2006

Selected IWMW 2006 Talks Available on Access Grid

As part of the evaluation of collaborative technologies a plenary talk and a panel session at IWMW 2006 will be available on the Access Grid. Please contact your local Access Grid support team if you would like to participate. [2006-06-13]




2006

IWMW 2006 Frappr social network

Information about the IWMW 2006 Frappr social network is now available. IWMW 2006 participants are invited to join. [2006-06-19]




2006

Access to IWMW 2006 Blogs

The IWMW 2006 Blogs page provides access to three Blogs taken during the IWMW 2006 event together with links to Blog postings about the event. [2006-06-21]




2006

Access to IWMW 2006 Blogs

Photographs of the IWMW 2006 event available on Flickr with the 'iwmw-2006' tag are now available. [2006-07-02]




2006

Feedback for IWMW 2006 now available

Feedback from this year's Institutional Web Management Workshop is now available. [2006-07-31]




2006

Slides from IWMW 2006 available on Slidehsare.net

Several of the slides from the plenary talks have been made available on the Slideshare.net service using the tag 'iwmw2006'. [2006-11-05]




2006

Former University Of Miami Football Player Arrested In Connection With 2006 Slaying Of Teammate

Bryan Pata was gunned down 15 years ago.




2006

SolidWorks World 2006 in Las Vegas approaches a record 3,000 attendees

Next month's annual user conference and expo only six weeks away




2006

SolidWorks 2006 sets new standard for 3D mechanical design ease, power, and performance

Industry leader's innovations further streamline design engineering, including mainstream validation and simple evolution from 2D to 3D




2006

COSMOS 2006 software spotlights technological innovations and simplified analysis for every engineer's desktop

World's #1 mainstream analysis software adds 100-plus new features that put powerful design validation in easy-to-use packages




2006

Calling product design all-stars: the SolidWorks Design Contest 2006 is on

Winners will share spotlight at SolidWorks World 2007 in New Orleans




2006

I just pulled a 2006 and uploaded my holiday photos to Flickr with a Creative Commons Licence

I just returned from a holiday on the gorgeous island of Corfu in Greece and spent quite some time taking photos. Instead of releasing those piecemeal on various social media channels, I thought it would be fun to go back to our ways of early social media, and put them all up on Flickr with […]




2006

Tax Revenues, Development, and the Fiscal Cost of Trade Liberalization, 1792-2006 [electronic journal].




2006

Power to the Periphery? The failure of Regional Convergence in Canada, 1890-2006 [electronic journal].




2006

Deepavali: KSRTC sets record with ₹5 crore in online ticket sales; 85,462 bookings in a day, highest since 2006 launch

According to KSRTC officials, major routes that saw high demand included popular destinations from Bengaluru such as Davangere, Mysuru, Hubballi, Tirupathi, Shivamogga, and Kalaburagi 




2006

Dry soils exacerbated 2006 heatwave in Northern France

Dry soils and a lack of cloud cover help explain a major heatwave in France, concludes new research. The study indicates that the two drivers were separate, unlinked events that came together at the same time to worsen the 2006 heatwave. Its findings could allow heatwaves to be predicted more accurately to protect public health.




2006

Flying Stars Fengshui for 2006 : Yearly Predictions & Remedies for Main Door facing South West

If the Main Door of your flat/office/building faces South West, then read on to find out how you will fare in 2006 in your Career/Business, Health, Wealth, Relationships, Harmony and Love.




2006

Annual Forecast for 2006 : Year of the Yang Red Fire Dog - General Analysis

General Yearly Forecast for the Chinese Lunar Year Yang Red Fire Dog (29.01.2006 to 17.02.2007) that deals with political, economical and general matters. What industries will thrive and what fields will fluctuate ? What type of health problems will dominate and what type of thought forms will get boosted ? Read on ...




2006

Annual Forecasts & Fengshui Remedies for 2006 : Year of the Yang Red Fire Dog - for Ox Sign

If you were born in the Year of Ox or Buffalo or Bull or Cow (1913, 1925, 1937, 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997) as per Chinese Astrology, know how you will fare in 2006 in your Career/Business, Health, Wealth, Harmony and Love. Be aware of your strengths and be warned of the negative energy that you may have to face, to plan your strategies well ahead. Get to know the Fengshui Enhancers and Cures that can help you, too.




2006

Annual Forecasts & Fengshui Remedies for 2006 : Year of the Yang Red Fire Dog - for Tiger Sign

If you were born in the Year of Tiger (1914, 1926, 1938, 1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998) as per Chinese Astrology, know how you will fare in 2006 in your Career/Business, Health, Wealth, Harmony and Love. Be aware of your strengths and be warned of the negative energy that you may have to face, to plan your strategies well ahead. Get to know the Fengshui Enhancers and Cures that can help you, too.




