What is it about the beach that reaches in and feather touches the wilder parts of our soul? Is it the sounds, the smells, the colours or a combination of these? There's a soothing necromancy to the sounds of the sea that can't be found anywhere else. I say necromancy because the night sounds can seem as sinister as a burglar to the unwary. Have you ever sat on a shingle beach with the sun setting and the salty lips of the waves kissing the sand roughly? Is it possible to recreate this sound? Open your ears and give it a try. Can you hear it?
My recent week is full of escapades! I spend the last 7 days like a pro traveler. From a recent Bali trip with my colleagues for 3 days, a day trip from Baguio to Manila, and to Caramoan for another 3 days. It was a blast!
Anyway, a week ago, I won TravelBook's Blogger Getaway Contest. You can read my entry here. The prize? A full expense paid trip to Caramoan. Guess, I got lucky ha.
The sea teems and hisses, scrapes the stones, lashes the beach and releases. It sizzes, chafes the pebbles, dashes the sand and retreats. It fizzes and seethes, spits out grit and slaps the beach with its salty lips. Finally it swishes, washes and polishes the shingle, then swirls and whirls as the tide switches. Its work done, it recedes, leaving a seaweed-slick shingle beach behind.
Read on about my amazing trip to Caramoan with TravelBook (and about how Caramoan almost slipped away from my hands).
It was already 8 in the morning when I woke up. I just arrived from my recent trip in Bali. My room's a mess, all my stuffs are on the floor, and I don't have much money to go on another trip. I only have two 100 peso bills, two 20 peso bills, one 10 peso coin and eight 1 peso coins inside my cat coin purse.
I already accepted the fact that I won't be going to Caramoan. I decided to just stay at home and rest for a while.
To cut the long story short, my awesome friends helped me finance my trip from Baguio to Manila and back, just so I can go and experience my prize. Thank you so much everyone, especially to Lee and Evo!
11 AM. I already knew I won't be able to make it on time if I will take a regular bus trip which can take up to 8 hours of drive going to Manila at least. I decided to just take a deluxe bus (the faster bus that has its own toilet and takes the fastest route) and only 4-5 hours of travel instead.
I was at the bus terminal in Gov. Pack, but the next deluxe bus is at 2 in the afternoon. If the bus will leave at 2 then I'll be in Manila 6 or 7 in the evening. All seats were full, however, I was told that I can enlist my self and wait if there will be a free seat for me. Okay, I'm betting my luck as a chance passenger.
I went to the other bus terminal in PNR. The next deluxe bus trip will be at 01:15 PM and yes all seats were also full. I patiently waited in line for the deluxe bus chance passenger lane and luckily there were 13 seats left. Yay! Manila!
After 14 hours of travel by land, we finally arrived at Al Del Rio Villa Resort. I was still in a feverish state. Oh, I just want to have a rest and a good sleep. We had our breakfast at the inn. Afterwards I took meds and had a little rest before we move on to our main agenda.
TRAVEL TIP: Invest in a dry bag. It's great for keeping your phones, cameras, and other valuables here while on a trek to the mountains or a swim to the sea. You don't want to get your things all wet do you?
We left Bikal Wharf at 12:00 PM and our first island stop is the magical Matukad Island. The sands of Matukad is similarly like the sands of Boracay. Yes, the Matukad Island is the Boracay of Caramoan.
What's so interesting is that, the island has a secret lagoon, which is said to be enchanted. According to our lovely host and guide, Mau, here resides a pair of bangus (milk fishes) and still lives up to date. It is said that the two bangus are mystical. Think Yin and Yang.
The tale: A long time ago, fishermen came and took the fishes from its habitat. Then came a series of unfortunate events: no harvest from the sea and there's always a storm. When the fishermen finally realize the consequences for what they have done, they decided to bring back the fishes to the island and everything went back to normal. From that moment on, no one bothered to take away the fishes again.
Lo and behold! We saw with our own naked eyes the said lagoon and the 2 huge fishes. Bam! We were so amazed! From the top you can also see the whole beauty surrounding the island.
After our magical escape and lunch at Matukad Island we went to Lahos Island where we enjoyed its fine white sands and its cool azure waters.
For our next stop, we headed to Cagbalinad Island where we marveled over its Palawan-like beauty. Also, my fellow bloggers had the chance to explore its underwater wonders. Unluckily, for me, I didn't get a chance to try it out: not snorkeling and not even swimming. If I did, I might become a wilted vegetable the next day.
TRAVEL TIP: Snorkeling and scuba diving gears are not yet available here, so I suggest you bring your own effects.
Of course, such a scene wouldn't be complete without the smells of the beach wafting up your nostrils. A beach has such a medicinal smell, a coconut-and-citrus extravaganza of scents. But that is not what you can ferret out with your nose right now. Your stomach rumbles and growls as the aroma of flame-grilled meat drifts towards you. You can hear it sizzling on the griddle and the steak fat dribbling and hissing as it spills onto the grill. There are burgers being flash-fried also and lord oh lord, is that mushroom and onion moisture you can hear fizzling on hot charcoal? All the splattering juices and squirting blood being seared is enough to make any man's legs wobble. To finish it off, your lips smack with the anticipation of salty meat as barbeque sauces, chilli, vinegar and cayenne peppers are layered onto the steaming platters of food.
So here's my only decent photo during our first day in Caramoan. Haha. I'm wearing a shawl 'coz why not. Haha.
Our last stop: Al Del Rio's very own Yupakit Island. Yupakit Island is great for an overnight stay. Just bring your tents and enjoy the sun's greatest splendor as it touches the earth.
To take your mind off the torture of an empty stomach, you gaze at your surroundings. The sun is setting and there are only a few swallows left in the sky. They pirouette like will-o'-the-wisps on valium, their scimitar wings slashing the air as they go. The seagulls are still squawking and squabbling over scraps of food, their raucous cries loud and brash in the faltering light. Come to think of it, you are just beginning to notice something for the first time. It is your hallelujah moment, an epiphany so profound that you know it will never be bettered. You could sit on this rock for a thousand years more and nothing as insightful will hit you like this again.
My fever's gone and I'm feeling better and great! I'm now ready for our 2nd day in Caramoan. Yay!
We were supposed to leave and head to the west side of Caramoan at 8 in the morning but our boat cannot leave Bikal Wharf because of the low tide. We waited for the water to rise until we can go.
Your epiphany is this: you are beginning to notice that someone is slowly turning up the volume of the beach sounds. The wave-music is louder, the haunting cry of a curlew above you is pressing into your head and the swell of the heaving sea is magnified to a murmur. The span of sea sky makes you feel like you are trapped in a dome of glass. Everything rings out with a crystal and piercing clarity and all the sounds are cut to sharpness. Is this caused by a drop in temperature, the stillness of the air or your senses becoming more attuned? It is none of these. It is because you are reflective and the immense majesty of sky, air and sea has made you recognise your own mortality. A moment like this may never come again and you are both enlightened and sadder for it.
The Bag-ing beach, Sabitang Laya beach, and the Baliti beach. These are 3 island beaches during high tide, and form a single island during low tide. We stopped by Bag-ing beach where we enjoyed its white sand.
Did you know that the beach here turns pink when the sea roughly kisses its shores? It's amazing! You have to witness this beautiful phenomenon in person.
If you are anywhere on any of these 3 island beaches, you can opt to reach all beaches via a boat ride or simply just walk. I highly recommend, however, that you walk, take your footwear off, and feel the sand massaging your feet. Trust me, it feels relaxing. Enjoy as if you are walking on boundless shores.
Caramoan also has its own Maldives – the Manlawi Sandbar. Manlawi Sandbar of the Caramoan Peninsula is one of the jewels of the island hopping itinerary at this group of islets. It is a sandbar situated east of the largest of the island group, Lahuy that becomes completely submerged at high tide and a one-kilometer wide sandbar during low tide. Huts are constructed for those who would like to enjoy the scenery of this wide sandbar and these huts are designed to float during high tide.
We reached the sandbar during high tide and water is about neck deep when we were there. We got the chance to experience Manlawi's floating cottages.
Pigging out for lunch in Manlawi will not disappoint you. Bring out those fresh tropical fruits, grilled seafood, or whatever you have. There are locals on their tiny boats that sell fresh coconut, halo-halo, and sea shells for souvenirs. Enjoy its beautiful scenery while eating or take a plunge into its waters.
Guinahoan Island exudes a different natural beauty altogether with its rolling pastures reminiscent of New Zealand and the Batanes islands; it is one of the farthest islands off the Caramoan Peninsula.
Our boat docked in its coast and it is evident that only a few residents live here. We were greeted in smile by the children that inhabit the island as we get off our boat, seemingly curious of our presence. We traversed to a grassy peak where the white-painted lighthouse is. Here we took time to appreciate what nature has to offer. It was truly majestic!
It's not all bad news, however. Your newly found spidey-senses make you aware that the dipping sun is ember-red and it licks and glitters channels of the sea red like a dragon's tongue. The sand has been burnished into a long winding-sheet of copper and the horizon is threaded with a thin line of silver. As the sun bows down further, the slumbering heap of sea becomes a-glow like melted platinum. The last few lances of light are cast down in a holy line of laser fire and it is over. The night is here and the sky looks like a black, velvet ceiling sprinkled with dream dust.
Our final day won't be complete without taking a group picture with our friendly host, Al del Rio.
Caramoan is not just about the coasts and islands that greet the traveler with it's gorgeous limestone formations, enigmatic lagoons, secluded white sand beaches, but as well as a throbbing adventure sports scene that makes the rest of Asia stand up and take notice.
Going to and from Caramoan by day is not as easy as you think. You have to prepare for an up and down and zigzagging road and almost 14-16 hours of travel to Manila. Nakakahilong byahe! But regardless, Caramoan is truly breathtaking!
We had a short stop in Pili to buy some souvenirs and pasalubongs. Just an hour drive from Pili, we ate lunch at Bigg's Diner in Naga City before finally heading back.
Our getaway is more than just Caramoan itself. It's about friendships that change, complete, and fulfill your life that merely started off as strangers crossing paths. In my opinion – this adventure is just as exciting, as daring, as capable of helping us grow as the adventures of exploring the hidden gems of earth on our travels. Someone once said, "There are no such things as strangers, only friends we haven't met yet."
Thank you so much TravelBook.ph for this amazing getaway! You rock!!!
It is undeniably an epic vacation! See you the soonest!


