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Two thousand six was a difficult year in Iraq with increasing violence, clashes between religious groups and many civilian deaths. Thousands of Iraqis have been killed. Almost three thousand members of the American military have been killed since the war began in two thousand three. Many Americans voted to express their unhappiness with the situation in Iraq. As a result, Nancy Pelosi of California will become the first woman to serve as speaker of the House. These were the other top stories of the year. The United States and its allies worked unsuccessfully to halt nuclear programs in North Korea and Iran.
North Korea tested a nuclear weapon in October.
So why did I suddenly get 10 times the traffic on Wednesday? Because Mike Eglinski wrote something in his OKansas blog that was reported on World of O and lots of people found it.
The story goes back even further, because Mike wrote the article because Id emailed him about something else that hed written a few days before, that I had read because of his link from World of O. How many other sports have such a powerful gateway into … 3. The graph shows how pin punching has almost died out at events I have run since I first used Emit at an event on 28th June 1995 in Norway.
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T3 shares began trading on the Australian Stock Exchange in November. The Government parked the remaining 17 per cent of Telstra stock into the Future Fund to sell down over time. Many Australians felt the pinch of three interest rate rises during this year, with the final Reserve Bank decision for 2006 setting the financial climate at 6. Farewells Australia reeled with shock as it lost two icons in the same week in September - conservationist and self-proclaimed "wildlife warrior" Steve Irwin and motor racing legend "king of the mountain" Peter Brock. Celebrities, friends and family mourned the death of actress Belinda Emmett , wife of entertainer Rove McManus, who lost her long battle against cancer in November. Courage Australians marvelled at the incredible survival of two miners, Todd Russell and Brant Webb, trapped for 14 days in May in a steel cage after a mine collapse in Beaconsfield in northern Tasmania. But the rescue was tinged with sadness by the death of third miner, Larry Knight.
The story took another tragic and ironic turn as television journalist Richard Carleton died at the scene covering the event for the 60 Minutes program. In that same month, Australian climber Lincoln Hall was miraculously found alive on Mount Everest , but fellow climber Sue Fear was lost after falling down a crevasse in Nepal. Celebrities As usual, the rich and famous grabbed their share of memorable moments in 2006. Songstress Kylie Minogue reclaimed her showgirl princess title as she relaunched her pop career in November with a tour down under , after a year-long battle against breast cancer. Kiddies and parents around the world paid tribute to Yellow Wiggle Greg Page, who had to hand his skivvy over in November to his understudy , Sam Moran, after being diagnosed with a chronic heart condition.
April[ edit ] 5 April — Discovery of a swan with avian influenza in Scotland.
The judgment itself contains a coded message on the whim of the judge. The Prince of Wales makes a televised address in tribute. Richard Lochhead holds the seat for the Scottish National Party.
2006 in England
Perennial Opening Day race winner Loveland Ski Area could only sit idly by on the morning of October 12, as friendly competitor Arapahoe Basin turned its lifts a full nine days earlier than it ever had. It perhaps was appropriate this year, as The Legend celebrates its 60th year of operation this season. Well, in the case of Copper Mountain resident Rainer Hertrich — the only human in recorded history to complete such a streak — he found a five-dollar bill. On the county and municipal level, programs were established to enable fire mitigation and fire prevention planning.
Homeowners worked to clear dead and dying trees from their properties, and a widespread Community Wildfire Protection Plan took hold across the county. But the more we know about the pine beetle epidemic, the more nuance it seems is needed in the debate. While beetle-killed trees grow in numbers, a new argument about a consequent rise in fire danger arose.
Water, or lack thereof, was less of an issue this year, as the hydrological year between 2005 and 2006 was one of the wettest on record. And on June 5, Dillon Reservoir filled to capacity, and excess water spilled through the glory hole for the second year in a row. In other environmental news this year, a surge of run-off from an abandoned mine above Breckenridge threatened a number of species in April.