2006

Annual Forecasts & Fengshui Remedies for 2006 : Year of the Yang Red Fire Dog - for Rabbit Sign

If you were born in the Year of Rabbit or Hare or Cat (1915, 1927, 1939, 1951, 1963,1975, 1987, 1999) as per Chinese Astrology, know how you will fare in 2006 in your Career/Business, Health, Wealth, Harmony and Love. Be aware of your strengths and be warned of the negative energy that you may have to face, to plan your strategies well ahead. Get to know the Fengshui Enhancers and Cures that can help you, too.




2006

Annual Forecasts & Fengshui Remedies for 2006 : Year of the Yang Red Fire Dog - for Dragon Sign

If you were born in the Year of Dragon (1904, 1916, 1928, 1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000) as per Chinese Astrology, know how you will fare in 2006 in your Career/Business, Health, Wealth, Harmony and Love. Be aware of your strengths and be warned of the negative energy that you may have to face, to plan your strategies well ahead. Get to know the Fengshui Enhancers and Cures that can help you, too.




2006

Annual Forecasts & Fengshui Remedies for 2006 : Year of the Yang Red Fire Dog - for Snake Sign

If you were born in the Year of Snake (1905, 1917, 1929, 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001) as per Chinese Astrology, know how you will fare in 2006 in your Career/Business, Health, Wealth, Harmony and Love. Be aware of your strengths and be warned of the negative energy that you may have to face, to plan your strategies well ahead. Get to know the Fengshui Enhancers and Cures that can help you, too.




2006

Annual Forecasts & Fengshui Remedies for 2006 : Year of the Yang Red Fire Dog - for Horse Sign

If you were born in the Year of Horse (1906, 1918, 1930, 1942, 1954, 1966, 1978, 1990, 2002) as per Chinese Astrology, know how you will fare in 2006 in your Career/Business, Health, Wealth, Harmony and Love. Be aware of your strengths and be warned of the negative energy that you may have to face, to plan your strategies well ahead. Get to know the Fengshui Enhancers and Cures that can help you, too.




2006

Annual Forecasts & Fengshui Remedies for 2006 : Year of the Yang Red Fire Dog - for Goat Sign

If you were born in the Year of Goat or Sheep or Ram (1907, 1919, 1931, 1943, 1955, 1967, 1979, 1991, 2003) as per Chinese Astrology, know how you will fare in 2006 in your Career/Business, Health, Wealth, Harmony and Love. Be aware of your strengths and be warned of the negative energy that you may have to face, to plan your strategies well ahead. Get to know the Fengshui Enhancers and Cures that can help you, too.




2006

Annual Forecasts & Fengshui Remedies for 2006 : Year of the Yang Red Fire Dog - for Monkey Sign

If you were born in the Year of Monkey (1908, 1920, 1932, 1944, 1956, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004) as per Chinese Astrology, know how you will fare in 2006 in your Career/Business, Health, Wealth, Harmony and Love. Be aware of your strengths andbe warned of the negative energy that you may have to face, to plan your strategies well ahead. Get to know the Fengshui Enhancers and Cures that can help you, too.




2006

Annual Forecasts & Fengshui Remedies for 2006 : Year of the Yang Red Fire Dog - for Rooster Sign

If you were born in the Year of Rooster or Hen or Cock or Chicken or Phoenix (1909, 1921, 1933, 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005) as per Chinese Astrology, know how you will fare in 2006 in your Career/Business, Health, Wealth, Harmony and Love. Be aware of your strengths and be warned of the negative energy that you may have to face, to plan your strategies well ahead. Get to know the Fengshui Enhancers and Cures that can help you, too.




2006

Annual Forecasts & Fengshui Remedies for 2006 : Year of the Yang Red Fire Dog - for Dog Sign

If you were born in the Year of Dog (1910, 1922, 1934, 1946, 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006) as per Chinese Astrology, know how you will fare in 2006 in your Career/Business, Health, Wealth, Harmony and Love. Be aware of your strengths and be warned of the negative energy that you may have to face, to plan your strategies well ahead. Get to know the Fengshui Enhancers and Cures that can help you, too.




2006

Annual Forecasts & Fengshui Remedies for 2006 : Year of the Yang Red Fire Dog - for Pig Sign

If you were born in the Year of Pig or Boar or Hog (1911, 1923, 1935, 1947, 1959, 1971, 1983, 1995) as per Chinese Astrology, know how you will fare in 2006 in your Career/Business, Health, Wealth, Harmony and Love. Be aware of your strengths and be warned of the negative energy that you may have to face, to plan your strategies well ahead. Get to know the Fengshui Enhancers and Cures that can help you, too.