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So I'm at work and I just found out that a couple that Dan and I were friendly with (really, like the only couple we know in our new town!) are separating. Selfishly, I'm upset because, WTF!? After a year of trying to find another couple to hang out with, we find one we both get along with and now they're getting separated!
But of course, I feel terrible for them, too. Honestly, neither Dan or I could see it coming. You know with some couples, if they decide to separate or get divorced, it's not a surprise. They always fought in front of you or never seemed to have any passion for each other. But this wasn't the case with this couple. They genuinely seemed to love one another, had a lovely home, and a darling son. I just couldn't figure out what could pull them apart.
All of a sudden, my own marriage went under the microscope. I immediately began to question my own relationship. Could that be Dan and I? Could we break up? After all, this couple seemed to be in love and happy. I began to get nervous and turned over possible scenarios in my head. By the time I got home from work to tell Dan the news, my stomach and head were so twisted up, the only thing I could say was, "If you're going to leave me, then just do it now. Let's not drag this out another six years. And, if you decide that you're going to dump me AFTER we have kids, I swear to god I will kill you."
Dan, the dear man who is finally learning how to have fun with silly, ole, neurotic me, says, "It's nice to see you, too, dear. How was your day?"
I launched into the whole story of our friends' breakup. Dan, too, mourns our couple-friend loss. He also tries to console my fears of our now-in-my-mind inevitable break-up.
"Don't you think if I was going to leave you, I would've done it a while ago? Like the time you taped over my Judas Priest concert VHS?" he said with a smirk.
"I don't think this is funny," I said.
Dan poured me a glass of wine and gave me a squishy hug. Then he raised his glass and said, "Let's agree to never let it get so bad that we break up." I agreed—but with just a wee-bit of doubt in the back of my mind— and clinked our glasses. Hey you never know. But god do I love that optimist husband of mine.


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What University has produced the 2nd most total NFL draft picks?
Q: What University has produced the 2nd most total NFL draft picks?
What University has produced the most total NFL draft picks?
The University of Southern California (USC) has had the most total NFL draft picks in the history of the NFL.
How many picks are in the NFL draft?
The NFL currently has 32 teams and each team gets 8 draft picks. Therefore, the total number of picks in the NFL draft stands at 256.
How many NFL picks in the draft?
How many picks do NFL teams have?
NFL teams typically have a total of 7 picks in the NFL draft, one pick per round. Teams can add to their total number of draft picks by trading players for future draft picks or trading a singular high draft pick for multiple lower round picks. In addition teams can get what are called compensatory picks, which are given out to teams if they lose high quality players to other teams during free agency. These compensatory picks cannot be traded to other teams.
What are Chiefs total number of 2011draft picks?
every NFL team has 7 total picks in the NFL draft, plus they can sign rookie free agents
When did the NFL start granting compensatory draft picks?
The NFL just announced the 2010 compensatory draft picks. The New England Patriots were awarded four picks total, one in the sixth round and three in the third. The Tennessee Titans and Atlanta Falcons were the only other teams to receive third round picks. Compensatory picks cannot be traded.
What are the browns draft picks in 2012 draft?
They have 13 total, 4, 22, 37, two in the fourth a couple fifth, three sixths I think and three in the seventh
What collage basketball team has placed the most players in the NBA in one year?
The University of Kentucky in 2012 placed a total of six players in the NBA, five in the first round and 1 in the second round. This included the first time ever for the first and second draft picks from a single University.
How many draft picks are in the NBA draft?
two rounds of 30 each one, total- 60. players who picked in the first round- get a contract. players who picked in the secend round- will have to be in a training camp to get into a team.
How many draft picks do the Denver Broncos have in the 2009 nfl draft?
The Broncos will have 10 total draft picks in the 2009 NFL draft. Assuming they do not trade picks any further, as of 4/4/09 there picks will be: Round-Turn-Overall 1-12-12 Denver 1-18-18 Denver (from Chicago) 2-16-48 Denver 3-15-79 Denver 3-20-84 Denver (from Chicago) 4-14-114 Denver 5-13-149 Denver 6-12-185 Denver 7-16-225 Denver 7-26-235 Denver (from Atlanta)
How many total round by round draft picks do the Dallas Cowboys have in 2011?
dallas has 8 picks 1 for every round and another 6th rd pick they got from Miami 4 Cory procter they got a 7th 4 Patrick crayton from the chargers and used their 7th on brent-price in the supplemental draft
How many draft picks do the eagles have in 2009 NFL draft?
10 total, but they owe the Colts 1 pick for Luke Lawton (lot of good that did). So 9 total picks right now: Pick 1. (1) 2. (1) 3. (2) 4. (3) 5. (4) 6. (5) 7. (5) 8. (6) 9. (6) 10. (7) *Conditional pick for Luke Lawton
How many players go directly into the major leagues when they are drafted?
A total of 21 players have gone directly to the majors when being drafted from the amateur draft. It is very rare considering hundreds of draft picks happen each year and has been happening since 1965.
How many picks are in the NBA draft?
Which university has most NFL players?
Overall Draft Pick wise Notre Dame with 465 total with USC trailing by one or two less. The University with the most active players is Miami.
How many picks are there total in the 2008 NFL draft?
= Mr. Irrelevant to be Chosen Last in NFL Draft on April 27, 2008 = On April 27, 2008, Irrelevant Week founder Paul Salata will announce pick # 255, the final pick of the 2008 NFL Draft (at this time going to the St. Louis Rams), and introduce Mr. Irrelevant XXXIII to the world.
How many players are drafted into the NFL each year?
The NFL currently has 32 teams and each team gets 8 draft picks. Therefore, the total number of players drafted into the NFL each year stands at 256.
How many players are in the NBA Draft?
There are two rounds to the NBA draft. Sixty players are selected in total.
What college football team has had the most first round draft picks in one year?
The Miami Hurricanes had a total of 6 NFL players drafted in the first round of the 2004 Draft. They were 5) Sean Taylor - S 6) Kellen Winslow Jr. - TE 12) Jonathan Vilma - LB 17) D. J. Williams - LB 19) Vernon Carey - OT 21) Vince Wilfork - DT The Hurricanes also had 4 in 2003, 5 in 2002 and 4 in 2001. In a 4 year span, THE U had 19 first round draft picks.
Why did the government institute a draft?
Governments have instituted the draft to build a large pool of soldiers to fight during total war. The draft usually ends when the crisis passes.
What is the total number of students at Harvard University?
The total number of students at Harvard University
How many total seat at Dhaka university?
how many total seat of dhaka university
What is the formula for efficency?
Total energy used/total energy produced
What is the total amount of ATP molecules produced in Aerobic Respiration?
38 ATP molecules are produced in total (after 2 complete cycles)
What percent of the total ATP produced from the complete catabolism of glucose is produced by aerobic respiration?

