Throughout the Chinese New Year holidays, fireworks and firecrackers are traditionally set off to ward off evil spirits when ushering in the new year.
He reached the semi-finals in Barcelona and this year set a new Northern Irish record at 100 metres.
This challenge is not like some giant set of New Year resolutions, we all know what happens to those.
He now has a record-equaling six podium positions before New Year, matching the mark set by Austria's Michael Walchhofer in 2004-05.
While agreeing to expand Medicaid, Mr. Christie vetoed legislation passed last year to have New Jersey set up a state health-care exchange under the new federal health law, as have many other Republican governors.
However, when the figures are analysed on an annual basis, last year set a new record with 77 murders reported by UNESCO in 2009, exceeding the previous record in 2006 (69 deaths), a period when violence in Iraq was omnipresent.
Press reports over the New Year state that Brazil is set to manufacture highly-enriched uranium (HEU) for its two nuclear power plants, and according to Samuel Faiad of the government-run Nuclear Industries of Brazil, to sell any HEU surplus on the world market.
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Last year set a new record, with 77 murders reported by UNESCO which also uncovered a trend: The agency's report on this issue last month found that the percentage of murders in 2008-09 that were not linked to conflicts rose in comparison to the previous two-year period.
That's particularly true in New York City, where the Yankees, Mets, Giants and Jets are all set to open new stadiums next year.
With bargaining on a new national contract set to begin later this year, Zetsche's message to the UAW was clear: Accept new terms, or Chrysler could be sold.
The major equity averages set new multi-year highs last week, as the tech heavy Nasdaq continues to lag.
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Goldman's earnings set an alltime high for investment banks in 2005--then grew 76% last year to set a new record.
The boy nonetheless needs careful follow-up: A new set of prosthesis every year as long as he is growing, and monthly follow-ups in the center to monitor the level of his adjustment to his artificial limbs.
More than 100, 000 new "intelligent" water meters have been installed across southern England with work set to gather pace in the new year.
Then word leaked that the studio was already building Jimmy Fallon a New York City-based set for him to use as the new host next year.
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The new venue is set to open next year, the 150th anniversary of Munch's birth.
The December 30 year end close will set new weekly, monthly, quarterly, semiannual and annual value levels, risky levels and pivots.
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On a technical basis, the SOX is extremely overbought on both weekly and daily charts and set a new multi-year high at 474.33 on Friday.
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"This summer, on the back of a dynamic first half year, Eurotunnel again set new traffic records, " said Jacques Gounon, chairman and chief executive of Groupe Eurotunnel.
Winners from this election will form the national Constituent Assembly, a governing body with over 200 seats that will, over the course of the next year, write a new constitution, set dates for parliamentary and presidential elections, and help guide Tunisia on its path to transition.
In our case, we bought a new television set to replace the 25-year-old one we used to have!
Set a goal for the new year to add an informational interview to your calendar on a regular basis.
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The business will become even more attractive to commercial banks next year when new capital standards mean banks can set aside less capital against margin loans to hedge funds.
But, by following the spirit of their example, we can set a goal for the new year that is about to begin -- for those blank pages of life that await.
While sales of its Hornby model railway sets were broadly similar to the previous year, its new Brighton Belle five car set and Flying Scotsman locomotive had seen "notable success" it said.
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But public health minister Anne Milton said there was no need to be concerned, saying detailed plans about how public health would work under the new system would be set out later this year in a White Paper.
With the country set to celebrate its lunar new year festival in early February, companies have already started scaling back production and tens of millions of workers have begun their annual mass migration from their factories and city jobs back to their rural homes.
Some 50 new firms now set up in the town each year, double the rate in 1996.
"This was a terrific year for Lehman brothers as we set new records for revenues, " said Richard S Fuld Jr.
Louis Cardinal Mark McGwire and Sosa, both trying to break the record of 61 homers in a year set by Roger Maris of the New York Yankees.
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