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1916 Easter Rising in Ireland and the Nr King Street Massacre
L M Reid
L.M.Reid is an Irish writer who has published many history articles online and in magazines.
Edward Daly was an Irish soldier during the 1916 Easter Rising
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Commander Edward Daly
This is the story of Edward Ned Daly who was an Irish soldier fighting during the 1916 Easter Rising in Dublin Ireland. He was executed by firing squad and his body was thrown into a mass grave with other executed leaders. He is remembered at Arbour Hill Memorial Park in Dublin Ireland.
The North King Street Massacre was carried out on innocent Irish civilians by the British Army. The battle was being lost by the British troops so they picked a street at random and rounded up all the boys and men in the houses. They murdered them all out of revenge.
After the Rising was finished and the Irish soldiers who were the leaders were executed, Britain held an inquiry about the massacre because of public outrage. No one was punished for this terrible crime.
The Easter Rising began at noon on Easter Monday 24 April 1916. There were three Irish organisations that came together to fight in Dublin that week. They were the men of The Irish Volunteers which had schoolteacher and barrister Patrick Pearse as the leader.
The men and women of The Irish Citizen Army which had Trades unionist James Connolly as the leader and the women of the Cumann na mBan, the female wing of The Irish Volunteers. The General Post Office on Sackville Street, now O'Connell Street became the Headquarters during the battles. James Connolly and Patrick Pearse were stationed at the GPO.
Proclamation of the Irish Republic
Once the GPO was secured the British flag was removed and two Irish flags were hoisted onto the roof. Patrick Pearse and James Connolly then stepped outside the building and declared that Ireland was now free from British Rule and was declared a Republic. Patrick Pearse read out the Proclamation of the Irish Republic to the people. There were other outposts around Dublin that had been captured by the Irish soldiers at the same time as the GPO that day.
Edward Daly and The 1916 Easter Rising
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Four Courts Garrison
This covered a wide area including North Circular Road, Church Street, North King Street and Linenhall Street. The headquarters was set up in Father Mathew Hall, Church Street. The barricades in N.C.R. came under heavy fire on Tuesday evening from artillery guns. The British soldiers had taken over Bourke's undertakers in Queen Street.
The men could not defend the barricade in the NCR so they retreated to headquarters. Edward Daly sent some to the Four Courts and some to other outposts. A group of forty Irish soldiers captured the Bridewell police station. The Linenhall Barracks was also captured. They did not have enough men to defend the barracks so James Connolly sent an order to have it burnt down, rather than the British troops capturing it.
Linenhall Barracks
By Thursday the fire at the Linenhall Barracks was getting out of control. Edward Daly was afraid the surrounding houses would burn down. Daly's men went to put out the fire; they were under constant danger of being killed by the machine guns on the roof of the Jervis Street hospital and the Broadstone. Eventually they managed to get the fire under control.
Edward Daly
Edward Daly was born in February 1891 in Limerick. He was the only son, with nine older sisters. His father died six months before he was born. One of his sisters was Kathleen Clarke, the wife of Tom Clarke who was also taking part in the Rising.
There were Volunteers on the roofs of the houses in Smithfield and Beresford Street and barricades in Church Street, Beresford Street, Coleraine Street, Smithfield and North King Street. They also had men on the Jameson Chimney in Smithfield. The British troops were pined down from all sides. Battles were going on in all the surrounding streets.
George's Hill Convent
The school and convent was in the middle of these fierce battles. Bullets from both sides went astray and walls and windows were shattered. The Presentation nuns prayed that the convent and school would not be destroyed. The fires were also getting closer to the building.
Two pictures in the convent, one of Our Lady and another of St Teresa were badly damaged by the bullets. The nuns made plans to evacuate the convent but they realised they would be safer inside rather than try to cross Green Street where the bullets were flying all around them.
North King Street Massacre
The South Staffordshire Regiment was ordered to get through Capel Street and link up with the other Brigade in Queen Street. Commander Taylor of the British Army had stopped at the end of North King Street and Capel Street.
He took over the Bolton Street Technical School with his men deployed on the roof of the building. When an armoured car arrived it went slowly up North King Street, firing all the time. The British troops were sheltering behind it and were able to enter the houses.
Reilly's pub, now called 'The Tap', was on the corner of Church Street and North King Street. It took up a large area and was held by the Volunteers. Thirty British troops went into the houses of North King Street and committed murder. In all sixteen men and boys were killed.
After the Rising these murders were disclaimed as a rumour. The authorities maintained that the civilians were killed in the crossfire, even though the women in the houses were witnesses to the atrocities. It was only when the bodies of two more men in number 177 North King Street were found buried in the cellar, that General Maxwell, the Commander in Chief of Ireland, admitted that the British troops were responsible.
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Father Mathew Hall in Dublin
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The Four Courts Dublin
By Friday night Edward Daly transferred his Headquarters to the Four Courts. The Father Mathew Hall had also been used as a hospital with the Cumann na mBan and nurses from the Richmond hospital looking after the men and there were many wounded.
Edward Daly could not defend it much longer, so he decided it would be safer for them to withdraw. That way he hoped the injured would be left alone by the British Army.
Reilly's Pub
The British troops attempted to drop grenades from the roofs of the houses they occupied onto the barricades. The men in Reilly's pub were able to stop them. During the week this pub was nicknamed Reilly's Fort. By 9.00am on Saturday morning their ammunition was just out so the men decided they had better retreat the few yards to the Father Mathew Hall.
They ran across the road as the British guns fired on them, crawling the last few yards on their hands and knees, surprisingly no one was killed. But the British troops had only managed to advance two hundred yards from Bolton Street by Saturday morning.
The Surrender
Edward Daly received the order to surrender from Patrick Pearse and James Connolly. Edward Daly was at the Church Street barricade when he received the order to surrender on Saturday evening. He obeyed the order and surrender. They marched to the green across the road from the Rotunda with the rest of the Volunteers.
Meanwhile some of the men who were still out in smaller outposts would not believe the surrender order was genuine. A Capuchin priest went out and persuaded them to stop fighting until the order could be confirmed. They gave up their arms once this was established.
Father Mathew Hall
Those in the Father Mathew Hall who were not badly wounded were able to escape. The nurses from the Richmond were allowed to take the badly wounded to the hospital. Some of the Cumann na mBan nurses were hidden in a back room of the church by Father Augustine, the Capuchin priest. At mass next morning they mingled with the crowds and went home.
Patrick Pearse Surrenders
Order to Surrender
Edward Daly was marched to Richmond Barracks. He was tried by Court Martial and then transferred to Kilmainham Jail. He received the sentence of death. He saw Father Aloysius before he died and asked to be remembered to the Sisters of Charity in Brunswick Street.
He was shot dead in Kilmainham Jail yard at dawn on 4th May 1916. His body was dumped in the pit at Arbour Hill and covered in quick lime. There are thirteen other Irish soldiers in this mass grave at Arbour Hill Memorial Park in Stoneybatter Dublin 7 Ireland.
President John F Kennedy at Arbour Hill Stoneybatter Dublin 7 Ireland in 1963
Irish Times newspaper
The men and women who took part in the 1916 Easter Rising failed to free Ireland from British Rule that week. What they did do, through their courage and sacrifice was ignite the desire for Irish freedom once again in the heart and soul of the Irish people. This led to the Irish War of Independence in 1919 and finally freedom from British Rule in January 1923 when Ireland became a Free State.
He and the other thirteen men who lay buried at Arbour Hill Memorial Park are remembered for their part in Irish history. They are: James Connolly, Tom Clarke, Joseph Plunkett, Con Colbert, Sean Heuston, Sean McDermott, Thomas MacDonagh, Michael O'Hanrahan, John McBride, Eamonn Ceannt, Michael Mallin, William Pearse and Patrick Pearse.