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Welcome to Our fishing tackle website. We hope you can find the time to have a browse through the huge selection of fishing tackle available on our online store. Our selection includes a vast range of fishing equipment from all different types of fishing. Due to our recent, large expansion we have not only got the best range of sea fishing tackle in the UK but very impressive selections of Carp Fishing tackle, Coarse Fishing Tackle & Lure Fishing Tackle.
Our Fishing Tackle Store has the U.K's largest selection of beach fishing tackle including possibly largest selection of Sea Fishing Rods available in the UK. Since we have opened the North West's biggest fishing tackle store we have had some serious expansions in our carp fishing tackle range, our Coarse and Match Fishing tackle range and our lure range. Our Carp fishing tackle range has set a new standard. We have created bespoke displays with several bivvies & brollies erected from the biggest names such are Fox, Aqua, Trakker & Nash to name a few. Our Coarse and Match fishing tackle section has probabably the largest expansion of all. We have installed a custom Pole Alley which has a minimum of 30 poles out test at any time. We have also installed and stocked some custom bays stocking full ranges of tackle from brands such as Frenzee, Preston Innovations, Map, Daiwa, Rive, Korum and Garbolino. We have had a large expansion of our lures especially for Bass, Pike and Perch. We have had a custom tank installed for testing any lures and for demonstrating new techniques such as dropshotting. For all big Cod hunters Norway is definitely the place to go. We specialise in all of the most popular products of Norway Fishing Tackle available. We stock all the right rods, reels, jigs, accessories and terminal tackle you will ever need to catch the Cod of a lifetime.
We also now stock a huge range of Lure fishing tackle including top of the range Lure Rods and reels and an extensive range of quality Japanese Bass Lures.
Here at Gerry's Fishing we know that only the best baits catch the best fish, so we are now able to provide both fresh and frozen baits to you from our shop in Morecambe. In our selections of fresh sea fishing baits we offer Black Lugworm, Blow Lugworm, Ragworm and deadly white ragworm as well as fresh peeler crabs for the sea fisherman, with maggots, lobworm and garden worms being offered for coarse and game fishermen.
Our bait is supplied as fresh as possible so you get the best chance to hook the monster of your dreams!
In our frozen bait section, we have perennial favourites like frozen mackerel and frozen sandeels (available in different sizes), plus a great range of frozen black lugworm, herring and mussels - we even stock frozen razorfish, sardines and smelt alongside frozen squid - all of these baits are fantastic for monster Cod fishing and have accounted for many specimens over the years.
Also in our range of frozen baits are small Trout, coloured Sprats and Perch - perfect for deadbait fishing when after Pike and Zander. These frozen baits keep a long time and when thawed are easy to cast, staying on the hook even when lobbing out a long way.
You'll find many other types of frozen bait available at our shop and we can post out to you if you're in the mainland UK!
Our range of sea fishing tackle is second to none and includes everything you could possibly need for sea fishing whether you prefer boat, rock or beach fishing.
We stock some of the best sea fishing rods available from top manufacturers like Abu, Ron Thompson and Zziplex, with a range of bass rods, beach rods, and flattie rods which allow you to cast further, getting to the bigger fish with ease.
We stock fishing rods for every type of sea fishing, so if you're into monster Cod and Ling we have boat fishing rods which can handle that too - we even stock a great range of uptide rods if you fancy casting away from the boat's 'shadow' - a great tactic when the fish are a bit nervous!
We offer a massive range of beach multipliers, some with both magnetic and centrifugal brakes which mean you can concentrate on your cast without worrying about getting a 'birds nest' when your weight hits the water.
For the lure fisherman, we offer a great range of top quality fixed spool reels which are built to last from Abu, Daiwa, Penn and many more big brands as well as economy models if you're just starting out on your fishing adventure.
Our range of boat fishing reels includes both traditional star drag multipliers and lever drag multipliers for bigger, faster fish. All of our sea fishing reels are tested by manufacturers to make sure they can take the punishment metered out by heavy fish, so you're assured of excellent service from your new reel, whether you're after Mackerel or Monkfish!


Over €200 was raised for Trocaire. 1st prize - Klaudia Tatol 5th Year 2nd prize - Rachel Nestor Finnerty 6th Year 3rd prize - Sofia Farron 1st Year Well done to our winners and thank you to everyone who bought a raffle ticket.
Hannah Carr was the Leaving Cert student chosen this year by her class to win the annual Emily Feeney Generosity of Spirit Award. This award was inaugurated twelve years ago by the Feeney Family in honour of their daughter, Emily, a past student of Salerno who was recognised for her kindness, good humour and bravery in her battle with Cystic Fibrosis. Hannah too embodies these qualities and was awarded the honour yesterday in a ceremony in Salerno. Photo shows the winner, Hannah Carr, with Emily's parents, Eileen and Jarlath Feeney.
The National Parents' Council have asked us to pass on the following message regarding an upcoming seminar…. 'In the competitive climate of the Irish educational system our young people need to learn what it means to have resilience. Who better to help them with this but parents and guardians, informed by those who daily work in the educational community. Equip yourselves with some of the insights and tools to assist your sons and daughters bounce back from difficulties and to enable them to achieve their full potential. They will help you to communicate with them and give practical advice to cope with the world they live in. This event is FREE but spaces are limited therefore pre-booking is recommended The NPCpp " "Building Resilience" seminar DATE: 27th April 2019 PLACE: WIT Arena, Waterford. Parents, Teachers and all who work with teens, are welcome to join us as our speakers present the practical side of building resilience in our children and youth. This event is FREE but spaces are limited therefore pre-booking is recommended. To make sure of your seat book your ticket at:' https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/national-parents-council-post-primary-tickets-59814171798.
The girls are the Pi Quiz Midlands Region Winners. The quiz was held in Marist college Athlone last Friday 5th April. Students from left to right: Laura Cassidy, Judith Sohn, Ellen Kennedy and Éadaoin Halligan .
Congratulations to captain Sinead Black and her team who competed in a Connacht Rugby blitz in Galwegians RFC. Cheered on by the coaches Ms Dixon and Mr Gill, the girls performed brilliantly in all four of their matches.
TY ISL Sign Language classes raffled three Easter Eggs to raise awareness of and funds for Chime, the national charity for deafness and hearing loss. The money raised will be presented to David in Browne of Chime. Congratulations and well done to the three winners.
A Big THANK YOU to all the girls & parents who kindly donated clothing items for the 'Cash for Clobber Fundraiser organised by the Parent's Association this week!
Ella Kitt (TY Red) was shortlisted as a finalist in Mental Health Ireland's Art and Photography award for her photo entry and received 2nd place! Ella, her mum, brother and her friends attended the awards evening in the wonderful St Patricks Cathedral in Dublin last Thursday 28thMarch. The evening consisted of a procession of the boys choir with a number of hymns and readings and the finalists art works exhibited. A lovely way to take in the lovely singing and cathedral acoustics and celebrate achievements. This is a fantastic achievement and who knows - it might be the beginning of something new for Ella! We are very proud of her achievement.
Parents/Guardians, Don't forget to fill those bags for 'Cash for Clobber'. You have until 11am tomorrow morning to get those unwanted or unused clothing items to school. Thank you for your support.
Victoria College and Salerno met for a great days hockey in Dangan.
Well done to our u14 badminton team who competed in the all Ireland's in Gormanstown Co. Meath last week. They defeated Ulster but unfortunately lost out to Leinster and eventual winners Munster. Well done to Amy Lin, Isabelle Howard, Jade Fleming, Sophie Davitt and Kate Murphy.
Hard luck to our 1st year and 2nd year basketball teams who were beaten in the Minor and Junior West Regional Finals on Friday. Our 1st years are through to playoffs in UL arena on May 11th and 12th while our second years are through to a preliminary round.
Great weekend for two of our very own Salerno students with some great performances at The Pilatus Cup in Kriens in Switzerland on Saturday. Ailbhe Murphy and Rachel Dunleavy came first and second in their category after fighting each other in the Final. They both won all their fights in the previous rounds. We are delighted for both girls whose dedication over the past few months and years has paid off with a great result in the International Competition.
Congratulations to TYs and 5th years who received their Junior Cycle Profile of Achievement (JCPA) awards yesterday. Well done on all of your accomplishments.
Last Wednesday afternoon the Transition Year Students got a chance to build with a Lego Master Builder. It developed team building and great team communication skills in the Easter house build. A really wonderful day was had by all.
A snapshot of some of the L.Cert Art students who attended the Art History Study day at Nuns Island Theatre provided by The Galway Arts Centre last Friday.
`Congratulations to Ailbhe Murphy 5th yr whose article has been selected as the winning print entry in the Columban Schools Journalism competition 2019 on 'The Challenge of Climate Change'. The article will be published in the May/June issue of the Far East magazine. The winners have been announced on www.columbans.ie and www.columbancompetition.com as well as on social media. The awards will be presented in May by Dr Lorna Gold, Coordinator of the Laudato Sí Project for Trócaire and author of 'Climate Generation: Awakening to Our Children's Future'.
Well done to our badminton teams who competed in the Connacht competitions this week. Our u14Bs have made it through to the all Ireland's next Wednesday and our u14Cs won the Connacht plate final. Well done to all involved.
It has come to our attention that some students intend to leave school tomorrow to partake in the 'Climate Change March for Young and Old'. The school is sending a representative group with staff to this event. If your daughter is not part of this group, normal attendance procedures applies. She may only leave the school with your permission.
Salerno parents council invites you to recycle your unwanted clothing and help raise funds for the school. All types of clothing are welcome: TOWELS, CURTAINS, HATS, BELTS, PAIRED SHOES, BAGS, T SHIRTS, SHIRTS, PANTS, JEANS,DRESSES,JUMPER, COATS, BED LINE (no pillows or duvets accepted) Just put all items into black bags or cash for clobber bags available in the school and drop them into the school on either 1st or 2nd April either during drop off or collection or indeed anytime during the day. One of the Parents Council will be there to gladly accept them. All items are recycled in Ireland.Thank you for your continued support.
Salerno Student Council donated €470 to COPE from the Christmas Day swim. Lynia from COPE came to receive the cheque and wished to thank everyone who took part in the swim. The proceeds will be divided up among the different sections of COPE according to the wishes of the Students Council.
A group of Salerno Secondary School students who are taking part in the Pope John Paul II Award. The girls received their training as Extraordinary Ministers of the Eucharist in the Pastoral Centre, Newtownsmith recently. Back Row Left to Right: Ailbhe Murphy, Ruth Scarry, Molly Hynes, Katie O'Keefe, Ruth Heffernan, Alannah Keane, Eimear Walsh. Front Row Left to Right: Sarah Maguire, Elizabeth McKenna, Lauren Heapes, Aoife Campbell, Grace Joyce. Missing from Photo: Lucy Keady.
Forty eight Fifth Year students, along with six of their teachers spent four fabulous days in the City of Love over the February Mid-Term break. The city was bathed in sunshine for the whole trip and the girls enjoyed visits to Disneyland Paris, the Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame, Monmartre, The Palace of Versailles, the Louvre, the Musee D'Orsay, a seine river cruise and a rather large shopping centre! Organisers, Miss Dunleavy and Ms Howley commend the girls for their excellent behaviour and hope they will have lasting memories of a wonderful city and a wonderful trip.
Just a reminder that school will be finishing at 1.10pm on Tuesday 5th March to facilitate a Child Protection Inservice.


