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  <h1>Notebook</h1>
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<p>The following is a weekly description of the experiments carried out each week. To see the protocols click <a href="https://2015.igem.org/Team:York/Protocols">here</a></p>
        <H1 class="h1"> Notebook  
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        <H2> &nbsp;2015 Calendar of Events
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        </h2>
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        <table>
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            <t head> &nbsp;&nbsp;January </t>
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            <tr>
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                <td> Mon
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                </td>
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                <td> Tue
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                </td>
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                <td> Wed
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                </td>
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                <td>Thu
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                </td>
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                <td> Fri
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                </td>
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                <td> Sat
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                </td>
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                <td> Sun
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                </td>
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            </tr>
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            <tr>
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                <td></td>
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                <td></td>
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                <td></td>
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                <td>1</td>
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                <td>2</td>
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                <td>3</td>
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                <td>4</td>
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            </tr>
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            <tr>
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                <td>5</td>
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                <td>6</td>
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                <td>7</td>
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                <td>8</td>
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                <td>9</td>
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                <td>10</td>
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                <td>11</td>
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            </tr>
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            <tr>
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                <td>12</td>
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                <td>13</td>
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                <td>14</td>
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                <td>15</td>
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                <td>16</td>
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                <td>17</td>
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                <td>18</td>
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            </tr>
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            <tr>
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                <td>19</td>
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                <td>20</td>
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                <td>21</td>
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                <td>22</td>
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                <td>23</td>
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                <td>24</td>
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                <td>25</td>
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            </tr>
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            <tr>
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                <td>26</td>
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                <td>27</td>
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                <td>
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                    <a href="#jan28">28</a>
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                </td>
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                <td>29</td>
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                <td>30</td>
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                <td>31</td>
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                <td></td>
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            </tr>
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        </table>
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        <table>
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            &nbsp;&nbsp;March
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            <tr>
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                <td>Mon</td>
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                <td>Tue</td>
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                <td>Wed</td>
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                <td>Thu</td>
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                <td>Fri</td>
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                <td>Sat</td>
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                <td>Sun</td>
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            </tr>
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            <tr>
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                <td></td>
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                <td></td>
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                <td></td>
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                <td></td>
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                <td></td>
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                <td></td>
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                <td>1</td>
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            </tr>
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            <tr>
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                <td>2</td>
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                <td>3</td>
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                <td>4</td>
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                <td>5</td>
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                <td>6</td>
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                <td>7</td>
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                <td>8</td>
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            </tr>
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            <tr>
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                <td>8</td>
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                <td>9</td>
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                <td>10</td>
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                <td>11</td>
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                <td>12</td>
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                <td>13</td>
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                <td>14</td>
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            </tr>
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            <tr>
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                <td>15</td>
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                <td>16</td>
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                <td>
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                    <a href="#17mar">17</a>
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                </td>
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                <td>18</td>
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                <td>19</td>
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                <td>20</td>
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                <td>21</td>
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            </tr>
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            <tr>
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                <td>22</td>
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                <td>23</td>
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                <td>24</td>
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                <td>25</td>
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                <td>26</td>
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                <td>27</td>
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                <td>
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                    <a href="#jan28">28</a>
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                </td>
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            </tr>
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            <tr>
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                <td>29</td>
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                <td>30</td>
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                <td>31</td>
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            </tr>
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        </table>
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        <table>
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            &nbsp;&nbsp;May
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            <tr>
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                <td>Mon</td>
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                <td>Tue</td>
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                <td>Wed</td>
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                <td>Thu</td>
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                <td>Fri</td>
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                <td>Sat</td>
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                <td>Sun</td>
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            </tr>
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            <tr>
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                <td></td>
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                <td></td>
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                <td></td>
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                <td></td>
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                <td>1</td>
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                <td>2</td>
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                <td>3</td>
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            </tr>
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            <tr>
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                <td>4</td>
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                <td>
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                    <a href="#5may">5
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                    </td>
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                </a>
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                <td>6</td>
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                <td>7</td>
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                <td>8</td>
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                <td>9</td>
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                <td>10</td>
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            </tr>
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            <tr>
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                <td>11</td>
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                <td>12</td>
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                <td>13</td>
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                <td>14</td>
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                <td>15</td>
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                <td>16</td>
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                <td>17</td>
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            </tr>
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            <tr>
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                <td>18</td>
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                <td>19</td>
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                <td>20</td>
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                <td>21</td>
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                <td>22</td>
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                <td>23</td>
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                <td>24</td>
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            </tr>
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            <tr>
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                <td>25</td>
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                <td>26</td>
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                <td>27</td>
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                <td>28</td>
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                <td>29</td>
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                <td>30</td>
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                <td>31</td>
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            </tr>
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        </table>
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        <table>
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            <t head> &nbsp;&nbsp;June (Hee) </t>
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            <tr>
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                <td>Mon</td>
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                <td>Tue</td>
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                <td>Wed</td>
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                <td>Thu</td>
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                <td>Fri</td>
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                <td>Sat</td>
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                <td>Sun</td>
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            </tr>
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            <tr>
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                <td></td>
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                <td>1</td>
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                <td>2</td>
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                <td>
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                    <a href="#3jun">3</a>
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                </td>
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                <td>
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                    <a href="#4jun">4</a>
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                </td>
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                <td>5</td>
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                <td>6</td>