The result of the mine run-off: the Blue River flowed a deep orange color right through downtown Breckenridge, though no long-term impacts to the ecosystems there could be reported. Finally, boosted water flows in the same Blue River were the goal of the Breckenridge Sanitation District with their proposed Blue River Pumpback Project — where a series of pipes and pumps would recirculate water flows normally lost to Dillon Reservoir back into the river further upstream. The year was marked with much progress on the project; funding was secured and scheduling and planning begun.
He has repeatedly denied both that any votes were bought and that he is guilty of any wrongdoing. The Freshfields report outlined a money trail linking Beckenbauer, former Adidas chief Robert Louis-Dreyfus and Qatar, whose Mohammed bin Hammam has since been banned from football for life over corruption.
Дорожная дисциплина в стране намного хуже чем в Америке, и особенно опасна манера водителей обгонять. Начинать обгон без соответствующего сигнала слишком опасно, и у водителей наблюдается настолько же рискованная тенденция вклиниваться в ряд после обгона. Однако, пожалуй, самой распространенной формой нарушения явилось нежелание водителей частных автомобилей сворачивать на внутреннюю полосу движения, если имеется такая возможность. Сэр Джон сказал, что слишком многие вынуждены оставаться на средней или даже на внешней полосе, несмотря на состояние дорожного движения, следствием чего является нетерпение водителей, намеревающихся обогнать и пытающихся встать слишком близко вслед впереди стоящему транспортному средству, тем самым увеличивая вероятность аварии. Конференция продолжается. А теперь о переговорах стран Общего рынка. Мистер Джеффри Риппон, ответственный за проведение переговоров, прошлой ночью вылетел в Брюссель. Предполагается, что целью его поездки является попытка уменьшить разногласия между нашей страной и Европейским Экономическим Сообществом по поводу доли Британии в бюджете Сообщества.
Появились признаки того, что некоторые европейские лидеры едва ли принимают нынешнее предложение Британии всерьез, и в Уайтхолле осознают то, что главная задача мистера Риппона в настоящий момент — сделать ясным для Шестерки, что в самой стране предложение считают разумным и реалистичным. Вопрос о присоединении к Странам Общего Рынка также был затронут сегодня официальными лицами Национального Союза Фермеров во время обсуждения брошюры, изданной Штаб-квартирой консервативной партии. В брошюре утверждается, что если Британия присоединиться к Общему рынку, то в общем и целом положение фермеров улучшится. Однако, Национальный Союз Фермеров указывает на то, что в то время, как фермеры в Европе за некоторые продукты, такие как ячмень, пшеница, говядина и сахар, получают больше, им платят меньше за молоко и поросят. Вдобавок, заявляет Союз, в брошюре не упоминаются продукты садоводства, которые составляют важную часть Британского сельского хозяйства, и в случае присоединения к Общему рынку, ему будет нанесет большой урон.
На сайте публикуют новостные заметки и короткие видео, в том числе с субтитрами. Основной контент посвящен тому, что происходит в Великобритании и ее взаимодействию с миром. Как и в большинстве новостных СМИ есть раздел World, в котором освещены мировые события. Весь контент бесплатный.
Минус — прямой эфир телеканала недоступен в России. Fox News, CNN Большая часть контента этих американских медиакорпораций посвящены глобальным и локальным событиям в США и связанным с ними международными вопросами. Есть разделы развлечений и международных событий. На Fox News большой видеораздел, где можно смотреть прямом эфир, записи программ и отдельные новостные сюжеты. Прямой эфир недоступен, есть раздел с видеосюжетами, в том числе с субтитрами. Контент обеих телекомпаний бесплатный, есть мобильные приложения. The New York Times Флагман мировой журналистики. Издание, которое до сих пор задает стандарты работы для журналистов по всему миру. Много внимания уделяется американской и международной политике.