The scope of AI is disputed: as machines become increasingly capable, tasks considered as requiring "intelligence" are often removed from the definition, a phenomenon known as the AI effect, leading to the quip, "AI is whatever hasn't been done yet." For instance, optical character recognition is frequently excluded from "artificial intelligence", having become a routine technology. Modern machine capabilities generally classified as AI include successfully understanding human speech, competing at the highest level in strategic game systems (such as chess and Go), autonomously operating cars, and intelligent routing in content delivery networks and military simulations.
The study of mechanical or "formal" reasoning began with philosophers and mathematicians in antiquity. The study of mathematical logic led directly to Alan Turing's theory of computation, which suggested that a machine, by shuffling symbols as simple as "0" and "1", could simulate any conceivable act of mathematical deduction. This insight, that digital computers can simulate any process of formal reasoning, is known as the ChurchTuring thesis. Along with concurrent discoveries in neurobiology, information theory and cybernetics, this led researchers to consider the possibility of building an electronic brain. Turing proposed that "if a human could not distinguish between responses from a machine and a human, the machine could be considered intelligent". The first work that is now generally recognized as AI was McCullouch and Pitts' 1943 formal design for Turing-complete "artificial neurons".
In the late 1990s and early 21st century, AI began to be used for logistics, data mining, medical diagnosis and other areas. The success was due to increasing computational power (see Moore's law), greater emphasis on solving specific problems, new ties between AI and other fields (such as statistics, economics and mathematics), and a commitment by researchers to mathematical methods and scientific standards. Deep Blue became the first computer chess-playing system to beat a reigning world chess champion, Garry Kasparov on 11 May 1997.
In 2011, a Jeopardy! quiz show exhibition match, IBM's question answering system, Watson, defeated the two greatest Jeopardy! champions, Brad Rutter and Ken Jennings, by a significant margin. Faster computers, algorithmic improvements, and access to large amounts of data enabled advances in machine learning and perception; data-hungry deep learning methods started to dominate accuracy benchmarks around 2012. The Kinect, which provides a 3D bodymotion interface for the Xbox 360 and the Xbox One use algorithms that emerged from lengthy AI research as do intelligent personal assistants in smartphones. In March 2016, AlphaGo won 4 out of 5 games of Go in a match with Go champion Lee Sedol, becoming the first computer Go-playing system to beat a professional Go player without handicaps. In the 2017 Future of Go Summit, AlphaGo won a three-game match with Ke Jie, who at the time continuously held the world No. 1 ranking for two years. This marked the completion of a significant milestone in the development of Artificial Intelligence as Go is an extremely complex game, more so than Chess.
According to Bloomberg's Jack Clark, 2015 was a landmark year for artificial intelligence, with the number of software projects that use AI within Google increased from a "sporadic usage" in 2012 to more than 2,700 projects. Clark also presents factual data indicating that error rates in image processing tasks have fallen significantly since 2011. He attributes this to an increase in affordable neural networks, due to a rise in cloud computing infrastructure and to an increase in research tools and datasets. Other cited examples include Microsoft's development of a Skype system that can automatically translate from one language to another and Facebook's system that can describe images to blind people. In a 2017 survey, one in five companies reported they had "incorporated AI in some offerings or processes".
According to an article by The Economist, America and China are the superpowers in terms of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Over the time America and China has collected and attracted the core information that contributed to development of Artificial Intelligence ranging from facial recognition to driver-less cars. Based on an estimate presented on The Economist Article, China is expected to hold about 30% of world's data and America is likely to hold the same as well.
Unsupervised learning is the ability to find patterns in a stream of input. Supervised learning includes both classification and numerical regression. Classification is used to determine what category something belongs in, after seeing a number of examples of things from several categories. Regression is the attempt to produce a function that describes the relationship between inputs and outputs and predicts how the outputs should change as the inputs change. Both classifiers and regression learners can be viewed as "function approximators" trying to learn an unknown (possibly implicit) function; for example, a spam classifier can be viewed as learning a function that maps from the text of an email to one of two categories, "spam" or "not spam". Computational learning theory can assess learners by computational complexity, by sample complexity (how much data is required), or by other notions of optimization. In reinforcement learning the agent is rewarded for good responses and punished for bad ones. The agent uses this sequence of rewards and punishments to form a strategy for operating in its problem space.
Researchers at MIT (such as Marvin Minsky and Seymour Papert) found that solving difficult problems in vision and natural language processing required ad-hoc solutions they argued that there was no simple and general principle (like logic) that would capture all the aspects of intelligent behavior. Roger Schank described their "anti-logic" approaches as "scruffy" (as opposed to the "neat" paradigms at CMU and Stanford). Commonsense knowledge bases (such as Doug Lenat's Cyc) are an example of "scruffy" AI, since they must be built by hand, one complicated concept at a time.
When computers with large memories became available around 1970, researchers from all three traditions began to build knowledge into AI applications. This "knowledge revolution" led to the development and deployment of expert systems (introduced by Edward Feigenbaum), the first truly successful form of AI software. The knowledge revolution was also driven by the realization that enormous amounts of knowledge would be required by many simple AI applications.
Interest in neural networks and "connectionism" was revived by David Rumelhart and others in the middle of the 1980s. Artificial neural networks are an example of soft computing — they are solutions to problems which cannot be solved with complete logical certainty, and where an approximate solution is often sufficient. Other soft computing approaches to AI include fuzzy systems, evolutionary computation and many statistical tools. The application of soft computing to AI is studied collectively by the emerging discipline of computational intelligence.
A classifier can be trained in various ways; there are many statistical and machine learning approaches. The decision tree is perhaps the most widely used machine learning algorithm. Other widely used classifiers are the neural network,k-nearest neighbor algorithm,[g]kernel methods such as the support vector machine (SVM),[h]Gaussian mixture model, and the extremely popular naive Bayes classifier.[i] Classifier performance depends greatly on the characteristics of the data to be classified, such as the dataset size, the dimensionality, and the level of noise. Model-based classifiers perform well if the assumed model is an extremely good fit for the actual data. Otherwise, if no matching model is available, and if accuracy (rather than speed or scalability) is the sole concern, conventional wisdom is that discriminative classifiers (especially SVM) tend to be more accurate than model-based classifiers such as "naive Bayes" on most practical data sets.
Games provide a well-publicized benchmark for assessing rates of progress. AlphaGo around 2016 brought the era of classical board-game benchmarks to a close. Games of imperfect knowledge provide new challenges to AI in the area of game theory. E-sports such as StarCraft continue to provide additional public benchmarks. There are many competitions and prizes, such as the Imagenet Challenge, to promote research in artificial intelligence. The main areas of competition include general machine intelligence, conversational behavior, data-mining, robotic cars, and robot soccer as well as conventional games.
Another factor that is influencing the ability for a driver-less automobile is the safety of the passenger. To make a driver-less automobile, engineers must program it to handle high-risk situations. These situations could include a head-on collision with pedestrians. The car's main goal should be to make a decision that would avoid hitting the pedestrians and saving the passengers in the car. But there is a possibility the car would need to make a decision that would put someone in danger. In other words, the car would need to decide to save the pedestrians or the passengers. The programing of the car in these situations is crucial to a successful driver-less automobile.
Worldwide annual military spending on robotics rose from 5.1 billion USD in 2010 to 7.5 billion USD in 2015. Military drones capable of autonomous action are widely considered a useful asset. In 2017, Vladimir Putin stated that "Whoever becomes the leader in (artificial intelligence) will become the ruler of the world". Many artificial intelligence researchers seek to distance themselves from military applications of AI.
A report by the Guardian newspaper in the UK in 2018 found that online gambling companies were using AI to predict the behavior of customers in order to target them with personalized promotions. Developers of commercial AI platforms are also beginning to appeal more directly to casino operators, offering a range of existing and potential services to help them boost their profits and expand their customer base.
Artificial Intelligence has inspired numerous creative applications including its usage to produce visual art. The exhibition "Thinking Machines: Art and Design in the Computer Age, 1959-1989" at MoMA  provides a good overview of the historical applications of AI for art, architecture, and design. Recent exhibitions showcasing the usage of AI to produce art include the Google-sponsored benefit and auction at the Gray Area Foundation in San Francisco, where artists experimented with the deepdream algorithm  and the exhibition "Unhuman: Art in the Age of AI," which took place in Los Angeles and Frankfurt in the fall of 2017. In the spring of 2018, the Association of Computing Machinery dedicated a special magazine issue to the subject of computers and art highlighting the role of machine learning in the arts.


