Federal Census, lists two Nelson A Dingmans in the southeastern corner of Ashtabula County. One is Nelson A Dingman, 20 years old, enumerated on 13 Jun 1900 as living with his parents, in Williamsfield Twp (same as above), and employed as a cheesemaker. About five miles north, another Nelson A Dingman was enumerated as living as head of household in Andover Twp on 18 June, age 21, and employed as a laborer in a cheese factory. I have no doubt that these two enumerations are for the same person, living at "home" in Williamsfield Twp, and as probably a boarder in Andover Twp.
The next year, Nelson married Florence Marie Pratt, and the couple had two children: Ruth May (never married, 1902 – 1989) and Florence Faye (married name: Wagner, 1903 – 1976). While I don't have a marriage record–only a transcription of a journal entry–for the couple, they probably were married in Williamsfield Twp because Florence was born there, according to "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-1994", found on the FamilySearch.org website at https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XD4C-QDH. That record simply states that they were married in Ashtabula County.
In the 1910 U.S. Federal Census, Nelson, age 31, and his wife Florence M, age 27, daughter Ruth M, age 7, and Fay F, age 6, were enumerated as living in Williamsfield Twp. For this census, his occupation was "works in creamery." The enumeration dates for this page were June 20 and 21.
Nelson's rather short life ended less than three years later, on 17 Feb 1913, when he died in Ashtabula General Hospital from complications following an appendectomy (see obit, above). He was buried in Williamsfield Center Cemetery, and his Find A Grave is Memorial #53687597 at www.findagrave.com. Unfortunately, the only image I have to go with Nelson Andrew is the photo of his headstone from Find A Grave:
Sometime after Nelson's death, his widow, Florence, moved to Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio, with her two daughters. The 1920 U.S. Federal Census for Youngstown shows that she was working as a milliner in a millinary store, and operating a boarding house. Her daughter Florence Faye would wind up marrying Al Wagner, a prominent auto dealer in Youngstown, and they are worthy of their own story sometime in the future.
So ends my brief report with everything I know about my great uncle Nelson Andrew Dingman.
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Betty Ann Dingman March 6th, 2014
Thank you very much, W. and W.. I'm riveted w/ this, and all info concerning this branch of my family. I have questions about my grandfather's death.
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The first two times Alcina gave birth amidst verbal and physical abuse, she – and other mothers – had nowhere to turn. "We felt helpless," she says. "We didn't know what we were supposed to do when things went wrong." By the time she gave birth the third time, however, Namati's health advocate, Hortência, had been working to support communities in the area for nearly a year. The village health committee, which had previously existed only on paper, was now an active group of five women and four men who, with guidance from Hortência, had begun conducting advocacy at the local and district levels. They had gained the trust of community members and health providers alike.
Alcina approached several committee members and told them about her experience. The committee went to speak with Leonor, the cleaner in question. She denied having slapped and mistreated her patient. Several weeks later, the committee invited Leonor, the head nurse, and a community leader to a meeting to discuss the incident and the potential impact of such behavior on maternal and newborn health. It was then that Leonor finally acknowledged her wrongdoing.
According to the head nurse, births at the facility have risen from an average of 2 births per month to as many as 12 to 15 — slightly higher than the national average for a rural catchment area of its size.


