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Charlotte Balzereit, harp, designer Markus Binder, Olesya Kurylyak, first violin, Albena Danailova, concert master, and Isabelle Ballot, first violin, from left, of the the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra pose for a photo in their new ladies clothing at the traditional New Year's concert at Vienna's Musikverein in Vienna, Austria, on Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2010. The female musicians will first wear their new attire at the Vienna Philharmonic's traditional New Year's concert. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)
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Southeastern Conference commissioner Mike Slive, shown in this July 22, 2009, file photo, announced that an annual New Year's Day bowl game between the SEC and Big 12 will begin in 2014 and last for five years. (AP Photo/ Butch Dill, File)
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A protester taunts policemen during a protest of the verdict of involuntary manslaughter given to Johannes Mehserle Thursday, July 8, 2010, in Oakland, Calif. Former Bay Area Rapid Transit police officer Johannes Mehserle was found guilty in Los Angeles for shooting unarmed black man Oscar Grant on New Year's Day 2009 at a BART station in Oakland. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)
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A crowd gathers in downtown Oakland to protest the verdict of involuntary manslaughter given to Johannes Mehserle Thursday, July 8, 2010, in Oakland, Calif. Former Bay Area Rapid Transit police officer Johannes Mehserle was found guilty in Los Angeles for shooting unarmed black man Oscar Grant on New Year's Day 2009 at a BART station in Oakland. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)
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** FILE ** Actor Patrick Stewart receives a knighthood on Queen Elizabeth II's New Year honors list. Mr. Stewart is best known for his performances in "Star Trek: The Next Generation." (Associated Press)
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Despite the month's religious roots, Muharram today is "more of a cultural holiday," said Imam Johari Abdul-Malik, director of outreach at the Dar Al-Hijrah Islamic Center in Falls Church, Virginia.. "Think of it as a new year, as a new beginning to make resolutions." (ADEK BERRY/AFP/Getty Images)
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** FILE ** Dick Clark brings in the New Year from New York's Times Square on "New Year's Rockin' Eve" in this undated photo. (AP Photo/ABC, Donna Svennevik)