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Last Words. Piaras F. Mac Lochlainn. 1990
The Easter Rebellion. Max Caulfield. 1964
The History of Kilmainham Gaol. Government of Ireland 1995.
Markievicz, The Rebel Countess. Moriarty & Sweeney. 1991
Agony at Easter, The 1916 Irish Uprising. Thomas M. Coffey. 1971
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Sixteen Roads To Golgotha. Martin Shannon.
A walk through Rebel Dublin 1916. Mick O'Farrell. 1999
Terrible Beauty. Diana Norman. 1987
Constance Markievicz. Sean O'Faolain. 1938
1916 Rebellion Handbook. Mourne River Press. 1998
L M Reid (author) from Ireland on December 04, 2019:
Hello Odran, The 1916 Rising was a very sad time for the Irish people after the surrender. The leaders were shot dead when they were prisoners of war. It should never have happened
Odran Diamond on November 23, 2019:
1916 will never leave the minds an hearts of us Irish people , my great grand uncle James Mc Niece shot dead at Bale Na Blaugh ,Cork a week after Michael Collins been shot , so many brave man an wemon gone but never forgotten ,and yet the british still rule in our Country , Ireland is an island on its own 32 counties .
L M Reid (author) from Ireland on November 24, 2014:
Hello Christopher, Yes The Markets Area is steeped in Irish history. I come from down the road in Stoneybatter.
All the Irish soldiers, men women and children were very brave to take part in the Easter Rising and subsequent Irish War of Independence.
UBL on November 22, 2014:
MY FAMILY ARE FROM ALL ROUND THE PLACES MENTIONED IN THIS HISTORY ARTICLE I WAS BORN AND REARED IN LURGAN STREET JUST OF NORTH KING STREET AS WAS GENERATIONS OF THE KEOGH FAMILY WHICH I AM PART OF AND PROUD OF SOME OF MY FAMILY WERE PART OF THE RISING AND DIED TAKING PART IN IT.IM SO PROUD TO BE BORN DUBLIN IRISH LONG LIVE IRELAND 32C. CHRISTOPHER Mac KEOGH JAMES STREET D
L M Reid (author) from Ireland on May 12, 2013:
The Irish soldiers both men and women knew they were outnumbered in 1916. But they had to try to free Ireland from British Rule. They surrendered in Dublin after a week of fighting. 14 men were executed in Kilmainham Jail over the next few weeks.
The stories of these brave men and women shows how the love of freedom can conquer all fears.
Thank you everyone for reading and taking the time to leave a comment
PSG from San Gerardo, Costa Rica on December 29, 2010:
Great article, I hear they are making a movie about the rising next year!!
billyaustindillon on September 06, 2010:
The 1916 Easter Rising was such a pivotal passage in Irish history - you tell it with interest and empathy.
India Arnold from Northern, California on September 05, 2010:
What a rich bit of Irish History and intense outcome for Daly. I enjoyed reading this hub very much.
prettydarkhorse from US on September 05, 2010:
It is good to know some history in that part of the world, I wish to visit Ireland one day, Thank you, Maita
Jane@CM on September 05, 2010:
My Irish led me to read this hub. It is so rich in history.
Tony from At the Gemba on September 04, 2010:
So much history! Not read so much stuff since I was at school, this is so good!
ltfawkes from NE Ohio on September 04, 2010:
Very interesting and well-writen hub, Viking. Thank you.
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At the dawn of creation, the Spirit of God hovered over the face of the earth's deep waters.
I was thinking about this image from the Book of Genesis on June 4, as I was praying and preparing to celebrate Pentecost.
Two days earlier, our government had announced that it was pulling out of the so-called Paris Agreement on climate change — an action that provoked deep concern everywhere about the future of the earth we live on.
Concern about global warming and climate change is real. The U.S. bishops have long supported the need for prudent action and dialogue about the impacts of climate change, especially as they affect the poorest and most vulnerable people.
But there remain sharp debates — scientific, technological, economic and political — about how severe the crisis is and how best to address the challenges created by carbon dioxide emissions.
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These are times for prayer and thoughtful action.
"Lord, send out your Spirit and renew the face of the earth," we pray in our Pentecost liturgy.
Last week, as the news was coming out about the Paris Agreement, we also received a report here in Los Angeles about the dramatic increase in the numbers of our brothers and sisters who are homeless.
Each night in the county of Los Angeles — nearly 58,000 people have no place to call home.
As with the debate about climate change, authorities have different opinions about the causes of homelessness and how best to respond.
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In many of our neighborhoods we now see makeshift "tent cities" being established on sidewalks and boulevards and other public spaces.
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We cannot think about the one without the other. As God spoke and the universe was created, he breathed his Spirit of life into every person.
God made this earth, not for its own sake, but to be a home for the human family. The good things of creation are meant to be shared, developed and used for the good of all of his children.
And God intends us to be cocreators with him, cooperating with him to carry out and complete the work of his creation.
Human life and human nature must be protected and cared for — our rights and dignity, the needs of our bodies, minds and spirit.
The natural environment must also be protected and cared for. We are not put here to consume what we need and throw away what we do not, with no regard for the health of our communities or the needs of future generations.
The lack of affordable housing is directly related to "the human ecology." This is true in the poorest nations of the world, but sadly it is also true here in the wealthiest.
Again, we need prayer and thoughtful action.
In "Laudato Si'," Pope Francis remembers these powerful words from St. John Paul II: "The Holy Spirit can be said to possess an infinite creativity, proper to the divine mind, which knows how to loosen the knots of human affairs, including the most complex and inscrutable."
In these challenging times, when we face so many complicated issues, let us turn to his Spirit. May he inspire us to do what is right and guide us to find creative pathways to renew the face of the earth.
Pray for me this week and I will keep praying for you.
And may our Blessed Mother Mary, queen of all creation, help us to build a culture of care and solidarity.
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November 25 2013 saw a major submarine earthquake occurring in the South Atlantic. The tremor, which was recorded as magnitude 7 (M7.0) was one of a series of seven to occur within a relatively small area in the space of less than four hours. All were shallow (at depths of 10-15km) and occurred around 300km south east of the Falkland Islands. This sequence of shocks came just over a week after another major tremor, this time of M7.7 (revised magnitude), struck in the South Atlantic several hundred kilometres to the southeast.
The Scotia Sea plate lies between South America and the Antarctic. Its western margins aren't clearly defined but the northern and southern margins are delineated by transform boundaries and its western extremity is a short subduction zone where the plate descends beneath the South American plate in the area of the South Sandwich Islands. Plate motions are complex and relative: according to the USGS, the Antarctic plate moves eastwards relative to the Scotia plate and the Scotia plate is moving east-north-east relative to the South American plate. These relative motions set up the stresses and strains which lead to earthquakes.
What's Happening in the South Atlantic?
The past fortnight has seen unusually high levels of earthquake activity at both the northern and southern margins of the Scotia plate. Without detailed study it's impossible to speculate on any causal factor but the distance between the two earthquake clusters – several hundred kilometres – suggests that their occurrence so close in time is coincidental.
Two such large earthquakes occurring so close together in time in the same region must, however, certainly be considered remarkable. On the subject of the southern margin, the USGS notes that "just two events of M6 or greater have occurred within 250 km of earthquake over the past 40 years" while for the northern margin the data show the largest tremor in the past 40 years to be an M6.6. In Active Faults of the World, Robert Yeats refers to a tremor of around M7.0 on the northern margin (though some way to the west of the November 25 epicenter) in 1970.
We should note, however, that the region of the Scotia Sea plate is remote with little land, virtually all uninhabited. The lack of information on major earthquakes may just mean that they have gone unrecorded in the past, especially given that even large-magnitude earthquakes along transform margins rarely generate tsunamis and so leave little evidence beyond the immediate vicinity.
USGS. M7.0 – South Atlantic Ocean. Accessed November 25, 2013.
USGS. M7.7 Scotia Sea. Accessed November 25, 2013.