Nearly a dozen internationally renowned artists will jam in and around Crystal Symphony's stylish lounges, intimate nightclubs and spirited dance floors for Crystal Cruises' New York-to-Reykjavík Jazz-themed cruise starting June 1, 2014.
What's more, savvy travelers can save $2,000 per person for bookings made by October 31, 2013.
The lively line-up, assembled by Jazzdagen Tours, includes acclaimed band leader Pieter Meijers and his quartet, trumpeterDave Tatrow, Jazz and Ragtime pianist Randy Morris, bassist and vocalist Nicki Parrott, saxophonist Antti Sarpila, drummerDanny Coots and pianist-singer Yve Evans. With midday mood music in the Crystal Cove, tea in Palm Court, dancing in the Starlite Lounge and late-night, up-close-and-personal sets in Luxe nightclub and Avenue Saloon, guests can enjoy the greatest hits and standards of the Jazz era from noon to night. Throughout, jazz experts will enlighten guests on the genre, Ambassador Hosts will serve as dance partners, and additional pros will host complimentary classes on everything from iPad Movie Making to golf to bridge to ballroom dancing, and more.
The "Skyscrapers to Ice Castles" voyage kicks off with a shipboard overnight in New York and heads northeast for a rare June visit to key New England and Eastern Canada destinations, including Newport, Rhode Island; Boston, Massachusetts; Bar Harbor, Maine; Halifax, Nova Scotia; and St. John's, Newfoundland, before concluding with an overnight in Reykjavík, Iceland, where guests can marvel at the midnight sun.
"From the sites of North America's most historic destinations to the sounds of America's most homegrown music, this will be a very special sailing," says Bret Bullock, vice president of entertainment. "While all of these musicians are accomplished performers with extensive repertoires, it's especially exciting to hear the magic that happens when they mix it up and play together in unexpected combinations. With trios, quartets, big bands, vocalists, pianists, our Galaxy Orchestra, and other assorted entertainers, Crystal Symphony will be exceptionally alive with great music."
With the $2,000 per person savings, all-inclusive 12-day Book Now cruise fares start at just $2,910 per person – less than$243 per person, per day. Special promotions are also available for solo cruisers, guests traveling with kids, and larger groups of loved ones traveling together.
A second jazz theme will also enliven Crystal Serenity's new November 30, 2014 Panama Canal luxury cruise.
Crystal Cruises' award-winning entertainment offerings include a range of venues, performances, and enrichment for all world travelers, from nightclubs to piano bar saloons; acclaimed productions to headline entertainers; and sophisticated speakers to educational classes, including USC's iPad filmmaking course and the exclusive Magic Castle at Sea.


Telkom Kenya is easing into Valentine's Day atmosphere with one of Kenya's cheapest smartphone deals. The device in question is Itel A11D that has received a massive KES 500 price cut to retail at KES 4,499.
While the budget-friendly handheld has little to guarantee a lengthy discussion, it packs a few features that are hard to come by at that price tag. Under its ordinary-looking presentation is a quad core CPU clocked at 1.3 Ghz, which is a massive leap from what the market offered 4 or five years ago. Something that will take you right back to the past we are trying to archive in the deepest recesses of our memories is 512 MB of RAM alongside an okay 1500 mAh battery. Speaking of memory, the phone packs 8 GB of multimedia hoarding space.
The device has a compact 4-inch touchscreen that is surrounded by a fair share of selfless bezels. On the rear is a 2MP primary camera as well as a 0.2 MP on the front for your Snapchat Stories if you can actually load the app on these humble specifications.
Android 6.0 Marshmallow runs the show, and we are almost certain the device will never see any update whatsoever.
Nonetheless, there are a few things that might make buyers happy. To begin with, it has dual SIM capabilities, and Telkom Kenya throws in a free SIM card and 2GB of data to get them started. What's more, the device is equipped with LTE capabilities , meaning users can get access to fast internet connection in a handful of towns that the carrier has 4G. Lastly, the most important spec of the device is its price. Hardly would you get a smartphone at KES 4,499 because that range is feature-phone territory.
Before you shrug and walk away, bear in mind that a lot of people do not have access to smartphones because they mostly cost more. For those who are on a budget and would want a first-hand experience with a smart handheld, this may be a good start. Finally, the device runs near-stock Android that is mostly lean on resources, which is a good thing.


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Blood from MERS Virus Survivors May Help Target Treatments
Menaka Wilhelm
Now, between major outbreaks of MERS, is the perfect time to develop treatments and vaccines for a virus that kills a third of the people it infects.
A medical worker in Huizhou, China, stands outside of the ICU where the first MERS patient receives treatment at Huizhou Central People's Hospital on June 1, 2015.VCG/Getty Images
Since causing major outbreaks in Saudi Arabia in 2014 and in Korea a year later, the virus that causes Middle East Respiratory Syndrome is laying low. But it hasn't disappeared: A cluster of 34 cases cropped up in July in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia's capital. The dromedary camels who harbored the virus for more than 20 years aren't going anywhere, and neither is MERS.
But for many researchers, now—between major outbreaks—is the perfect time to develop treatments and vaccines for a virus that kills a third of the people it infects. The initial stigma of MERS, much like SARS, has made it difficult to study the survivors whose blood carries valuable information about virus-fighting strategies. But in a downturn, more survivors have agreed to donate blood samples—21 of whom contributed to a paper published on Friday in Science Immunology.
That might not seem like a lot, but only 2,040 MERS cases have ever been diagnosed and reported, in part because the starting symptoms—coughing, fever, trouble breathing—are so general. "So obtaining the specimens that we did amounted to something like 2 to 3 percent of the total [known] survivors of MERS," says Stanley Perlman, a microbiologist at the University of Iowa and a coauthor of the study.
When a virus barges into your body, your immune system can dish out two broad attacks, led by white blood cells. B cells pump out antibodies to neutralize and tag invaders, and T cells identify and kill cells housing infectious viruses. Individual immune systems wield the weapons in very different ways. Take antibodies. They're important, but they're actually not the only way to fight an infection—some don't hang around to protect you, and the weakest antibodies are just duds that don't do anything at all. But other antibodies hang around for years, keeping a historical record and guarding against reexposure to an infection.
In MERS patients, the first surprise was that virus survivors who made it out of the hospital fastest didn't stand out for their antibody activity. Instead, they were mostly identifiable by their stronger killer T cell responses. That's interesting, because it means it's possible that lots of patients—those with fewer symptoms and minuscule antibody counts that don't show up in blood serum tests—might have flown under the radar. More people may have had MERS than we thought. "But then if you're not able to detect those patients of those cases using serology, then you kind of have an inflated case fatality rate," says Vincent Munster, chief of the Virus Ecology Unit at NIH's Rocky Mountain Labs. "Which actually makes this virus look worse than it really is."
It also means that MERS is super tricky to contain. Because the symptoms are so general, the virus often spreads to health care workers and other patients before doctors diagnose the carrier. According to the risk assessment the World Health Organization put out this month, 30 percent of MERS cases recently have resulted from this kind of human-to-human contact in hospitals. "It really points out that these health care settings are at risk for these kinds of viruses, and in that sense the western world is not any different," Munster says. Containing the virus within hospitals will mean getting an accurate count of who has really seen the virus—from T cells as well as antibodies—and working to protect those exposed.
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That leaves health care workers at exceptional risk—and a vaccine would be the best way to protect them. "MERS was just identified in 2012, so that's not a lot of time to develop a new vaccine," says Natalie Thornburg, a virologist at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But they're working on it. Most efforts target the protein the MERS virus uses to sneak into cells—it's called spike. At NIH's Rocky Mountain Labs, Munster and his team are exploring recombinant chimpanzee virus vectors to train the immune system against spike. And another company, Inovio, is running clinical trials for a vaccine using spike's DNA sequence. For any vaccine to succeed at delivering long-term immunity, they'll need to provoke T cells, and not just antibodies. And those T cells will likely be the best indication of protection.
But vaccines won't help someone who's already sick. In this study, MERS survivors who had the most severe cases also developed the most antibodies for recovery—maybe because they couldn't initially clear the virus with killer T cells. Giving patients extra intravenous antibodies to bolster their fight against an infection is a short-term strategy that's sometimes used in dire cases, like Ebola. So by testing the antibody amounts required to reduce viral loads in MERS-infected mice, Perlman and his team could estimate how much antibody serum a person would need to fight MERS. It's a short-term strategy, but it's something.
The issue of cost and profitability for MERS therapeutics is a separate issue, but this work matters for more than one infection. While SARS and MERS have made headlines for jumping from the animal population into humans recently, other coronaviruses have quietly infected other animals—such as pigs, bats, and cats—for much longer. And structural similarities within this virus family mean that dismantling one virus could help with the next. Hopefully the immunology research will outpace the viruses.
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Pregnancy brought many changes to your body that may not go away on their own. Now that you are no longer pregnant, you may be wondering, what's normal for my body to experience? How do I get back to an active lifestyle safely? While your goal may be to lose your baby fat and return your body to pre-pregnancy form, it is important that you know when to start exercise; what exercises to do; and how to perform exercises correctly to maximize your recovery.
Initially after your delivery, it's normal to feel some neck, back, bottom and pelvis pain sometimes. Whether you have a vaginal birth or a C-Section, your abdominal and pelvic floor muscles have been stretched and will take some time to heal.
Bulging in your abdominal muscles with movement or exercise.
If you have any of these ongoing symptoms after your initial post-partum visit with your physician, it is not normal. Physical Therapy can help you eliminate your symptoms and maximize your recovery!
Physical therapists are experts in helping the neurological and musculoskeletal systems in your body work together to maximize your ability to be healthy, pain-free and active. Your physical therapist will evaluate your unique concerns and problems to develop an individualized and safe exercise program to address your pain, posture and specific musculoskeletal changes in your post-partum body.
Getting your abdominal, pelvic floor, back and diaphragm muscles to work together as your "core" to support your body is critical to a successful return to health.
Extensive education and resources regarding your unique problems and concerns including postures to prevent pain during daily activities with your new baby including breast-feeding.
The therapists at Sandhills Physical Therapy have the expertise to evaluate and treat your individual concerns with your pregnancy. They have over 20 years of experience in helping women just like you during and after their pregnancy.