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            </tr>
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            <tr>
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                <td>7</td>
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                <td>8</td>
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                <td>9</td>
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                <td>10</td>
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                <td>11</td>
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                <td>
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                    <a href="#12jun">12
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                    </td>
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                </a>
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                <td>
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                    <a href="#13jun">13
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                    </td>
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                </a>
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            </tr>
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            <tr>
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                <td>14</td>
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                <td>
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                    <a href="#15jun"> 15</a>
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                </td>
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                <td>16</td>
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                <td>17</td>
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                <td>18</td>
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                <td>
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                    <a href="#19jun">19
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                    </td>
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                </a>
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                <td>20</td>
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            </tr>
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            <tr>
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                <td>21</td>
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                <td>22</td>
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                <td>23</td>
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                <td>24</td>
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                <td>25</td>
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                <td>
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                    <a href="#june26">26
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                    </td>
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                </a>
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                <td>
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                    <a href="#june27">27
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                    </td>
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                </a>
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            </tr>
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            <tr>
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                <td>28</td>
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                <td>29</td>
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                <td>30</td>
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            </tr>
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        </table>
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        <table>
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            <t head> &nbsp;&nbsp;July </t>
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            <tr>
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                <td>Mon</td>
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                <td>Tue</td>
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                <td>Wed</td>
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                <td>Thu</td>
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                <td>Fri</td>
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                <td>Sat</td>
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                <td>Sun</td>
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            </tr>
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            <tr>
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                <td></td>
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                <td></td>
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                <td>
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                    <a href="#1jul">1
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                    </td>
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                </a>
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                <td>2</td>
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                <td>3</td>
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                <td>4</td>
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                <td>5</td>
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            </tr>
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            <tr>
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                <td>6</td>
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                <td>
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                    <a href="#7jul">7
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                    </td>
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                </a>
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                <td>8</td>
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                <td>9</td>
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                <td>10</td>
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                <td>11</td>
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                <td>12</td>
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                <tr>
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                    <td>13</td>
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                    <td>
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                        <a href="#14jul">14
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                        </td>
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                    </a>
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                    <td>
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                        <a href="#15jul">15
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                        </td>
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                    </a>
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                    <td>
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                        <a href="#16jul">16
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                        </td>
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                    </a>
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                    <td>
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                        <a href="#17jul">17
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                        </td>
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                    </a>
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                    <td>18</td>
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                    <td>19</td>
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                </tr>
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                <tr>
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                    <td>
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                        <a href="#20jul">20
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                        </td>
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                        <td>21</td>
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                        <td>22</td>
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                        <td>
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                            <a href="#23jul">23
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                            </td>
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                            <td>24</td>
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                            <td>25</td>
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                            <td>26</td>
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                        </tr>
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                        <tr>
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                            <td>27</td>
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                            <td><a href="#28jul">28</td>
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                            <td><a href="#29jul">29</td>
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                            <td>
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    <a href="#30jul">30</td>
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                            <td>31</td>
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                            <td></td>
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                            <td></td>
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                        </tr>
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                    </table>
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                    <table>
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                          &nbsp;&nbsp;August
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            <tr>
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                <td>Mon</td>
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                <td>Tue</td>
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                <td>Wed</td>
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                <td>Thu</td>
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                <td>Fri</td>
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                <td>Sat</td>
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                <td>Sun</td>
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            </tr>
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            <tr>
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                <td></td>
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                <td></td>
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                <td></td>
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                <td></td>
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                <td></td>
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                <td>1</td>
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                <td>2</td>
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            </tr>
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            <tr>
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                <td><a href="#3august">3</td>
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                <td>4</td>             
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                <td>5</td>
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                <td>6</td>
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                <td>7</td>
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                <td>8</td>
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                <td>9</td>
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            </tr>
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            <tr>
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                <td>10</td>
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                <td>11</td>
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                <td>12</td>
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                <td>13</td>
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                <td>14</td>
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                <td>15</td>
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                <td>16</td>
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            </tr>
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            <tr>
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                <td>17</td>
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                <td>18</td>
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                <td>19</td>
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                <td>20</td>
+
                <td>21</td>
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                <td>22</td>
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                <td>23</td>
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            </tr>
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            <tr>
+
                <td>24</td>
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                <td>25</td>
+
                <td>26</td>
+
                <td>27</td>
+
                <td>28</td>
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                <td>29</td>
+
                <td>30</td>
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            </tr>
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            <tr>
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                <td>31</td>
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                <td></td>
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                <td></td>
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                <td></td>
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                <td></td>
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                <td></td>
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                <td></td>
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            </tr>
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        </table>
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        <table>
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              &nbsp;&nbsp;September
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            <tr>
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                <td>Mon</td>
+
                <td>Tue</td>
+
                <td>Wed</td>
+
                <td>Thu</td>
+
                <td>Fri</td>
+
                <td>Sat</td>
+
                <td>Sun</td>
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            </tr>
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            <tr>
+
                <td></td>
+
                <td>1</td>
+
                <td>2</td>
+
                <td>3</td>
+
                <td>4</td>
+
                <td>5</td>
+
                <td>6</td>
+
            </tr>
+
            <tr>
+
                <td>7</td>
+
                <td>8</td>             
+
                <td>9</td>
+
                <td>10</td>
+
                <td>11</td>
+
                <td>12</td>
+
                <td>13</td>
+
            </tr>
+
            <tr>
+
                <td>14</td>
+
                <td>15</td>
+
                <td>16</td>
+
                <td>17</td>
+
                <td>18</td>
+
                <td>19</td>
+
                <td>20</td>
+
            </tr>
+
            <tr>
+
                <td>21</td>
+
                <td>22</td>
+
                <td>23</td>
+
                <td>24</td>
+
                <td>25</td>
+
                <td>26</td>
+
                <td>27</td>
+
            </tr>
+
            <tr>
+
                <td>28</td>
+
                <td>29</td>
+
                <td>30</td>
+
                <td></td>
+
                <td></td>
+
                <td></td>
+
                <td></td>
+
            </table>
+
  
