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In this photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, Gary Marion, a female impersonator known as Sushi, hangs in an oversized replica of a womens red high heel over Duval Street, late Monday, Dec. 31, 2012, at the Bourbon Street Pub Complex in Key West, Fla. The Red Shoe Drop has become a Key West tradition and is one of five Florida Keys warm-weather takeoffs on New York Citys Times Square ball drop marking the beginning of the new year. (AP PhotoFlorida Keys News Bureau, Andy Newman)
In this photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, Gary Marion, a female impersonator known as Sushi, hangs in an oversized replica of a women's red high heel over Duval Street, late Monday, Dec. 31, 2012, at the Bourbon Street Pub Complex in Key West, Fla. The Red Shoe Drop has become a Key West tradition and is one of five Florida Keys warm-weather takeoffs on New York City's Times Square ball drop marking the beginning of the new year. (AP Photo/Florida Keys News Bureau, Andy Newman)
Fireworks explode in the sky above the Quadriga on the Brandenburg Gate during the New Years celebrations in Berlin, Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013. (AP PhotoMarkus Schreiber)
Fireworks explode in the sky above the Quadriga on the Brandenburg Gate during the New Year's celebrations in Berlin, Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
Confetti flies over New Yorks Times Square after the clock strikes midnight during the New Years Eve celebration as seen from the Marriott Marquis hotel Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013 in New York. (AP PhotoMary Altaffer)
Confetti flies over New York's Times Square after the clock strikes midnight during the New Year's Eve celebration as seen from the Marriott Marquis hotel Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013 in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
Revelers cheer in Times Square at midnight on New Years Tuesday Jan. 1, 2013, in New York. With fireworks, concerts and celebrations from Hong Kong to New York, revelers welcome 2013 with hope for a better future after a year that thudded to a close with a disastrous storm, gun violence, and talk of economic turmoil from a looming fiscal cliff. This will be the first Times Square countdown in decades without Dick Clark, who died in April, and will be honored with a tribute concert and his name printed on pieces of confetti. (AP PhotoJohn Minchillo)
Revelers cheer in Times Square at midnight on New Years Tuesday Jan. 1, 2013, in New York. With fireworks, concerts and celebrations from Hong Kong to New York, revelers welcome 2013 with hope for a better future after a year that thudded to a close with a disastrous storm, gun violence, and talk of economic turmoil from a looming fiscal cliff. This will be the first Times Square countdown in decades without Dick Clark, who died in April, and will be honored with a tribute concert and his name printed on pieces of confetti. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Revelers gather at Nathan Phillips Square in Toronto to celebrate New Years Eve on Monday, Dec. 31, 2012. (AP PhotoThe Canadian Press, Michelle Siu)
Revelers gather at Nathan Phillips Square in Toronto to celebrate New Year's Eve on Monday, Dec. 31, 2012. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Michelle Siu)
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New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg dances with the Radio City Rockettes in Times Square during New Years celebrations on Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013 in New York. (Photo by Charles SykesInvisionAP)
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg dances with the Radio City Rockettes in Times Square during New Year's celebrations on Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013 in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
Thomas Hayes, right, and his girlfriend Jenna Corby, second from right, both from Lyndhurst N.J., share a kiss, as Min Song, center, and her daughter Jiang Yu Zhuo, second from left, both from China, hug as they and others celebrate the new year shortly after midnight in New Yorks Times Square Tuesday Jan. 1, 2013. (AP PhotoTina Fineberg)
Thomas Hayes, right, and his girlfriend Jenna Corby, second from right, both from Lyndhurst N.J., share a kiss, as Min Song, center, and her daughter Jiang Yu Zhuo, second from left, both from China, hug as they and others celebrate the new year shortly after midnight in New York's Times Square Tuesday Jan. 1, 2013. (AP Photo/Tina Fineberg)
An Arab boy releases a hot air paper made balloon into the air during the New Years celebrations near the Basilica of the Annunciation in Nazareth, northern Israel, Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013. (AP PhotoAriel Schalit)
An Arab boy releases a hot air paper made balloon into the air during the New Year's celebrations near the Basilica of the Annunciation in Nazareth, northern Israel, Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
Revelers celebrate the New Year on the Champs Elysee in Paris, Tuesday Jan. 1, 2013.(AP PhotoRemy de la Mauviniere)
Revelers celebrate the New Year on the Champs Elysee in Paris, Tuesday Jan. 1, 2013.(AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)
Fireworks explode over Elizabeth Tower housing the Big Ben clock to celebrate the New Year in London, Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013. (AP PhotoKirsty Wigglesworth)
Fireworks explode over Elizabeth Tower housing the Big Ben clock to celebrate the New Year in London, Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
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Lebanese revelers celebrate the New Year during a countdown event in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013. (AP PhotoBilal Hussein)
