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The Asian Reporter Pacific Northwest News q Volume 25 Number 1 q January 5, 2015 q www.asianreporter.com Dramatic New Year’s moments occur worldwide New Year’s sheep completes scarf Page 2 McDonald’s Japan limits orders of fries Page 5 Video-on-demand works for The Interview Page 13 NEW YEAR 2015. A Chinese man wearing 2015-style glasses attends the New Year countdown event in front of the National Stadium in Beijing, China. Organizers showcased Beijing’s 2022 Winter Olympics bid to kick off the new year. Celebrations also took place in Zhangjiakou, the city in neighboring Hebei province which is co-hosting the bid, and at the foot of part of the Great Wall in the northwest of Beijing. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) By The Associated Press Merriam-Webster’s word of the year Page 16 Millions of revellers converged on the beaches of Brazil, the streets of Seoul, South Korea, and New York’s Times Square to say good riddance to a turbulent 2014 marred by terror woes and Ebola outbreaks. Worldwide, people gathered to remem- ber those lost in 2014 and offer blessings for the new year. But as always, the com- mon thread for the major celebrations in congested downtowns and public squares was fireworks — and tons of them. In Dubai, fireworks surrounded the world’s tallest building, the 2,722-foot Burj Khalifa, which flashed with colored lights and images of the country’s leaders as organizers went for a Guinness World Record for the largest LED-illuminated facade. Beijing counted down the New Year at an event at Olympic Park designed to highlight the capital’s bid to host the 2022 Winter Olympics. Fireworks and bonfires were featured across the nation as millions of people flocked to neighborhood temples Meet Dr. James Chan Your trusted Facial Plastic Surgeon Resource and shrines to pray for health and happi- ness. Sydney’s famed Opera House provided a stunning backdrop for a trademark glittery celebration replete with a tropical- style fireworks display featuring gold and silver palm tree pyrotechnic effects. And in New York, revellers eager to claim spots to ring in 2015 in Times Square arrived hours early, enduring freezing temperatures and a scarcity of restrooms before the glittering ball drop at midnight at the Crossroads of the World. Overwhelmed by debt? Want a fresh start? KELLY K. BROWN Specializing in: BANKRUPTCY ATTORNEY s Asian Faces s Asian Eyelid Surgery s Facial Plastic Surgery s Rhinoplasty 503·224·4124 www.kellybrown.com ★ LOW-COST BANKRUPTCY ★ Free consultation ★ Stop foreclosure and garnishment ★ Evening and weekend appointments Look your best! You’ve earned it! 520 SW Yamhill · Suite 420 · Portland 97204 · We are a debt relief agency. We help people file for bankruptcy under the Bankruptcy Code. Call today for a consultation: (503) 953-1230 The Asian Reporter 922 N. Killingsworth St. Portland, OR 97217 USA PRSRT STD US POSTAGE PAID Portland, OR Permit # 2474 Celebrate the Year of the Sheep! February 19, 2015 to February 7, 2016 SPiLt ink Gallery Acrylic Colour Pencil Graphite Oil Pen & Ink Watercolour Pets w Holidays w Special Occasions w Just for Fun www.spiltinkgallery.com (503) 442-6427
