For example, the year in Japan is based on the reign of the current emperor: 2006 was Year 18 of the Emperor Akihito.

The Institute launched the Kavli Nanoscience Institute at Caltech in 2006, the Keck Institute for Space Studies in 2008, and is also the current home for the Einstein Papers Project.

Although the more radical consequences of the global communication network predicted by some cyberspace proponents ( i. e. the diminishing of state influence envisioned by John Perry Barlow ) failed to materialize and the word lost some of its novelty appeal, it remains current as of 2006.

The country's first democratic elections in four decades were held on 30 July 2006 with a run-off between current president Kabila and his rival Bemba held on 29 October 2006.

In current US legal practice, in rem suits are primarily asset forfeiture cases, based on drug laws, as in USA v. $ 124, 700 ( 2006 ).

Based on the current US $ prices, GDP per capita increased from US $ 587 in 1981, to US $ 869 in 1991, to US $ 1461 in 2001 and to an estimated US $ 1518 ( which translates to less than US $ 130 per month ) in 2006.

The current version of the standard from June 2006 contains some inconsistencies ( e. g. covariant redefinitions ).

On 27 November 2005 the PLH candidate Manuel Zelaya beat the PNH candidate and current Head of Congress Porfirio " Pepe " Lobo, and became the new President on 27 January 2006.

Billionaire Nelson Peltz initiated a proxy battle during 2006, culminating in a vote to place Peltz's nominees on the Board, which, depending on how many seats the dissident group received after the final vote tally, would displace some of the current board members.

The current Board of Directors, 2005 – 2006, includes Steve Burke, Monica Hargraves, Rebecca Nellenback, and Bill Chaisson.

Environment-current issues: In the 2006 environment annual report, the Ministry of Environment reported that current major issues are global warming and preservation of the ozone layer, conservation of the atmospheric environment, water and soil, waste management and recycling, measures for chemical substances, conservation of the natural environment and the participation in the international cooperation.

As of December 2006, Jones was one of five serving Marine Corps four-star general officers who outranked the current commandant of the Marine Corps ( General James T. Conway ) in terms of seniority and time in grade — the others being Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Peter Pace ; former commandant Michael Hagee, commander of U. S. Strategic Command James E. Cartwright, and Assistant Commandant Robert Magnus.

The current Ambassador of Mauritius to Russia is Mahendr Dosieah, who presented his Letters of Credence to Russian President Vladimir Putin on 25 July 2006.

In 2006, U. S. National Academy of Sciences released the report of a study of molecular manufacturing as part of a longer report, A Matter of Size: Triennial Review of the National Nanotechnology Initiative The study committee reviewed the technical content of Nanosystems, and in its conclusion states that no current theoretical analysis can be considered definitive regarding several questions of potential system performance, and that optimal paths for implementing high-performance systems cannot be predicted with confidence.

The second generation MX-5 ( NB ) was launched in 1998 and the current ( NC ) model has been in production since 2006.

In 2006, Gerd Leers, then mayor of the border city of Maastricht, on the Dutch-Belgian border, criticised the current policy as inconsistent, by recording a song with the Dutch punk rock band De Heideroosjes.

The current Nepalese Army traces its direct historic roots from the Royal Army of Nepal, renamed in recognition of Nepal's transition from a monarchy to a popularly elected republic in 2006.

Under current president Daniel Ortega, Nicaragua has stayed current with the Central American-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement, which entered into force for Nicaragua on April 1, 2006.

The current edition is dated 2006, and there was at least one previous version, dated 2000.

* " Major math problem is believed solved ", Wall Street Journal, July 21, 2006 explains the current Millennium Prize situation.

The current, and 22nd, Prime Minister of Canada is the Conservative Party's Stephen Harper, who was appointed on February 6, 2006, by Governor General Michaëlle Jean, following the general election that took place that year.

It opened on 28 January 2003, and became current on 1 March 2006 ; as of 30 November 2011, 20 States have signed and ratified the Protocol, and 15 others have signed, but not yet ratified it ( including Canada and South Africa ).

