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Wishing hope and enthusiasm to all

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Storming of the Bastille courtesy: www.powellhistory.com/art/Painting/French_Rev It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven ------- ( Charles Dickens in the beginning of The Tale of Two Cities ) These prophetic words of Dickens apply to our times as much as it described the times of the French revolution of the closing years of 18th century. A misty morning , 8 am on the 1st January 2009, Deira, Dubai The dawn of the New Year 2009 was quite cloudy and gloomy in Dubai both physically and metaphorically. I walked out for breakfast and even at 8 am the sun had not started shining. All these thoughts about gloom come to me because I am very anxious about th