1.0link154437<![CDATA[New Year's Eve Fireworks: Australia Brings In 2009 (VIDEO)]]>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/12/31/new-years-eve-fireworks-a_n_154437.htmlFireworks exploded in a kaleidoscopic shower of light over Sydney's shimmering harbor Wednesday, as the world's first major city to ring in 2009 celebrated the end of a decidedly rocky year with cheers, beers and a sense of relief.
Spectator Randolph King, 63, of York, England, whose retirement fund was gutted in the global financial crisis, summed up the feeling of many across the world as 2008 came to a close: "I'm looking forward to 2009," he said. "Because it can't...