In September 2006, CBS Paramount Domestic Television ( now known as CBS Television Distribution, the current rights holders for the Star Trek television franchises ) began syndication of an enhanced version of Star Trek: The Original Series in high definition with new CGI visual effects.

In 1984, the first official representative matches of International Rules were played, and these were played annually each October between the AFL and the Gaelic Athletic Association, also known as the GAA, between 1998 and 2006.

In 2006, Teitirake Corrie, the Rabi Island Council's representative to the Parliament of Kiribati, called for Banaba to secede from Kiribati and join Fiji.

In October 2006 Slim Moon, the owner, announced he would be departing Kill Rock Stars to work as an A & R representative at Nonesuch Records, a Warner Music Group subsidiary.

The new village of Oradour-sur-Glane, ( with a 2006 population of 2, 188 ), was built after the war, at the northwest of the site of the massacre, where ruined remnants of the former village still stand as a memorial to the dead and a representative of similar sites and events.

In 2006, a message was also delivered on behalf of Kofi Annan, Secretary-General of the United Nations, by his representative, Francis Martin O ' Donnell, who added a Hebrew prayer Shalom, from the Mourners ' Kaddish.

In 2006 he ran in elections to be the state representative of Montana's District 69, as a Democratic candidate.

The Jameel Gallery of Islamic Art, opened in 2006, houses a representative display of 400 objects with the highlight being the Ardabil Carpet, the centrepiece of the gallery.

* Billy Ray Chandler, state representative from Grant Parish since 2006

* Billy Chandler, state representative from Grant, La Salle, and Winn parishes, 2006 to 2012

Nativity ’ s most recent championship came in 2006, which was also the last year of the twenty year span Schuylkill County had a representative in the state championship game, where the Golden Girls defeated Conemaugh Valley 53-49.

Colin Peacock, A long serving Scottish International Bowler and Commonwealth Games representative in 2006.

* Alexander Petrenko ( 1976 – 2006 ), basketball representative for Russia

In October 2006, his son Bakir ( born 1956 ) was elected to a four-year term in the Parliament of Bosnia and Herzegovina as a representative of the SDA.

When Cuyahoga county's primary was held on May 2, 2006, officials ordered the hand-counting of more than 18, 000 paper ballots after Diebold's new optical scan machines produced inconsistent tabulations, leaving several local races in limbo for days and eventually resulting in a reversal of the outcome of one race for state representative.

Scones were chosen as the Republic of Ireland representative for Café Europe during the Austrian Presidency of the European Union in 2006 while the United Kingdom chose shortbread.

* Auro Tiribelli ( 1908 – 2006 ), architect, the main representative of the Mar del Plata style.

In June, 2006 the Australasian Fire & Emergency Service Authorities Council, the peak representative body for all Australian and New Zealand Fire Departments stated, " Ionization smoke alarms may not operate in time to alert occupants early enough to escape from smouldering fires.

Lambeth Bridge was the scene of the verbal exchange between Solomon Vandy ( played by actor Djimon Hounsou ) and the Van de Kaap corporation representative ( played by actor Michael Sheen ) in the 2006 film Blood Diamond.

The town's representative until 2011 was Tony Brown who was elected in the Manx general election, 2006 as the Chief Minister of the Isle of Man.

His son, Gus, a Florida state representative, defeated Democrat Phyllis Busansky in the 2006 congressional race for the elder Bilirakis's House seat.

In 2006 Simpson defeated former Democratic state representative Jim D. Hansen, son of former Republican Congressman Orval H. Hansen, to win reelection.

Up to ten QRIO have been seen performing a dance routine together ; this was confirmed by a Sony representative at the Museum of Science in Boston, MA on January 22, 2006.

In May 2006, Van Hollen formed a Congressional Caucus on the Netherlands with Dutch-born Republican representative Pete Hoekstra.

Morgan Wilkins, a CRNC field representative for election 2006 was placed on probation by the CRNC after suggesting several controversial events might be held on the University of Michigan -- Ann Arbor Campus, to that school's student newspaper, the Michigan Daily.