PowerPoint Show by Emerito

Music: Auld Lang Syne / Scottish Medley

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Fireworks explode above Sydney Harbour Bridge and Opera House.

Fireworks erupt over the Sydney Harbour Bridge during the Australian city's New Year's celebration.

The sky above tall Sydney city buildings light up with fireworks display on the New Year's eve in Australia.

Balloons with the colors of the Brazilian flag were released in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Men dressed as Vikings lead the torchlight procession as it makes its way to Princess Street in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Thousands gather for the torchlight procession in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Malabon Zoo owner Manny Tangco holds up a rabbit and a tiger cub to illustrate the shift from the "Year of the Tiger" to the "Year of the Rabbit“ in Malabon, Metro Manila, Philippines.

Residents use sparklers to welcome 2011 during the New Year's festivities in Manila, Philippines

Faithful pour cider on a statue of Yemanja, Goddess of the Sea, during a ceremony on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

A woman holds an offering of fruits as shamans perform a ritual for good luck for the New Year in Lima, Peru.

South Koreans gather to celebrate New Year's with a fireworks display in downtown Seoul.

Fireworks explode above Singapore's financial district.

Lights decorate Singapore's financial district.

People release balloons as the Tokyo Tower is illuminated at a countdown event at the Zojo-ji Buddhist temple in Tokyo.

Fireworks light up the sky near the landmark Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur.

Revelers wave during the New Year's Eve celebrations in Hong Kong's Times Square.

A Taiwanese performer plays a drum in Taipei, Taiwan.

The number 2011 is written in the air with a sparkler in front of Stephansdom (St. Stephen's Cathedral) in Vienna, Austria.

An Indian woman in traditional dress dances during festivities to welcome the new year in the village of Narlai, Rajahstan, India.

People dance on a decorated street on New Year's Eve, in Bangalore, India.

Fireworks explode over Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world, celebrating the New Year in Dubai.

People gather at Sofia's main square in Bulgaria to celebrate the New Year.

Pakistanis watch the New Year fireworks in Karachi, Pakistan.

Pakistanis celebrate the New Year in Lahore, Pakistan.

Tourists use sparklers to write 2011 for a photograph in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany.

Fireworks explode over St. Basil Cathedral at Red Square during New Year's Day celebrations in Moscow, Russia.

Russians have fun as they celebrate the New Year at a skating rink at Red Square in Moscow.

Fireworks illuminate the Quadriga sculpture atop the Brandenburg Gate during a New Year's Eve party in Berlin.

Fireworks illuminate the sky behind the Oberbaum bridge and the "Molecule Man" sculpture in river Spree as the clock strike midnight in Berlin.

The people of Hamburg celebrate the new year with fireworks at Landungbrueken on January 1, 2011 in Hamburg, Germany.

Revelers celebrate the New Year on the Champs Elysees avenue in Paris. Visible in background is the Arc de Triomphe.

Lebanese crowds watch fireworks on New Year's Eve in the heart of central Beirut. Lebanon.

The people of Hamburg celebrate the new year with fireworks at Landungbrueken.

Fireworks light up the London skyline and Big Ben just after midnight on January 1, 2011 in London, England.

Fireworks are seen over the London Eye in London.

Fireworks are seen over the London Eye and the Houses of Parliament after the stroke of midnight in London.

Estonians clebrate at the new year party on January 1, 2011 in Tallinn'Teatri square, Estonia.

Skiers hold flares as they make their way down the mountain in Angel Fire, New Mexico.

Fireworks explode over Copacabana beach during New Year celebrations in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,

People watch fireworks exploding over Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Fireworks explode above Copacabana beach during New Year celebrations in Rio de Janeiro.

Fireworks erupt before the Toronto City Hall to mark the New Year's celebrations in downtown Toronto, Canada,

Revelers celebrate the New Year on the Champs Elysees avenue in Paris.

Confetti is dropped on revelers at midnight during New Year celebrations in Times Square in New York City

Times Square in New York, December 31, 2010.

Fireworks are seen exploding over the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor.

The peach drops over crowds at Underground Atlanta on Friday, Dec. 31, 2010.

Fireworks light up the sky over the Funchal Bay in Madeira Island.

Funchal Bay in Madeira Island, January 1, 2011

Fireworks illuminates the scene over the city of Davos, Switzerland

Fireworks burst above Yangon's landmark Shwedagon pagoda as Myanmar people gather to welcome the New Year 2011 at Kan Daw Gyi park in Yangon.

Fireworks burst over the Las Vegas Strip.

The New Year is greeted by a fireworks display on the Space Needle in Seattle, Washington.

Revelers pack Waikiki Beach to watch a fireworks display during New Year celebrations in Hawaii on January 1, 2011.

Hardy Dutch swimmers brave the icy North Sea on January 1, 2011 in Scheveningen, Netherlands.

Families celebrate the New Year early, and with a countdown and balloon drop at the Discovery Science Center in Santa Ana, Calif.

Fireworks explode overhead as red flares light their way down Crested Butte Mountain in Crested Butte, Colo.

Music: Auld Land Syne / Scottish Medley Instrumental