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Pig Destroyer is a popular grindcore band based in Virginia, USA first formed in 1997. Combining old school grindcore with doom and thrash elements, Pig Destroyer have pushed the boundaries of the grind genre and gained a large following. Their unique sound is notable for its absence of bass guitar on their studio albums. The band was formed in 1997 by vocalist J.R. Hayes (former vocalist Enemy Soil) in 1997, guitarist Scott Hull (Agoraphobic Nosebleed, Anal Cunt, Japanese Torture Comedy Hour, and more), and drummer John Evans.
The band was formed in 1997 by vocalist J.R. Hayes (former vocalist Enemy Soil) in 1997, guitarist Scott Hull (Agoraphobic Nosebleed, Anal Cunt, Japanese Torture Comedy Hour, and more), and drummer John Evans. John Evans was replaced by Brian Harvey in 1998. Blake Harrison joined the band in late 2006 adding noise and samples to the mix.
The band, in their earlier more ?politically-charged' days, had originally wanted to name themselves in protest of law and authority. Believing that ?Cop Killer? and ?Cop Destroyer? were too obvious in meaning, they eventually settled on ?Pig Destroyer? (?pig? being a slang term for the police). Derived from a non-musical source as extreme as the band's sound, Pig Destroyer's easily-identifiable logo took form when the emblem from the infamous Answer Me! magazine was disassembled and rearranged.
Relapse signed the band and issued a Pig Destroyer / Isis 7? (PxDx covered the Carcass classics Genital Grinder and Regurgitation Of Giblets) on the label's Singles Series in July 2000. 38 Counts of Battery was released in 2000. This album was a complete discography up until this point which included the remastered tracks of Explosions in Ward 6, the demo, the tracks from the Isis split, and more. Their second-most recent release, Terrifyer, contains a 30 minute DVD track entitled Natasha.
The band released their latest album ?Phantom Limb? as of June of 2007. The album was released to abundant critical praise.
The Octagonal Stairway
Head Cage
Mass & Volume
Book Burner (Deluxe Edition) CD2
Terrifyer
Painter Of Dead Girls
Prowler In The Yard
Agoraphobic Nosebleed 8
Assjack 1
Brutal Truth 11
Cattle Decapitation 12
Napalm Death 46
Nasum 18


4 16 oz mason jars.
Remove ends of green beans. In a large pot steam green beans for 15 minutes. Remove and run under ice-cold water for 5 minutes or until cooled off. In another pot place water, vinegar and salt. Bring to a boil let boil for 10 minutes.
Place beans one clove of garlic and a sprig of dill in a mason jar. Fill with Vinegar water. Place lid on tight. Store for 7 days in a cool place. Enjoy!
I love Dilly Beans. I can't wait until the beans are abundant at our local Farmer's Market and make my own this year. Thanks for this recipe!


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A peptide spectral library is a curated, annotated and non-redundant collection/database of LC-MS/MS peptide spectra. One essential utility of a peptide spectral library is to serve as consensus templates supporting the identification of peptide/proteins based on the correlation between the templates with experimental spectra.

One potential application of peptide spectral libraries is the identification of new, currently unknown mass spectra. Here, the spectra from the library are compared to the new spectra and if a match is found, the unknown spectra can be assigned the identity of the known peptide in the library.

Spectral libraries have been used in the small molecules mass spectra identification since the 1980s. In the early years of shotgun proteomics, pioneer investigations suggested that a similar approach might be applicable in shotgun proteomics for peptide/protein identification.

Shotgun proteomics
Modern tandem MS instruments combine features of fast duty cycle, exquisite sensitivity, and unprecedented mass accuracy. Tandem mass spectrometry, which is an ideal match for the large-scale protein identification and quantification in complex biological systems. In a shotgun proteomics approach, proteins in a complex mixture are digested by proteolytic enzymes such as trypsin. Subsequently, one or more chromatographic separations are applied to resolve resulting peptides, which are then ionized and analyzed in a mass spectrometer. To acquire tandem mass spectra, a particular peptide precursor is isolated, and fragmented in a mass spectrometer; the mass spectra corresponding to the fragments of peptide precursor is recorded. Tandem mass spectra contains specific information regarding the sequence of the peptide precursor, which can aid the identification of peptide/protein.

Protein identification via sequence database searching
Sequence database searching is widely used currently for mass spectra based protein identification. In this approach, a protein sequence database is used to calculate all putative peptide candidates in the given setting (proteolytic enzymes, miscleavages, post-translational modifications). The sequence search engines use various heuristics to predict the fragmentation pattern of each peptide candidate. Such derivative patterns are used as templates to find a sufficiently close match within experimental mass spectra, which serves as the basis for peptide/protein identification. Many tools have been developed for this practice, which have enabled many past discoveries, e.g. SEQUEST, Mascot.