Yesterday we went to Copenhagen to photograph in one of the better known churches. It is domed like St Pauls in London, but much smaller. I like to play with shallow depth of field and bokeh. Here is the result. I find the pews very photogenic.
The IL-14 operated on an international Aeroflot passenger service from Moscow-Vnukovo (VKO) to Copenhagen (CPH), Denmark with an en route stop at Riga (RIX). Impacted a chimney and crashed into the southern harbour of Copenhagen killing all 23 people on board.
Lately I have had great fun playing with Bokeh. My 50mm f1.4 mounted on my D750 deliver satisfactory results.


Badlands National Park, South Dakota. Photo ©2018 Lee Anne White.
Why make photographs? Not just "take pictures," but why take the time to create a compelling, memorable image? What compels you to pick up a camera—whether a digital SLR, a 4x5 field camera, or the camera in your phone—and create a photograph?
I believe this is an essential question that every photographer should ask, whether they are a working professional, artist, avid enthusiast or someone new to photography. Doing so and exploring the answer is part of what separates photographers from everyone else with a camera, which is just about everybody these days. Of course, that doesn't mean the answer comes easily, or that it doesn't change and evolve over time.
In exploring this question, you may find that there are both easy answers and more difficult ones—those more general in nature that many other photographers might identify with and those that are very specific and unique to you. Those unique to you are the most valuable. They provide the motivation. They bring focus, clarity and consistency to your work. The more you understand your "why," the more compelling your images are likely to be.
Some of your answers may have to do with how the process affects you. Others may have more to do with what you want to share with others. They may have to do with recording your life, telling stories, expressing emotions, documenting change, exposing injustices, teaching others about a subject, sharing what others often overlook, or so many other reasons. Even within a particular genre, you have a unique perspective that is driven by your why. What is it?
Even if you've answered this question dozens of times before, why not take some time this week to think about it again—to see if the images you are creating are consistent with your why, if your thoughts on the subject have evolved, if the answers are helping you to grow.
Jordan Pond, Acadia National Park, Mount Desert Island, Maine. This image is from a developing series that explores solitude in the landscape. Photo ©2017 Lee Anne White.
As landscape photographers, we tend to gravitate most easily toward exploring places. There is, after all, so much to explore and capture, and so many stories to tell.
However, our explorations need not always be so literal. Indeed, it can be very powerful to explore a more personal or "inner" landscape. Making the transition from documenting a landscape, capturing its beauty or telling its story to expressing your own thoughts and emotions or telling your own story requires a mind shift. Sometimes it comes about quite naturally, almost without perception. Other times it is a struggle to even wrap your head around the concept.
The landscape can be a place to explore your own unique vision, distinctive style or creative approach—something more artistic, perhaps. Sometimes it is about exploring emotional themes in the landscape, such as loneliness, change, discovery, anger, joy, death or rebirth. Alternatively, the landscape can be a setting for a story—whether real, fictional, fantastical or dreamlike.The lines between these approaches are both blurred and overlapping. And often, our own stories and emotions overlap with telling the story of a place.
My first serious venture beyond the literal landscape was a series of abstract seascapesthat conveyed the way the ocean made me feel; it also had to do with embracing change. And for many years, perhaps at first without even knowing it, I have been exploring the concept of solitude in the landscape—quiet, uninhabited places where one be alone with their thoughts and feel more grounded in the natural world. Some day, I think it would be fun to develop more of a narrative that is set in the landscape. I'm not there yet, though I have been kicking around some ideas. For now, they are vague and distant, though I am beginning to journal about the ideas as a way of exploring them more fully.
How do you approach landscape photography? Is it more about the external or internal, or perhaps a blending of the two? What themes, emotions or stories might you explore in the landscape?
Translation. 12"x12" mixed-media collage. I find that working in collage or bookmaking is very calming and expressive. This is a piece I created last week.
My niece, Mary Griffin, joined me in the studio last Friday. She tried her hand at encaustic painting for the first time, but it was hot in the studio so we mostly worked quietly on mixed-media collage—each lost in our own world of thoughts. She chose to clip, glue and arrange photos, words and inspirational quotes from magazines. Lots of bright colors, flowers, oceans and fish—the kinds of things a seventh grader who loves the outdoors might be drawn to.
I worked from the growing boxes of collected materials: handmade papers, scraps of writing, rejected photographs, textured paper and cardboard, hand-painted pages, old books and more. We arranged, re-arranged and then moved things around some more.
Collage is one of the best ways I know to explore your personal style whether you are an artist or not, and no matter your choice of medium if you are. You collect things (mostly two-dimensional) that you love, catch your eye or have significance to you—even in their randomness. You work with your favorite colors (or at least you should, unless the point is to explore new color schemes). And you arrange them in ways that please you (hopefully).
I like to begin by sorting materials into piles by colors that work together. I almost always have way too much material, so I begin to whittle it down—looking first for key elements, and then filling in with backgrounds. Occasionally, I'll go looking in one of my boxes for that extra "something" to give the composition a kick. The challenge for me is finding the right balance between keeping it simple and including enough to make it interesting. My tendency is almost always to overwork the piece, so I spend a lot of time editing. Balance also applies in terms of how the materials are placed on the page. With the possible exception of the initial hunt for materials, this is the part of the puzzle I like best.
They say that working puzzles is good for the brain and that making art is good for the soul. But spending the day with my niece, well, that's the part I'll remember.


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package com.mxgraph.swing.util;

import java.awt.datatransfer.DataFlavor;
import java.awt.datatransfer.Transferable;
import java.awt.datatransfer.UnsupportedFlavorException;
import java.awt.image.RenderedImage;
import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.io.Reader;
import java.io.Serializable;
import java.io.StringReader;

import javax.imageio.ImageIO;
import javax.swing.ImageIcon;
import javax.swing.plaf.UIResource;

import com.mxgraph.util.mxRectangle;

/**
 *
 */
public class mxGraphTransferable implements Transferable, UIResource,
		Serializable
{

	/**
	 *
	 */
	private static final long serialVersionUID = 5123819419918087664L;

	/**
	 * Serialized Data Flavor. Use the following code to switch to local
	 * reference flavor:
	 *
	 * try
	 * {
	 *   mxGraphTransferable.dataFlavor = new DataFlavor(DataFlavor.javaJVMLocalObjectMimeType
	 *     + "; class=com.mxgraph.swing.util.mxGraphTransferable");
	 * }
	 * catch (ClassNotFoundException cnfe)
	 * {
	 *   // do nothing
	 * }
	 *
	 *
	 * If you get a class not found exception, try the following instead:
	 *
	 * mxGraphTransferable.dataFlavor = new DataFlavor(DataFlavor.javaJVMLocalObjectMimeType
	 *   + "; class=com.mxgraph.swing.util.mxGraphTransferable", null,
	 *   new com.mxgraph.swing.util.mxGraphTransferable(null, null).getClass().getClassLoader());
	 *
	 */
	public static DataFlavor dataFlavor;

	/**
	 *
	 */
	private static DataFlavor[] htmlFlavors;

	/**
	 *
	 */
	private static DataFlavor[] stringFlavors;

	/**
	 *
	 */
	private static DataFlavor[] plainFlavors;

	/**
	 *
	 */
	private static DataFlavor[] imageFlavors;

	/**
	 *
	 */
	protected Object[] cells;

	/**
	 *
	 */
	protected mxRectangle bounds;

	/**
	 *
	 */
	protected ImageIcon image;

	/**
	 *
	 */
	public mxGraphTransferable(Object[] cells, mxRectangle bounds)
	{
		this(cells, bounds, null);
	}

	/**
	 *
	 */
	public mxGraphTransferable(Object[] cells, mxRectangle bounds,
			ImageIcon image)
	{
		this.cells = cells;
		this.bounds = bounds;
		this.image = image;
	}

	/**
	 * @return Returns the cells.
	 */
	public Object[] getCells()
	{
		return cells;
	}

	/**
	 * Returns the unscaled, untranslated bounding box of the cells.
	 */
	public mxRectangle getBounds()
	{
		return bounds;
	}

	/**
	 *
	 */
	public ImageIcon getImage()
	{
		return image;
	}

	/**
	 *
	 */
	public DataFlavor[] getTransferDataFlavors()
	{
		DataFlavor[] richerFlavors = getRicherFlavors();

		int nRicher = (richerFlavors != null) ? richerFlavors.length : 0;
		int nHtml = (isHtmlSupported()) ? htmlFlavors.length : 0;
		int nPlain = (isPlainSupported()) ? plainFlavors.length : 0;
		int nString = (isPlainSupported()) ? stringFlavors.length : 0;
		int nImage = (isImageSupported()) ? stringFlavors.length : 0;
		int nFlavors = nRicher + nHtml + nPlain + nString + nImage;

