The Asian Reporter
Pacific Northwest News q Volume 24 Number 1 q January 6, 2014 q www.asianreporter.com
Giant yellow duck on
multi-city tour of Taiwan
Indo cave reveals
tsunami history
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Robot on space station
chats with astronaut
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INFLATABLE FOWL. A cleaning crew scrubs a giant yellow duck at Keelung port in New Taipei City, northern Taiwan, on December 28, 2013. The famous 59-foot
rubber duck created by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman was cleaned up during its multi-city tour of Taiwan. Unfortunately, the inflatable art installation burst and deflated on
New Year’s Eve, just 11 days after arriving. Officials are investigating the cause of the explosion and the city plans to borrow another copy of the floating artwork. Versions
of the famous duck have found temporary residency in cities around the world, including Hong Kong, Beijing, Osaka, Sydney, and elsewhere. The giant duck, which arrived
in Taiwan in September, was docked in Kaohsiung until October 20 before floating to Taoyuan, then travelled to Keelung. (AP Photo)
Celebrations in Dubai, London, Las Vegas usher in 2014
By Jake Pearson and David B. Caruso
The Associated Press
EW YORK — A worldwide wave of
celebrations rang in 2014 with a
dazzling 30-minute fireworks
show in Dubai, a deluge of confetti in Lon-
don that tasted as good as it looked, and a
lavish, boozy, music-filled party through-
out the streets of Las Vegas.
In freezing New York City’s Times
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Mariota, Niumatalolo
win in college bowls
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Square, a sea of horn-tooting, hat-wearing
revellers cheered and some smooched as
the famed crystal ball dropped at mid-
night.
Bronx-born U.S. Supreme Court Justice
Sonia Sotomayor led the 60-second count-
down and pushed the button that un-
leashed the shimmering orb with 2,688
crystals, a role usually filled by the New
York City mayor.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg, on his last
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day in office, sat out the celebration after
12 years on the job, while newly elected
mayor Bill de Blasio took the oath of office
just after midnight at his Brooklyn home.
Kerrie McConaghy, 20, a university stu-
dent visiting Times Square from Armagh,
Ireland, was dancing and jumping up and
down, donning a big blue top hat.
“It’s unbelievable here,” she said. “The
lights, seeing the ball, hearing the music,
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