Alphin C. Tom

Spaniards and holidaymakers sweltering in the summer heat might not be too impressed, but desperate times — and a deep recession — call for desperate measures. The Spanish Cabinet agreed yesterday to reduce energy consumption by limiting the use of air conditioning. Madrid has decided to establish minimum and maximum temperatures for public buildings and thus shops, bars, airports, cinemas, railway stations and airports cannot be cooled below 26C (79F) in summer. During winter, moreover, heaters cannot be turned up above 21C. The Economic Sustainability Law is designed to reduce Spain's overreliance on imported energy, but this may not figure highly in the priorities of anyone gasping for breath in August. It is not the only new direction taken by Spain as it seeks a path to better economic times: under new rules, banks and all publicly listed companies will have to disclose how much they pay their leading executives. Elena Salgado, the Economy Minister, said: &

Sometimes when nothing goes just right And worry reigns supreme, When heartache fills the eyes with mist And all things useless seem, There's just one thing that can drive away The tears that scald and blind – Someone to slip a strong arm 'round And whisper, "Never mind." No one has ever told just why Those words bring such comfort; Nor why that whisper makes our cares Depart on hurried wing. Yet troubles say a quick "Good- day," We leave them far behind When someone slips an arm around, And whispers, "Never mind." But love must prompt that soft caress- That at love must, aye, be true Or at that tender, clinging touch No heart ease come to you, But if the arm be moved by love, Sweet comfort you will find When someone slips an arm around, And whispers, "Never mind!"

If you want something you never had, Do something you have never done. Don't go the way life takes you, Take the life the way you go. And remember you are born to live, And not living because you are born. When you find a dream inside your heart, Don't ever let it go. For dreams are the tiny seeds from which, Beautiful tomorrow grow. BELIEVE IN YOUR DREAMS!!!!!!!

"I have a dream, a song to sing To help me cope with anything If you see the wonder of a fairy tale You can take the future even if you fail I believe in angels Something good in everything I see I believe in angels When I know the time is right for me Ill cross the stream - I have a dream"

   A plum once said, just because a banana lover came by, I converted        myself into a banana. Unfortunately,his taste changed after a few          months and so I became an orange. When he said I was bitter I became      an apple, but he went in search of grapes. Yielding to the opinions        of so many people, I have changed so many times that I no more know        who I am. How I wish I had remained a plum and waited for a plum lover.                                                                               Just because a group of people do not accept you as you are, there        is no necessity for you to strip yourself of your originality. You        need to think good of yourself, for the world takes you at your own        estimate. Never stoop down in order to gain recognition. Never let        go of your true self to win a relationship. In the long run, you          will regret that you traded your greatest glory - your uniqueness,