2006

Flying Stars Fengshui for 2006 : Yearly Predictions & Remedies for Main Door facing North

If the Main Door of your flat/office/building faces North, then read on to find out how you will fare in 2006 in your Career/Business, Health, Wealth, Relationships, Harmony and Love. Be aware of your strengths and be warned of the negative energy that you may have to face, to plan your strategies well ahead. Also advice regarding directions to be avoided for renovation, reconstruction, redecoration, etc. in 2006. Get to know the Fengshui Enhancers and Cures that can help you, too.




2006

Flying Stars Fengshui for 2006 : Yearly Predictions & Remedies for Main Door Facing North East

If the Main Door of your flat/office/building faces North East, then read on to find out how you will fare in 2006 in your Career/Business, Health, Wealth, Relationships, Harmony and Love. Be aware of your strengths and be warned of the negative energy that you may have to face, to plan your strategies well ahead. Also advice regarding directions to be avoided for renovation, reconstruction, redecoration, etc. in 2006. Get to know the Fengshui Enhancers and Cures that can help you, too.




2006

Flying Stars Fengshui for 2006 : Yearly Predictions & Remedies for Main Door Facing North West

If the Main Door of your flat/office/building faces North West, then read on to find out how you will fare in 2006 in your Career/Business, Health, Wealth, Relationships, Harmony and Love. Be aware of your strengths and be warned of the negative energy that you may have to face, to plan your strategies well ahead. Also advice regarding directions to be avoided for renovation, reconstruction, redecoration, etc. in 2006. Get to know the Fengshui Enhancers and Cures that can help you, too.




2006

Flying Stars Fengshui for 2006 : Yearly Predictions & Remedies for Main Door facing South East

If the Main Door of your flat/office/building faces South East, then read on to find out how you will fare in 2006 in your Career/Business, Health, Wealth, Relationships, Harmony and Love. Be aware of your strengths and be warned of the negative energy that you may have to face, to plan your strategies well ahead. Also advice regarding directions to be avoided for renovation, reconstruction, redecoration, etc. in 2006. Get to know the Fengshui Enhancers and Cures that can help you, too.




2006

2006 List of Tax Scams Released by IRS

Every year, the IRS issues a list of tax scams. The goal is to alert taxpayers to the lack of merit of certain strategies as well as letting everyone know the IRS will not accept them.




2006

Estimating sawmill processing capacity for Tongass timber: 2005 and 2006 update

In spring 2006 and 2007, sawmill capacity and wood utilization information was collected for selected mills in southeast Alaska. The collected information is required to prepare information for compliance with Section 705(a) of the Tongass Timber Reform Act. The total estimated design capacity in the region (active and inactive mills) was 289,850 thousand board feet (mbf) Scribner log scale in calendar year (CY) 2005 and 284,350 mbf in CY 2006. The estimated design capacity of active mills was 259,850 mbf for CY 2005 and 247,850 mbf for CY 2006. This is a 2.9-percent decrease in active design capacity from CY 2004 (255,350 mbf) to CY 2006. The estimated volume of material processed during CY 2006 was 32,141 mbf Scribner log scale. This is a 3.6-percent increase over CY 2004 (31,027 mbf Scribner log scale).




2006

Looking back at the epic 2006 Rose Bowl game between USC and Texas

L.A. Times Rams beat reporter Gary Klein recalls covering the 2005 BCS national championship game between USC and Texas, which is considered one of the greatest games ever played.




2006

How good was the 2006 World Cup?

Did football's showpiece occasion live up to its hype?



  • World Cup 2006

2006

Side-by-Side Comparison of 2013 Senate Immigration Bill with 2006 and 2007 Senate Legislation

This fact sheet compares key components of immigration reform outlined in the 2013 Senate immigration bill against provisions included in bills considered by the Senate in 2006 and 2007: border security, detention, and enforcement; worksite enforcement; visa reforms; earned legalization of unauthorized immigrants; strengthening the U.S. economy and workforce; and integration of new Americans.




2006

Side-by-Side Comparison of the 2013 Senate Immigration Framework with 2006 and 2007 Senate Legislation

MPI has completed an analysis of the major provisions in the 2013 framework, comparing them to provisions of the legislation the Senate considered in 2006 and 2007. 

This fact sheet is formatted as a chart comparing the framework of comprehensive immigration reform outlined in the 2013 Senate immigration bill against provisions included in bills considered by the Senate in 2006 and 2007.