		DataFlavor[] flavors = new DataFlavor[nFlavors];

		// fill in the array
		int nDone = 0;

		if (nRicher > 0)
		{
			System.arraycopy(richerFlavors, 0, flavors, nDone, nRicher);
			nDone += nRicher;
		}

		if (nHtml > 0)
		{
			System.arraycopy(htmlFlavors, 0, flavors, nDone, nHtml);
			nDone += nHtml;
		}

		if (nPlain > 0)
		{
			System.arraycopy(plainFlavors, 0, flavors, nDone, nPlain);
			nDone += nPlain;
		}

		if (nString > 0)
		{
			System.arraycopy(stringFlavors, 0, flavors, nDone, nString);
			nDone += nString;
		}

		if (nImage > 0)
		{
			System.arraycopy(imageFlavors, 0, flavors, nDone, nImage);
			nDone += nImage;
		}

		return flavors;
	}

	/**
	 * Some subclasses will have flavors that are more descriptive than HTML or
	 * plain text. If this method returns a non-null value, it will be placed at
	 * the start of the array of supported flavors.
	 */
	protected DataFlavor[] getRicherFlavors()
	{
		return new DataFlavor[] { dataFlavor };
	}

	/**
	 * Returns whether or not the specified data flavor is supported for this
	 * object.
	 *
	 * @param flavor
	 *            the requested flavor for the data
	 * @return boolean indicating whether or not the data flavor is supported
	 */
	public boolean isDataFlavorSupported(DataFlavor flavor)
	{
		DataFlavor[] flavors = getTransferDataFlavors();

		for (int i = 0; i < flavors.length; i++)
		{
			if (flavors[i] != null && flavors[i].equals(flavor))
			{
				return true;
			}
		}

		return false;
	}

	/**
	 * Returns an object which represents the data to be transferred. The class
	 * of the object returned is defined by the representation class of the
	 * flavor.
	 *
	 * @param flavor
	 *            the requested flavor for the data
	 * @see DataFlavor#getRepresentationClass
	 * @exception IOException
	 *                if the data is no longer available in the requested
	 *                flavor.
	 * @exception UnsupportedFlavorException
	 *                if the requested data flavor is not supported.
	 */
	public Object getTransferData(DataFlavor flavor)
			throws UnsupportedFlavorException, IOException
	{
		if (isRicherFlavor(flavor))
		{
			return getRicherData(flavor);
		}
		else if (isImageFlavor(flavor))
		{
			if (image != null && image.getImage() instanceof RenderedImage)
			{
				if (flavor.equals(DataFlavor.imageFlavor))
				{
					return image.getImage();
				}
				else
				{
					ByteArrayOutputStream stream = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
					ImageIO.write((RenderedImage) image.getImage(), "bmp",
							stream);

					return new ByteArrayInputStream(stream.toByteArray());
				}
			}
		}
		else if (isHtmlFlavor(flavor))
		{
			String data = getHtmlData();
			data = (data == null) ? "" : data;

			if (String.class.equals(flavor.getRepresentationClass()))
			{
				return data;
			}
			else if (Reader.class.equals(flavor.getRepresentationClass()))
			{
				return new StringReader(data);
			}
			else if (InputStream.class.equals(flavor.getRepresentationClass()))
			{
				return new ByteArrayInputStream(data.getBytes());
			}
			// fall through to unsupported
		}
		else if (isPlainFlavor(flavor))
		{
			String data = getPlainData();
			data = (data == null) ? "" : data;

			if (String.class.equals(flavor.getRepresentationClass()))
			{
				return data;
			}
			else if (Reader.class.equals(flavor.getRepresentationClass()))
			{
				return new StringReader(data);
			}
			else if (InputStream.class.equals(flavor.getRepresentationClass()))
			{
				return new ByteArrayInputStream(data.getBytes());
			}
			// fall through to unsupported

		}
		else if (isStringFlavor(flavor))
		{
			String data = getPlainData();
			data = (data == null) ? "" : data;

			return data;
		}

		throw new UnsupportedFlavorException(flavor);
	}

	/**
	 *
	 * @param flavor
	 * @return Returns true if the given flavor is a richer flavor of this
	 * transferable.
	 */
	protected boolean isRicherFlavor(DataFlavor flavor)
	{
		DataFlavor[] richerFlavors = getRicherFlavors();
		int nFlavors = (richerFlavors != null) ? richerFlavors.length : 0;

		for (int i = 0; i < nFlavors; i++)
		{
			if (richerFlavors[i].equals(flavor))
			{
				return true;
			}
		}

		return false;
	}

	/**
	 *
	 * @param flavor
	 * @return the richer data flavor of this and the specified
	 * @throws UnsupportedFlavorException
	 */
	public Object getRicherData(DataFlavor flavor)
			throws UnsupportedFlavorException
	{
		if (flavor.equals(dataFlavor))
		{
			return this;
		}
		else
		{
			throw new UnsupportedFlavorException(flavor);
		}
	}

	/**
	 * Returns whether or not the specified data flavor is an HTML flavor that
	 * is supported.
	 *
	 * @param flavor
	 *            the requested flavor for the data
	 * @return boolean indicating whether or not the data flavor is supported
	 */
	protected boolean isHtmlFlavor(DataFlavor flavor)
	{
		DataFlavor[] flavors = htmlFlavors;

		for (int i = 0; i < flavors.length; i++)
		{
			if (flavors[i].equals(flavor))
			{
				return true;
			}
		}

		return false;
	}

	/**
	 * Whether the HTML flavors are offered. If so, the method getHTMLData
	 * should be implemented to provide something reasonable.
	 */
	protected boolean isHtmlSupported()
	{
		return false;
	}

	/**
	 * Fetch the data in a text/html format
	 */
	protected String getHtmlData()
	{
		return null;
	}

	/**
	 *
	 * @param flavor
	 * @return Returns true if the given flavor is an image flavor of this
	 * transferable.
	 */
	protected boolean isImageFlavor(DataFlavor flavor)
	{
		int nFlavors = (imageFlavors != null) ? imageFlavors.length : 0;

		for (int i = 0; i < nFlavors; i++)
		{
			if (imageFlavors[i].equals(flavor))
			{
				return true;
			}
		}

		return false;
	}

	/**
	 *
	 */
	public boolean isImageSupported()
	{
		return image != null;
	}

	/**
	 * Returns whether or not the specified data flavor is an plain flavor that
	 * is supported.
	 *
	 * @param flavor
	 *            the requested flavor for the data
	 * @return boolean indicating whether or not the data flavor is supported
	 */
	protected boolean isPlainFlavor(DataFlavor flavor)
	{
		DataFlavor[] flavors = plainFlavors;

		for (int i = 0; i < flavors.length; i++)
		{
			if (flavors[i].equals(flavor))
			{
				return true;
			}
		}

		return false;
	}

	/**
	 * Whether the plain text flavors are offered. If so, the method
	 * getPlainData should be implemented to provide something reasonable.
	 */
	protected boolean isPlainSupported()
	{
		return false;
	}

	/**
	 * Fetch the data in a text/plain format.
	 */
	protected String getPlainData()
	{
		return null;
	}

	/**
	 * Returns whether or not the specified data flavor is a String flavor that
	 * is supported.
	 *
	 * @param flavor
	 *            the requested flavor for the data
	 * @return boolean indicating whether or not the data flavor is supported
	 */
	protected boolean isStringFlavor(DataFlavor flavor)
	{
		DataFlavor[] flavors = stringFlavors;

		for (int i = 0; i < flavors.length; i++)
		{
			if (flavors[i].equals(flavor))
			{
				return true;
			}
		}

		return false;
	}

	/**
	 * Local Machine Reference Data Flavor.
	 */
	static
	{
		try
		{
			htmlFlavors = new DataFlavor[3];
			htmlFlavors[0] = new DataFlavor("text/html;class=java.lang.String");
			htmlFlavors[1] = new DataFlavor("text/html;class=java.io.Reader");
			htmlFlavors[2] = new DataFlavor(
					"text/html;charset=unicode;class=java.io.InputStream");

			plainFlavors = new DataFlavor[3];
			plainFlavors[0] = new DataFlavor(
					"text/plain;class=java.lang.String");
			plainFlavors[1] = new DataFlavor("text/plain;class=java.io.Reader");
			plainFlavors[2] = new DataFlavor(
					"text/plain;charset=unicode;class=java.io.InputStream");

			stringFlavors = new DataFlavor[2];
			stringFlavors[0] = new DataFlavor(
					DataFlavor.javaJVMLocalObjectMimeType
							+ ";class=java.lang.String");
			stringFlavors[1] = DataFlavor.stringFlavor;

			imageFlavors = new DataFlavor[2];
			imageFlavors[0] = DataFlavor.imageFlavor;
			imageFlavors[1] = new DataFlavor("image/bmp");
		}
		catch (ClassNotFoundException cle)
		{
			System.err
					.println("error initializing javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicTranserable");
		}

		try
		{
			dataFlavor = new DataFlavor(DataFlavor.javaSerializedObjectMimeType
					+ "; class=com.mxgraph.swing.util.mxGraphTransferable");
		}
		catch (ClassNotFoundException cnfe)
		{
			// do nothing
		}
	}

}

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Q: New to C: Storing Structures in an Array My first C assignment is to create a Queue. I am using an array based implementation as opposed to a linked list.
I am getting the following error when I try to compile my code:
Queue.c: In function 'Enqueue':
Queue.c:23: warning: assignment from incompatible pointer type

Here is my code, I will supply the header code if needed:
#include "QueueElement.h"
#include "Queue.h"

#define QUEUE_SIZE 10

struct QueueStruct {
        QueueElement *contents[QUEUE_SIZE];
        int size;
};

Queue CreateQueue(void) {
        Queue q = malloc(sizeof(struct QueueStruct));
        q->size = 0;
        return q;
}

void DestroyQueue(Queue q) {
        free(q);
}

void Enqueue(Queue q, QueueElement *e) {
        if (q->size < QUEUE_SIZE) {

                q->contents[q->size++] = *e;        /* PROBLEM IS HERE */

        }
}

Any help with this problem is greatly appreciated as well as any other suggestions.
Thanks guys.