 +
<h3>Dry Lab Work Period</h3>
 +
<ul>
 +
<li>28/01: Brief introductory meeting about the iGEM competition
 +
<li>17/03: The official iGEM team to represent the University of York was formed!
 +
<li>05/05: Article published in Nouse (University newspaper) about the 2015 iGEM team.
 +
<li>03/06: We were invited to Science and Technology Alumni Network discussion event (outreach)
 +
<li>04/06: Article published on the University's central news about this years iGEM team.
 +
<li>12/06: A meeting was held with Yorkshire Water to discuss water remediation processes in the Yorkshire region
 +
<li>13/06: We were invited to a University of York Biology Alumni event
 +
<li>15/06:
 +
<ol>
 +
<li>Some of us went to a round-table discussion about the impact of Santander at York as some of the team members won the International Connections Award by Santander.</li>
 +
<li>Article published on Mind the Horizon about University of York iGEM</li></ol></li>
 +
<li>19/06:
 +
  <ol>
 +
<li> Lab safety induction was carried out</li>
 +
<li>We passed out pamphlets at the York Festival of Ideas to raise awareness about the iGEM competition and synthetic biology.</li></ol></li>
 +
<li> 26&27/06: We participated in giving talks to prospective students about iGEM.</li>
 +
</ul>
  