Но статьи на общие темы написаны вполне доступно. Есть приложение, с которого удобно читать статьи, даже когда нет интернета. Единственный минус — газета платная. Минимальная стоимость — 9 долларов в месяц. Бесплатно можно читать до 4 статей в месяц. Но если скачать приложение, то ежедневно будут присылать 2-3 бесплатные статьи в виде пуш-уведомлений. The Washington Post Еще одна легенда американской журналистики, из-за расследования которой в свое время ушел в отставку Ричард Никсон, также предлагает своим читателям многообразие качественных и объемных материалов. Минус — платная подписка от 6 долларов за 4 недели.
2006: The News Year That Was
The conference is continuing. Now, the Common Market negotiations. Geoffrey Rippon, the chief negotiator, flew to Brussels last night. Britain has put forward the suggestion that a reasonable contribution would be thirteen to fifteen per cent, built up in a series of equal yearly steps over a period of five years. But the Council of Ministers is considering a recommendation that the British share should be twenty one point five per cent throughout the five year period of transition, or, alternatively, a contribution of between ten and fifteen per cent in the first year rising to between twenty and twenty five per cent in the fifth year. There have been signs that some European leaders are reluctant to take the present British offer seriously, and it is widely felt in Whitehall that Mr. The pamphlet claims that on balance farmers would be better off if Britain joined the Common Market. In addition, says the Union, the pamphlet fails to mention horticulture, which constitutes an important part of British agriculture, and which is likely to be badly hit in the event of a link-up with the Common Market.
The officials said that in their view the pamphlet tended to over-emphasize the benefits of joining the EEC, and to leave out of account many genuine difficulties. Выпуск Новостей Тридцать пять машин столкнулось сегодня утром в большой аварии на дороге Ml. Происшествие случилось примерно в трех милях южнее сервисного центра Ньюпорт Пэгнель, когда грузовик с прицепом, груженный стальными прутьями, завалился на бок и перевернулся. Многие водители грузовиков и автомобилей не смогли вовремя увернуться и врезались в перевернутое транспортное средство, вызвав большое нагромождение машин. Некоторые стальные прутья сорвались с грузовика через разделительную полосу на южную полосу дороги, которая была закрыта для одностороннего движения из-за ремонта и смены покрытия, что привело к ряду мелких аварий.
Между выпусками новостей - интервью в прямом эфире, спортивные и биржевые сводки. Идея англоязычного российского телевизионного канала появилась, когда стало ясно, что зарубежный зритель или вообще ничего не знает о событиях в современной России, или знает очень мало. Новости из России и о России. Из сегодняшнего выпуска новостей зарубежные телезрители могли узнать о переговорах между Газпромом и Минском о цене на газ, о том, погода в декабре выдалась необычно теплой и как москвичи собираются встречать Новый год. Беспристрастно и объективно - но это не значит холодно и отстраненно, говорят на канале. Russia today - это пристальный взгляд на развитие современной России, в которой успехи чередуются с проблемами. Играть на одном информационном поле с такими признанными лидерами, как CNN и BBC - задача трудная, но, как оказалось, выполнимая. У англоязычного российского телеканала получилось самое трудное - стать своим среди чужих. Маргарита Симоньян: "Недавно пришло письмо - мы очень порадовались… от помощников арабского шейха.. Мы конечно все сделали...
On Dec. Sims, 22, was shot to death in the 800 block of Montgomery Street. He was transported to the Inova Alexandria Hospital, where he was pronounced dead a short time later. There is no suspect description, and police have yet to determine a motive for the murder. City Helps Katrina Victims In the days after the Hurricane Katrina, the City of Alexandria sent firemen, police officers and city workers to assist in the rescue and recovery operation. Now, months after the initial devastation, the city still has several employees working in the Gulf Cost region. A team of eight police officers traveled to Picayune, Miss. Two teams of 23 firefighters traveled to Hancock County, Miss. The New Orleans Emergency Management Center has several residents helping operations run smoothly, including two firefighters, two Information Technology professionals and one Parks and Recreation employee. In November, City Councilman Ludwig Gaines presented a proclamation honoring those employees who helped during the crisis. Housing Bubble? The real estate market may be slowing. He pointed out that the vacancy rate in Alexandria was lower than the national average, creating a strong economy in the city that has been pushing up housing prices. He said that the past few years have seen a shift in the city — with new condominiums now outnumbering new apartments. As supply catches up to demand, Jinks estimated that the housing market would cool.
