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New Year's Eve, and we are about to move into 2008. It is a time when many people make resolutions that have half lives measured in seconds, and a time when for some strange reason, we all hope that things will get better.

Tonight, after the consumption of vast quantities of alcohol, people will declare undying love for complete strangers, they will make promises that in the morning will be forgotten, and those lucky enough to wake up tomorrow will find that it is January 1st and that it is no different to any other day. Things only get better if you are prepared to make changes, and the only person that you can change is yourself. 2008 will see more murder and mayhem, a second coming is unlikely, as is the end of the world. Next year people will be born and people will die, the likes of Osama Bin laden will continue their mindless and cowardly attacks on innocent people, viruses will continue to mutate, and new methods of killing will be devised. People will continue to be greedy and grasping and have little time for others. The yob culture will grow, and society will continue to worship the mediocre and idolise the failures and talentless celebrities.

It will be a year like any other and in 366 days time, people will be preparing to celebrate and hope that 2009 will be a better year. I hope that your year is at least as good as this one has turned out.