                    <P>
+
<h3>Week 1 - June 23-27 </h3>
                        <strong>
+
<ul>
                            <u>Event keys</u>
+
<li>24/07: Wet lab practice day- reviewed basic lab protocols- making LB, agar plates, competent cells, transformations, PCR </li>
                        </strong>
+
</ul>
                    </P>
+
 
                    <p style="color: blue">    &nbsp; Team Related Event</p>
+
<h3>Week 2 - June 29- July 3 </h3>
                    <p style="color: #347235">    &nbsp; Outreach Work </p>
+
<ul>
                    <p style="color: purple">    &nbsp; Lab Related Work</p>
+
<li>01/07:Competent cells made</li>
                    <ul>
+
<li>02/07:Plates were streaked with two isolates of each deletion wanted from the Keio collection [PPX, PPK, PstA, PstB, PstC, PstS and PhoE] These have been collected and put in the incubating (37°C) room.</li>
                        <p style="color: black"; id="jan28">
+
<li>03/07:Competent cells were tested with iGEM transformation efficiency kit</li>
                            <strong>28/01:</strong>
+
</ul>
                            <span style="color: blue">Brief introductory meeting about the iGEM competition </span>
+
 
                        </p>
+
<h3>Week 3 - July 6-10 </h3>
                        <p style="color: black"; id="17mar">
+
<ul>
                            <strong>17/03:</strong>
+
<li>07/07: More agar plates made, next set of competent cell procedure started</li>
                            <span style="color: blue"> The official iGEM team to represent the University of York was formed!</span>
+
<li>07/07: YUfund page done and submitted</li>
                        </p>
+
</ul>
                        <p style="color: black"; id="5may">
+
 
                            <strong>05/05:</strong>
+
<h3>Week 4 - July 13-17  </h3>
                            <span style="color: #347235">Article published in Nouse (University newspaper) about the 2015 iGEM team. </span>
+
<ul>
                        </p>
+
<li>14/07: Vistited Badger Hill Primary School and held a bacteria workshop for the students</li>
                        <p style="color: black";id="3jun">
+
<li>15/07: first day of demonstrations of cell transformations and aseptic technique to sixth formers</li>
                            <strong>03/06:</strong>
+
<li>16/07: second day of demonstrations to sixth formers:analysing transformations and building bioreactors</li>
                            <span style="color: #347235">We were invited to Science and Technology Alumni Network discussion event (outreach)
+
<Li>17/07: analysing bioreactors with sixth formers</li>
                            </p>
+
<li>17/07: first attempt at phosphate assay</li>
                            <p style="color: black"; id="4jun">
+
</ul>
                                <strong>04/06:</strong>
+
 
                                <span style="color: #347235">Article published on the University's central news about this years iGEM team.
+
<h3>Week 5 - July 20-24  </h3>
                                </p>
+
<ul>
                                <p style="color: black"; id= "12jun">
+
<li>20/07:Phosphate assay was started for KEIO collection</li>
                                    <strong>12/06:</strong>
+
<li>20/07:Colony PCR on SmPstSCAB, EcPstSCAB and EcPhoE</li>
                                    <span style="color: #347235">A meeting was held with Yorkshire Water to discuss water remediation processes in the Yorkshire region
+
<li>20/07:Next set of competent cells made </li>
                                    </p>
+
<li>23/07:Visit to AgeUK LunchClub to explain about the GM</li>
                                    <p style="color: black"; id="13jun">
+
</ul>
                                        <strong>13/06:</strong>
+
 
                                        <span style="color: #347235">We were invited to a University of York Biology Alumni event </span>
+
<h3>Week 6 - July 27-31  </h3>
                                    </p>
+
<ul>
                                    <p id="15jun">
+
<li>28/07:First day of outreaching event to Saint Helen's CHurch, York, to carry out strawberry extraction practical and briefly explain about the steps involved for GM </li>
                                        <strong>15/06:</strong>
+
<li>29/07:Second (and the last day) of outreaching event to Saint Helen's Church, York, to carry out strawberry extraction practical and briefly explain about the steps involved for GM </li>
                                        <ul >
+
<li>30/07:After several repeats the phosphate assay team managed to get significant data</li>
                                            <li style="color: #347235"; class="test"> Some of us went to a round-table discussion about the impact of Santander at York as some of the team members won the International Connections Award by Santander. </li>
+
</ul>
                                            <li style="color: #347235"; class="test">Article published on Mind the Horizon about University of York iGEM </li>
+
 
