It's that time of the year when we must reflect, once again,on endings and beginnings.We continue to live in interesting times and 2011 was no exception:the devastating tsunami in Japan and the continuing saga of the Arab Spring, which still seems to be reverberatingthroughout the Middle East and beyond, are just two of many events managed by our news desk.

It was alsoa year for weddings, the fairytale marriage of British Prince William and his lon