A woman who can't support herself and earn her own way - who every week has to borrow money to go to the supermarket, to pay the electricity and water bills, and to buy petrol for her car - is not an independent woman...

The year 2012 will remain a poignant memory in terms of the weather we suffered, with dark premonitions for the future.Is 2013 going to be a good year for weather? Or should we now pay closer attention to the phenomenon of global warming?