A Year in Review-2010

As usual, the year 2010 came and gone but not without leaving its imprints on millions of people. It was the year of disasters as the most devastating Haiti Earthquake killed thousands of people and they are still recovering from it, one year on. Then there were the historic and record breaking floods in Pakistan which saw the one fifth of the country under water, crops destroyed and millions of people still displaced. The Chilean coal miners also was a very riveting story as Chilean miners stayed underground for more than two months waiting to be rescued.

In England, the announcement of the wedding of the future king of England was the hot topic. In the United States, the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico kept everybody on edge and the environmental effects that are still reverberating till today. The midterm election which made the Republican Party the majority in the House and gained seats in the Senate was a defining moment. On the economic side, the unemployment rate stayed above nine percent and the congress passed another stimulus package. Ireland and Greece were forced to borrow money from the European Union to pay off their debts and the Euro currency came under attack from investors.

On a personal note, I lost my job in February and found a job in November, so 2010 was a mixed bag for me. I have not made any resolutions for the New Year as I take it as the time goes, but hopefully it would be a good year for everybody. Happy New Year.