Lebanese revelers celebrate the New Year during a countdown event in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
Fireworks explode in the sky during the New Years celebrations in Warsaw, Poland, Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013. (AP PhotoCzarek Sokolowski)
Fireworks explode in the sky during the New Year's celebrations in Warsaw, Poland, Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
People gather at a New Year tree, in front of a mosque, in a square decorated for New Year celebrations in Chechnyas provincial capital Grozny, southern Russia, Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012. (AP PhotoMusa Sadulayev)
People gather at a New Year tree, in front of a mosque, in a square decorated for New Year celebrations in Chechnya's provincial capital Grozny, southern Russia, Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012. (AP Photo/Musa Sadulayev)
Shaman Yessy, right, performs a New Years ritual to bring good luck to her client in the coming year, at the Market of Wishes in Lima, Peru, Monday, Dec. 31, 2012. (AP PhotoMartin Mejia)
Shaman Yessy, right, performs a New Year's ritual to bring good luck to her client in the coming year, at the Market of Wishes in Lima, Peru, Monday, Dec. 31, 2012. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
Benjamin Nadorf, 4, fools around with his new glasses while waiting for the New Year in Times Square in New York, Monday, Dec. 31, 2012. One million people are expected to cram into the area for the countdown(AP PhotoSeth Wenig)
Benjamin Nadorf, 4, fools around with his new glasses while waiting for the New Year in Times Square in New York, Monday, Dec. 31, 2012. One million people are expected to cram into the area for the countdown(AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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Fireworks light up the sky to welcome the New Year Tuesday January 1, 2013 at the scenic Manila Bay in Manila, Philippines. The Philippine government has been vigorously campaigning against the use of firecrackers which often result in injuries and deaths. (AP PhotoBullit Marquez)
Fireworks light up the sky to welcome the New Year Tuesday January 1, 2013 at the scenic Manila Bay in Manila, Philippines. The Philippine government has been vigorously campaigning against the use of firecrackers which often result in injuries and deaths. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)
A man poses for a photo behind a giant 2013 in 3D shape during New Year celebrations in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013. (AP Photo)
A man poses for a photo behind a giant 2013 in 3D shape during New Year celebrations in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013. (AP Photo)
Chinese people wave national flags as they celebrate the New Year during a count-down event at the Summer Palace in Beijing Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013. (AP PhotoAndy Wong)
Chinese people wave national flags as they celebrate the New Year during a count-down event at the Summer Palace in Beijing Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
North Koreans play with a balloon as they wait outside Pyongyang stadium for the countdown to the new year on Monday, Dec. 31, 2012 , Pyongyang, North Korea. North Koreans celebrated the arrival of the new year, marked as Juche 102 on North Korean calendars. Juche means self reliance, the North Korean ideology of independence promoted by North Korean founder Kim Il Sung, and modern-day North Korean calendars start with the year of his birth in 1912. (AP PhotoKim Kwang Hyon)
North Koreans play with a balloon as they wait outside Pyongyang stadium for the countdown to the new year on Monday, Dec. 31, 2012 , Pyongyang, North Korea. North Koreans celebrated the arrival of the new year, marked as "Juche 102" on North Korean calendars. "Juche" means "self reliance," the North Korean ideology of independence promoted by North Korean founder Kim Il Sung, and modern-day North Korean calendars start with the year of his birth in 1912. (AP Photo/Kim Kwang Hyon)
The pavilion of the Summer Palace is illuminated with lights and the words Happy New Year during a count-down event in Beijing Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013. (AP PhotoAndy Wong)
The pavilion of the Summer Palace is illuminated with lights and the words "Happy New Year" during a count-down event in Beijing Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
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Chinese revelers celebrate the new year during a count-down event at the Summer Palace in Beijing Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013. (AP PhotoAndy Wong)
Chinese revelers celebrate the new year during a count-down event at the Summer Palace in Beijing Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Soldiers and service members with the NATO- led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) cheer as the celebrate the New Year eve at the NATOs headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Dec. 31, 2012. (AP PhotoMusadeq Sadeq)
Soldiers and service members with the NATO- led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) cheer as the celebrate the New Year eve at the NATO's headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Dec. 31, 2012. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)
A woman with her daughter walks in a decorated street with lights to celebrate the New Year in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013.(AP PhotoRafiq Maqbool)
A woman with her daughter walks in a decorated street with lights to celebrate the New Year in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013.(AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
Katy Saunders, left, Alex Mueller, center left, Rebekka Frank and Arina Motamedi, right, play with sparklers ahead of welcoming in the new year during the 2013 Edinburgh Hogmanay celebrations, Scotland, Monday December 31, 2012.(AP PhotoPA,Danny Lawson)
Katy Saunders, left, Alex Mueller, center left, Rebekka Frank and Arina Motamedi, right, play with sparklers ahead of welcoming in the new year during the 2013 Edinburgh Hogmanay celebrations, Scotland, Monday December 31, 2012.(AP Photo/PA,Danny Lawson)
A couple are silhouetted as fireworks explode over the Singapore financial district to mark the start of the new year on Tuesday Jan. 1, 2013 in Singapore. (AP PhotoWong Maye-E)
A couple are silhouetted as fireworks explode over the Singapore financial district to mark the start of the new year on Tuesday Jan. 1, 2013 in Singapore. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)
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Performers react as fireworks explode over the Singapore financial district to mark the start of the new year on Tuesday Jan. 1, 2013 in Singapore. (AP PhotoWong Maye-E)
Performers react as fireworks explode over the Singapore financial district to mark the start of the new year on Tuesday Jan. 1, 2013 in Singapore. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)
Merry makers cheer as they welcome the 2013 New Year, at the first ever public New Year Countdown cerebration at Myoma grounds in Yangon, Mayanmar, Monday, Dec.31, 2012. (AP PhotoKhin Maung Win)
Merry makers cheer as they welcome the 2013 New Year, at the first ever public New Year Countdown cerebration at Myoma grounds in Yangon, Mayanmar, Monday, Dec.31, 2012. (AP Photo/Khin Maung Win)
Thousands of people flock to the main business district on New Years eve in Jakarta, Indonesia, late Monday, Dec. 31, 2012. (AP PhotoDita Alangkara)
Thousands of people flock to the main business district on New Year's eve in Jakarta, Indonesia, late Monday, Dec. 31, 2012. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)
Indonesians watch firework explode on New Years eve in Jakarta, Indonesia, late Monday, Dec. 31, 2012. (AP PhotoDita Alangkara)
Indonesians watch firework explode on New Year's eve in Jakarta, Indonesia, late Monday, Dec. 31, 2012. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)
People who arrived Monday morning Dec. 31, 2012, line a front row spot to watch the ball drop in Times Square in New York. An estimated 1 million people were expected to cram into district to see the crystal ball drop and countdown to 2013, organizers said. (AP PhotoSeth Wenig)
People who arrived Monday morning Dec. 31, 2012, line a front row spot to watch the ball drop in Times Square in New York. An estimated 1 million people were expected to cram into district to see the crystal ball drop and countdown to 2013, organizers said. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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A man is silhouetted as firework explode over the Singapore financial district to mark the start of the new year on Tuesday Jan. 1, 2013 in Singapore. (AP PhotoWong Maye-E)
A man is silhouetted as firework explode over the Singapore financial district to mark the start of the new year on Tuesday Jan. 1, 2013 in Singapore. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)
A buddhist monk prays during a New Year ceremony at Zojoji temple in Tokyo, Monday, Dec. 31, 2012.(AP PhotoItsuo Inouye)
A buddhist monk prays during a New Year ceremony at Zojoji temple in Tokyo, Monday, Dec. 31, 2012.(AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)
Fireworks explode over Sydney Harbour bridge during the New Year celebrations in Sydney, Australia, Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013.(AP PhotoRob Griffith)
Fireworks explode over Sydney Harbour bridge during the New Year celebrations in Sydney, Australia, Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013.(AP Photo/Rob Griffith)
Indian people look at the sand sculpture for the new year 2013 created by sand artist Sudarshan Pattnaik at the Puri sea beach, 67 kilometers (42 miles) away from the eastern Indian city Bhubaneswar, India, Monday, Dec. 31, 2012. (AP PhotoBiswaranjan Rout)
Indian people look at the sand sculpture for the new year 2013 created by sand artist Sudarshan Pattnaik at the Puri sea beach, 67 kilometers (42 miles) away from the eastern Indian city Bhubaneswar, India, Monday, Dec. 31, 2012. (AP Photo/Biswaranjan Rout)
A Filipino boy looks as his mother tests a paper horn in downtown Manila, Philippines on Monday Dec. 31, 2012. Despite a ban by authorities on certain firecrackers due to injuries and death, many Filipinos still welcome the New Year with fireworks in the belief that it will drive away evil spirits and bring in good luck. (AP PhotoAaron Favila)
A Filipino boy looks as his mother tests a paper horn in downtown Manila, Philippines on Monday Dec. 31, 2012. Despite a ban by authorities on certain firecrackers due to injuries and death, many Filipinos still welcome the New Year with fireworks in the belief that it will drive away evil spirits and bring in good luck. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
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Tourists pose as they carry umbrellas with numbers to welcome the New Year 2013 on the terrace of a hotel in the backdrop of Taj Mahal in Agra, India, Monday, Dec. 31, 2012. (AP PhotoPawan Sharma)
Tourists pose as they carry umbrellas with numbers to welcome the New Year 2013 on the terrace of a hotel in the backdrop of Taj Mahal in Agra, India, Monday, Dec. 31, 2012. (AP Photo/Pawan Sharma)
Fireworks explode behind the Opera House during the New Year celebrations in Sydney, Australia, Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013.(AP PhotoRob Griffith)
Fireworks explode behind the Opera House during the New Year celebrations in Sydney, Australia, Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013.(AP Photo/Rob Griffith)
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