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Q: What is wrong with these ways of determining the mean occupation number? Could anyone point out what went wrong in this argument?
Setup:
We have a system with 2 energy levels say with energies $0,e$ respectively.
We consider the grand canonical ensemble for the system occupied by identical spinless fermions. Then there are clearly 4 feasible microstates --

*

*no particles, $E=0$;

*1 particle in $E=0$ level, $E=0$;

*1 particle in $E=e$ level, $E=e$;

*2 particles one in each level, $E=e$

Clearly the corresponding grand canonical function is $$\Xi = 1+f+f\exp(-\beta e)+f^2\exp(-\beta e) $$ where $f\equiv \exp(\mu\beta)$.
Now I wish to find the mean occupation number of a state with energy $e$.
Here is where my arguments go all wrong, please help me:

Method 1:
$$n(e)=1\times \text{probability of state (3)}+2\times \text{probability of state (4)}\\
= {f\exp(-\beta e)+2f^2\exp(-\beta e)\over \Xi}\\
={1+2f\over 1+f}\cdot{1\over f^{-1}\exp(\beta e)+1}$$
BUT...

Method 2:
If I use the F-D distribution directly, shouldn't I get $$n(e) = {\text{degeneracy of energy level $E=e$}\over f^{-1}\exp(\beta e)+1}\\= 2\cdot{1 \over f^{-1}\exp(\beta e)+1}$$??
What went wrong?
Thanks a lot in advance!!
Christie

A: In your Method 1, you forgot that the state (2) also has the occupation number $n=1$ (it has a vanishing energy but you're computing the mean occupation number, not mean energy), so it must be added to the numerator. This changes $1+2f$ in the numerator on the following line to $2+2f$. The simple fraction simplifies to $2$ and you get an agreement with Method 2.

A: There is a difference between energy levels (sometimes called states) and microstates (sometimes also called states).
You want to find how many particles are in energy level $e$, given a system with energy levels $0$ and $e$. Okay. Now, you did the right thing by considering the four distinguishable microstates, assigning likelihoods to them based on temperature, chemical potential, and the energies of the levels within each state.
But, when adding contributions in the numerator of Method 1, you are only supposed to count each microstate with a multiplicity given by how much it populates the energy level of interest. Microstates 1 and 2 have no particle in energy level $e$, so they are excluded. Microstate 3 has a single particle in energy level $e$, so it is counted once. Microstate 4 also has a single particle in energy level $e$, so it should only be counted once. The fact that it has another particle in the ground state doesn't matter - maybe it also describes a boson at energy level $e'$ on the far side of the Moon - that doesn't contribute to the counting of occupations of energy level $e$ by this species of fermion.
The only difference that ground state fermion in microstate 4 makes is in changing the chemical potential of the state, which you already accounted for with the $f^2$. It could also conceivably alter the Boltzmann factor for the state, but we have a normalization where the ground state has a Boltzmann factor of unity, so there is nothing more to consider.
So remove the 2 in method 1.
For Method 2, why the degeneracy factor? That would only be there if there were 2 distinct energy levels $e$. But your fermions are spinless - there is no other quantum degree of freedom for them to differ, so only 1 at most can ever occupy energy level $e$ in any microstate. In fact, you made use of this by not considering all the microstates that involve 2 particles in level $e$. So remove that 2 as well.


