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News - 2006
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. Поврежденные машины и машины скорой помощи имели значительные трудности из-за тумана при прибытии на место аварии. На месте было очень тесно, и мигающие сигнальные были включены большую часть ночи. Пока не поступало сообщений о сколько-нибудь серьезно пострадавших в аварии.
Это происшествие, четвертое по числу столкнувшихся транспортных средств за последний месяц, произошло как раз накануне первой Национальной Конференции по использованию дорог. На церемонии открытия прошлым вечером в Лондоне сэр Джон Стоун, советник по дорожному движению области Метрополитэн, раскритиковал стандарты дорожного движения страны. Он сказал, что очевидным стало то, что британские водители еще должны выучить многие из основных правил дорожного движения. 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.
A landslide buried an entire village in the Philippines in February, and tens of thousands were evacuated amid the erupting Mayon volcano in the Philippines in August. Back home, cyclone Larry smashed the far north Queensland coast in March, with its destructive core flattening Innisfail, south of Cairns. As the most bushfire prone place in the world , authorities feared the worst bushfire season yet for south-eastern Australia. Firefighters have already tasted what may be in store for the tough bushfire season ahead , as they battled massive blazes in Victoria and Tasmania during December. Commissioner Terence Cole recommended a task force be established to look into possible charges against several former AWB executives. The Stern report on global warming released in the UK in October put the effect of climate change in economic terms, making governments around the world stand up and take notice. The nuclear energy debate intensified after a report by Dr Ziggy Switkowski recommended a rethink on uranium mining and alternative energy industries.
Scientists rejoiced as Federal Parliament passed a controversial Bill lifting the ban on stem cell research. New industrial relations laws took hold in March, as unions joined the Federal Opposition and state governments in a vow to fight implementing the legislation. As Prime Minister John Howard celebrated 10 years in office in March, he disappointed Treasurer Peter Costello who said the Prime Minister promised him 12 years ago to hand over the leadership crown to him before two terms were up. Business In the second-biggest share offer in Australian history behind the T2 sale seven years ago, the Federal Government finally gave the green light for the third sell-off of Telstra shares. 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.
One was former House majority leader Tom DeLay who resigned after being charged with campaign finance crimes. Another was former representative Mark Foley. He resigned after he was found to have sent sexual messages to male students working for Congress. He was sentenced to death by hanging. In the Middle East, Israel and the Lebanon-based Hezbollah militia fought a month-long war during the summer. More than nine hundred people were killed. Much of southern Lebanon was severely damaged. Robert Gates was approved as the new defense secretary.
Each year, the editors and news directors of the Associated Press choose what they believe are the top ten news stories of the year. They chose the war in Iraq as the number one news story this year. 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.
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Warwick Davis' wife Samantha tragically dies aged 53: Heartbroken Harry Potter star pays tribute to his 'favourite human' Devastating news. The Economist Intelligence Unit looks at the The World in 2006 in figures by country and industry. Following news of yet another reboot in the works, Annabel Nugent delves into the behind-the-scenes story of the 1999 cult classic – and how its ingenious and brazen marketing campaign could never happen today. Wednesday, January 4, 2006. 1. Outrage Builds Over Property Taxes.
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In Frisco, voters rejected the chance to land a consolidated campus of Colorado Mountain College on a small corner of the Frisco Peninsula Recreation Area. The vote was 55 percent to 45 percent opposed to the plan, and CMC afterward said they would pursue a new non-consolidated campus in nearby Breckenridge. As far as elected officials, young aide to U. Gibbs will follow local favorite son Gary Lindstrom, who announced the end of his lengthy public service career by not seeking re-election to the House seat. In local municipal elections in April, voters opted for change in a number of races. In Frisco, repercussions from the 2005 debate over bringing Home Depot to town were evident, as the top two vote-getters in the town council election were vocal opponents to the big box. Attorney Kent Willis and brewery owner Woody Van Gundy both won seats with the highest vote tallies, and restaurant owner Dan Fallon kept the seat he was appointed to in 2004. In Dillon, incumbent Mayor Barbara Davis easily won reelection, but voting for the third town council spot required a recount. A vote margin of a single vote held up as retired doctor Don Parsons won the seat over nonprofit director Lucinda Burns.
The year at the resortsIn October, Vail Resorts reported a record year in terms of revenue as well as skier visits, and freshman CEO Rob Katz credited Breckenridge as being a top performer within the company. VR realized a 5. And as always, the race to be the first resort to open was notable again this year. 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.