Shortcomings of the sequence database searching workflow
Due to the complex nature of peptide fragmentation in a mass spectrometer, derivative fragmentation patterns fall short of reproducing experimental mass spectra, especially relative intensities among distinct fragments. Thus, sequence database searching faces a bottleneck of limited specificity. Sequence database searching also demands vast search space, which still could not cover all possibilities of peptide dynamics, exhibiting limited efficiency post-translational modifications). The search process is sometimes slow and requires costly high-performance computers. In addition, the nature of sequence database searching disconnects the research discoveries among different groups or at different times.

Advantages and limitations
First, a greatly reduced search space will decrease the searching time. Second, by taking full advantage of all spectral features including relative fragment intensities, neutral losses from fragments and various additional specific fragments, the process of spectra searching will be more specific, and it will generally provide better discrimination between true and false matches.

Spectral library searching is not applicable in a situation where the discovery of novel peptides or proteins is the goal. Fortunately, more and more high-quality mass spectra are being acquired by the collective contribution of the scientific community, which will continuously expand the coverage of peptide spectral library.

Research community focused peptide spectral Libraries
For a peptide spectra library, to reach a maximal coverage is a long-term goal, even with the support of scientific community and ever-growing proteomic technologies. However, the optimization for a particular module of the peptide spectra library is a more manageable goal, e.g. the proteins in a particular organelle or relevant to a particular biological phenotype.  For example, a researcher studying mitochondrial proteome, will likely focus his/her analyses within protein modules within the mitochondria. The research community focused peptide spectral library supports targeted research in a comprehensive fashion for a particular research community.

