IN THE NEWS, in VOA Special English, was written by Brianna Blake. We are pleased to announce our English and Journalism Departmental Scholars for Spring 2006.
2006 (year): how to read?
This is just one example of the most important and under appreciated trend in the history of our species: the decline of violence. My optimism lies in the hope that the decline of force over the centuries is a real phenomenon, that it is the product of systematic forces that will continue to operate, and that we can identify those forces and perhaps concentrate and bottle them. Simon Baron-Cohen Director of the Autism Research Centre, University of Cambridge I remain optimistic that for a good proportion of them [people with autism], it has never been a better time to have autism. Because there is a remarkably good fit between the autistic mind and the digital age. For this new generation of children with autism, I anticipate that many of them will find ways to blossom, using their skills with digital technology to find employment, to find friends, and in some cases to innovate.
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. In August, officials in Britain said they prevented a terrorist plot to bomb several passenger airplanes over the Atlantic Ocean. This led to new restrictions on what passengers can carry on planes.
Fighting between rebels and government forces has killed more than two hundred thousand people. Our reports can be found on our Web site, voaspecialenglish.
India becomes the fourth nation to reach the moon. November 2008 Mumbai attacks, a series of ten coordinated terrorist attacks across Mumbai, India, killing 195 people and injuring 290 more. This mission will enable Hubble to last for approximately 5 to 10 years.
The 6-minute suborbital flight was the only flight of the Constellation program that was supposed to replace the Space Shuttle fleet in the next decade.
Of these, 5 major Wikipedias are Indonesian with 47,748 articles, Thai with 17,853, Malay with 16,592, Vietnamese with 13,027 and Tagalog with 5,856. They are Tetum , Khmer , Burmese and Lao. One year ago, the total article count was 46,996. The 4 biggest Wikipedias are Georgian , with 13,494 articles, Uzbek with 5,305, Azeri with 4,213 and Tajik with 4,018. One passed 10,000 articles for the first time this year. One year ago, no Wikipedia from these countries had more than 5,000 articles. The total article count was 7,064.
Indian subcontinent Wikipedias took great strides forwards in 2006: 22 Indian subcontinent Wikipedias of the countries of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka and the Maldives have 78,890 articles and 8,528 registered users. The 3 biggest Wikipedias are Telugu , with 26,114 articles, Bengali with 12,790 and Bishnupriya Manipuri with 11,760. During 2006 those two Wikipedias grew rapidly to Hindi 4,616 articles and Urdu 3,934. One year ago the article counts were 1,092 and 638. In addition to the 3 that passed 10,000 articles, 7 have passed 1,000 and 8 passed 100. One year ago, no Wikipedia from the subcontinent had more than 2,300 articles. The total article count was 10,507. American language Wikipedias advance in 2006: 16 American language Wikipedias for the first time together passed 10,000 articles.
Today they have 11,234 articles and 1,839 registered users. This includes 3 American languages of European origin with 8,271 articles and 373 registered users. The greatest American language Wikipedia is Haitian with 7,038 articles. Other european origin languages are Pennsylvania German with 1,185 articles and Papiamentu. Native American language Wikipedias include 10 in American Indian languages with 2,835 articles and 1,139 registered users, and 3 in Inuit languages with 128 articles and 327 users. The 3 Inuit languages are Inuktitut , Greenlandic and Inupiak. In addition to the 4 that have passed 1,000 articles, 2 have passed 100. One year ago no American language Wikipedia had passed 300 articles, 2 had passed 100, and the total article count for all was 768.
African Wikipedias make great progress in 2006: For the first time, African language Wikipedias had more than 10,000 articles. As of today, 38 african language Wikipedias have 14,163 articles and 4,784 registered users. The greatest of these is in Afrikaans , a language of European colonial origin, that has 6,177 articles and 1,315 registered users.
Edge in the News: 2006
Вместе с Ноланом в качестве исполнительного продюсера, как ходят слухи, Бэтмен и Супермен вскоре могут появиться на экране вместе. The film is slated for release in summer 2015, but there has been no word on who will play Batman. Bale has previously shot down rumours that he would play the masked hero again. Ранее Бэйл отверг слухи, что он опять сыграет героя в маске.
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. The only upward trend on the manual punching curve was in 2004 when I ran several of the Sydney Summer Series races which still use pencils to write on control cards! The start of the SI take-off was the Scottish 6-Day in 1999, after w… 4. Oxford City Race: The first of many? In perfect weather we got a chance to run round all the tourist sights, scattering tourists as we went, and even managed to run through some of the colleges. As you can see, running under the Bridge of Sighs in Oxford is a bit drier than it would be if you tried it next week in Venice.
The re-discovery of the true mission of education. 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.
It was Speed of Sound by Coldplay. We only have 8 planets in the solar system instead of 9, because in 2006 a panel of 424 astronomers in a meeting of the International Astronomical Union IAU in Prague has demoted and reclassified Pluto as a dwarf planet. Russian cosmonaut hit a golf ball in space for an estimated 2. Western Union sent their last telegram in 2006. Bambi and Bambi II hold the record for the longest gap in between movie sequels, the first being released in 1942 , the second being released 64 years later in 2006. The first female space tourist was Iranian Anousheh Ansari. In 2006 they fell on hard times and were absorbed into a larger company. On Domino Day, November 13, 2009 , a total of 4,491,863 dominos were toppled — the record as of this writing… In October 2000, Heinz introduced colored ketchup products called EZ Squirt, which eventually included green 2000 , purple 2001 , mystery pink, orange, or teal, 2002 , and blue 2003.
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Her death is reported to be suspicious and police launch a murder inquiry. There are also concerns about another Ipswich prostitute, 19-year-old Tania Nicol, who went missing on 30 October. He is named as Tom Stephens, a 37-year-old Tesco supermarket worker.
Hezbollah declares open war against Israel two days later. Liquids and gels are banned from hand luggage and airports are plunged into chaos due to lengthy security checks. All fourteen of the crew onboard are killed. A huge investigation is launched, which eventually leads to the conviction of Steve Wright.
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.
More than nine hundred people were killed. Much of southern Lebanon was severely damaged. Robert Gates was approved as the new defense secretary. In August, officials in Britain said they prevented a terrorist plot to bomb several passenger airplanes over the Atlantic Ocean. This led to new restrictions on what passengers can carry on planes.
Fighting between rebels and government forces has killed more than two hundred thousand people. Our reports can be found on our Web site, voaspecialenglish. Voice of America Special English.
World News for Students of English
The earth moved, winds blew, fires burned and rains failed as climate change fears, worsening drought and raging bushfires scorched Australia during 2006. English PEN is a company limited by guarantee number 5747142 (England & Wales) and a registered charity, number 1125610. This article teaches you fun facts, trivia, and history events from the year 2006. This Breaking News page began on January 1st, 2006.
The Times & The Sunday Times Homepage
For 2006 newspaper headlines that shocked, saddened and excited the nation, an historic newspaper is a thoughtful an interesting gift. 7:57 PM Большой английский. школу журналистского мастерства ведущий новостей Кевин Оуэн проходил на BBC. On July 15, 2006, the San Francisco-based podcasting company Odeo officially releases Twttr—later changed to Twitter—its short messaging service (SMS) for groups, to the public.
Edge in the News: 2006
Geraldo Rivera celebrates 80th birthday just DAYS after he resigns from Fox News following The Five sacking Special day. 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. Empire News 2006. Unidentified jpeg image. Empire News Fall 2006 (PDF 2,660kB). No News: Directed by Hawkeye.
10 big news stories that happened in 2006 (when OpenLearn was born)
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2006: The News Year That Was
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