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One year ago none had passed 500 and 4 had passed 100. The Wikipedia of the most widespread language in Africa, Arabic , has 21,177 articles and 44,655 registered users.
One year ago, the article count for the african origin language Wikipedias was 772, the Afrikaans Wikipedia 4,439 and the Arab Wikipedia 10,247. Together they had just above 15,000 articles, while today they have passed 36,000. The pacific language Wikipedias remained small during 2006. Polynesian language Wikipedias grew most, while the rest advanced slowly.
No Wikipedia reached 500 articles. One year ago, 3 had reached 100 articles. The total article count was 918. There is still no Wikipedia in any Australian aboriginal language.
East Asia competes with Europe and America as a developed Wikipedia area. Chinese passed 100,000 articles. One year ago, the total article count was 238,190. European languages still dominate the Wikipedia system.
English has 1,560,143 articles, more than the total number of articles for Wikipedias in languages of all continents outside of Europe. English passed the milestones of 1 million and later 1,5 million articles in 2006, fortifying the position of the English Wikipedia as the greatest one-language encyclopedia that ever existed. But historically, the relative weight of the English Wikipedia is going down. The percentage of english Wikipedia articles seems to be roughly similar to the percentage of native english speakers on the Internet.
One year ago they had 2,747,489 articles. With less than one thousand: Romansh state language in Switzerland. One year ago such Wikipedias had 74,392 articles. Of the 97 Wikipedias listed above, 1 has more than 1,5 million articles, 1 more than 500,000, 8 have more than 100,000, 27 more than 10,000, 35 more than 1,000, and 17 more than 100.
One year ago 1 had more than 500,000, 6 more than 100,000, 20 more than 10,000, 31 more than 1,000, and 11 more than 100. The 7 wikipedias have 3,803 registered users, of which Esperanto alone has 2,662. Including these, planned languages on the Meta page have 84,213 articles. The 9 Wikipedias in historical or «dead» languages have 14,537 articles and 3,327 registered users.
Two agents, Teni Yerima and Peter Harrison, were secretly filmed, each separately claiming that they had paid Allardyce through his son. Allardyce denies ever taking, or asking for, a bribe. However, the programme merely showed Harrison approaching Redknapp and asking direct questions which Redknapp answered. Then Portsmouth first-team coach Kevin Bond , first team coach of Newcastle United when the programme was aired, is secretly recorded admitting he would consider discussing receiving payments from a proposed new agency involving agent Peter Harrison. Bond was suspended and then sacked by Newcastle as a result of the allegations. Both of these allegations are illegal under FA rules. Officials from Liverpool and Newcastle United were also implicated in attempts to sign Porritt. That three different Bolton transfer signings involved secret payments from agents to Craig Allardyce, some when he was contractually banned from doing any Bolton deals.
Collymore also represents England cricketer Simon Jones. The programme also claimed to have set up a sting involving handing a cash payment to an unnamed Premiership manager, but the alleged manager did not turn up at the rendezvous. When the Israeli international moved to England, agent Jamie Hart — the official middle man — was paid a fee by Bolton. But he has now confirmed that unlicensed agent David Abu also received a cut of the fee for the role he played in the deal. On 20 September, The Football Association asked the BBC to provide all of the collected evidence and announced that it would investigate these allegations.