References

External links
 COPa Library
 SpectraST

Peptides
Mass spectrometry software


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Captain Cook's Endeavour Journal
Launched in 1764 as the merchant collier 'Earl of Pembroke', the ship was purchased in 1768 by the Royal Navy for £2,300, renamed 'Endeavour', and refitted for Cook's expedition to view the transit of Venus from Tahiti, and then to look for the Southern Continent. This expedition was to turn into Cook's first circumnavigation of the globe.
9th to 13th July 1771
More or less everything available to me has now been posted on this site, however, I will be leaving it for research purposes for the forseeable future. Comments on individual entries are, of course, still very welcome. I will seek to answer questions within a day or so.
[With India Fleet, Homeward Bound]
9th. Fore and middle parts a Gentle breeze, and thick, Foggy
weather; remainder, a fresh Breeze and Cloudy. A swell from the
North-North-West all day. Wind South Westerly; course North 21 degrees
East; distance 100 miles; latitude 48 degrees 19 minutes North, longitude
8 degrees 1 minute West per Account, 8 degrees 7 minutes per Observation.
10th. Pleasant breezes and Clear weather. At 6 o'Clock in the
Morning sounded, and Struck ground in 60 fathoms Shells and Stones, by
which I judged we were the length of Scilly Isles. At Noon we saw land
from the Mast Head, bearing North, which we judged to be about the Land's
End. Soundings 54 fathoms, Coarse, Grey Sand. Wind Westerly; course North
44 degrees East; distance 97 miles; latitude 49 degrees 29 minutes North,
longitude 6 degrees 18 minutes West.
11th. Steady fresh breezes and clear weather. At 2 in the P.M.
saw the Lizardland, and at 6 o'clock the lighthouse bore North-West,
distant 5 Leagues, we being at this time, by my reckoning, in the
Longitude of 5 degrees 30 minutes West; soon after 2 Ships under their
Topsails between us and the land, which we took for Men of War. At 7
o'clock in the morning the Start Point bore North-West by North, distant
3 Leagues, and at Noon we reckon'd ourselves about 5 Leagues short of
Portland. This Forenoon a small cutter built vessel came under our Stern,
and inquir'd after the India Fleet, which, they said, they were cruizing
for and had not seen.
12th. Winds at South-West, a fresh Gale, with which we run
briskly up Channel. At 1/2 past 3 p.m. passed the Bill of Portland, and
at 7 Peverell Point; at 6 a.m. passed Beachy head at the distance of 4 or
5 miles; at 10 Dungeness, at the distance of 2 miles, and at Noon we were
abreast of Dover.
13th. At 3 o'clock in the P.M. anchor'd in the Downs, and soon
after I landed in order to repair to London.
(Signed) JAMs COOK.
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7th and 8th July 1771
[North Atlantic]
7th. Gentle breezes and Clear weather. In the Evening found the Variation by the Amplitude to be 22 degrees 30 minutes West. At 9 A.M. Spoke a Brig from Liverpool bound to Porto, and some time after another from London, bound to the Granades. She had been 3 days from Scilly, and reckoned herself in the Longitude of about 10 minutes West, which was about 40 minutes to the Westward of what we found ourselves to-day by Observation. We learnt from this Vessel that no account had been received in England from us, and that Wagers were held that we were lost. It seems highly improbable that the Letters sent by the Dutch Ships from Batavia should not come to hand, as it is now 5 months since these Ships sail'd from the Cape of Good Hope. Wind North-North-East and North-West; course North 50 degrees East; distance 49 miles; latitude 46 degrees 16 minutes North, longitude 9 degrees 39 minutes West per Account, 9 degrees 29 minutes per Observation.
8th. Little wind and hazey weather. Swell from the Northward. Wind North-North-West to South-West; course North 46 degrees 45 minutes East; distance 43 miles; latitude 46 degrees 45 minutes North, longitude 8 degrees 54 minutes West.
5th. Little wind and Cloudy. At 1 P.M. spoke a Dutch Galliot bound to Riga. At 5 Tack't, and stood to the Westward till 8 a.m., then to the Eastward. Wind North-East; course North 50 degrees East; distance 8 miles; latitude 45 degrees 34 minutes North, longitude 10 degrees 32 minutes West per Log, 9 degrees 18 minutes per Observation.
6th. Gentle breezes and Cloudy. At 1 p.m. sent a Boat on board a Brig belonging to Boston, last from Gibraltar, and bound to Falmouth. Wind North-North-East; course North 72 degrees 30 minutes East; distance 37 miles; latitude 44 degrees 45 minutes North, longitude 9 degrees 42 minutes West per Log, 8 degrees 28 minutes per Observation.
3rd and 4th July 1771
3rd. Little wind and pleasant weather. At 9 A.M. found the Ship by Observation of the Sun and Moon 1 degree 14 minutes East of Account. Six Sail in Sight. Wind North and North-West; course North 56 degrees East; distance 54 miles; latitude 45 degrees 24 minutes North, longitude 11 degrees 59 minutes West per Log, 10 degrees 45 minutes per Observation.