                                        </ul>
+
<h3>Week 7 - August 3-7  </h3>
                                    </p>
+
<ul>
                                    <p id="19jun":>
+
<li>03/08:Plasmid (pBC 29 Keasling collection )loss experiment initiated</li>  
                                        <strong>19/06:</strong>
+
</ul>
                                        <ul>
+
 
                                            <li style="color: purple"; class="test">Lab safety induction was carried out</li>
+
<h3>Week 8 - August 10-14    </h3>
                                            <li style="color: #347235"; class="test">We passed out pamphlets at the York Festival of Ideas to raise awareness about the iGEM competition and synthetic biology.
+
<ul>
                                            </p>
+
</ul>
                                        </ul>
+
 
                                        <p style="color: black"; id="june26">
+
<h3>Week 9 - August 17-21  </h3>
                                            <strong> 26/06:</strong>
+
<ul>
                                            <span style="color: #347235">We participated in giving talks to  prospective students about iGEM. </span>
+
</ul>
                                        </p>
+
 
                                    </a>
+
<h3>Week 10 - August 24-28    </h3>
                                    <p style="color: black"; id="27jun">
+
<ul>
                                        <strong> 27/06:</strong>
+
</ul>
                                        <span style="color: #347235">We participated in giving talks to  prospective students about iGEM. </span>
+
 
                                    </p>
+
 
                                </li>
+
<h3>Week 11 - August 31- September 4    </h3>
                                <p id="1jul">
+
<ul>
                                    <strong> 01/07:</strong>
+
</ul>
                                    <ul>
+
 
                                        <li style="color: purple"; class="test"> First batch of competent cells made</li>
+
<h3>Week 12 - September 7-11  </h3>
                                        <li style="color: purple"; class="test"> In LO labs plates were streaked with two isolates of each deletion wanted from the Keio collection [ PPX, PPK, PstA, Pstb, PstC, PstS and PHO E] These have been collected and put in the incubating (37°C) room.  
+
<ul>
                                        </p>
+
</ul>
                                    </ul>
+
 
                                    <p id="7jul">
+
<h3>Week 13 - September 13-18  </h3>
                                        <strong> 07/07: </strong>
+
<ul>
                                        <ul>
+
</ul>
                                            <li style="color: purple"; class="test"> More agar plates made, next set of competent cell procedure started</li>
+
                                            <li style="color: #347235"; class="test"> YUfund page done and submitted </li>
+
                                        </ul>
+
                                    </p>
+
                                    <p id="14jul">
+
                                        <strong> 14/07: </strong>
+
                                        <ul>
+
                                            <li style="color: #347235"; class="test"> Vistited Badger Hill Primary School and held a bacteria workshop for the students</li>
+
                                            <p id="15jul">
+
                                                <strong> 15/07: </strong>
+
                                                <ul>
+
                                                    <li style="color: #347235"; class="test"> first day of demonstrations of cell transformations and aseptic technique to sixth formers</li>
+
                                                    <p id="16jul"> </ul>
+
                                                        <strong> 16/07: </strong>
+
                                                        <li style="color: #347235"; class="test"> second day of demonstrations to sixth formers:analysing transformations and building bioreactors</li>
+
                                                        <p id="17jul">
+
                                                            <strong> 17/07: </strong>
+
                                                            <li style="color: #347235"; class="test">analysing bioreactors with sixth formers</li>
+
                                                            <li style="color: purple"; class="test">first attempt at phosphate assay</li>
+
                                                            <p id="20jul">
+
                                                                <strong> 20/07: </strong>
+
                                                                <li style="color: purple"; class="test">Phosphate assay was started for KEIO collection</li>
+
                                                                <li style="color: purple"; class="test">Colony PCR on SmPstSCAB, EcPstSCAB and EcPhoE </li>
+
                                                                <li style="color: purple"; class="test">Next set of competent cells made </li>
+
                                                                <p style="color: black"; id="23jul">
+
                                                                    <strong>23/07:</strong>
+
                                                                    <span style="color: #347235">Visit to AgeUK LunchClub to explain about the GM</span>
+
                                                                </p>
+
     