A: I believe you mean
q->contents[q->size++] = e;

(Without the asterisks)
because you're assigning something of type QueueElement* to an array of QueueElement*[].
or you might be able to fix it by changing this instead - which might be closer to what I figure you might mean:-
QueueElement contents[QUEUE_SIZE];

Not sure if this makes sense/I'm right at all.

A: I believe q->contents[q->size++] = *e; should simply be q->contents[q->size++] = e;.
The * dereferences the pointer to the actual value at the memory location and I don't think you want that--you want the pointer.

A: *e is of type QueueElement and q->contents[q->size++] is a QueueElement*
You should either drop the * before e or declare the contents as:
    QueueElement contents[QUEUE_SIZE];

It depends if you are trying to store pointers or values.

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Demand for rental properties remains at record levels as people delay plans to buy their own place due to the downturn in the housing market, according to a study by Association of Residential Letting Agents.
The proportion of letting agents reporting demand for homes to rent supply remained at 39 per cent during the past three months. The imbalance between supply and demand is highest in Greater London.


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Evening Rush Hours Are Hurting Drivers, Study Shows
Most people know that driving during rush hour, whether in the morning or evening, is a recipe for frustration. You'll likely have to deal with slow-moving traffic, heavy congestion and a time-consuming trip thanks to all of the people on the roads – and the occasional accidents they may cause along the way.
Congested commutes take your time
TomTom recently released its fifth annual Traffic Index. This report analyzes traffic conditions across the world, providing some insights that may help drivers plan their routes. According to its latest data, people who commute home during evening rush hour add approximately 46 percent more time to their trip compared to what the ride would be in free-flowing traffic.
While that was the average for all cities, there were some regions that stood out – and not for good reasons. For instance, the study found that the top five most congested cities in the U.S. were Los Angeles, San Francisco, Honolulu, New York and Seattle. Los Angeles was the worst, with a typical 30-minute commute taking as long as 54 minutes during rush hour, according to the study.
The day of travel may also play a role in how congested the commute is. TomTom's data noted that Thursday was generally the worst day for evening travel. However, Friday was the most congested day in Honolulu and New York – perhaps a reflection of a heavy tourist population in these cities.
How you can cope
Even if you're regularly stuck in rush hour traffic, you can take steps to ensure your car and your wallet aren't suffering because of it. The study recommended taking advantage of flexible work hours whenever possible. Simply leaving a half hour earlier or later could save you a lot of time on the road, but that's not always feasible. Drivers who are stuck in a specific schedule should consider alternative routes that may bypass a lot of the congestion.
Heavy traffic isn't just a pain for you – it hurts your car as well. You'll often end up wasting gas, so it's essential to maintain optimum fuel efficiency. That means investing in fuel injection cleaning as recommended, in addition to following plans for scheduled maintenance.
It may also benefit motorists to double-check their brakes and tires. These parts will take the brunt of the damage during a commute, particularly one filled with stop-and-go traffic, and making sure they're operating at a high level could save money in the long run.
"Evening Rush Hours Are Hurting Drivers, Study Shows" (2015, April) Precision Tune Auto Care. Retrieved from http://www.precisiontune.com/evening-rush-hours-are-hurting-drivers-study-shows


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package onehao.lucene;

import java.io.IOException;

import onehao.lucene.utils.FileToDocument;

import org.apache.lucene.analysis.Analyzer;
import org.apache.lucene.analysis.standard.StandardAnalyzer;
import org.apache.lucene.document.Document;
import org.apache.lucene.index.IndexWriter;
import org.apache.lucene.store.Directory;
import org.apache.lucene.store.FSDirectory;
import org.junit.Test;

public class HelloWorld {
	String filePath = "E:\\Workspace\\lucene\\luceneDatasource\\IndexWriter addDocument's a javadoc .txt";
	String indexPath = "E:\\Workspace\\lucene\\lucenceIndex";
	Analyzer analyzer = new StandardAnalyzer();

	/**
	 * create index.
	 * IndexWriter (add, update, delete index lib)
	 * @throws IOException
	 */
	@Test
	public void createIndex() throws IOException{
		// file --> document.
		Document doc = FileToDocument.file2Document(filePath);

		Directory dir = FSDirectory.ge
		IndexWriter indexWriter = new IndexWriter(, conf);
		indexWriter.addDocument(doc);

		indexWriter.close();
	}

	/**
	 * search
	 */
	@Test
	public void search(){
		String queryString = "document";
	}
}


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Q: No option to install Ubuntu along side Windows I have a windows 10 professional 64 bit OS on a PC I've recently built. I want to install Ubuntu along side it so I can boot into Windows for games, Ubuntu for everything else.
I have a 1 TB M2 SSD that Windows is installed on that I want to split between the two OS's. When I try and install Ubuntu - I don't get an option to install along side windows and the partition screen confuses me.
Can you help?

A: You only get the options that are valid for your setup.
If you do not have an unallocated partition there is no "install alongside" possible so it is not shown. Create an unallocated partition from windows if you want to use that option.
If you have a partition formatted as NTFS you can use the "something else" option and mark that partition. Be careful: the installer will remove any data on it so if you pick c: or another partition that holds personal data... it is gone.
Before anything else: make a backup.


Nestled in neighbourhoods throughout the community, Yellowknife Education District No. 1 schools are always close to home.
The community schools of K'àlemi Dene in Ndilo and Kaw Tay Whee in Dettah offer kindergarten programming for Yellowknives Dene students in their respective locations. According to the NWT Education Act, to be eligible to register for junior kindergarten children must be four (4) years of age on or before December 31st of the year in which their classes are to begin. Kindergarten registration for all Yellowknife Education District No. 1 schools is held during the month of February at each individual schools. The child's birth certificate and health care card will be needed at the time of registration. Pre-registration can be done at anytime online. General information evenings are held in central locations during the month of February to discuss the various kindergarten programs available at YK1. Registrations are also accepted at these times.
When deciding which school to register with, consider arranging to have a school and classroom visit - school principals would be pleased to set up a time! Each school hosts an information night for parents of the new 'Kindergartener'. These are usually held in May and address the specifics of that school's kindergarten program, as well as answer questions. Although enrolment priority is given to students residing within a specific neighbourhood, parents can request registration in schools outside their area if it is more convenient for work or child care. For further information about YK1 kindergarten programs, contact the YK1 District Office or the principals of all schools offering kindergarten programs.


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MainAll NewsPolitics & Gov'tUnity Gov't: Fatah Agrees
Unity Gov't: Fatah Agrees
Fatah leadership formulates plan for unity gov't with Hamas over all areas under Palestinian Authority control. Hamas, however, has not yet agreed.
Hillel Fendel, 24/02/11 18:02 | updated: 18:26
Fayyad; Arafat on wall
Israel news photo: Flash 90
The leadership of Fatah has formulated a plan for a unity government with Hamas over all the areas under Palestinian Authority control – Gaza, Judea and Samaria. Hamas, however, has not yet agreed.
The plan, reported by the PA's Ma'an news agency, was formulated by PA prime minister Salam Fayyad, and was approved by PA Chairman Abu Mazen (Mahmoud Abbas). It calls for a unity government, headed by Fayyad, that will run affairs in the different areas via the already existing institutions of both Fatah and Hamas.
Correspondent Haggai Huberman quotes Fatah officials as saying that as a goodwill gesture towards Hamas for agreeing to resolve the split between the two, it will allow the Hamas security forces to continue to operate in Gaza. The officials said Hamas must also agree to continue its "ceasefire" with Israel (a unique kind of "ceasefire" that involves regular missile strikes on Israeli citizens).
Though some Hamas officials have reportedly agreed to the plan, the story is not yet over. Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zohari said today that Fayyad is not authorized to speak of a new PA government since he himself represents Fatah. "A solution is needed for this crisis," Abu Zohari said, "in the framework of a comprehensive national dialogue – and not just a search for a way to save Fatah from the dead end it faces in the negotiations."
Fatah and Hamas fought a short but bloody war in May-June of 2007, in which 170 were killed. Both groups killed opponents by throwing them from building tops.
The battles left Hamas in control of Gaza, and sporadic clashes have erupted since then as well.
Tags:Hamas, Fatah, Salam Fayyad


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