Ok, I'm back to blogging! 5 weeks?! Sometimes you just need a break. These days it seems like I need more than I did a decade ago. I'll try to keep this thing going on a semi-regular basis.
It's nice to see our very own Sacramentans Sister Crayon with a new video for "Cynic," the title track of their latest EP. I love the look of this video-in a dark black studio, with purple flowers raining down on the ground. Also, how the bright colors standout.
This booth that Jack White set up in Nashville for Record Store Day was a great idea. Neil Young was photographed coming out of it, and Jack White covered a woman he produced-Loretta Lynn's classic "Coal Miner's Daughter." Pretty cool, although I wish the quality was a little bit better.
*Thom Yorke doesn't know who Bruno Mars is. Is that cool or sad?
*Here's a nice list of the Top 10 Greatest Alt Country Bands. It's sad to be reminded of bands like Wilco and The Jayhawks completely abandoning it.
*Also, Sacramento natives !!! (Chk Chk Chk) streaming their new album in full over at Pitchfork Advance.
Hear the New One From Tera Melos-"Sunburn"
Sacramento's own Tera Melos are back with a new poppy yet experimental track called "Sunburn." It's a fine preview off of the forthcoming record on Sargent House called X'ed Out, which will be out on April 16th.
Preorder the album on their Bandcamp page. Stream "Sunburn" below.
Vanishing Point is the new album from Mudhoney, and based on the single "The Only Son of the Widow from Nain," it could be a strong one. I know...getting a little bit ahead of myself based on one track. Mark Arm's wit is supposed to be again featured on the new record too, which is always fantastic. The new album is due April 2nd on Subpop. Hear the single/download below. Look for them in San Francisco at Slims on 4/12.
Sacramento Natives !!! Are Back With a New Track-"Slyd"
!!! (Chk Chk Chk) have always had the great knack of getting people up on the dance floor. Their new track "Slyd" is no different. The Sacramento natives will return with the new album Thr!!!er on April 30th on Warp Records. They also announced a tour, which will drop by San Francisco's Rickshaw Stop May 30th.


The Ghost is the debut single from Dutch singer/songwriter Lesse and it sounds wonderful. I really like the unique vocals which are captivating from start to finish. In addition, the melodies sound unique and will enchant you in a frame of a second!
It is for sure that The Ghost is my jam for today, so be sure to stream it as soon as possible!
Do not hesitate and add The Ghost to your playlist(s).
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White walls have dominated interiors for a long time now, but the tide is well and truly turning. Say hello to rich, dark, moody hues. Risky though it may feel adding dark paint to the walls, the result is undeniably sophisticated, cocooning and dramatic. Paint the walls, fire surround, ceilings and even floor, in the same hue and the effect is magnified.
Gasp! But what if it's a small room? What if there's not much natural light?
Throw out the old rule book and start following Abigail Ahern's daring approach. The Queen of Dark Interiors has been leading the way in this area for a long time. Here's a round-up of her advice for doing it right.
Using a high quality paint is always a good idea, but especially so when it comes to dark paint (which is a lot less forgiving than light). If you're painting the whole room then getting a dark colour that is soft, not harsh, is also key. Sounds strange, but the hue needs to have a 'buttery' depth to it, with soft undertones.
The main thing? Test, test, test. Make sure you've tried out the colour on your walls, with the room's own lighting, before you commit.
Layers of lighting is super-duper important in making dark interiors feel luxurious and glam. Use lighting at different levels (ambient and lamps), as well as the main light. Abigail even goes as far as saying you should have at least eight sources of light per room.
"I didn't realise the importance of lighting until I converted to the dark side but now I'm fanatical about it! It has magical powers, highlighting, adding depth and intrigue, drawing the eye, making a space look bigger, cosier you name it," explains Abigail.
Metallics are hot in interiors right now and add interest and a shimmering dynamic to any space. In a dark space they are particularly striking, as the copper/silver/gold pops against the dark background.
Sheepskins, animal hides, throws, textured cushions and rugs...layer 'em up! They will warm up your space making it even more cosy and add visual interest.
"The thing about layers is that they are so transformative, they elevate a space to another level because your eye doesn't quite know where to look. It darts from the painting, to the bar, to the yellow chair, to the corner of the coffee table. Consciously or subconsciously your senses are more engaged and you feel intrigued, excited and tantalised!" - Abigail Ahern.
A common mistake people make with dark interiors is thinking they need to off-set it with a lot of white. White works well, but only to a point, before it starts to feel jarring.
Abigail suggests opting for taupes, soft browns, tan leather, caramel shades. "These gently contrast and complement your darker undertones."


Laura works in the Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) Oncology Program as a Clinical Nurse Specialist. She has co-led the development of the AYA Program at Princess Margaret with Dr. Gupta. Laura is also an adjunct lecturer with Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto. She is the co-author of many oral and written publications addressing AYA oncology needs.
Laura is involved in AYA-related initiatives both nationally and internationally. She has 10 years of previous nursing experience in medical/radiation oncology and symptom management and palliative care.
Dr. Abha Gupta received her MD at the University of Toronto. She completed her pediatrics residency at Yale New Haven Children's Hospital (New Haven, CT) and Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (Ottawa) before moving back to Toronto to complete her fellowship in paediatric hematology/oncology at The Hospital for Sick Children. To complement her training, Dr. Gupta completed a one-year fellowship in Adolescent & Young Adult (AYA) Oncology focusing on sarcoma. She is currently cross-appointed as a staff oncologist at The Hospital for Sick Children and Princess Margaret Cancer Centre.
Dr. Gupta is the Medical Director of the AYA Program at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre. Her team works to create infrastructure for consistent, high quality delivery of information and services to young people with cancer.
At SickKids, along with pediatric urologist, Dr. Armando Lorenzo, she is Co-Medical Director of the Fertility Preservation Program. The program aims to provide consistent, high quality delivery of information regarding fertility preservation for children and adolescents with cancer.
Chanel works in the Adolescent & Young Adult (AYA) Oncology Program as an Assistant and Program Coordinator. She has been with the AYA Program since it was introduced. Chanel handles all new patient referrals. She is the friendly voice that will greet you when you call.
Seline Tam is a Research Analyst and Project Coordinator who has helped pioneer the Adolescent & Young Adult (AYA) Program since it began in 2014. Seline studied Medical Sciences at Western University, where she created an internship opportunity and became involved with this program. Since then, she has assisted and led several AYA research studies, co-authoring publications and presenting at national conferences. Seline received a BScN from the Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing at the University of Toronto. Seline is involved with organizing AYA events, managing social media and the program website, as well as creating patient engagement initiatives. She hopes to continue to help the program grow and reach out to those in need.
Robin Forbes is the Practice Lead for Social Work at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre. She earned her Master of Social Work from Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario. She received a Bachelor of Social Work from McGill University in Montreal, as well as a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in English Literature from Carleton University. She is a member of the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers. Robin's primary areas of focus at Princess Margaret are women with breast cancer and adults with mesothelioma. She has a background in Emergency Department and Neurosurgery and Trauma, as well as tertiary care settings such as Brain Injury Rehabilitation and substance abuse treatment at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. At Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Robin sits on the Adolescent Young Adult Steering Committee, the Department of Supportive Care executive, and is the Social Work representative for the Professional Advisory Council of the University Health Network.
Dr. Chana Korenblum is a physician specializing in personalized psychosocial support for adolescents and young adults across all phases of the cancer trajectory. Chana earned her BSc and MD at the University of Toronto, and completed a residency in Pediatrics and a fellowship in Adolescent Medicine at SickKids. She then completed a second fellowship in Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) Psychosocial Oncology at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre.
She is cross-appointed as a staff physician at Princess Margaret and SickKids. She is also involved in research and is an assistant professor in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto.
Dr. Edelstein received her PhD from the Centre for Studies in Behavioural Neurobiology at Concordia University in Montreal. She completed post-doctoral research fellowships and training in clinical neuropsychology at the University of Toronto, Hospital for Sick Children and Toronto Western Hospital.
She is a clinical neuropsychologist and scientist in the Department of Supportive Care at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, and an assistant professor in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto. Her research program focuses on the effects of cancer and cancer treatment on cognitive functions in adolescents and young adults, in adult survivors of childhood cancers, and in adults with brain tumours.
Dr. al-Awamer is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto. He is a staff palliative care physician and educator at the Department of Supportive Care at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre. After completing his medical degree from King Faisal University in Saudi Arabia, and palliative medicine residency training from the University of Toronto, Dr. al-Awamer obtained a Master of Health Science (MHSc) degree in bioethics from the University of Toronto. In his various roles, Dr. al-Awamer is the Co-Director for the Clinical Palliative Care Fellowship program in the Department of Medicine at the University of Toronto. Dr. al-Awamer is also the Education Lead in the division of Palliative Care at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, having published and delivered conference papers nationally and internationally on the subject of palliative care and ethics. Dr. al-Awamer's research interests are in education, adolescent and young adult (AYA) palliative care, end-of-life Islamic ethics, and global palliative care promotion.