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After leaving the Air Force, he moved to Del Ray in June of 2003 — just 18 months before launching his campaign in a crowded Democratic primary with six candidates, some with decades of experience in local politics. Englin received 2,092 votes — surpassing his initial goal, and winning the election by a margin of 366 votes. The November general election brought an easy victory, with Englin taking 68 percent of the vote against Republican challenger Chris Gregerson. 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.
We take a look back at ten of the biggest news stories from the year. Their hallucinations were confirmed to be, in fact, reality when TV cameras captured a juvenile female Northern bottlenose whale who was five metres long and weighed about seven tonnes.
Her normal habitat would have been near the coasts of the far north of Scotland and Northern Ireland, and in the seas around the Arctic Ocean but she appeared to have lost her way. Rescue teams attempted to get the whale affectionately named Diana back into the Atlantic but she later died from convulsions as she was being rescued at around 19:00 GMT on 21 January. Journey to the Hawaiian islands and observe humpback whales and their calves in our exclusive video taken as part of our Frozen Planet series.
There were seven bomb blasts that occurred over a period of 11 minutes on the Suburban Railway in Mumbai. The bombs were set off in pressure cookers and killed 209 people and injured over 700. The first bombs went off at 18.
Nine years later, 12 people were convicted in this case. Faisal Sheikh, Asif Khan, Kamal Ansari, Ehtesham Sidduqui and Naveed Khan who planted the bombs in various trains were all sentenced to death while the other seven accused of the crime—Mohammed Sajid Ansari, who prepared the electrical circuits for the bombs, Mohammed Ali, who allowed people to use his house to make the bombs, Dr Tanveer Ansari, one of the conspirators, and Majid Shafi, Muzzammil Shaikh, Sohail Shaikh and Zamir Shaikh who gave logistical support — were given life imprisonment. What does it do to you to be one of the bereaved in such a traumatic event?
World News for Students of English
NOTOC February 2006: ← January February March April May June July August September October November December →Events in Britain and Ireland This page deals with events in the English speaking places of Europe. These are England, Wales, Scotland. World Cup Final – 2006-10-03 News just in from Dave Peel at the World Cup Final. All the latest news about comedy and comedians: stand-up, TV sitcoms and sketch shows, comedy movies, etc. Browse important and historic events, world leaders, famous birthdays and notable deaths from the year 2006. ANDRIAN KREYE, from 1987 to 2006, was the US cultural correspondent for the Süddeutsche Zeitung (currently the largest German-language daily).
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All fourteen of the crew onboard are killed. A huge investigation is launched, which eventually leads to the conviction of Steve Wright. More from this Decade.
The idea that the world can be understood by gathering evidence, to the ultimate benefit of its citizens, lies at its heart. It is not just about problems, but about finding the solutions. The breadth of this optimism is revealed today by the discussion website Edge. Steven Pinker Psychologist, Harvard University, author of The Blank Slate In 16th-century Paris, a popular form of entertainment was cat-burning, in which a cat hoisted on a stage was slowly lowered into a fire. As horrific as present-day events are, such sadism would be unthinkable today in most of the world.
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For him, the Beauty that had filled his void was enough. The profound sentiments of the musician laid bare in his very human letters 2. We began our conversation for Traces with this new appointment.
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2007 Officers and Board of Directors Nominated. Go to for breaking news, videos, and the latest top stories in world news, business, politics, health and pop culture. Geraldo Rivera celebrates 80th birthday just DAYS after he resigns from Fox News following The Five sacking Special day. WSJ's digital archive of news articles and top headlines from November 2006. Search metadata Search text contents Search TV news captions Search radio transcripts Search archived web sites Advanced Search.
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We began our conversation for Traces with this new appointment. A conversation with the Custodian of the Holy Land.
The Prince of Wales makes a televised address in tribute. Richard Lochhead holds the seat for the Scottish National Party. Steve McClaren , manager of Middlesbrough F. Charles Clarke is dismissed as Home Secretary.
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December 06, 2006: What happened on that day?
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.
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NOTOC February 2006: ← January February March April May June July August September October November December →Events in Britain and Ireland This page deals with events in the English speaking places of Europe. These are England, Wales, Scotland. 21-year-old English actress Keira Knightley was named FHM's sexiest woman in 2006. With the advent of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the years prior to 2006 had seen UNDP scale up its activities in a major way. The English Heritage collection that is archiving lost London. Previous London, United Kingdom (2006).
Paris, France 2006 (In English)
был успешно завершен в 2006 году. Go to for breaking news, videos, and the latest top stories in world news, business, politics, health and pop culture. 2006 – On July 11, bombs planted on the train system in Mumbai exploded, killing 209 people. It's a good time to think about what went right and what went wrong in 2006.