2006

Minister's performance assessment report Water plan (Mary Basin) 2006 / compiled by Water Policy and Water Services (South Region) - Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Energy.

This report provides an overview of the implementation of the Water plan (Mary Basin) 2006 and summarises the findings of the assessments undertaken for the last five years. The plan supports urban water supply and a variety of industries including significant agricultural production, a growing tourism industry and fisheries.




2006

Procurement Briefing Issue 1 2006 - The new procurement Directives

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2006

Procurement Briefing Issue 2 2006 - EC procurement thresholds from 31 January 2006

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2006

Procurement Briefing Issue 3 2006 - Competitive dialogue - A brave new world

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2006

Procurement Briefing Issue 4 2006 - Awarding contracts to in-house companies

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2006

2006 Brookings Blum Roundtable: The Tangled Web - The Poverty-Insecurity Nexus


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In a world where borders matter less and where seemingly faraway threats can become immediate problems, the fight against poverty is no longer a matter of just doing the right thing – it is a matter of doing the smart thing to ensure security at home and abroad. As seen across the globe, by exhausting institutions, depleting resources, weakening leaders and crushing hope, extreme poverty fuels instability that often leads to armed conflict and can be a breeding ground for terrorists. The reverse is also true: insecurity stemming from conflict and demographic and environmental challenges makes it harder for leaders, institutions and other stakeholders to address poverty. Simply put, poverty is both a cause of insecurity and a product of it.

To explore this tangled web, in August 2006 the Brookings Blum roundtable discussed the challenges and possible solutions with a diverse group of leaders, including policymakers, business executives and academics, and developed recommendations for change.

2006 Brookings Blum Roundtable: Related Materials

2006 Brookings Blum Roundtable Agenda:
  1. Global Poverty, Conflict and Insecurity
  • Susan Rice, The Brookings Institution, "Global Poverty, Weak States and Insecurity"
  • Edward Miguel, University of California, Berkeley, "Global Poverty, Conflict and Insecurity"
  1. Operating in Insecure Environments
  • Jane Nelson, Harvard University, "Operating in Insecure Environments"
  1. Keynote Address: "Achieving Peace in an Inequitable World"
  • James D. Wolfensohn, Chairman of Citigroup International Advisory Board and Former President of the World Bank
  1. The Role of Leadership in Overcoming Poverty & Security in Africa
    Chaired by: Mary Robinson, Realizing Rights: The Ethical Globalization Initiative
  • Robert Rotberg, Harvard University, "The Role of Leadership in Overcoming Poverty & Insecurity in Africa"

Leadership Presentations:

    • Mohammed Ibrahim, Chairman, Celtel International
    • John Kachamila, Former Minister, Mozambique
    • Ketumile Masire, Former President of Botswana
  1. Resource and Environmental Insecurity
  • Colin Kahl, University of Minnesota, "Demography, Environment and Civil Strife"
  • Anthony Nyong, University of Jos, Nigeria, "Resource and Environmental Security"
  1. Keynote Address
  • Kemal Dervis, Administrator, United Nations Development Programme
  1. Youth and Conflict
  • Henrik Urdal, The International Peace Research Institute, "The Demographics of Political Violence: Youth Bulges, Insecurity and Conflict"
  • Marc Sommers, Tufts University, "Embracing The Margins: Working with Youth Amidst War and Insecurity"
  • Jane Nelson, Harvard University, "Operating in Insecure Environments: The Youth Demographic"
  1. Transformational Diplomacy and the Route to Security
  • Jennifer Windsor, Freedom House, "Breaking the Poverty-Insecurity Nexus: Is Democracy the Answer?"

Presentations:

    • Philip Zelikow, United States Department of State
    • Madeleine Albright, 64th Secretary of State
    • Mary K. Bush, Chairman, HELP Commission
    • Lael Brainard, The Global Economy and Development Program, The Brookings Institution
      
 
 




2006

2006 CUSE Annual Conference: The EU, Russia and the War on Terror

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Falk Auditorium
The Brookings Institution
1775 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Washington, DC

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Welcome and Introduction:
Philip H. Gordon , Director, Center on the United States and Europe

Is the European Union Failing? Politics and Policy after the Referendums
Philip H. Gordon , Director, Center on the United States and Europe

Panelists:
Gerard Baker, The Times (London)
Joschka Fischer, Member of Bundestag and former German Foreign Minister
Noëlle Lenoir, President of the European Institute of HEC, former French Minister for European Affairs
Andrew Moravcsik, Princeton University/Brookings

Is Russia Lost? The Future of Russian Democracy and Relations with the West
Fiona Hill, Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution

Panelists:
Daniel Fried, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs
Anatol Lieven, New America Foundation
Strobe Talbott, President, The Brookings Institution
Dmitri Trenin, Carnegie Moscow Center

Is America above the Law? A U.S.-Europe Dialogue about the War on Terror
Jeremy Shapiro, Director of Research, Center on the United States and Europe

Panelists:
Joschka Fischer, Member of Bundestag and former German Foreign Minister
Tom Malinowski, Human Rights Watch
Pauline Neville-Jones, Chair, British Conservative Party National and International Security Group
Victoria Toensing, former U.S. Justice Department Official
Ruth Wedgwood, Johns Hopkins-SAIS

      
 
 




2006

Imagining assistance: Tales from the American aid experience in Iraq in 2006 and Pakistan in 2011


For more than a decade, government assistance to Afghanistan, Iraq, and Pakistan (the so-called AIP countries) has dominated United States aid efforts. And as the examples below illustrate, American institutions and mindsets found it extraordinarily difficult to adjust to aid in unsafe places. Cameron Munter draws on his experience as the head of the Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in Mosul, Iraq in 2006 and as ambassador of the United States to Pakistan in Islamabad in 2011, with a description of U.S. reconstruction and state-building from which we may find lessons to consider in the future.

In 2006, when he went to Mosul as the first leader of the first PRT, the American civilian and military authorities in Baghdad painfully learned that the post-conflict situation would not correct itself. The undergrowth of our own bureaucratic structure prevented us from gaining a sophisticated understanding of our surroundings. Members of the PRT came and left after a few months, without passing on their hard-obtained knowledge. Local authorities quickly realized that the PRT had neither the money nor the firepower of the brigade commanders. And most of all, the guiding principles in place were still the creation of a kind of constitutional framework where political leaders, police, courts, businesspeople, and citizens would have institutions familiar to Americans, institutions that would work as we knew how to make them work.

Munter arrived in Pakistan at a time of great hope for U.S.-Pakistani relations. In 2011, in a series of meetings with the U.S. deputy secretary of state for resources and the head of USAID, Kerry-Lugar-Berman priorities took center stage: education, energy efficiency, job creation, special projects in the tribal areas, and public health. It is one thing to define a task and quite another to apply it to the specific context of a country in which security considerations prevent most USAID workers from even laying eyes on their projects. Overall, it seems the United States was much better at measuring its commitment to a prosperous, democratic Pakistan at peace with its neighbors by counting how much it spent and how fast rather than creating the proper relationship with those on the ground with whom it might have partnered.

Under these circumstances, what are lessons learned? When security is shaky, assistance is difficult. It may be that in situations like the AIP countries, we only have the capacity to engage in humanitarian aid and immediate reconstruction. If that is so, then the whole question of engagement in dangerous places is reopened: In a military setting, with military tasks, and thus a military system of organization, can civilian assistance succeed? Money spent is the way we measure commitment in such a setting, and that doesn’t bring the results we need.

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2006

Financing the 2006 Midterm Elections

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September 12, 2006
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

Falk Auditorium
The Brookings Institution
1775 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Washington, DC

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Campaign finance remains one of the most important and controversial aspects of U.S. democracy, as shown by recent legislation, court challenges, and demands for reform. A new Brookings Institution Press book, Financing the 2004 Election, examines the implications that the costs and trends of 2004 have for the current elections.

On September 12, as the 2006 election cycle shifted into high gear, Brookings hosted a panel of experts on money and politics to examine how the year's campaign spending patterns compared to those in previous elections.

Brookings Senior Fellow Thomas Mann addressed these issues along with co-editors Anthony Corrado, Brookings nonresident senior fellow and professor of government at Colby College in Waterville, Maine; and David Magleby, Senior Research Fellow at the Center for the Study of Elections and Democracy and Dean of the School of Family, Home and Social Sciences at Brigham Young University in Utah.

The speakers compared candidate and party receipts of 2006 to date with those of 2002 and 2004, and examined the importance of the surge in individual donors and the role of 527 and 501(c) organizations. They also discussed how the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (BCRA) performed in 2004 and how the 2006 elections further test federal elections legislation. The briefing was co-sponsored by the Center for the Study of Elections and Democracy.

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2006

2006 Club World Cup Final: Internacional 1-0 Barcelona

Internacional-Barcelona, FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2006 Final: The powerful side of Ronaldinho, Deco and Andres Iniesta lost out to the Brazilians despite creating a number of chances.




2006

Portugal v Mexico, 2006 FIFA World Cup

Portugal and Mexico faced off in the group stage of the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Goals from Maniche and Simão helped Portugal top the group.