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Five Kenyan artists have been chosen to perform at the 2020 edition of the South by South West (SXSW) Festival to be held in Austin, Texas.
Nyashinski, Karun, Wyre, Atemi Oyungu and Wambura Mitaru will fly the Kenyan flag high at the much-anticipated global event.
Widely considered the world's largest festival; SXSW specializes in experiences around film, interactive media, music festivals among other panels and conferences.
The 2020 edition will run from Friday, March 13 to Sunday, March 22, with over 2,000 acts expected for the music festival alone.
Past Kenyan performers at SXSW include King Kaka, Blinky Bill, Phy, Sauti Sol and Victoria Kimani.
Nyashinski has enjoyed success on the charts since making a come-back to the Kenyan music scene in 2016, after a 10-year hiatus. He previously belonged to the three-man group, Kleptomaniax, that ruled the airwaves in the early 2000s with iconic releases such as Tuendelee Ama Tusiendelee.
Hits such as Malaika, Mungu Pekee and his latest release, Lift Me Up, have seen Nyashinski establish himself among the most sought after artists in the country.
Since the split of the urban hip-hop group, Camp Mulla, vocalist Karun has made a name for herself as an incredible solo artist.
She has impressed with captivating RnB singles and eye-catching imagery on her videos such as Glow Up.
Wyre is one of the pioneers of Kenya's urban sound and is arguably the country's biggest dance-hall artist.
Also known as the Lovechild, Wyre has a consistent track record spanning over a decade of hit singles such as Mimi na Ye, Kingston Girl and Nakupenda Pia.
Wambura Mitaru is a talented artist who made history when she became the first African to win a full scholarship at Berklee College of Music.
Her sound is a fusion of African beats with Western influences, including jazz, rock and roll and RnB.
Atemi Oyungu appeared on the scene in 2004 with her debut release, Happy, which impressed critics and fans alike.
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require 'spec_helper'

describe 'edit an assignment' do
  let(:roster) { create :roster }
  let(:user) { create :user, rosters: [roster] }

  around :each do |example|
    Timecop.freeze Date.new(2018, 1, 10) do
      set_current_user(user)
      example.run
    end
  end

  context 'returns the user to the appropriate index page' do
    let(:date_today) { Date.new(2017, 4, 4) }
    let(:start_date) { Date.new(2017, 3, 31) }
    let(:month_date) { date_today.beginning_of_month }
    it 'redirects to the correct URL' do
      visit roster_assignments_url(roster, date: date_today)
      visit new_roster_assignment_url(roster, date: start_date)
      click_button 'Create'
      expect(current_url)
        .to eq roster_assignments_url(roster,
                                      date: month_date)
    end
    it 'displays the correct month' do
      visit roster_assignments_url(roster, date: date_today)
      visit new_roster_assignment_url(roster, date: start_date)
      click_button 'Create'
      expect(page).to have_selector '.title',
                                    text: month_date.strftime('%-B %G')
    end
  end
end

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Justice David Oladimeji of an Osun State High Court sitting in Iwo, on Monday, sentenced the members of a five man-gang to death by hanging for armed robbery.
According to the Information Officer, Ministry of Justice, Mr. Opeyemi Bello, the convicts were arraigned before the Court on September 23, 2016 on a three-count charges bothering on conspiracy, armed robbery and unlawful possession of fire arms.
The offences, according to the charge sheet, were contrary to section 6(b), 1(1) and (2) (a) and punishable under section 1(1) Robbery and Firearms (Special Provisions) Act, Cap R.11, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2014.
The prosecuting counsel from Ministry of Justice, Mr. Tijani Adekilekun, told the court that the convicts committed the offence on the November 27, 2015, at Emmanuel House, opposite P.P Hotel, Olupona.
He said that they robbed one Mr. Fabiyi David of his properties and snatched his Lexus jeep at gun-point.


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Competing Goals for Army Chow Halls: Convenience, Nutrition ... and Tasty Food
American Homefront Project | By Jay Price
Christopher Gaylord
Northwest Guardian
Capt. Laura Malone, a nutritionist, and Sgt. Maj. Ricky Gaines inspect the salad bar at Joint Base Lewis-McChord near Tacoma, Washington.
The Army plans to reduce the number of dining facilities and improve the rest, as it tries to persuade hungry soldiers to eat in the chow hall instead of gobbling down fast food.
Here's something from the military world that might sound familiar to civilian CEOs: competing goals.
The Army is getting smaller, so it wants to cut the number of chow halls. Meanwhile, it wants to improve the rest. The old do-more-with-less thing.
And if you think that's easy, the Army also wants to convince young soldiers to ... brace yourself ... eat their broccoli.
Like so many things in the Army, chow halls go by an acronym - DFACs. That's short for dining facilities. By any name, they face a lot of challenges these days, and you can see it on the lunch line.
On a recent lunch hour at Fort Bragg, N.C., Sgt. Michael Mueller stepped up to the serving line at a chow hall and was greeted by a server.
"Uh, fries please," he said, then added a ham and cheese sandwich to the order, and headed for the self-serve salad bar for a macaroni salad.
Mueller comes to the same chow hall almost every day for lunch, which makes sense, because it's close to his barracks and the meal is free, part of his package of Army benefits. He said that he wouldn't be back for dinner though.
"Normally I go off post," he said. "I mean, it's the end of the day, so ..."
So he wants some variety. Maybe he'll head to one of the fast-food places clustered around the base, he said. Probably a Subway.
Some of the soldiers in the chow hall line behind him said they would grab pizza or a burger at one of the outlets that have sprung up on base. Others said they would cook for themselves in the barracks.
The Army, though, wants them to use the chow halls. And it's trying to convince them by using the carrot rather than the stick.
The Army chiefs have ordered local commanders to come up with ideas for cutting the number of dining facilities and improving the rest. The Army began shrinking in 2012. By last summer it had dropped its troop strength and announced cuts of 40,000 more. That would leave a total of 450,000 in 2018 .
Michael Williams, a senior civilian in Army logistics at the Pentagon, acknowledged that the Army has to shrink the footprint of its dining facilities to match the number of troops. But there's much more to the plan, which estimates the Army may need to close 14 or more of the Army's 190 or so chow halls and reduce floor space in at least 45 more.
"It's not really about reducing costs," Williams said. "First and foremost it's about sustaining solider readiness. In order to do that, we must have a product that provides healthy and likable food choices, that provides better service, and is the soldier's preferred choice.
"We see this as an essential enabler to the performance triad…and that's sleep, activity and nutrition," Williams said, "which will lead to and enhance soldier cognitive and physical performance."
In other words, as the Army has been preaching for a few years, soldiers have to train, eat and sleep like athletes -- which is essentially what they are.
And to eat like athletes, they need to be taught - and offered - high-performance nutrition. But the Army can't do that if it can't keep them in the chow halls, or make sure they have access to healthy chow when they're working or training at "oh-dark-thirty."
Chow Halls seeks to win back soldiers, keep them healthy
That order from the brass talks about hiring food service consultants, developing new menus, and setting up kiosks and grab-and-go cases with extended hours, and even food trucks.
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The DFAC's "Grab-N-Go" counter at Fort Wainwright, Alaska provides an alternative to nearby fast-food chain restaurants.
"We want to offer that soldier options when you know he or she only has a few minutes here, a few minutes there, when they're moving from one task to another." Williams said. "Because what you don't want is, you get off late at night and your only option you have is maybe a fast-food place."
Problem is, many soldiers are voting with their forks. And their wallets. Chow hall meals are free for young and lower-ranked troops living in the barracks, like Mueller, but lots are paying to eat somewhere else. Convincing them to do that less often would help the goal of getting soldiers to make a habit of healthy diets.
Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling , now retired and a member of the President's Council on Fitness, ran the Army's basic training. When he took that job in 2009, he was shocked to find that three-quarters of potential young recruits couldn't enlist, mainly because of their weight. And of those who could, most couldn't pass an easy fitness test - push-ups and sit-ups for a minute each, then run a mile.
He gave a TEDx talk on the causes, which included the demise of school physical education classes and the rise of junk food, and explained what he did about it.
"We were attempting not only to change the nutrimental value within the dining facilities, we were also instructing the young basic trainees on how to eat right because they were coming from a society that gets junk," he said in a telephone interview. "So we incorporated a couple of classes on nutrition within basic training."
Hertling and his staff started something called the Soldier Athlete Initiative, to convince - and educate - young recruits about the importance of good eating.
With that and other programs in the past few years, the Army has added more nutritious recipes, and more training about healthy eating. Chow halls now put simple, color-coded signs on the serving lines to indicate which foods are smart choices.
Obesity rates among soldiers, and the health costs and washout rates, remain high, though.
The Army wants to do better to cut into obesity rates among troops, and keep them fit for combat. But the rise of fast food, especially on base, is making that harder.
"What I'm looking for as a commander is really what the soldiers need, not what they want," Hertling said. "And that's a hard psychology to sell to a bunch of 18-years-olds who say, 'What the Hell are you talking about ? I can perform just as well with cheeseburgers as I can with some of this healthy food,'" he said.
"Well, no you can't really. You're going to wear out when you've got more fat than protein."
Military welcomes fast-food to bases, but fights against it
Some question why the Army lets all the fast-food franchises onto bases in the first place. Hertling said that's a tough dilemma.
"It certainly sounds like you're talking out of both sides of your mouth, doesn't it?" he said. "But Installation Management Command can't go into the red. And when people are demanding those kinds of things on post, unless America changes, the army is a segment of America, so you kind of want to have the same things that America has."
Meaning, young soldiers need to be eased toward better eating habits.
"That's where we teach, and we educate," said Col. Sonya Cable, an Army dietician at Fort Bragg, who worked with Hertling on the Soldier Athlete Initiative. "And maybe they're not going for that pizza every day. But maybe it's … on the weekend. But that's one meal out of all of them during the week."
The Army is fighting bad eating habits that are already ingrained when young recruits come into the service. And it's competing for soldiers' appetites against fast-food chains that include some of the world's savviest marketers. But Cable says the military has the brain power and leadership to lure more soldiers back.
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The 82nd Airborne Division's 2nd Brigade dining facility hopes creative menus, free movies and special events persuade more soldiers to eat there.
"Even if we have to kind of shrink things, you give people the tools," she said. "In this case, (if you give) the Army cooks the equipment, the ingredients, the opportunity to explore recipes, (it) gets their creative juices going and they come up with some great stuff. I see it here all the time."
If the Army needs a model for that, it doesn't have to look any further than another chow hall at Fort Bragg, the one run by the 2nd Brigade of the 82nd Airborne Division.
