Yet it is this tangle of histories and enmity that makes Armenia such a compelling place to visit, as my wife and I learned when we spent a week there last summer.
Aleppo, Syria's main commercial hub, has been carved up into opposition- and government-held areas since the rebels launched an offensive there last summer, capturing several districts and villages and towns around the city, which is near the border with Turkey.
And, during the Olympics last summer there were about 9, 000 additional officers in London on peak days.
Last summer there was huge speculation that Barry, who had stated his desire to join Liverpool, was set to sign for Rafa Benitez's side.
Until last summer, there had been no significant outbreak on the island since well before the revolution.
Since last summer, there have been clear signs that the oppressive news headlines have started dragging down even the stronger consumers, particularly in the UK and Germany.
In Houston last summer, there were 700 water main breaks every day due to aging pipes and pressure from increased water use and dry soil.
And it took the opportunity for a dig at the government, which said last summer that there was no reason to see that six-month limit as posing problems.
The Alliance leader David Ford linked the current loyalist violence to events of last summer when there was a challenge to the Parades Commission and leaflets "whipped up tensions over flags".
Since last summer, there has been concern that some student accounts represent pooled efforts to game the system, with various enrollees passing information back and forth in ways that would be seen as cheating in a conventional university.
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There has also been "steady progress" made against the plan in place after Estyn's report on the island's education services last summer, and there is a "much improved" performance in children's services.
Gallacher also added that there were "major errors" made last summer in recruitment, but denied that Davies had lost the support of his senior players.
The Bank of England has moved a long way from its stony stance last summer, when it argued that there was little it could do to affect three-month interbank rates.
Congress was willing to extend the current farm legislation for a year when it seemed like there could be a breakthrough in the Doha talks last summer, but when the negotiations broke down, it moved forward with crafting the bill now being considered.
Ms. Shouraboura, who opened one Hointer store in Seattle late last year with another on the way there this summer, says all of these digital innovations help combat "showrooming, " the process of going into a store to check out merchandise but then hunting for a cheaper place to buy the item online.
There was a great little article on Inc.com last summer by Goeffrey James about the power of gratitude.
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There was an "early warning" of possible redundancies last summer when the warehouse which opened in 1997 was put under threat.
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Last month there were reports of a spring or early summer release.
The last time we were here in the summer, there were so many people around the kids could barely see Old Faithful.
This was largely prompted by a big robot exhibition held last summer, which made the authorities realise that there are safety implications when thousands of people are not just looking at robots, but mingling with them, says Dr Inoue.
It shut last year for refurbishment, but there are hopes it could reopen this summer.
Instead, there was smell: sear-leaved, blowsy roses, last of the summer.
After foiling the jihadist plot to down US-bound British passenger aircraft last summer, MI5 director Eliza Manningham-Buller claimed that there are some 1, 600 British Muslims actively involved in plotting attacks against Britain.
And finally, there was the U.K. government's reaction to the riots last summer in which social networks and instant-messaging services were blamed for spreading dissent.
Besides the debut of Mustafa in his character in the 2010 Super Bowl, there was also the two-day, 190-plus viral video marathon last summer in which he responded in his quirky style to real time questions posed on Twitter, Facebook, Digg and Reddit from celebrities, reporters and ordinary consumers.
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There was a 2005 World Championship for the Under-17s in Peru and another last summer when Mexico hosted.
There were long training runs last fall, indoor races last winter and meets throughout Europe this summer.
He lost his place in the Milan starting XI when Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Robinho joined last summer, and with Antonio Cassano having signed from Sampdoria this week, there is no space for him in Allegri's line-up.
There was no "Hard Knocks" last season, as the NFL lockout squashed most of the summer and training camp season.
There is a growing consensus among Republicans, not to mention Democrats, that another failure like last summer's Operation Forward Together will tear the fabric of trust between the Bush and al-Maliki command centers.
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