4th. Gentle breezes and Cloudy weather. Variation per Azimuth and Amplitude in the Evening 21 degrees 25 1/2 West, and in the Morning 20 degrees 10 minutes West. Wind West, North, and North-East; course South 85 degrees East; distance 55 miles; latitude 45 degrees 29 minutes North, longitude 10 degrees 44 minutes West per Log, 9 degrees 27 minutes per Observation.
1st and 2nd July 1771
1st. Ditto weather. In the Night passed 2 Sail Standing to the South-West. Wind Ditto; course North 77 degrees 15 minutes East; distance 90 miles; latitude 44 degrees 54 minutes North, longitude 13 degrees 59 minutes West.
2nd. Little wind and Cloudy, hazey weather. One Sail in Sight to the North-East. Wind Ditto; course East; distance 42 miles; latitude 45 degrees 54 minutes North, longitude 13 degrees 2 minutes West.
Joseph Banks Journal
1st. My Bitch Lady was found dead in my Cabbin laying upon a stool on which she generaly slept. She had been remarkably well for some days; in the night she shreikd out very loud so that we who slept in the great Cabbin heard her, but becoming quiet immediately no one regarded it. Whatever disease was the cause of her death it was the most sudden that ever came under my Observation. Many Shearwaters were seen about the ship.
25th to 30th June 1771
25th. First part and remainder a fresh breeze and Cloudy. Wind
North-East to North-North-East; course South 85 degrees East; distance 58
miles; latitude 40 degrees 39 minutes North, longitude 23 degrees 33
minutes West.
26th. First part, breezes; remainder, little wind. Wind North
by East; course North 86 degrees 45 minutes East; distance 72 miles;
latitude 40 degrees 43 minutes North, longitude 21 degrees 58 minutes
27th. Moderate breezes and Cloudy weather. Wind Westerly;
course North 54 minutes East; distance 54 miles; latitude 41 degrees 14
minutes North, longitude 20 degrees 59 minutes West.
28th. Fresh breezes, with Showers of Rain. Wind West to
North-North-West; course North 38 degrees East; distance 123 miles;
29th. First part, little wind; remainder, Fresh Gales and
Squally, with Showers of Rain. Wind South-West to West and North-East;
course North 59 degrees 15 minutes East; distance 86 miles; latitude 43
degrees 39 minutes North, longitude 17 degrees 36 minutes West.
30th. Gentle breezes and fair weather. Variation in the Evening
18 degrees 30 minutes West, and in the Morning 19 degrees 30 minutes.
Wind Northerly; course North 50 degrees 45 minutes East; distance 87
miles; latitude 44 degrees 34 minutes North, longitude 16 degrees 2
23rd and 24th June 1771
23rd. Fresh Gales and Squally, attended with Showers of rain. In the Evening all the Fleet were to Windward of us, and in the Morning not one was to be seen. Wind North-East by North to East-North-East; course South 69 1/2 degrees East; distance 80 miles; latitude 40 degrees 43 minutes North, longitude 26 degrees 13 minutes West.
24th. First part, moderate breezes; remainder, Squally. At Noon Tack'd. Wind North-East to East-South-East; course South 82 degrees East; distance 64 miles; latitude 40 degrees 34 minutes North, longitude 24 degrees 49 minutes West.
21st & 22nd June 1771
21st. Fresh Gales and Cloudy. In the P.M. saw a Sail astern standing to the South-East, and at 11 o'Clock A.M. saw from the Mast head 13 Sail of Stout Ships, which we took to be the East India Fleet. Wind Northerly; course East by North; distance 128 miles; latitude 40 degrees 33 minutes North, longitude 30 degrees 20 minutes West.
22nd. Fresh Gales, with Squalls, attended with rain. In the Evening had 14 Sail in sight, 13 upon our lee Quarter, and a Snow upon our lee Bow. In the Night split both Topgallant Sails so much that they were obliged to be unbent to repair. In the Morning the Carpenter reported the Maintopmast to be Sprung in the Cap, which we supposed hapned in the P.M., when both the Weather Backstays broke. Our Rigging and Sails are now so bad that something or another is giving way every day. At Noon had 13 Sail in sight, which we are well assured are the India Fleet, and are all now upon our Weather Quarter. Wind North to North-East; course North 81 degrees East; distance 114 miles; latitude 41 degrees 11 minutes, longitude 27 degrees 52 minutes West.
21st. About noon we discoverd a fleet of 13 sail of large ships on our weather quarter; these we doubted not were our consorts the India fleet. One Shearwater was seen.
22nd. The Fleet held so much better a wind than us that the[y] fairly went out of sight to windward of us, who indeed had split both our Topgallant sails in a squall.
19th and 20th June 1771