Other major 2006 newspaper articles were written about the sentencing and execution of Saddam Hussein in the late months of 2006 by the Iraqi court, which was huge news that reached the far corners of the world. To read about these incredible and memorable news headlines and about the many other headlines that were published within 2006 newspapers, explore our archive for the perfect date, and take a look at the wonderful gift packages we offer when ordering with Historic Newspapers. Delivered straight to your door, an original newspaper is the thoughtful and interesting gift you have been looking for. Over 6,000 people are killed, at least 36,000 are injured and 1.
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In light of this news, someone asks Nasypany what to do with the fighters—the two F-15s from Otis Air National Guard Base—which have now just blasted off for New York at full afterburner to find American 11. 2006-12-07:Nintendo Wii game console outsells Sony PS3. 05 May 2006NEWS RELEASE New heritage advisory group for Minister The Minister for Planning and Envi. Newsroom» News Releases and Statements» 2006 News Releases. The new MRF just might make it easier for a countywide curbside recycling program to take shape in 2007.***So there you have it – the news year that was 2006.
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The United States and its allies worked unsuccessfully to halt nuclear programs in North Korea and Iran. North Korea tested a nuclear weapon in October. And Iran moved forward with plans to bring its first nuclear center into operation by the end of next year. But deep divisions prevented Congress from approving legislation. Supporters of rights for immigrants held several demonstrations. Also in Washington, several congressmen from the Republican Party were involved in cases of wrongdoing.
One was former House majority leader Tom DeLay who resigned after being charged with campaign finance crimes. Another was former representative Mark Foley.
Englin will be sworn into office when General Assembly session convenes on Jan. Lawhorne graduated from T. Williams High School in 1976, becoming a police officer soon after. In 1986, he became a detective with the department, specializing in hostage negotiations. His law-enforcement background was an asset during the campaign. Lawhorne wants to expand the jail into the former headquarters of the police department and increase security for the facility. It will also allow city workers to test the feasibility of using wireless devices for municipal operations. There, hostage negotiators tried to reason with Barber using a sound system and a robot.
Eventually, Barber emerged from the house with a gun, and two police officers shot him. This prompted one member of the commission to vote against accepting the report. A second jury found Jones guilty of second-degree murder, recommending 13 years imprisonment. The second murder happened on May 28, when bicyclist Mark Creasy, 48, was strangled by a man who later ran naked across the George Washington Memorial Parkway and bit a police officer. In November, Andre Dwayne Suggs pleaded guilty to second-degree murder. The murder, which happened on federal property, is not counted in city homicide statistics. On Sept.
Germany defeated Portugal 3—1 to finish in third place. This made them the second most successful World Cup team ever. England has one of the worst record for penalty shoot-outs in international football competitions - could purposeful practise end this? Explore with our article Can you train for penalty shootouts? YouTube now has 1 billion unique users using the service every month. Starting from 2010 Alexa a commercial web traffic data and analytics service ranked YouTube as the third most visited website on the Internet after Google and Facebook - this still continues today. This led to many wildlife areas being cordoned off and the population questioning if they could still eat chicken and wondering if their budgie would survive the outbreak. Take a look at the flu virus, infection, replication, mutation, immune responses, pathology, surveillance, diagnosis and treatment in our free course Influenza: A case study. Check out some of our listicles below to enjoy even more free learning! Explore more "10" listicles OpenLearn was born in 2006 but unfortunately or fortunately, depending on your point of view some things ended this same year. We look back as part of our ten year anniversary celebrations.
As president, joseph kabila is the first democratically elected leader of the democratic republic of the congo for 40 years. The iraq study group report identifies the iraqi situation as "grave and deteriorating" and recommends a shift in strategy, including the withdrawal of all united states troops from iraq by 2008. After a vote of conscience, the australian house of representatives approves private members legislation that allows therapeutic cloning. By 95-2, the united states senate has confirmed robert gates as next secretary of defense. Bainimarama nominates jona senilagakali to be interim prime minister of fiji.