It's home of the special raspberry vinaigrette, the Mongolian grill, a sushi bar and even hand-tossed salads to order.
"I did an Italian kabob last night," said Spc. Megan Gonzales, launching enthusiastically into a blow-by-blow of her recipe and presentation.
Gonzales is an Army cook. Except here they call them chefs.
This chow hall does some of the same things as successful civilian restaurants. Gonzales and the rest of the staff create signature dishes that generate word-of-mouth, whip up specials for events and try to make diners feel like wanted guests. The chow hall polls its diners on how it can do better with customer feedback cards.
And they do some things that civilian restaurants don't, like show movies every day on a wall, and put out paper copies of their most requested recipes.
"We're competing with Pizza Hut, so we offer the unhealthier options," Gonzales said. "But at the same time, you can have one slice of pizza and some fish and you can just balance it out … and you can come here and have a little bit of what you want and also the healthier side of everything as well.
And with us competing with Pizza Hut, it's free (here)," she said. "They've already paid for it, and they can get what they want at a great price and great quality and also the fellowship that comes with coming together with your fellow soldiers."
Civilians who work on the base and soldiers who live off post often eat lunch at the chow halls because it's convenient, inexpensive ($5.55) and there's plenty of variety. But Williams, the civilian executive at the Pentagon, said that one of the big challenges the chow halls face is nights and weekends, when those aren't around. Soldiers who live off post don't want to go to the trouble to come back on, just for another DFAC meal. That makes for a lot of excess capacity in some locations.
"One of the things we're looking at, if we can make the dining facilities the soldiers' place of choice to eat, we want to get them in there for Sunday brunch," he said. "We want to get them in there on the weekends and have family activities on the base and not to have to go off base."
On Sundays, troops living off base routinely come back to the 2nd Brigade DFAC with their families for its weekly "miniature Thanksgiving." One typical Sunday, it served 800. And Gonzales says getting people in more means more of a shot at influencing what they eat.
"We're trying to change the way that everyone perceives DFACs," she said. "We want then to see us as a restaurant and not just a chow hall, for army terms. We want them to see us as an actual restaurant and we want to offer the absolute best. This DFAC has so much in store coming."
And that's what the Army wants now. More. From fewer chow halls. But … hold the fries.
This story by American Homefront's Jay Price aired on American Public Media's "Marketplace."
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DJM Engineering Provides Emergency Repair Service With Edgecam
A long-established family-run injection mould maker and engineering company thrives on helping customers out in emergencies.
DJM Engineering (Banbury) Ltd uses Edgecam for quick, emergency 2D design and machining to repair customers' damaged or broken parts and get them back in action within hours.
"We're using it with the latest WNT cutting tools, and as we're programming it with Edgecam we're definitely not holding back on speeds and feeds across a range of materials."
Colin Merry, Owner
"I've often been in the workshop at two o'clock in the morning repairing parts for automotive, medical and aerospace companies, whose production lines have ground to a halt because a component has broken or failed," says owner Colin Merry.
"A number of our customers operate production line machines, and need them to be running constantly – there's a lot of pressure on automotive companies, in particular, to deliver, because many products are manufactured on a 'just in time, built to order' basis."
The company is regularly called upon to repair components for a wide variety of machines, including punches, presses, die stampers, rollers, and even ovens. "In fact, anything that has mechanical movement where a part can break down and cause a production catastrophe."
He says their emergency service is a mix of repairing the actual damaged component, and remaking it from scratch. "We need to give those jobs top priority so our customers can get their production lines up and running again."
The first part of the process is to find out from the customer why the component failed or was broken, what it does, and which aspects of it are critical. "For instance, if it's something like a shaft, we need to know if it was worn…because if we make it to the identical measurements of the one we've been given, it won't be right, so we need to overlay the original dimensions onto the worn part.
"And if a part is broken we need to know why, so we can engineer a solution."
Once they have built up a complete picture of what they need to make, and are happy with the measurements, they begin the design and manufacturing process using Edgecam's 2D functionality. "We don't need 3D models for this type of work…I only have to draw it in 2D which means we can get it on to the CNC machine tool extremely quickly."
If the part is to be machined on either of their Hurco VM 10 or XYZ 500 LR mills he creates roughing and profiling cycles initially, and while they are running he'll work on the remaining programs. "This is especially valuable in the middle of the night," he says.
Their XYZ 500 LR mill was the first of its kind in the UK when they installed it, and is the first XYZ machining centre to feature linear rail guide technology. "We're using it with the latest WNT cutting tools, and as we're programming it with Edgecam we're definitely not holding back on speeds and feeds across a range of materials."
And if it's a turning part, it goes through a DXF converter and is being machined on their XYZ 1630 lathe in a matter of minutes.
As well as using Edgecam on the emergency repair side of the business, it is also vital for their general engineering and manufacturing – again, focusing on automotive, medical and aerospace. Edgecam drives both milling and turning, and he says they use it on all components. "Because our parts are high precision we need to ensure that we get everything right first time, every time. Without Edgecam we'd struggle to be what are and do what we do."
Colin Merry works with his brother Ian and father David. The three-man company developed in 2001 from an original tool making business founded by David in 1990, where Colin undertook what he calls a 'non-standard apprenticeship,' involving learning a variety of traditional engineering and mould making skills from time-honoured craftsmen.
"I learned everything from those highly-skilled toolmakers. I'd often see two or three ways of doing something, and I'd pick the one that seemed to be the most effective."
So, the logical third prong of their business is tool making, and Colin Merry designs all their moulds with Edgecam. "Many customers may only have an idea of the end product, or just a paper drawing…so we draw something up for them and add the shrinkages in Edgecam, building the tool around it. We have standard catalogues so it's easy to download the tool base, and I always try to start machining the cavities and cores as soon as possible."
As a skilled toolmaker with many years' experience, he is able to accurately create and place all ejector pins and gates with Edgecam. Even complex moulds present no problem to designing in Edgecam. He cites an example of an agricultural earth-moving part requiring pins on a number of flat surfaces, an ejector stem covering the internal face opposite the nozzles on the moving half. "Being able to do all this with Edgecam, instead of specialist mould and die CAD/CAM software all comes through my training and experience, having built more than 600 mould tools during my career."
And he says the filling is taken care of by pulling the CAD in from the nozzle supplier and inserting it straight into his part file.
Nowadays they make around four or five specialist mould tools in an average year, each one taking between and four weeks, for customers requiring small production runs of just a few thousand, and, in some cases, even one-offs. "It's a different style of tooling, with a lot of wire erosion sections. The days have gone when we used to spend two or three months building large, complex, tools with multiple cavities in hardened steel to run millions of plastic injection parts."
Concluding, he says: "We may be a bit old fashioned in our approach, in that we're all about simply trying to help people, but it does mean that customers keep coming back to us."
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Chromatin Structure and Function
30 October–09 November 2018
Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, UK
Experimental and computational approaches for exploring chromatin biology at the gene and genome-wide levels.
This popular laboratory- and computer-based course provides training in experimental and computational approaches that can be used to mechanistically dissect important aspects of chromatin biology at the gene and genome-wide levels.
Our understanding of eukaryotic genomes has benefitted tremendously from whole genome sequencing projects. However, we are only beginning to systematically understand how the interplay of DNA, proteins and its biochemical modifications (i.e., chromatin) can influence global processes which control gene expression, mRNA splicing, and DNA replication or repair in normal development and in disease.
The course is aimed at PhD students, post-doctoral scientists or clinicians/healthcare professionals engaged in relevant research.
After attending the course, participants can expect to be able to:
Perform chromatin immunoprecipitation, ATAC, 3C and Capture C, and MethylCapture techniques, including experimental design, end-point analysis and validation (qPCR; FISH)
Understand the methods used in the preparation of material for next generation sequencing (NGS)
Perform end-to-end analysis of NGS data, derived from the above methods, from raw sequence through to identifying relevant loci.
Download and install relevant software and manage large datasets.
Understand how polymer physics can be used to build models of chromatin structures
Participants will receive intensive wet laboratory and computational training focussed across five broad themes using a variety of
state-of-the-art methods, including:
DNA/transcription factor interactions and histone modifications
Methods: Chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP)
Methods: methylation capture (MethylCapture)
Chromatin accessibility
Methods: Assay for Transposase-Accessible Chromatin (ATAC)
Chromatin looping and nuclear organisation
Methods: Chromosome conformation capture (3C), Capture-C, and fluorescent in situ hybridisation (FISH)
Computational analysis/integration of chromatin datasets
Methods: basic programming in Unix, sequence alignments, data visualisation tools, ChiP-seq analysis, MethylCapture-seq analysis, 3C-seq analysis
These sessions will be supplemented with informal tutorials and lectures from the instructors and distinguished invited speakers. Participants will analyse various genome-wide datasets to complement the wet laboratory sessions. They will also have an opportunity to discuss their own research interests and present aspects of their work that are relevant to the course.
David Vetrie University of Glasgow, UK
Nick Gilbert University of Edinburgh, UK
Paul Guilhamon Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Canada
Robert Andrews Cardiff University, UK
Michaela Frye Wellcome-MRC Cambridge Stem Cell Institute, University of Cambridge, UK
Rob Klose Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, UK
Ana Pombo Berlin Institute for Medical Systems Biology, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Germany
Daniel Rico Rodriguez Institute of Cellular Medicine, Newcastle University, UK
Paola Scaffidi Cancer Epigenetics Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, UK
Applicants should be PhD students, post-doctoral scientists or clinicians engaged in relevant research.
Applications can be submitted online. Places are limited and will be awarded on merit. If you have any problems with the online application process, please contact us.
Please note: Applications must be supported by a recommendation from a scientific or clinical sponsor (e.g. supervisor, line manager, or head of department). A request for a supporting statement will be sent to your nominated sponsor automatically during the application process. Applicants must ensure that their sponsor provides this supporting statement by the application deadline.
Applications without a supporting statement cannot be considered.
Deadline for applications: 27 July 2018
Please contact the event organiser if you require a letter to support a travel visa application to the UK. Note that letters will only be provided to confirmed attendees. Non-European Economic Area or Swiss nationals may be required to have a visa to enter the UK.
Early application is strongly advised, as this process can take 6-8 weeks or longer.
Please visit the following websites for further information:
UK Border Agency website and information for general visitors and businessvisitors.
Cost Accommodation / meals
*Course fee £1220 This is a residential course and the fee includes all accommodation and meals.
*The course fee is subsidised and applies to non-commercial applicants.
Please contact us for the commercial fee.
Advanced Courses are subsidised for non-commercial applicants from anywhere in the world. Additional, limited bursaries are available (up to a 50% reduction of the course fee) and are awarded on merit. If you would like to apply for a bursary, please complete the bursary section of the online application form.
UK Courses (held at the Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge)
A limited number of bursaries are available for each course. These are awarded by the selection committee according to merit. The bursary covers a maximum of 50% of the course fee, though in exceptional circumstances an application for the total course fee may be considered. Where there are many bursary applications, the selection committee may issue smaller amounts. We cannot assist with travel costs to attend UK courses.
Feedback from the 2017 Course:
"In 10 days, i feel as though i have gained 3 years worth of technical knowledge. I also feel 3 years older… Please continue to run this
"In regards to content, I felt the course was exactly as advertised and even exceeded my expectations. Much of this has to do with high level of expertise possessed by the instructors and assistants involved in teaching the labs and bioinformatics practicals."
"It was the most instructive course I had so far in molecular biology. Details about experiments are rarely discussed such in details, it was very useful for me and it will benefit all my lab."
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Lakers' Steve Blake out at least six weeks with elbow injury
The Lakers, already without Steve Nash and Jordan Farmar due to injuries, will now be without Steve Blake until likely the start of February at least.
Blake has a torn ulnar ligament in his right elbow at least six weeks, the Lakers announced. Speaking with the media, Blake said if he were a baseball player he'd get surgery on this but he's going to try to recover without going that direction, reports Dave McMenamin of ESPN.
Blake inured his elbow back on Nov. 24 against the Kings and tried to play through it. In those seven games he has shot 38.1 percent overall and 29.7 percent from three (he shot 49 percent from three in the first 10 games of the season).
Blake had been playing better in the point guard role than he had throughout his career, figuring out the angles and pace of the Mike D'Antoni system well. He had averaged 9.8 points, 3.3 rebounds and 7.7 assists a game this season.
The Lakers have no point guards on the roster and may not race out to get one.
The Lakers don't have any immediate plans to add a PG, according to team source. D'Antoni wants to see what Kobe-Meeks-Henry-Young can do
— Dave McMenamin (@mcten) December 12, 2013
So much for easing Kobe Bryant back into things. Kobe and Jodie Meeks will be the starting backcourt for the Lakers for now.
If that experimient doesn't work, the free agent point guards out there right now include Leandro Barbosa (who has played in Mike D'Antoni's system in Phoenix but now is in Brazil playing there), Shannon Brown and Kendall Marshall. The Lakers do not have any guards they want to call up from their D-League franchise, the D-Fenders.
The Lakers might look around the league at available point guards. Kyle Lowry in Toronto is the biggest name but the Lakers would have to give up good picks to get him.
Steve Nash has flown back to Vancouver to work with a specialist there on his nerve root problem that has kept him out much of the season. When he might return — and if he does — remain up in the air.


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