19th. Fresh Gales and Cloudy. At 2 p.m. found by observation the same Error in our Longitude as Yesterday, which I have now corrected. The Longitude of this day is that resulting from Observation. At 10 A.M. saw a Sail a head, which we soon came up with, and sent a Boat on board. She was a Schooner from Rhoad Island out upon the Whale fishery. From her we learnt that all was peace in Europe, and that the America Disputes were made up; to confirm this the Master said that the Coat on his back was made in old England. Soon after leaving this Vessel we spoke another from Boston, and saw a third, all out on the same account. Wind South to South-West; course North 73 degrees East; distance 127 miles; latitude 40 degrees 9 minutes North, longitude 36 degrees 44 minutes West.
20th. Fresh Gales and Cloudy, with some Showers of rain. At day light in the Morning saw a Sail ahead standing to the East. A Swell from the North-North-West. Wind South-West, North-West, North; course North 80 1/2 degrees East; distance 121 miles; latitude 40 degrees 29 minutes North, longitude 33 degrees 10 minutes West.
20th. Saw a large ship ahead which on our lowering our foretopsail hoisted a flag at her maintopmast head; she soon however made sail and left us.
17th. Steady, Gentle Gales and pleasant weather. Variation in the Evening 9 degrees West. Wind South-South-East; course North 68 degrees East; distance 104 miles; latitude 38 degrees 57 minutes North, longitude 38 degrees 36 minutes West.
18th. Little wind, and clear weather. At 2 p.m. found the Ship to be by Observation 1 degree 22 minutes to the Westward of Account carried on from the last Observation; in the Evening the Variation was 14 degrees 15 minutes West, and in the Morning 14 degrees 24 minutes. WindSouth; course North 66 degrees East; distance 82 miles; latitude 39 degrees 52 minutes North, longitude 36 degrees 59 minutes West.
18th. Saw 3 New En[g]land Schooners cruising for whales. Sent a boat on board one who told us that he had yesterday spoke an outward bound Englishman, who told him that all was peace in Europe, and that the Spanyards had agreed to pay the Manilla ransom with interest in one year and a million of Dollars for damages done at Falklands Islands. The vessel had by their own account been out 5 weeks and caught nothing; they had chasd a whale 60 Leagues into Fyall harbour into which they could not follow it as the Portugese suffer no Whaler to go into any of their Ports in the Western Islands. They had they said no meat on board but livd upon what they could catch; they sold us readily 4 large Albacores saying that they could catch more. As for American news King George they said had behavd very ill for some time but they had brought him to terms at last.
15th. Ditto Weather at Daylight. In the Morning saw a Sloop to Windward standing to the Eastward, which we run out of sight by Noon. Wind South-East; course North-East 1/2 East; distance 119 miles; latitude 37 degrees 2 minutes North, longitude 41 degrees 54 minutes West.
16th. A Steady breeze and pleasant weather, with some rain in the Night. At daylight in the Morning saw a Sail a head, which we came up and spoke with a little after 10 o'clock. She proved a Portoguee Ship from Rio de Janeiro, bound to Lisbon. Wind Ditto; course North-East 1/2 East; distance 119 miles; latitude 38 degrees 18 minutes North, longitude 40 degrees 38 minutes West.
13th. Little wind and pleasant weather. Found the Variation by the Amplitude in the Evening to be 8 degrees 23 minutes; in the Morning 8 degrees 15 minutes, and by Azimuth soon after 8 degrees 14 minutes West. Wind Ditto; Course North by East 1/2 East; distance 77 miles; latitude 34 degrees 14 minutes North, longitude 44 degrees 25 minutes West.
14th. A Gentle Gale, and pleasant weather. In the A.M. saw 2 Turtle laying a Sleep upon the water. Wind East-South-East; course North 18 degrees East; distance 99 miles; latitude 35 degrees 48 minutes North, longitude 43 degrees 48 minutes West.
11th. Ditto weather. A Smooth Sea. Wind North-East by East;
course North 18 minutes West; distance 67 miles; latitude 32 degrees 16
North, longitude 45 degrees 14 minutes West.
12th. Light breezes and clear weather. Variation by the
Amplitude in the Evening 7 degrees 0 minutes West, and by Azimuth in the
Morning 6 degrees 55 minutes West. Exercised Great Guns and Small Arms.
Wind East by South; course North-North-East; distance 48 miles; latitude
33 degrees 8 minutes North, longitude 44 degrees 53 minutes West.
11th. Rather more weed than lately. Quite calm so that I went out in the boat and took up many individuals of all the species mentiond before but nothing new.
12th. Water as smooth as in a harbour: were we in an unknown sea we should build much on the probability of some Land in the neighbourhood. Some Porpoises and Skipjacks were seen but very little weed.
Rio de Janeiro described
Success Bay, Tierra del Fuego
Cook on Tierra del Fuego in 1768/9
Tahiti according to Cook
Queen Charlotte's Sound, New Zealand
Darwin's Beagle Diary