+
                                                      </p>
+
<p id="28jul" style="color: #347235";>
+
<span style="color: black"><strong> 28/07: </strong></span> First day of outreaching event to Saint Helen's CHurch, York, to carry out strawberry extraction practical and briefly explain about the steps involved for GM </p>
+
<p id="29jul" style="color: #347235";>
+
<span style="color: black"> <strong> 29/07: </strong> </span>Second (and the last day) of outreaching event to Saint Helen's Church, York, to carry out strawberry extraction practical and briefly explain about the steps involved for GM </p>
+
<p id="30jul" style="color: purple">
+
<span style="color: black"> <strong> 30/07: </strong> </span> After several repeats the phosphate assay team managed to get significant data </p>
+
                                                                        <p id="3august" style="color: purple">
+
                                                                                <span style="color: black"> <strong> 03/08: </strong> </span> Plasmid (pBC 29 Keasling collection )loss experiment initiated </p>
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Notebook

The following is a weekly description of the experiments carried out each week. To see the protocols click here

Dry Lab Work Period

  • 28/01: Brief introductory meeting about the iGEM competition
  • 17/03: The official iGEM team to represent the University of York was formed!
  • 05/05: Article published in Nouse (University newspaper) about the 2015 iGEM team.
  • 03/06: We were invited to Science and Technology Alumni Network discussion event (outreach)
  • 04/06: Article published on the University's central news about this years iGEM team.
  • 12/06: A meeting was held with Yorkshire Water to discuss water remediation processes in the Yorkshire region
  • 13/06: We were invited to a University of York Biology Alumni event
  • 15/06:
    1. Some of us went to a round-table discussion about the impact of Santander at York as some of the team members won the International Connections Award by Santander.
    2. Article published on Mind the Horizon about University of York iGEM
  • 19/06:
    1. Lab safety induction was carried out
    2. We passed out pamphlets at the York Festival of Ideas to raise awareness about the iGEM competition and synthetic biology.
  • 26&27/06: We participated in giving talks to prospective students about iGEM.

Week 1 - June 23-27

  • 24/07: Wet lab practice day- reviewed basic lab protocols- making LB, agar plates, competent cells, transformations, PCR

Week 2 - June 29- July 3

  • 01/07:Competent cells made
  • 02/07:Plates were streaked with two isolates of each deletion wanted from the Keio collection [PPX, PPK, PstA, PstB, PstC, PstS and PhoE] These have been collected and put in the incubating (37°C) room.
  • 03/07:Competent cells were tested with iGEM transformation efficiency kit

Week 3 - July 6-10

  • 07/07: More agar plates made, next set of competent cell procedure started
  • 07/07: YUfund page done and submitted

Week 4 - July 13-17

  • 14/07: Vistited Badger Hill Primary School and held a bacteria workshop for the students
  • 15/07: first day of demonstrations of cell transformations and aseptic technique to sixth formers
  • 16/07: second day of demonstrations to sixth formers:analysing transformations and building bioreactors
  • 17/07: analysing bioreactors with sixth formers
  • 17/07: first attempt at phosphate assay

Week 5 - July 20-24

  • 20/07:Phosphate assay was started for KEIO collection
  • 20/07:Colony PCR on SmPstSCAB, EcPstSCAB and EcPhoE
  • 20/07:Next set of competent cells made
  • 23/07:Visit to AgeUK LunchClub to explain about the GM

Week 6 - July 27-31

  • 28/07:First day of outreaching event to Saint Helen's CHurch, York, to carry out strawberry extraction practical and briefly explain about the steps involved for GM
  • 29/07:Second (and the last day) of outreaching event to Saint Helen's Church, York, to carry out strawberry extraction practical and briefly explain about the steps involved for GM
  • 30/07:After several repeats the phosphate assay team managed to get significant data

Week 7 - August 3-7

  • 03/08:Plasmid (pBC 29 Keasling collection )loss experiment initiated

Week 8 - August 10-14

Week 9 - August 17-21

Week 10 - August 24-28

Week 11 - August 31- September 4

Week 12 - September 7-11

Week 13 - September 13-18