abouna.org : Bethlehem: "The baptized are disappearing in the city where Jesus was born"
Bethlehem: "The baptized are disappearing in the city where Jesus was born"
The baptized are dramatically disappearing in the city where Jesus was born. While groups that pocket offers using the name of Bethlehem, without then sending any kind of help to the Christians of the Holy Land are multiplying all over the world.
The alarm is launched by Catholic priest Rami Asakrieh, of the Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land, parish priest in Bethlehem of the church of Santa Caterina, near the Basilica of the Nativity. "My parish", Father Rami reports to Agenzia Fides "is facing serious problems. The number of Catholic families in Bethlehem is shrinking. Now our parish has only 1,479 Palestinian families.
Christians make up 17 per cent of the city's population, while in the past they were 90 per cent". The vertiginous decline of the Christian presence in Bethlehem, adds Father Rami, is linked above all to the exodus of young Christians who emigrate to other Countries. "We", reports the Franciscan parish priest, "try to stop emigration, trying to provide help in many situations of need". But the current political and economic situation of the town sees the number of cases of "unemployed faithful, who are depressed and drowned in debts multiplying". "None of our parish faithful receive a single cent from these organizations", concludes Fr. Rami.


Paula Prentiss is a cop who falls in love with her new partner (Robert Foxworth), but his alcoholic struggle to deal with the realities of his work creates a major obstacle. Adapted from a novel by Joseph Wambaugh. With James Woods, Harry Dean Stanton and Christopher Lloyd.


The summer days I've slept through sit at the periphery of my mind. I like when the sheets are untucked. I like when a boy is curled up next to me. I like when the sunlight wakes me up. I drink some water, fall back to sleep. I don't do it much anymore. I have too much on my plate, but not that hungry anymore.
I think of goosebumps as marginalia. I think they're a secret language I haven't learned to read yet, scribbled in the corners of someone else's mind. I think about all the secrets I've kept—how I used to hide cigarettes underneath a bridge by my house, how I kept warm beer in my closet and threw the cans away at work, how I've forgotten my grandmother's name and the last thing my grandfather said to me was when he called me the wrong name.
I've learned to be someone else while home in Pennsylvania. Cautious, careful. I'm alone more often than I should admit. I may eat chips for dinner one day; then barely rinse out my coffee cup. I don't think much of my future right now, I just like the idea of being free.
So that's how I'm spending my weekend—independent. Cautious. Lazy. Alone. Secretive. Curled up. Smoking. I'll spend a day at a lake and a day at a river. I'll spend it eating what I want and hardly rinsing the dishes off. And I'll be grateful for the three-day weekend. Grateful for who I am today. Grateful to be more myself than ever before. And grateful to make food that represents who I've always been: cornfed and Appalachian. Born in the Rust Belt, a little freer than I thought I would be this time last year.
I will be taking over the feed feed snapchat on Sunday at 10:00 am EST. Make sure to watch me tour the JQ Dickinson Salt Works in West Virginia! Snapchat username: @thefeedfeed. Make sure to follow along and see this amazing company in action. And if you are interested in learning about the JQ Dickinson Salt Works, I suggest the Southern Foodways Alliance's Gravy podcast they did, found here.
Secondly, have you all nominated this blog for the Saveur Blog Awards? If not, please do so! It would mean so much to me!
These are cakey, crumbly, and a cross between a cornbread and a brownie and perfect for the 4th of July. Makes 9 in an 8x8 inch pan.
Note: I am fortunate enough to be a Bob's Red Mill brand ambassador this year and will be partnering with them more and more throughout the year. While Bob's Red Mill supplied the ingredient, corn flour for this post, all opinions are my own. Check out their website for more information on all the amazing products they have to offer! You can also find them on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram!