2006 Goody's 250 (Martinsville), Report, Background
Waltrip said he was entering the race because of his belief he could be competitive: "I’m going to come in there, I’ve got the latest and greatest equipment and Michael’s bunch is excited, I’m pumped and I think we’ll have a lot of fun." 1992 NASCAR Busch Series Rookie of the Year and two-time Nextel Cup winner Ricky Craven returned to drive the No. 14 car owned by FitzBradshaw Racing. However, unlike Waltrip, Craven needed to qualify since both FitzBradshaw cars were not within the top-thirty placings in the Owners' Championship. Other drivers returning to compete in the Busch Series included Burney Lamar and Boris Said.


2006 Goody's 250 (Martinsville), Report, Practice and qualifying
Three practice sessions were held before the Saturday race: all three took place on Friday. The first session ran for 60 minutes, with a half hour practice session reserved for rookie drivers following shortly after. The final practice session lasted 60 minutes. A one-hour test session was scheduled beforehand and it saw Jason Leffler set the only lap time to go under the twenty seconds mark at 19.888 seconds, ahead of the No. 64 car shared by Steve Wallace and his father Rusty Wallace. Sauter was third, Mark McFarland placed fourth, and Menard rounded out the top five. Mike Bliss, Caleb Holman and Eric McClure crashed during the session and the damage to their cars necessitated their withdrawal from the race.


2006 Goody's 250 (Martinsville), Report, Practice and qualifying
In the first practice session, Stacy Compton was the quickest driver in the field with a lap of 20.010 seconds, seven thousands of a second faster than anyone else on the track. His closest challenger was Steve Wallace in second, with Leffler third, and Brandon Miller fourth. McFarland was fifth-fastest, and Matt McCall came sixth. Kevin Hamlin, Randy LaJoie, David Green, and Dennis Setzer rounded out the session's top ten drivers. Sauter paced the final practice session with a time of 19.877 seconds; Leffler was 0.026 seconds in arrears in second and Casey Atwood came third. Menard was fourth-quickest, ahead of Green and Aric Almirola. McFarland was seventh-fastest, Lamar placed eighth, Ron Hornaday Jr. ninth and Jason Keller completed the top ten heading into qualifying.


2006 Gosport Borough Council election
Elections to Gosport Council were held on 4 May 2006. Half of the council was up for election and the Conservative party lost overall control of the council to no overall control.


2006 Goudstikker restitution of 202 paintings
The 2006 Goudstikker restitution of 202 paintings is a binding decision by the Dutch Ministry of Culture on a WWII restitution case between the heirs of Jacques Goudstikker and the agency in charge of the Dutch National art collection (called Instituut Collectie Nederland). The 202 paintings are just a fraction of the property once owned by Goudstikker that was seized during the German occupation in 1940. After post-war discovery in Germany of much of the collection, it was returned to the Dutch State by the Monuments Men but despite repeated attempts by Goudstikker's widow, never given back to the heirs. To finance further recovery activities through provenance research, much of the 2006 group of paintings have since been sold by the Goudstikker heirs, and a few were bought back by the Dutch State. See Jacques Goudstikker for more information about his collection.


2006 Governor General's Awards
The 2006 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit: Finalists in 14 categories (68 books) were announced October 16, winners announced November 21 and awards presented  December 13. The prize for writers and illustrators was $15,000 and "a specially bound copy of the winning book".


2006 Governor General's Awards
In a novelty, the winners were announced at simultaneous press conferences in Toronto and Montreal, with English-language assembled in Toronto and French-language winners assembled in Montreal. The finale spanned two days in Ottawa, with presentations December 13 at Rideau Hall, the Governor General's residence; readings and books signings at Library and Archives Canada on December 14.


2006 Gran Premio Telmex
The 2006 Gran Premio Telmex was the fourteenth and final round of the 2006 Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford season, held on November 12, 2006, on the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City, Mexico. The pole was won by the Justin Wilson, while the race was won by season champion Sébastien Bourdais, his seventh victory of the year.


2006 Grand National
The 2006 Grand National (officially known as the John Smith's Grand National for sponsorship reasons) was the 159th official annual running of the Grand National steeplechase which took place at Aintree near Liverpool, England, on 8 April 2006 and attracted the maximum permitted field of forty competitors for total prize money of £689,360 including £399,140 to the winner.


2006 Grand National
11–1 Irish shot Numbersixvalverde, ridden by Niall Madden, won the race, ahead of 5–1 joint-favourite and the previous year's winner Hedgehunter in second place. The other joint-favourite, Clan Royal, was deemed third in a photo finish ahead of Nil Desperandum at 33–1. Nine of the forty runners completed the course, the fewest since 2001.


2006 Grand National, Runners and betting
Clan Royal was the long-time ante-post favourite with the public on the back of finishing second in 2004 and being carried out while leading in 2005, as well as being partnered with champion jockey Tony McCoy. But significant money on race day went on the 2005 winner Hedgehunter who was again to be partnered by Ruby Walsh.


2006 Grand National, Runners and betting
The pair went off as joint-favourites while other popular choices among the public were Racing Post Chase winner Innox from France, Garvivonnian, the winner of the Becher Chase over one circuit of the National course five months earlier, 2005 Betfred Gold Cup winner Jack High, 2005 Irish Grand National winner Numbersixvalverde, and the grey Ross Comm, considered to have been underestimated in the handicap by 10 lbs.


2006 Grand National, The race
There was one false start when Ross Comm tried to bite the tape as it went to rise. The runners were recalled and got away at the second attempt despite the calls from Conor O'Dwyer that his mount Native Upmanship was not ready, being left twenty lengths adrift at the start.


2006 Grand National, The race
Shotgun Willy led over the first fence which claimed Juveigneur, Whispered Secret, Tyneandthyneagain, last year's runner up Royal Auclair and the highly fancied Innox, while the fences leading to the sixth, Becher's Brook, also ended the hopes of Baron Windrush at the third, Ross Comm at the fourth and Ebony Light at the fifth, with Just in Debt failing to negotiate the famous sixth.


2006 Grand National, The race
Shotgun Willy was headed at the Canal Turn by the tighter jump of Ballycassidy but it was Puntal who moved to the front at the ninth (Valentine's) and led the field back to the racecourse minus Le Duc who had unseated his rider back at the Turn.


2006 Grand National, The race
Thirty of the original forty starters continued onto the racecourse to The Chair, where Jack High, Silver Birch and Heros Collonges all came to grief. Garvivonnian also blundered there and was pulled up before taking the next, the Water Jump, which marks the end of the first circuit.


2006 Grand National, The race
Ballycassidy and Puntal had enjoyed a lead of about six lengths on the first circuit but the former began to draw away from the latter and the rest of the field on the run to Becher's for the second time. Behind, Lord of Illusion, Iris Royal, Shotgun Willy, Cornish Rebel, Le Roi Miguel, Direct Access and Amberleigh House all pulled up with Haut De Gamme falling at the 20th fence.


2006 Grand National, The race
Becher's itself claimed tail-ender Sir Oj and the Foinavon fence saw the tiring First Gold unseat his rider, to leave sixteen runners still in the contest as the field turned at the Canal for the second time.


2006 Grand National, The race
Ballycassidy still led by four lengths at this point, with only the struggling Rince Ri and Iznogoud too far behind to challenge.


2006 Grand National, The race
The leader hesitated at Valentine's however and fell to leave Hedgehunter leading the still tightly-packed survivors back towards the finish while behind him the 27th fence was far enough for Native Upmanship and Rince Ri who both refused after seeing Therealbandit, Iznogoud and Colonel Rayburn all pulled up. It Takes Time also called it a day after taking the third-last flight to leave nine runners still in the race.


2006 Grand National, The race
The long run towards the second-last fence paid for Joe's Edge and Forest Gunner, while Hedgehunter, Clan Royal and Numbersixvalverde jumped abreast with their three rivals still tucked in behind. Inca Trail and Risk Accessor were both beaten by the last fence which Numbersixvalverde jumped just ahead of Hedgehunter and Clan Royal, with Nil Desperandum still in touch in fourth.


2006 Grand National, The race
Numbersixvalverde was now pushed out to take the run-in, and reached the elbow 1+1⁄2 lengths up on Hedgehunter with equal distances to Nil Desperandum and Clan Royal. From there on the leader increased his advantage over the other three to win by six lengths. Hedgehunter came in second and Clan Royal was given third in a photo finish ahead of Nil Desperandum in fourth.


2006 Grand National, Aftermath
Winning jockey Niall 'Slippers' Madden said that he had been given a dream ride all the way but was not actually sure he had won until he crossed the line, despite believing that he would win a long way from home. The second, Ruby Walsh, third, Tony McCoy and fourth, Tom Treacy, riders all agreed that the rain the previous day had gone against their runners, despite all believing that they would win crossing the Melling Road to turn for the second last flight.


2006 Grand National, Aftermath
Fifth-placed Noel Fehily also believed he was going to win on Risk Accessor crossing the Melling Road but confessed that his mount did not get the trip. Barry Geraghty felt that Puntal's chance went when hitting the 20th fence very hard, which winded him slightly before rallying to pick up stragglers late on. The other three riders to complete the course were all delighted to complete the race, while each stated that their mounts were well beaten by two fences out.


2006 Grand National, Aftermath
Of those that did not complete the course only one rider, Tony Dobbin, pulled up because the horse, Direct Access, was not enjoying it, while Jason Maguire was forced to pull up Lord of Illusion when the horse bled. J. P. McNamara felt he was unlucky to be unseated from Heros Collonges at The Chair because his horse was baulked while Andrew McNamara confessed that Rince Ri was stopped by a loose horse falling into the ditch in front of him rather than actually refusing. Leighton Aspell was the only rider to exit the race while lying in the first half dozen when long-time leader Ballycassidy fell but he stopped short of saying that he felt they would win, merely feeling that they deserved to get round after their front running performance.


2006 Grand National, Aftermath
Tyneandthyneagain continued riderless after falling at the first fence until he fell into the open ditch along the canal side. Upon being returned to the stables he was found to have a serious spinal injury and had to be euthanised. 2004 winner Amberleigh House was retired after the race.


2006 Grand National, Aftermath
Stephen Craine was taken to hospital with a broken collarbone after his fall from Ebony Light, while Paul Carberry suffered a sprained ankle after his fall from Sir Oj.


2006 Grand National, Media coverage
The race was broadcast live on BBC television and radio. The television coverage was as a Grandstand special for the 47th consecutive year. Although BBC television would continue to air the race until 2012 this year's would end up being the final National in Grandstand as the programme would finish in January 2007. The televising of the race included cameras inside the first fence and three inside jockey's caps (Christian Williams on Royal Auclair, Leighton Aspell on Ballycassidy and Sam Thomas on Silver Birch).


2006 Grand National, Media coverage
The programme was presented by Sue Barker and Clare Balding with summary from Richard Pitman, Peter Scudamore and Norman Williamson. John Parrott and Rishi Persad interviewed spectators and celebrity racegoers on course with Angus Loughran reviewing the betting market. The race commentary team was Ian Bartlett, Tony O'Hehir, Darren Owen and lead commentator Jim McGrath who called the runners home for the ninth year.


2006 Grand National, Media coverage
Prior to the race, nineteen leading racing correspondents were asked to pick their top four. Only one, the BBC website's 'Honest Frank' correctly predicted the winner.


2006 Grand National, Jockeys
For the sixth consecutive year, Carl Llewellyn was the senior citizen of the weighing room, becoming only the sixth rider to weigh out for his 16th Grand National, including the void race of 1993 in which he took part. Llewellyn retired before the end of the year though he did briefly consider returning for a 17th crack at the race in 2008.


2006 Grand National, Jockeys
Seven riders made their debut including Niall Madden who became the twenty-first rider to win the race at the first attempt as well as the first in the 21st century. Nina Carberry also completed the course while Stephen Craine, Sam Thomas, Liam Heard, Andrew McNamara and Keith Mercer all failed to reach the finishing post.


2006 Grand Prix (snooker)
The 2006 Royal London Watches Grand Prix was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 21 and 29 October 2006 at the A.E.C.C. in Aberdeen, Scotland.


2006 Grand Prix (snooker)
Neil Robertson won his first ranking title by defeating Jamie Cope 9–5 in the final.


2006 Grand Prix (snooker)
Earlier on Jamie Cope compiled a 147 maximum break in his round robin win over Michael Holt.


2006 Grand Prix (snooker), Main draw, Round-robin stage
The first round used a round-robin format. The top 32 and the 16 qualifiers were placed in eight groups of six with the top two from each group qualifying for the knockout stage.


2006 Grand Prix (snooker), Qualifying
Qualifying was held between 30 September and 4 October 2006 at Pontin's Prestatyn using a round-robin format. The entries were placed into eight groups with the top 2 from each group qualifying for the finals in Aberdeen.


2006 Grand Prix Hassan II
The 2006 Grand Prix Hassan II was a men's Association of Tennis Professionals tennis tournament held in Casablanca, Morocco. It was the 22nd edition of the tournament and was held from 24 April until 1 May 2006. Seventh-seeded Daniele Bracciali won the singles title.


2006 Grand Prix Hassan II, Finals, Doubles
Julian Knowle /  Jürgen Melzer defeated  Michael Kohlmann /  Alexander Waske 6–3, 6–4


2006 Grand Prix Hassan II – Doubles
František Čermák and Leoš Friedl were the defending champions, but did not participate this year.


2006 Grand Prix Hassan II – Doubles
Julian Knowle and Jürgen Melzer won the title, defeating Michael Kohlmann and Alexander Waske 6–3, 6–4 in the final.


2006 Grand Prix Hassan II – Singles
Mariano Puerta was the defending champion, but did not participate this year.


2006 Grand Prix Hassan II – Singles
Daniele Bracciali defeated Nicolás Massú 6–1, 6–4, to win the 2006 Grand Prix Hassan II singles event.


2006 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem
The 2006 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Rabat, Morocco that was part of the Tier IV category of the 2006 WTA Tour. It was the sixth edition of the tournament and was held from 15 May until 21 May 2006. Unseeded Meghann Shaughnessy won the singles title and earned $22,900 first-prize money.


2006 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem, Finals, Doubles
Yan Zi /  Zheng Jie defeated  Ashley Harkleroad /  Bethanie Mattek 6–1, 6–3


2006 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem – Doubles
Émilie Loit and Barbora Strýcová were the defending champions, but neither chose to compete that year.


2006 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem – Doubles
Yan Zi and Zheng Jie won the title over Ashley Harkleroad and Bethanie Mattek in the final.


2006 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem – Singles
Nuria Llagostera Vives was the defending champion, but chose to play at the 2006 Telecom Italia Masters, which was held during the same week.


2006 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem – Singles
Meghann Shaughnessy won the title, defeating Martina Suchá 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 in the final.


2006 Grand Prix de Denain
The 2006 Grand Prix de Denain was the 48th edition of the Grand Prix de Denain cycle race and was held on 13 April 2006. The race was won by Jimmy Casper.


2006 Grand Prix de Futsal
The 2006 Grand Prix de Futsal was the second edition of the international futsal competition of the same kind as the FIFA Futsal World Cup but with invited nations and held annually in Brazil.


2006 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon
The 2006 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was played at the Palais des Sports de Gerland in Lyon, France, and was part of the International Series tournaments of the 2006 ATP Tour.It was the 20th edition of the tournament and took place from 23 October through 30 October 2006. Fourth-seeded Richard Gasquet won the singles title.


2006 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon, Finals, Doubles
Julien Benneteau /  Arnaud Clément defeated  František Čermák /  Jaroslav Levinský 6–2, 6–7(3–7), [10–7]


2006 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon – Doubles
Michaël Llodra and Fabrice Santoro were the defending champions, but Santoro did not participate this year. Llodra partnered Thierry Ascione, losing in the first round.


2006 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon – Doubles
Julien Benneteau and Arnaud Clément won in the final 6–2, 6–7(3–7), [10–7], against František Čermák and Jaroslav Levinský.


2006 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon – Singles
Andy Roddick was the defending champion, but did not participate this year.


2006 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon – Singles
Richard Gasquet won the tournament, beating Marc Gicquel 6–3, 6–1 in the final.


2006 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
The 2006 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 58th Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) Road racing World Championship season. The season consisted out of 17 races for the MotoGP class and 16 for the 125cc and 250cc classes, beginning with the Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix on 26 March 2006 and ending with the Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix on 29 October.


2006 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season, Season summary
The 2006 MotoGP season was one of the closest battles in recent years, in which Honda's Nicky Hayden did not claim the championship from Valentino Rossi until the final race of the year. The victory was Hayden's first and only World Championship. Seven different riders claimed Grand Prix victories including first time winners Dani Pedrosa, Toni Elías and Troy Bayliss. Yamaha's Valentino Rossi fought back from a 51-point deficit to lead the championship going into the final rounds.


2006 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season, Season summary
Hayden's fortunes took a dip when he was taken out by his teammate Pedrosa at the penultimate round in Portugal, but he bounced back to win the crown when Rossi crashed in the final race at Valencia. Hayden only won two races to Rossi's five, but the Yamaha suffered a number of mechanical issues which led to more retirements which allowed Hayden to score more podiums. Also, the surprise win of Elias in Portugal, with a margin of just 0.002 second over Rossi, proved to be a major decider in the championship. Rossi had given up five points in that round, the same amount by which he was behind Hayden in the final standings. Had there been a tie, Rossi would have been crowned World Champion due to more race victories than Hayden.


2006 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season, Season summary
In the 250 class, Aprilia's Jorge Lorenzo won his first championship taking 8 victories. Another Aprilia rider took the 125 crown with Álvaro Bautista also taking 8 wins.


2006 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season, 2006 Grand Prix season calendar
The following Grands Prix were scheduled to take place in 2006:


2006 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season, Regulation changes
The following changes are made to the regulation for the 2006 season:


2006 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season, Standings, MotoGP riders' standings
Points are awarded to the top fifteen finishers. A rider has to finish the race to earn points.


2006 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season, Standings, 250cc riders' standings
Points are awarded to the top fifteen finishers. A rider has to finish the race to earn points.


2006 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season, Standings, 125cc riders' standings
Points are awarded to the top fifteen finishers. A rider has to finish the race to earn points.


2006 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season, Standings, Teams' standings, MotoGP
Points are awarded to the top fifteen finishers. A rider has to finish the race to earn points.


2006 Grand Prix of Cleveland
The 2006 Grand Prix of Cleveland was the sixth round of the 2006 Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford season, held on June 25, 2006 at Burke Lakefront Airport in Cleveland, Ohio. It was the 25th anniversary edition of the event. A. J. Allmendinger took the pole and the win, his second consecutive victory.


2006 Grand Prix of Denver
The 2006 Grand Prix of Denver was the tenth round of the 2006 Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford season, held on August 13, 2006 on the streets of Denver, Colorado. Sébastien Bourdais took the pole while the race was won by A. J. Allmendinger. Bourdais' race ended when he and Paul Tracy crashed in the final turn of the final lap of the race as Tracy attempted to pass Bourdais to take second place. Tracy and Bourdais got into a confrontation outside their cars (pictured). Tracy was subsequently fined and penalized three championship points for avoidable contact for the incident.


2006 Grand Prix of Denver, Race
* Paul Tracy, who was already on probation for an incident and fight with Alex Tagliani at the prior race in San Jose, was penalized 3 points and fined $25,000 for avoidable contact for his part in a final lap accident with Sébastien Bourdais. His probation was extended to include the Surfer's Paradise event. Bourdais was not assessed a penalty.


2006 Grand Prix of Houston
The 2006 Grand Prix of Houston was the second round of the 2006 Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford season, held on May 13, 2006, on the streets around Reliant Park in Houston, Texas. It was the first event in Houston since a race on a downtown circuit in 2001. Mario Domínguez won the pole, his first and only of his career, but Sébastien Bourdais came from fifth on the grid to win his second consecutive race of the season.


2006 Grand Prix of Houston, Qualifying results
* The first round qualifying time for Sébastien Bourdais was disallowed after his car failed technical inspection.


2006 Grand Prix of Mosport
The 2006 Grand Prix of Mosport was the eighth race for the 2006 American Le Mans Series season. It took place on September 3, 2006.


2006 Grand Prix of Mosport, Official results
Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).


2006 Grand Prix of Portland
The 2006 Grand Prix of Portland was the fifth round of the 2006 Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford season, held on June 18, 2006 at the Portland International Raceway in Portland, Oregon. Bruno Junqueira won the pole. Junqueira´s Pole Position was ninth and final of his career. A. J. Allmendinger won the race, his first Champ Car victory, in his first race since leaving RuSPORT, the team which brought him to Champ Car, for Forsythe Championship Racing.


2006 Grand Prix of Road America
The 2006 Grand Prix of Road America was the twelfth round of the 2006 Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford season, held on September 24, 2006 at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. Dan Clarke took the pole, the first and only of his Champ Car career. A. J. Allmendinger won the race, his fifth and last win of the year and his Champ Car career. The event is most remembered for a horrific crash involving Katherine Legge that resulted a 42-minute red flag. The rear wing on her car failed just before the high speed Turn 11 Kink, the unexpected loss of downforce caused her to crash violently into the catch fence, demolishing the car. Legge was uninjured in the incident.


2006 Grand Valley State Lakers football team
The 2006 Grand Valley State Lakers football team was an American football team that won the 2006 NCAA Division II national championship.


2006 Grand Valley State Lakers football team
The team represented Grand Valley State University in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the 2006 NCAA Division II football season. In their third season under head coach Chuck Martin, the Lakers compiled a perfect 15–0 record (10–0 against conference opponents), outscored opponents by a total of 533 to 233, and won the GLIAC championship.


2006 Grand Valley State Lakers football team
The team advanced to the playoffs and won the national championship by defeating Northwest Missouri State in the championship game. The championship was the second in a row for Grand Valley and the fourth in five years.


2006 Grand Valley State Lakers football team
The team played its home games at Lubbers Stadium in Allendale Charter Township, Michigan.


2006 Great Lakes Indoor Football League season
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2006 Great Lakes Indoor Football League season
The 2006 Great Lakes Indoor Football League season was the first season of the Great Lakes Indoor Football League (GLIFL).


2006 Great Lakes Indoor Football League season
The league was founded in 2005 by brothers Eric and Jeff Spitaleri and their friend Cory Trapp. The league's first franchise accepted was the Lehigh Valley Outlawz, who joined in late June, 2005. It cost a new owner a $15,000 franchising fee, with a capped salary of $5,400 per team, per week, with no player earning more than $300 per game. While trying to attract teams, the league agreed to arena contracts before securing owners in efforts to attract owners in those specific market areas.


2006 Great Lakes Indoor Football League season
They reached agreements with markets in Danville, Illinois, Battle Creek, Michigan, Rochester, New York, Port Huron, Michigan, Toledo, Ohio and Marion, Ohio. Of those markets, the league was able to sell ownership to four of them. In December, it was finalized that the league would begin with 6 teams in their inaugural season, with teach team playing a 10-game season over a 12-week span. On April 7, 2006, the league held its first-ever games with the Battle Creek Crunch hosting the Port Huron Pirates and the Rochester Raiders hosting the New York/New Jersey Revolution.


2006 Great Lakes Indoor Football League season
The Crunch were defeated 62-22 by the Pirates, and the Raiders defeating the Revolution 71-13. The league's first ever playoff format was a 4-team set up with the #1 seed hosting the #4 seed, and the #2 seed hosting the #3 seed. The semifinals featured a pair of blowout games, with Port Huron and Rochester advancing to Great Lakes Bowl I, which was to be played at McMorran Arena as Port Huron was the #1 seed on July 22.


2006 Great Lakes Indoor Football League season
The Pirates were able shut down the Raiders' offense for most of the second half earning a 40-34 victory for the Port Huron, thus completing the first ever undefeated season in league history. At the conclusion of the first season, the league also put together an All-Star Game at Stabler Arena, where they split up 3 teams each for an East vs. West matchup. The West, dominated with a roster full of Port Huron's championship team.


2006 Great Yarmouth Borough Council election
The 2006 Great Yarmouth Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2006 to elect members of Great Yarmouth Borough Council in Norfolk, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.


2006 Greater Sudbury municipal election
The Greater Sudbury municipal election, 2006 was held in the city of Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada on November 13, 2006. All municipal elections in the province of Ontario are held on the same date; see 2006 Ontario municipal elections for elections in other cities.


2006 Greater Sudbury municipal election
The election chose the mayor and city councillors who will sit on Greater Sudbury City Council. As with other Ontario municipal elections, the 2006 election marked the first time that Ontario's city councils will sit for a four-year term; until 2006, municipal elections were held every three years.


2006 Greater Sudbury municipal election, Issues
The primary issue in the 2006 elections was the municipal amalgamation of 2001. Prior to January 1, 2001, the current city of Greater Sudbury consisted of seven separate municipalities, together comprising the Regional Municipality of Sudbury. On that date, the provincial government of Ontario dissolved all seven former municipalities and the regional government, merging them all into the current city government. However, many residents of the outlying communities in the city have alleged that their municipal services have deteriorated significantly since the amalgamation.


2006 Greater Sudbury municipal election, Issues
In early 2006, residents of the former town of Rayside-Balfour began to campaign for the de-amalgamation of the city and the return of the former municipal government structure. The city government has refused to endorse the petition — even if the petition were endorsed by the city, however, any de-amalgamation referendum would still require the consent of the provincial Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing, which has set a number of very strict conditions for permitting a referendum.


2006 Greater Sudbury municipal election, Issues
Mayor David Courtemanche announced an advisory committee, chaired by former Member of Provincial Parliament Floyd Laughren, to consult with communities in the city and seek solutions to their concerns about municipal government services. This committee did not submit its final report to the city until January 10, 2007, several weeks after the 2006 municipal election, although a summary of the issues raised during the initial consultations, as well as an outline of the final report process, was presented in advance of the election.


2006 Greater Sudbury municipal election, Issues
In June 2006, the city was also criticized for its handling of a leave of absence taken by fire chief Don Donaldson, as well as a study which found that Sudbury had the highest-paid mayor and councillors of any Ontario city in its population range.


2006 Greater Sudbury municipal election, Issues
Council has been also criticized for several development-related decisions, including a $13 million expansion of the Kingsway between Minnow Lake and Coniston, a controversial decision to permit construction of a new school and a medical office building on the Lily Creek marshlands near Science North, and a project to increase sewer capacity in the South End (Ward 9) area by construction of a rock tunnel. Following a $4 million budget shortfall in the latter project, the city imposed special development fees on new residential and commercial construction in the neighbourhood.


2006 Greater Sudbury municipal election, Issues
With the recent takeovers of two of the city's major employers, Falconbridge Ltd. by Swiss mining giant Xstrata and Inco Limited by the Brazilian company CVRD, and the recent financial crisis faced by the city's Northern Breweries, the issues of jobs and economic development in the city were also expected to play a role in the election campaign.


2006 Greater Sudbury municipal election, Issues
One of John Rodriguez's campaign planks was to lobby for the city to be given a share of the corporate taxes paid by the mining companies to the federal and provincial governments; the inability to directly tax two of the city's largest employers has been cited in the past as a barrier to the city's economic and social development.


2006 Greater Sudbury municipal election, Issues
Some candidates also cited the desire to see more women serve on council; only six of the 45 declared candidates in the 2006 election were women, and three of those six were incumbent councillors. In the final election results, four of the five women running for council seats were elected; one female ward candidate was not elected, nor was mayoral candidate Lynne Reynolds.


2006 Greater Sudbury municipal election, Mayoral race
Earlier in 2006, local media speculated that former mayor Jim Gordon might run for mayor again as well, but in September he ended that speculation by endorsing Rodriguez; Gordon had endorsed Courtemanche in 2003. Rodriguez was also endorsed by 2003 mayoral candidate Paul Marleau, former city councillor Gerry McIntaggart and the Sudbury and District Labour Council.


2006 Greater Sudbury municipal election, Mayoral race
During the campaign, Rodriguez was sometimes criticized for making potentially unrealistic promises, such as eliminating homelessness in the city, which depended on lobbying the provincial or federal governments for funding and program cooperation that those governments had not guaranteed would be made available. However, both of his main opponents were also criticized as well.


2006 Greater Sudbury municipal election, Mayoral race
Courtemanche, who did not officially declare his candidacy until just a few days before the nomination deadline, was viewed by many voters as having been a weak and ineffective leader during the previous council term, and faced allegations that he had held off his campaign launch until the last minute precisely to insulate himself from having to answer that criticism on the campaign trail. Reynolds, meanwhile, was criticized by the city's media for a vague and confrontational campaign which was critical of the existing council, but offered very few specific new ideas of her own.


2006 Greater Sudbury municipal election, Mayoral race
A Sudbury Star opinion poll published on November 1 placed Rodriguez in the lead with 49 per cent support among decided voters, with Courtemanche trailing at 30 per cent and Reynolds at 20 per cent. The other four candidates had approximately one per cent support combined.


2006 Greater Sudbury municipal election, Mayoral race
On the final weekend before the election, Reynolds garnered the endorsement of the Sudbury Star, while the community newspaper Northern Life endorsed Courtemanche. Both newspapers acknowledged that Rodriguez had been the most successful of the three at defining the issues and direction of the campaign, but cited misgivings about his agenda as their principal reason for choosing not to endorse him.


2006 Greater Sudbury municipal election, Ward boundary adjustments
When the current city of Greater Sudbury was created in 2001, the city was divided into six wards, each of which was represented by two councillors. In 2005, the city council adopted a new ward structure, in which the city would now be divided into twelve wards with a single councillor per ward.


2006 Greater Sudbury municipal election, Ward boundary adjustments
This redistribution of wards was itself controversial, because it divided some communities within the city that were formerly closely associated with each other — for example, the former town of Rayside-Balfour was split, with Azilda falling in Ward 4 and Chelmsford falling in Ward 3. The original ward structure had also been designed to balance political power, crossing the pre-2001 municipal boundaries to help prevent the urban core of the city from ignoring the needs of the more rural communities.


2006 Greater Sudbury municipal election, Ward boundary adjustments
Under the new ward structure, however, five of the twelve wards are purely urban, and it has been alleged that this may weaken the city's ability to respond to the needs of residents outside of the central city. Floyd Laughren's final report on municipal government services, tabled in early 2007, included a recommendation for further adjustments to make ward boundaries more closely correspond to the former municipal divisions. Laughren specifically noted the former towns of Capreol and Onaping Falls as communities that should be reconstituted as their own distinct city wards.


2006 Greater Sudbury municipal election, Results
In addition to David Courtemanche, two incumbent councillors were also defeated — notably, both represented wards outside of the pre-2001 city boundaries, and hence may have been vulnerable in part because of the amalgamation referendum controversy. The councillors whose wards were most directly affected by the Kingsway, Lily Creek and South End sewer tunnel controversies were all re-elected. Two wards, both in the old city, had no incumbent councillor running for reelection.


2006 Greater Sudbury municipal election, Results
In Ward 12, the city's website initially named John Caruso as the winner with 1,798 votes, to challenger Joscelyne Landry-Altmann's 1,756. However, the city later reported an apparent technical error in the upload of vote totals to the website, with 460 votes mistakenly uploaded twice. (This error did not affect the actual vote tabulations, merely the reported totals on the election results webpage.) In the adjusted count, Landry-Altmann won over Caruso by a similarly narrow margin. Caruso called for a recount, which was conducted on December 1 and confirmed Landry-Altmann's victory.


2006 Greater Sudbury municipal election, Follow-up
The new council was sworn in on December 6, 2006.


2006 Greater Sudbury municipal election, Follow-up
In his inaugural speech, Rodriguez laid out an ambitious "first 100 days" agenda for change in the city, which included eliminating the transfer fee on the city's TransCab service (which offers taxi service to residents of remote areas of the city not served by Greater Sudbury Transit), and creating citizen committees to oversee a number of projects, including the implementation of Floyd Laughren's report on service improvements in the amalgamated city, reviewing the city's recreational facilities and pursuing the creation of an arts centre, revising the city's corporate taxation base, pursuing economic growth opportunities in the health care sector, and devolving some legislative authority to the existing local community action networks.


2006 Greater Sudbury municipal election, Follow-up
Rodriguez also ignited some controversy by making two unilateral decisions on his first day in office, reaffirming that stores in the city would not be permitted to open on Boxing Day and authorizing the Franco-Ontarian flag to be flown at Tom Davies Square. The latter decision invoked polarized opinion, with some praising the mayor for taking authoritative action and others criticizing him for isolating other cultural groups in the community.


2006 Greater Sudbury municipal election, Follow-up
Reynolds announced in December that she would be a candidate for the Liberal Party nomination for Nickel Belt in the next federal election, following Ray Bonin's announcement that he would retire from office at the end of the current parliamentary session. She later withdrew from the race, endorsing competitor Sylvain Beaudry; however, the nomination was ultimately won by Louise Portelance, who was also a defeated municipal council candidate in 2006.


2006 Greater Sudbury municipal election, Follow-up
Floyd Laughren tabled his committee report on January 10, 2007, making 34 recommendations for improvements in the city's municipal ward structure, communications, transportation, recreation and transit services. Rodriguez and most council members responded favourably to the report, indicating that they would attempt to implement as many of the recommendations as possible.


2006 Greece earthquake
The 2006 Greece earthquake – also known as the Kythira earthquake – occurred on January 8 at 13:34:53 local time and was felt throughout the entire eastern Mediterranean basin. The earthquake an Mw magnitude 6.7 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of  VII (Very strong). Its epicentre was located just off the island of Kythira about 200 kilometres (120 mi) south of Athens.


2006 Greece earthquake
One person was injured and a number of buildings and roads in Kythira were heavily damaged as a result. Several older houses on the island completely collapsed while the central square of the village of Mitata partially fell into the valley as a result of a subsequent landslide. Few buildings were damaged on the mainland closest to the epicentre (Cape Malea). On the island of Crete, two people were slightly injured in their attempt to abandon their homes. Damage to 146 buildings was recorded in western Crete, including the old town hall of Chania, the third Venetian arsenal, nine schools and many of the houses in the old Venetian town center.


2006 Greece earthquake
Nevertheless, despite the magnitude and the duration of the tremor (buildings in Athens swayed for almost 40 seconds) no other significant injury or damage was reported in the country's strongest earthquake in decades. This was mainly because the quake had a focal depth of approximately 55 kilometres (34 mi). The tremor was felt as far away as in Bari on the Adriatic Sea, Naples and much of southern Italy, Malta, Cairo and even along the Lebanese, Syrian and Israeli shorelines. No tsunami was associated with this event.


2006 Greek local elections
The 2006 Greek local elections elected representatives to Greece's 3 super-prefectures, 54 prefectures, provinces, and approximately 1,033 communities and municipalities.


2006 Greek local elections
The elections took place on Sunday, 15 October 2006 from 7am to 7pm.


2006 Greek local elections
According to the New Code for Municipalities and Communities, a platform gains the absolute majority of the seats if it has more than 42% of the votes. If no platform achieves that, then there is a second round, one week later. The ballot in the second round includes the two platforms which garnered the most votes in the 1st week.


2006 Greek local elections
Traditionally, candidates at local elections do not run under the official name of the party they belong, but form electoral platforms with different names for the purpose.


2006 Greek local elections, Elections, Prefectural elections, Athens Prefecture
Note: There was no separate election for the position of prefect (nomarch); the nomarchs was appointed according to the results of the election in the super-prefecture.)


2006 Greek local elections, Elections, Prefectural elections, Piraeus Prefecture
Note: There was no separate election for the position of prefect (nomarch); the nomarchs was appointed according to the results of the election in the super-prefecture.)


2006 Green Bay Packers season
The 2006 Green Bay Packers season was the franchise's 88th season overall and their 86th in the National Football League.


2006 Green Bay Packers season
This season resulted in an 8–8 record. After the firing of Mike Sherman, the Packers hired Mike McCarthy as their head coach. 2006 would be McCarthy’s first year as head coach. The Packers improved from 4–12 the previous year to a .500 win average in 2006. The Packers failed to make the playoffs for the second straight year after the New York Giants gained the tie-breaker over the Packers in the last week of the 2006 NFL season.


2006 Green Bay Packers season, Offseason
After some uncertainty, quarterback Brett Favre announced on April 26, 2006 that he would indeed return for the 2006 season. The Packers also acquired Oakland Raiders three-time Pro Bowl cornerbackCharles Woodson through free agency later that day. He officially signed with the team on May 9.


2006 Green Bay Packers season, Offseason
The Packers drafted Ohio State linebacker A. J. Hawk with the fifth overall pick in the 2006 NFL Draft on April 29, 2006. The Packers also traded star wide receiver (and potential holdout) Javon Walker to the Denver Broncos for a second round pick, which they then traded for multiple picks.


2006 Green Bay Packers season, Offseason, Undrafted free agents
The Packers picked up notable undrafted free agent Tramon Williams during the 2006 offseason, who later became the starting corner for the Super Bowl Champion 2010 Green Bay Packers. He was also selected but did not participate in the 2010 Pro Bowl.


2006 Green Bay Packers season, Offseason, Free agents
The Packers signed two notable free agents, CB Charles Woodson from the Oakland Raiders and DT Ryan Pickett from the St Louis Rams. Woodson would later be named the 2009 NFC Defensive Player of the Year and both players were integral parts of the 2010 Green Bay Packers  Super Bowl Championship team.


2006 Green Bay Packers season, Regular season, Week 1: vs. Chicago Bears, Game summary
The Packers opened the regular season on September 10 with a 26–0 loss to the Chicago Bears, the Packers' first scoreless game since October 17, 1991.


2006 Green Bay Packers season, Regular season, Week 1: vs. Chicago Bears, Scoring summary
The day after the game the Packers acquired wide receiver Koren Robinson, who was released by the Minnesota Vikings after his second DUI in two years.


2006 Green Bay Packers season, Regular season, Week 2: vs. New Orleans Saints, Game summary
The Packers hosted the New Orleans Saints on September 17, losing 34–27. The Packers jumped out to a 13–0 lead after forcing 3 Saints turnovers, but were not able to hold the lead in the second half. With the loss, the Packers fell to 0–2.


2006 Green Bay Packers season, Regular season, Week 3 at Lions
The Packers posted their first win for the season while playing the Detroit Lions in Detroit, 31–24. Brett Favre completed his 400th career touchdown pass on a 75-yard play to rookie Greg Jennings, becoming only the second person (in addition to Dan Marino) to reach 400. With the win the Packers improved to 1–2 while the Lions fell to 0–3. Favre was named NFC Offensive Player of the Week.


2006 Green Bay Packers season, Regular season, Week 4: at Philadelphia Eagles, Game summary
The Packers went to Philadelphia to play the Eagles on Monday Night Football. The Packers started running back Vernand Morency as Ahman Green was inactive due to injury. The Packers held the lead at half time, but the Eagles scored 24 unanswered points in the second half to earn the victory. As a result of Ahmad Carroll's performance in week 4, as well as previous weeks, the Packers released him from the team. With the loss, the Packers fell to 1–3.


2006 Green Bay Packers season, Regular season, Week 5: vs. St. Louis Rams, Game summary
Noah Herron rushed for a career best 106 yards against the St. Louis Rams, but quarterback Marc Bulger of the Rams threw for two touchdowns to help his team to victory. The Packers had a chance to tie the score with a field goal or take the lead with a touchdown in their final possession, but were unable to do so as quarterback Brett Favre is sacked and fumbles at the St. Louis 18 yard line. The Rams were able to recover the ball.


2006 Green Bay Packers season, Regular season, Week 5: vs. St. Louis Rams, Game summary
With the loss, the Packers went into their bye week at 1–4.


2006 Green Bay Packers season, Regular season, Week 7: at Miami Dolphins, Game summary
Coming off their bye week, Green Bay defeated the Miami Dolphins on the road as the Packers defense intercepted quarterback Joey Harrington three times, with Charles Woodson returning one for a touchdown. Ahman Green carried the ball 18 times for 118 yards, including a 70-yard touchdown run. Brett Favre completed 19 of 35 passes, recording 206 yards and 2 touchdown passes. This was the first victory for the Packers in Miami since winning Super Bowl II in 1968 as the team improved to 2–4.


2006 Green Bay Packers season, Regular season, Week 8: vs. Arizona Cardinals, Game summary
The Green Bay Packers won over the visiting Arizona Cardinals at home as running backs Ahman Green and Vernand Morency each rushed for over 100 yards, becoming the first Packers running back duo to accomplish that feat since the 1980s. Brett Favre threw for 180 yards and one touchdown, as well as one rushing touchdown. Leading Green Bay's receiving corps was Donald Driver, who had five receptions for 58 Yards. Coming up behind him was David Martin, who had four receptions for 48 Yards and one touchdown.


2006 Green Bay Packers season, Regular season, Week 8: vs. Arizona Cardinals, Game summary
On defense, the Packers limited Cardinals rookie quarterback Matt Leinart to 14/35 for 157 yards with one touchdown and one interception. They also held Cardinals running back Edgerrin James to 84 rushing yards on 24 carries, along with three receptions for 25 receiving yards. Aaron Kampman was named NFC Defensive Player of the Week for his performance.


2006 Green Bay Packers season, Regular season, Week 9: at Buffalo Bills, Game summary
The Green Bay Packers traveled on the road to face the Buffalo Bills. The Bills were able to lead the Packers at half time with a 10–0 lead, capitalizing on an interception return for a touchdown by London Fletcher. In the second half, the Packers tied the score with a touchdown pass to Donald Driver. The Bills were able to score in the fourth quarter with 43 yard touchdown pass to receiver Lee Evans. The Packers drove the ball deep to the one-yard line, but on first down the ball is intercepted and returned deep in Packer territory. The Bills were able to score three plays later to increase the lead by 14 and earn a victory.


2006 Green Bay Packers season, Regular season, Week 10: at Minnesota Vikings, Game summary
In week 10, Green Bay traveled to the Metrodome to face the Minnesota Vikings. The winner of the game would take second place in the NFC North. The Packers were able to score early in the first quarter with a field goal by Dave Rayner. Shortly after, Packer linebacker Brady Poppinga sacked Vikings quarterback Brad Johnson causing him to fumble; the Packers recovered the ball. The fumble set up a Brett Favre touchdown pass to Noah Herron. The Vikings were able to take the lead with two touchdowns, one a 40-yard touchdown pass to Billy McMullen. With under two minutes remaining in the half, the Packers regained the lead when Brett Favre threw an 82-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Donald Driver. The Packers would hold the lead for the rest of the game.


2006 Green Bay Packers season, Regular season, Week 10: at Minnesota Vikings, Game summary
Brett Favre finished the game with 347 yards, two touchdowns, and no interceptions. Receiver Donald Driver had six catches for 191 yards. Vikings quarterback Brad Johnson threw for 257 yards, one touchdown, and one interception. Packer kicker Dave Rayner made three field goals in three attempts. A. J. Hawk was named NFL Rookie of the Week for his performance. He recorded 13 tackles, one forced fumble, and 1.5 sacks.


2006 Green Bay Packers season, Regular season, Week 11: vs. New England Patriots, Game summary
After a two-game road stretch, the Packers came back to Lambeau Field to face the New England Patriots. The Patriots handed Green Bay their second shutout of the season. Patriots quarterback Tom Brady threw for 244 yards and 4 touchdowns. In the second quarter, Green Bay quarterback Brett Favre was injured on a sack. He left the game and did not return. Backup quarterback Aaron Rodgers replaced Favre and completed only four out of twelve passes for 32 yards with one fumble. Rodgers suffered a broken foot in the loss and was placed on injured reserve, thus ending his season. The Packers only recorded 120 total yards of offense and five total first downs. On the other side, the Patriots recorded 360 yards of total offense with 22 first downs.


2006 Green Bay Packers season, Regular season, Week 11: vs. New England Patriots, Game summary
With the loss, the Packers' record dropped to 4–6. The loss marked the first time the Packers were shut out at Lambeau Field twice in a season.


2006 Green Bay Packers season, Regular season, Week 12: at Seattle Seahawks, Game summary
In week 12, the Packers traveled to Qwest Field to play the Seattle Seahawks. It was the Packers' second Monday Night Football game of the season. Green Bay held the lead at the end of the first half, with a touchdown run from Ahman Green and a fumble return for a touchdown by Abdul Hodge, who recorded his first NFL start. Seattle kicker, Josh Brown kicked four field goals in the first half. In the second half, the Packers were able to increase the lead to nine points as quarterback Brett Favre threw a 48-yard touchdown pass to Donald Driver.


2006 Green Bay Packers season, Regular season, Week 12: at Seattle Seahawks, Game summary
Seattle would decrease the Packers lead to two points when quarterback Matt Hasselbeck threw a 23-yard touchdown pass to receiver D.J. Hackett. The Seahawks would take the lead in the fourth quarter with another touchdown pass from Matt Hasselbeck. Packers kicker Dave Rayner kicked a 34-yard field goal to decrease the Seahawks lead to three points, but on the next possession, Hasselbeck completed his third touchdown pass to Jerramy Stevens. The Packers were unable to score in the closing minutes of the game as Brett Favre is intercepted twice.


2006 Green Bay Packers season, Regular season, Week 12: at Seattle Seahawks, Game summary
Seattle Seahawks running back, Shaun Alexander rushed 40 times for 201 yards, averaging about five yards per carry. Matt Hasselbeck completed 17 of 36 passes for 157 yards and three touchdowns. He was also intercepted three times, two of them by cornerback Charles Woodson. Brett Favre completed 22 passes in 36 attempts for 266 yards. He recorded a touchdown and three interceptions.


2006 Green Bay Packers season, Regular season, Week 13: vs. New York Jets, Game summary
The Packers traveled back home for a Week 13 inter-conference fight with the New York Jets. In the first quarter, Green Bay trailed early as Jets kicker Mike Nugent kicked a 24-yard field goal, while quarterback Chad Pennington completed a 12-yard touchdown pass to receiver Jerricho Cotchery. In the second quarter, the Jets were able to increase their lead even further with Jets running back Cedric Houston scoring from a 3-yard and a 1-yard TD run, while Pennington completed a 1-yard touchdown pass to tight end Chris Baker.


2006 Green Bay Packers season, Regular season, Week 13: vs. New York Jets, Game summary
In the third quarter, the Packers scored their first points of the game when Dave Rayner kicked a 34-yard field goal. Later in the third quarter Brett Favre completed a 20-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Donald Driver. However, in the fourth quarter, the Jets wrapped up the game with running back Leon Washington's 20-yard touchdown run. With their third-straight loss, Green Bay fell to 4–8.


2006 Green Bay Packers season, Regular season, Week 14: at San Francisco 49ers, Game summary
With three straight losses, the Packers traveled to Monster Park to play the San Francisco 49ers. The 49ers were the first team to score, with a field goal from kicker Joe Nedney. The Packers answered on their next possession as QB Brett Favre completed a 36-yard touchdown pass to rookie receiver Ruvell Martin, his first career touchdown. At the start of the second quarter, Packers kicker Dave Rayner increased the Packers lead to ten points with a 23-yard field goal. The Packers drove the football eighty yards on their next possession.


2006 Green Bay Packers season, Regular season, Week 14: at San Francisco 49ers, Game summary
The drive ended in a one-yard touchdown run by RB Ahman Green. Joe Nedney kicked a 36-yard field goal at the end of the first half. On the first drive of the second half, the 49ers completed a 79-yard drive with a one-yard touchdown run by running back Frank Gore. Later in the third quarter, Brett Favre completed a 68-yard touchdown pass to WR Donald Driver. In the fourth quarter, Dave Rayner kicked two field goals for the Packers. The 49ers scored their second touchdown of the day on a 52-yard touchdown pass to tight end Vernon Davis from quarterback Alex Smith.


2006 Green Bay Packers season, Regular season, Week 14: at San Francisco 49ers, Game summary
Brett Favre completed 22 of 34 passes with 293 yards and two touchdowns. Nine of Favre's completions came to receiver Donald Driver, who recorded 160 yards receiving and one touchdown. 49ers quarterback Alex Smith completed 12 of 29 passes with 201 and one touchdown. He also threw two interceptions, one to safety Nick Collins and the other to rookie linebacker A. J. Hawk, his first career interception. 49ers running back Frank Gore recorded 130 yards rushing with one touchdown and 38 yards receiving. The win snapped the Packers three-game losing streak, moving them to 5–8. This win exceeded the Packers win total from last year when they recorded four wins.


2006 Green Bay Packers season, Regular season, Week 15: vs. Detroit Lions, Game summary
The Packers traveled back home to Lambeau Field to play the Detroit Lions. At the end of the first quarter, the game was tied after field goals by Dave Rayner and Jason Hanson. In the second quarter, the Packers took the lead with a fourteen-yard run by running back Vernand Morency. Before half time Brett Favre completed a 21-yard pass to Carlyle Holiday. This was Favre's 4,968th career completion, setting an NFL record previously held by Dan Marino. In the third quarter the Lions kicked their second field goal.


2006 Green Bay Packers season, Regular season, Week 15: vs. Detroit Lions, Game summary
In the fourth quarter, Brett Favre threw his third interception out of the Packers end zone which put the Lions at the twelve-yard line. The Lions were unable to score a touchdown and completed a field goal which put the Lions within one point of the Packers. On the next possession the Packers increased their lead to eight points when Vernand Morency ran 21 yards for his second touchdown of the day. On the Lions last possession of the game, the Packers sacked quarterback Jon Kitna twice to end the game.


2006 Green Bay Packers season, Regular season, Week 15: vs. Detroit Lions, Game summary
Brett Favre, who set an NFL record for career completions finished the day with twenty completions out of 37 passes. He recorded 174 yards and three interceptions, two of which were in the red zone. The Packers defense limited the Lions to 142 yards, no touchdowns, and two of twelve completed third downs. The Lions leading rusher was quarterback Jon Kitna. The Packers sacked Kitna six times, a career-high of three from defensive tackle Cullen Jenkins, and two sacks from Aaron Kampman. Charles Woodson had a career-high sixth interception of the season.


2006 Green Bay Packers season, Regular season, Week 15: vs. Detroit Lions, Game summary
With their 3rd-straight win over the Lions, the Packers improved to 6–8.


2006 Green Bay Packers season, Regular season, Week 16 vs. Minnesota Vikings, Game summary
The Packers played at Lambeau Field for the second time in five days, a Thursday night game versus their divisional rivals, the Minnesota Vikings. The game was played on the third anniversary of the passing of Irv Favre, Brett Favre's father. In the first quarter, the Packers entered the red zone on each of their drives, but only scored once on a 38-yard field goal from kicker Dave Rayner. Rayner would miss his next two field goals. The Packers defence forced the Vikings to punt on all their possessions in the first half.


2006 Green Bay Packers season, Regular season, Week 16 vs. Minnesota Vikings, Game summary
The Packers scored on the final play of the half with a 44-yard field goal from Dave Rayner. In the third quarter cornerback Charles Woodson intercepted Vikings quarterback Tarvaris Jackson, marking his seventh interception of the season extending a career-high. Later in the third quarter, Brett Favre was intercepted by cornerback Fred Smoot. Smoot returned the interception into the end zone, gaining the first lead of the game for the Vikings.


2006 Green Bay Packers season, Regular season, Week 16 vs. Minnesota Vikings, Game summary
In the fourth quarter the Packers drove the ball into Vikings territory, but tight end Bubba Franks fumbled the ball at the two-yard line, turning possession over to the Vikings. The Packers drove the ball 41 yards on their next possession to set Dave Rayner in position to attempt a field goal. Rayner made a 44-yard field goal with 1:34 left in the game to give the packers a 9–7 lead. The Vikings were unable to score on their last possession which granted the Packers their seventh win of the season.


2006 Green Bay Packers season, Regular season, Week 16 vs. Minnesota Vikings, Game summary
Despite scoring only nine points, the Packers recorded 19 first downs and 319 total yards. Brett Favre completed 26 of 50 passes, gaining 285 yards. Favre also recorded two interceptions. Defensively, the Packers limited the Vikings to three total first downs and a 2–14 first down rate. The Vikings punted ten times in the game. Packers defensive end, Aaron Kampman had three sacks in the game.


2006 Green Bay Packers season, Regular season, Week 16 vs. Minnesota Vikings, Game summary
The game marked only the third time in NFL history when the losing team scored the only touchdown off a defensive turnover, the first coming from another 9–7 result at Lambeau Field between the Packers and Vikings with the Vikings beating the Packers in that contest.


2006 Green Bay Packers season, Regular season, Week 17 at Chicago Bears, Game summary
On New Year's Eve, the Packers traveled to Chicago to face the Bears at Soldier Field. With the new NFL flexible-scheduling intact, the game was moved to the Sunday night because of playoff implications and the possibility of it being Brett Favre's last game. However, the Packers became ineligible for a playoff bid when the New York Giants clinched a tie-breaker earlier in the day. On the first drive of the game, the Packers drove the ball 75 yards, resulting in a 9-yard touchdown pass from Brett Favre to receiver Donald Driver.


2006 Green Bay Packers season, Regular season, Week 17 at Chicago Bears, Game summary
Later in the first quarter, Packers defensive back Nick Collins intercepted quarterback Rex Grossman, returning the ball 55 yards for a touchdown. In the second quarter Rex Grossman threw his third interception of the game. Patrick Dendy returned the interception 33 yards for a touchdown. The Packers finished the half winning 23–0, with their defense forcing four turnovers.


2006 Green Bay Packers season, Regular season, Week 17 at Chicago Bears, Game summary
Starting the second half, Brian Griese replaced Rex Grossman at quarterback. The Bears scored their first and only points of the game with a 75-yard touchdown pass to receiver Mark Bradley from Brian Griese in the third quarter. In the fourth quarter, the Packers increased their lead with a 46-yard field goal by Dave Rayner. The Bears had the ball only once in the fourth quarter. The drive ended in an interception by Nick Collins, recording his second of the game. Late in the game, Favre was replaced by quarterback Ingle Martin.


2006 Green Bay Packers season, Regular season, Week 17 at Chicago Bears, Game summary
Favre was carried off the field by Donald Driver, receiving many hugs by players and coaches. In an interview after the game, Favre broke down in tears. It was still at the time unclear whether Favre will retire or return to the Packers, but Favre announced in February that he would return to play with the Packers.


2006 Green Bay Packers season, Regular season, Week 17 at Chicago Bears, Game summary
The Packers offense recorded 373 yards of offense. Brett Favre completed 21 of 42 passes with one touchdown and one interception. On defense, the Packers forced six turnovers. Five of the turnovers were interceptions. The Bears starting quarterback Rex Grossman recorded only a 0.0 quarterback rating in one half of play. With the win, the Packers moved to 8–8, improving on their record of 4–12 from the previous year.


2006 Green Bay Packers season, Awards and records, Hall of Famers
In 2006 Packer great Reggie White was inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame and was the lone inductee to the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame


2006 Green Party of Canada leadership election
On March 29, 2006 it was announced, in accordance with the Green Party of Canada constitution that there would be a leadership election held August 24–27, 2006 in Ottawa.


2006 Green Party of Canada leadership election
Leadership contests in the party were automatically held every two years (every four years under the new constitution, beginning 2006), and every member of the party is entitled to vote, whether or not they attend the convention. The party mails out ballots to all members to be returned for counting. This voting system also applies to council members and policy changes as well.


2006 Green Party of Canada leadership election
On April 24, 2006, incumbent party leader Jim Harris announced he would not be running for re-election. The race was won by Elizabeth May on August 26, 2006.


2006 Green Party of Canada leadership election, Rules
Each candidate must file a nomination form signed by 100 candidate nominators residing in 3 or more provinces or territories. Only 50 nominators are required if the candidate lives in a rural Electoral District as defined by Elections Canada.


2006 Green Party of Canada leadership election, Rules
Each candidate must pay a fully refundable $1,000 prospective contestant's deposit. Their campaign must also pay a non-refundable $1,000 contestant fee to cover party administration costs.


2006 Green Party of Canada leadership election, Rules
Each candidate may spend a maximum of $50,000 on their campaign.


2006 Green Party of Canada leadership election, Rules
Every registered member of the party can vote for the leader either at the convention, or by mail-in ballot.


2006 Green Party of Canada leadership election, Registered candidates
Three candidates officially entered the leadership race before the close of nominations on May 31, 2006.


2006 Green Party of Canada leadership election, Registered candidates, David Chernushenko
David Chernushenko was the party's Deputy Leader. He owns and operates Green & Gold Inc., a consulting firm specializing in suggesting ways to increase efficiency and reduce the negative environmental and social impacts of athletic events and facilities. He started Clean Air Champions, an advocacy group consisting primarily of athletes working to improve air quality in Canada.


2006 Green Party of Canada leadership election, Registered candidates, David Chernushenko
Chernushenko was the Green Party candidate for Ottawa Centre in both the 2004 and 2006 general federal elections. In the 2006 election, he received 6,766 votes (10.2% of valid ballots cast) - the highest vote count of any Green Party candidate (though not the highest percentage of votes). By surpassing the 10% threshold, Chernushenko's campaign became eligible for a partial government reimbursement of campaign expenditures.


2006 Green Party of Canada leadership election, Registered candidates, David Chernushenko
Chernushenko has twice been endorsed by the Ottawa Citizen. Chernushenko finished fourth in both the 2004 and 2006 races despite the endorsements.


2006 Green Party of Canada leadership election, Registered candidates, David Chernushenko
David Chernushenko's nomination was confirmed by the party on May 16, 2006.


2006 Green Party of Canada leadership election, Registered candidates, Elizabeth May
Elizabeth May, the former Executive Director of the Sierra Club of Canada, announced her run for the leadership on May 9, 2006. It had been widely speculated that she would enter. Other candidates including Claude Genest (who had already entered the race on February 2) had dropped out citing May's likely entry.


2006 Green Party of Canada leadership election, Registered candidates, Elizabeth May
In her announcement, May emphasized that Canadian parties in general have failed to lead, and claimed that she would "never" come out sounding like she'd been "packaged" by anyone else. She cited the sexism of current Canadian politics, mentioning that "four men in suits" were debating issues of no significance, and that Canadians were expected to "become stupid" and behave as if they were at a "horse race" where the issues didn't matter at all.


2006 Green Party of Canada leadership election, Registered candidates, Elizabeth May
Elizabeth May's campaign has had some issues raised about financing as reported on Public Eye Online. Basically, the article says that there was an error with May's website as it listed her tar sands tour as a campaign event. If the tour were a campaign event, the article claimed that then the expenses associated with the tour should be counted towards her $50,000 campaign limit.


2006 Green Party of Canada leadership election, Registered candidates, Elizabeth May
May's supporters include Jim MacNeill, Secretary General of the World Commission on Environment and Development (the Brundtland Commission); Clifford Lincoln, former Minister of Environment for the Province of Quebec, and former Liberal Member of Parliament; Adriane Carr, Leader of the British Columbia Green Party; Peter Downie, former CBC broadcaster Claude Genest; prominent Green Party leader in Quebec; Sharon Labchuk, Leader of the Green Party of Prince Edward Island; Holly Dressel, co-author of several best selling books with Dr. David Suzuki; Senator Mira Spivak; Lynette Tremblay, Deputy Leader Green Party of Canada; Stephen Woollcombe, formerly an active Conservative Party member and a Progressive Conservative candidate in the federal elections of 2000; Victor Lau, Leader of the Green Party of Saskatchewan. Honorary Campaign Chair: Robert Bateman.


2006 Green Party of Canada leadership election, Registered candidates, Elizabeth May
Elizabeth May's nomination was confirmed by the party on May 29, 2006.


2006 Green Party of Canada leadership election, Registered candidates, Jim Fannon
Jim Fannon is a real estate agent at RE/MAX Garden City Realty and founder of Nature's Hemp, a company that sells hemp seed, oil, nut, flour and protein powder. He is a former candidate for both the Green Party of Canada (1993, 2004, 2006) and Green Party of Ontario (2003).


2006 Green Party of Canada leadership election, Registered candidates, Jim Fannon
Jim Fannon's nomination was confirmed by the party on May 31, 2006.


2006 Green Party of Canada leadership election, Registered candidates, Jim Fannon
At the leadership convention, Fannon gave what The Globe and Mail called "one of the wackiest leadership speeches ever", constantly wiping sweat away from his face, thanking his mother and his dogsitter, and referring to his leadership opponent as "Elizabeth freakin' May".


2006 Green Party of Canada leadership election, Results
The Green Party of Canada uses an instant-runoff voting ballot system for internal elections. The 2006 leadership election was decided on the following "first ballot" results:


2006 Green Party of Canada leadership election, Current policy debates
Indications of future policy direction under May's leadership might be found in videos of the leadership debates posted on the CPAC website (see below).


2006 Green Party of Canada leadership election, External links, Miscellaneous video
Complete CPAC broadcast of official leadership debates (Windows Media Player required)


2006 Greenlandic Men's Football Championship
The 2006 Coca-Cola GM was the 36th edition of the Greenlandic Men's Football Championship. The final round was held in Sisimiut from August 7 to 12. It was won by Nagdlunguaq-48 for the ninth time in its history.


2006 Greenlandic Men's Football Championship, Qualifying Stage, Central Greenland
NB Siumut Amerdlok Kunuk qualified for the Final Round as hosts.


2006 Greenwich London Borough Council election
Elections to Greenwich Council were held on 4 May 2006. The whole council was up for election for the first time since the 2002 election.


2006 Greenwich London Borough Council election
Greenwich local elections are held every four years, with the next due in 2010.


2006 Greenwich Village assault case
On August 18, 2006, Dwayne Buckle, an African-American independent filmmaker, and a group of seven young black lesbian friends from Newark, New Jersey, got into a physical conflict outside of the IFC Center movie theater in Greenwich Village, in Manhattan, New York City. During the altercation, Buckle was cut; he required five days of hospitalization. The women claimed that they were acting in self-defense, while Buckle claims the women initiated the attack motivated to commit "a hate crime against a straight man".


2006 Greenwich Village assault case
The case sparked sensational media attention. Four members of the group of seven women were subsequently tried and convicted. Three of the convictions were overturned on appeal; of those three, two were ordered new trials, and both were convicted again. The one whose case was dismissed had spent two years in prison.


2006 Greenwich Village assault case, Incident
Buckle says he was trying to sell some of his DVDs on the street in Manhattan's Greenwich Village, and he approached one of the women in the group, whom he "admired". Buckle said she smiled back, but another woman in the group responded by mocking his jeans and sneakers as "cheap". Buckle says he responded to the insult in kind and an argument ensued, whereupon one woman slapped him and another spat on him. Buckle says he spat back, then he was attacked by the group, clawed and ultimately severely cut on the abdomen.


2006 Greenwich Village assault case, Incident
Patreese Johnson testified that Buckle initiated the altercation by pointing to her crotch and demanding, "Let me get some of that!" as her group walked past him. She claimed she replied, "No thank you, I'm not interested in that", whereupon Buckle began following them, making more crude comments and gestures. After the women proclaimed themselves lesbians, Buckle allegedly threw a cigarette at them and became even more insulting, calling the group "fucking dykes", and yelled, "I'll fuck you straight, sweetheart". The group stopped and confronted him, and more harsh words were exchanged. Buckle then began shoving the women, ultimately tackling and choking Renata Hill. Johnson, afraid for Hill's life, cut Buckle using a steak knife.


2006 Greenwich Village assault case, Incident
Two or three male bystanders, whose identities were never ascertained, intervened in the fight. The women claimed they were "Good Samaritans" acting of their own volition to assist them against their attacker. Buckle claimed the women recruited the men to attack him. One defense attorney advanced the women's testimony that one of the intervenors, not Johnson, was the individual who actually cut Buckle.


2006 Greenwich Village assault case, Trial
Buckle, a New York resident, testified that he couldn't remember which of the women he thought was pretty. He testified that before the attack he told one woman she looked like an elephant, and another that she looked like a man. He also testified that his only physical response to the attack was to put his hands in front of his face. The defense presented surveillance footage of Buckle on top of a woman with his hands on her throat. At trial, a police officer who recovered Johnson's knife at the scene testified that he saw no blood on it. No forensic testing was done on the knife. Law enforcement never attempted to find the men who intervened in the melee. The defense claimed the video footage showed Buckle initiating the altercation.


2006 Greenwich Village assault case, Trial
The prosecutor's case was based on video that showed Johnson calmly stepping out of the fray, removing her knife from her bag, then stepping back into the group attack. Johnson alone was charged with attempted murder.


2006 Greenwich Village assault case, Trial
The trial itself was lengthy, lasting nearly a year. The all-white jury of 10 women and two men deliberated for only five hours, finding all four women, New Jersey residents, guilty of second-degree gang assault. Johnson was found not guilty of attempted murder. New York Supreme Court Justice Edward McLaughlin pronounced sentences ranging from 3½ to 11 years. The judge cited as "damning" evidence video surveillance depicting Venice Brown chasing Buckle down. At the conclusion, Buckle told the New York Daily News: "I'm stabbed and I have a scar that will be with me for the rest of my life... They have their jail sentences, but they'll be out soon. This is what I get for being a nice guy."


2006 Greenwich Village assault case, Trial
Three of the seven women pleaded guilty to attempted assault, and were sentenced to six months. The other four went to trial and were convicted. Two of these women's convictions were subsequently overturned: Terrain Dandridge's appeal succeeded on the basis that there was insufficient evidence to support her conviction; Renata Hill's conviction was reversed on the basis that the trial judge gave the jury faulty instructions. As of June 2008, Patreese Johnson and Venice Brown's convictions were still pending appeal.


2006 Greenwich Village assault case, Trial
As of sometime after June 2008, the courts have ruled and Venice Brown can have a new trial like Renata Hill (both Hill and Brown were subsequently convicted) and Johnson's conviction was upheld for her attempting murder. As of 2018, they should no longer be serving time in prison for this incident.


2006 Greenwich Village assault case, Media coverage
Much of the media coverage was sensational, referring to the incident as the "attack of the killer lesbians", and to the group as a "seething sapphic septet". The case was also cited in a Village Voice article about rap culture and young black lesbians.


2006 Greenwich Village assault case, Media coverage
The O'Reilly Factor ran a segment entitled "Violent Lesbian Gangs a Growing Problem". The story described the incident from a point of view sympathetic to Buckle, and described a "national underground network... that's actually recruiting kids as young as 10 years old" and engaging in homosexual recruitment. The story described these gangs as groups that "just want to hurt people."


2006 Greenwich Village assault case, Media coverage
The Southern Poverty Law Center criticized O'Reilly's story as inaccurate, and criticized the segment's commentator, Rod Wheeler, as unqualified. The SPLC's Hatewatch website sarcastically awarded O'Reilly their "Most Gullible Broadcaster Award."


2006 Greenwich Village assault case, Media coverage
The Gay City News criticized the sensationalistic coverage, pointing to elements the mainstream press ignored, such as allegations that Buckle tore a chunk of hair from one woman's scalp.


2006 Greenwich Village assault case, Media coverage
A New York-based LGBT youth advocacy group, FIERCE, claimed the women's prosecution was motivated by attempts to "gentrify" the West Village area, noting the judge's comments about "how New York welcomes tourists." FIERCE also complained that "every possible racist, anti-woman, anti-LGBT and anti-youth tactic" was used by the prosecution against the women.


2006 Greenwich Village assault case, Media coverage
Out In The Night, a documentary film by Blair Dorosh-Walther, was released in June 2014. The documentary follows the four women who did not plead guilty, telling the story for the first time from their points of view. AlterNet named Out in the Night one of the top 12 best and most powerful documentaries of 2014, saying that that film "might be considered the ethical journalism the media itself failed to produce around the 2006 case of the 'New Jersey Four.'" The film highlighted the injustices done to the four defendants.


2006 Greenwich Village assault case, Media coverage
One major flaw during the trial was that Buckle's injuries were perceived to be more severe than they actually were. At the hospital, Buckle received a surgery to fix his hernia. Jurors were tricked into believing the large scar from the surgery was actually the stab wound he received during the altercation.


2006 Grote Prijs Jef Scherens
The 2006 Grote Prijs Jef Scherens was the 40th edition of the Grote Prijs Jef Scherens cycle race and was held on 3 September 2006. The race started and finished in Leuven. The race was won by Marcel Sieberg.


2006 Guamanian general election
General elections were held in Guam on November 7, 2006, in order to elect the governor, all 15 seats in the Legislature and the federal delegate. There was also a double referendum on legalise slot machines at racing tracks and raising the age at which citizens could purchase and consume alcohol to 21.


2006 Guamanian general election
Whilst Felix Perez Camacho of the Republican Party was re-elected as governor, the Democratic Party won a majority of seats in the legislature. Madeleine Bordallo was re-elected as the territory's federal delegate, whilst both referendum questions were rejected.


2006 Guamanian general election, Background
In Guam, elections to the legislature and multi-member boards are run via open primary (This following the outlawing of the previous blanket primary similar to Louisiana.


2006 Guamanian general election, Background
Both the Public Auditor and Consolidated Commission on Utilities are required to be nonpartisan and as such candidates are not allowed to state affiliations or list them on the ballot.


2006 Guamanian general election, Background
In the case of the auditor, affiliating with a party is grounds for disqualification.


2006 Guamanian general election, Attorney General
Three candidates are seeking election as attorney general, Alicia Limtiaco, Douglas Moylan, and Vernon Gumataotao Perez.


2006 Guamanian general election, Consolidated Commission on Utilities
Ten candidates are seeking election as CCU will take three seats.


2006 Guamanian general election, General Election, Referendums, Raising the age for alcohol consumption
Shall proposal A, an initiative to raise the minimum age for consumption and purchase of alcoholic beverages to twenty-one years of age, be adopted by the voters of Guam?


2006 Guamanian general election, General Election, Referendums, Legalising slot machines
Shall proposal B, an initiative to legalize slot machine gambling at an established pari-mutuel racing facility in Guam and to establish a slot machine gaming tax, be adopted by the voters of Guam?


2006 Guanajuato state election
A local election was held in the Mexican state of Guanajuato on Sunday, July 2, 2006. Voters went to the polls to elect, on the local level:


2006 Guanajuato state election, Gubernatorial Election
Eight political parties participated in the 2006 Guanajuato state election.


2006 Guangdong–Hong Kong Cup
Guangdong-Hong Kong Cup 2005–06 is the 28th staging of this two-leg competition between Hong Kong and Guangdong.


2006 Guangdong–Hong Kong Cup
The first leg was played in Mong Kok Stadium in Hong Kong on 31 December 2005 while the second leg was played in Guangzhou on 8 January 2006.


2006 Guangdong–Hong Kong Cup
Guangdong captured champion by winning an aggregate 2–1 against Hong Kong.


2006 Guangzhou International Women's Open
The 2006 Guangzhou International Women's Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 3rd edition of the Guangzhou International Women's Open, and was a Tier III event on the 2006 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour. It was held in Guangzhou, China, from September 25 through October 1, 2006. Total prize money for the tournament was $175,000. Anna Chakvetadze won the singles title.


2006 Guangzhou International Women's Open, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw


2006 Guangzhou International Women's Open, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:


2006 Guangzhou International Women's Open, Finals, Doubles
Li Ting /  Sun Tiantian defeated  Vania King /  Jelena Kostanić, 6-4, 2-6, 7-5


2006 Guangzhou International Women's Open – Doubles
Maria Elena Camerin and Emmanuelle Gagliardi were the defending champions, but chose to compete in Luxembourg at the same week.


2006 Guangzhou International Women's Open – Doubles
Li Ting and Sun Tiantian won the title by defeating Vania King and Jelena Kostanić 6–4, 2–6, 7–5 in the final.


2006 Guangzhou International Women's Open – Singles
Yan Zi was the defending champion, but lost in first round to Olga Puchkova.


2006 Guangzhou International Women's Open – Singles
Anna Chakvetadze won the title, defeating Anabel Medina Garrigues in the final 6–1, 6–4.


2006 Guangzhou Pharmaceutical F.C. season
The 2005 season is the 55th year in Guangzhou Football Club's existence, their 41st season in the Chinese football league and the 15th season in the professional football league.


2006 Guelph municipal election
The 2006 Guelph municipal election was held on November 13, 2006, in Guelph, Ontario, Canada, to elect the Mayor of Guelph, Guelph City Council and the Guelph members of the Upper Grand District School Board (Public) and Wellington Catholic District School Board. The election was one of many races across the province of Ontario.


2006 Guelph municipal election, Conseil Scolaire Public de District du Centre-Sud Ouest
One candidate to be elected, representing Waterloo Region, Middlesex County, Wellington County, Perth County and Huron County.


2006 Guelph municipal election, Conseil Scolaire de District Catholiques Centre-Sud
1 Candidate to be elected, representing the Region of Waterloo, and the Counties of Wellington, Brant, Haldimand and Norfolk


2006 Gulf Club Champions Cup
The GCC Champions League (Arabic: دوري أبطال الخليج للأندية), is an annually organized football league tournament for club of the Arabian Peninsula.


2006 Gulf Club Champions Cup
The 2006 edition was the 22nd time that it was organised and was won by Sauid side Al-Ettifaq for the third time.


2006 Gulf Volleyball Clubs Champions Championship
In 2006 the Gulf Volleyball Clubs Champions Championship was won by the Al-Hilal FC team.


2006 Gulf of Mexico earthquake
The 2006 Gulf of Mexico earthquake occurred in the eastern Gulf of Mexico on September 10 at 10:56 AM Eastern Daylight Time. The intraplate earthquake measured 5.9 on the moment magnitude scale and its epicenter was located about 250 miles (400 km) west-southwest of Anna Maria, Florida. The event was felt throughout much of the Gulf Coast of the United States and was the second earthquake of magnitude 5 or greater in the Gulf during 2006. Felt intensities, as measured on the Mercalli intensity scale, were as high as IV (Light) in Florida, with parts of Georgia at III (Weak).


2006 Gulf of Mexico earthquake, Characteristics
The quake was reportedly felt along the gulf coast and as far north as Georgia. The earthquake was the strongest in the Gulf of Mexico in 33 years and was an intraplate earthquake, an event that takes place away from the borders of tectonic plates (where most tectonic activity takes place). Earthquakes in the Southeastern United States are not common, but several strong events have occurred in the region. In 1879 close to St. Augustine, Florida an earthquake damaged plaster and knocked dishes off counters, and in South Carolina the 1886 Charleston earthquake caused severe damage and was responsible for the deaths of sixty people.


2006 Gulf of Mexico earthquake, Characteristics
The event occurred near the Cuba Fracture Zone and was well away from the edge of the North American Plate. Randy Cox, an associate professor of earth science at the University of Memphis in Tennessee stated that the source of strain was the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, where seafloor spreading was causing compression of the North American Plate. A magnitude 5.2 event in February 2006 may have been associated with the same fault zone.


2006 Gulf of Mexico earthquake, Characteristics
The epicenter of the earthquake was too far offshore for it to be well covered by onshore seismographs and the event's characteristics are therefore poorly constrained. The focal mechanism indicated reverse faulting. The focal depth of between 14–31 km show that it occurred within the seismogenic zone, rather than on any of the many shallow growth faults in the area. The earthquake led to a reassessment of the geohazard for hydrocarbon exploration and production facilities in the Gulf.


2006 Gulf of Mexico earthquake, Characteristics
Several thousand people reported the event to the United States Geological Survey but none reported any damage from the 20 second earthquake. Items were knocked from shelves and seiches were observed in swimming pools in parts of Florida where felt intensities were reported as high as IV, including Brooksville on the west coast, Titusville on the east coast, and Panama City on the panhandle. In Atlanta, Georgia, the intensity was reported to be at level III.


2006 Guyanese general election
General elections were held in Guyana on 28 August 2006. They were initially scheduled for 4 August, but were moved to 28 August after President Jagdeo dissolved the National Assembly on 2 May. The result was a victory for the ruling People's Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C), which won 36 of the 65 seats in the National Assembly.


2006 Guyanese general election, Electoral system
The 65 members of the National Assembly were elected by closed list proportional representation in two groups; 25 members were elected from the 10 electoral districts based on the regions, and 40 elected from a single nationwide constituency. Seats were allocated using the Hare quota. The leader of the party winning the most seats automatically became President.


2006 Guyanese general election, Electoral system
There were a total of 1999 polling places, open from 06:00 to 18:00, and election day was declared a national holiday to encourage voter turnout.


2006 Guyanese general election, Campaign
The PPP/C of incumbent President Bharrat Jagdeo was ahead in the opinion polls and was expected to keep its majority in the National Assembly. The main campaign topics were crime, drugs and the economy.


2006 Guyanese general election, Conduct
Observation teams from the Organization of American States (OAS), the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), the Commonwealth Observer Group, and the Carter Center attended the elections. Troops patrolled the streets in order to prevent violence.


2006 Guyanese general election, Aftermath
By virtue of being the leader of the party winning the most seats, PPP/C leader Bharrat Jagdeo was re-elected as President. He was sworn in on 9 September. The National Assembly met for the first time on 28 September, with Ralph Ramkarran re-elected as Speaker.


2006 H5N1 outbreak in India
An outbreak of the H5N1 virus in India in 2006  negatively affecting the people living in the area as the poultry industry was their main source of income at the time. Soon after many birds were reported dead in the village of Navapur, in the Nandurbar district of Maharashtra, the government intervened, first confirming the presence of the bird flu and then destroying numerous birds to control the spread of the virus.


2006 H5N1 outbreak in India
Residents felt the government overreacted, believing the government had wrongly attributed the reason for the bird deaths; had unnecessarily disrupted their main source of income; and did not compensate them properly for the government's destruction of the birds. Residents also believed that the media caused unnecessary panic over the incident. The government denied any over-reaction to the flu outbreak and stated that they had enough Tamiflu vaccine to protect the Indian population.


2006 H5N1 outbreak in India, Initial reaction
The first reports of bird flu in India came from the village of Navapur in the Nandurbar district of Maharashtra on 19 February 2006. Villagers reported many bird deaths in the village. Maharashtra State Animal Husbandry Ministry authorities rushed to the spot. Lab analysis proved that the poultry was indeed affected with the H5N1 virus.


2006 H5N1 outbreak in India, Government response
Soon after the presence of the virus was confirmed culling operations began. 253,000 birds and 587,000 eggs were destroyed within five days. Villagers who were exhibiting flu-like symptoms were quarantined and kept under observation. Blood samples from 150 persons were sent to the National Institute of Virology, Pune, for analysis. Movement of people into the area was strictly regulated and passenger trains were instructed not to halt at Navapur. Governments of states which border Maharashtra banned the import of poultry from the latter.


2006 H5N1 outbreak in India, Government response
Some other state governments such as those of Tamil Nadu and Jammu and Kashmir also introduced similar restrictions. The government of India asked pharmaceutical companies such as Cipla to manufacture anti-flu medication. The Government also started stockpiling Tamiflu. The Indian Army was set on alert to aid in evacuation operations and drug-distribution measures.


2006 H5N1 outbreak in India, Grievances of locals
The poultry industry is the main source of income for the people of Nawapur who claimed the Government is overreacting. According to them, the cause of the bird deaths was in fact the seasonal Ranikhet disease and not bird-flu. They alleged that the compensation guaranteed to them by the government after culling had not been handed to them. They also said the media created an unnecessary clamour over the incident.


2006 H5N1 outbreak in India, Economic impact
Prices of chicken products across India plummeted resulting in a steep rise in the prices of mutton and fish. The poultry industry was expected to lose hundreds of millions of rupees because of this. Airlines including Air India, Jet Airways, Indian Airlines and Kingfisher Airlines took chicken off their in-flight menus.


2006 H5N1 outbreak in India, Official response
Both the state and central governments denied any overreaction. The centre said it had enough supplies of Tamiflu and that there was no cause for worry.


2006 HH123
2006 HH123, also written as 2006 HH123, was a misidentified nonexistent object that had a short 1 day observation arc. It was formerly thought to be a lost object with an assumed eccentricity of 0.46. If it had been a scattered-disc object it would have had an absolute magnitude of 5.2, and been a possible dwarf planet. The preliminary orbital elements (as displayed in the infobox to the right) were calculated using only three observations over a period of one day; hence its orbit was very poorly known and it quickly became lost.


2006 HH123
Of the three discovery images, the first one is an unidentified object, the second one was identified as the main-belt asteroid (130902) 2000 VW33, and the third image shows nothing at the measured position. The three observations of 2006 HH123 were deleted on 6 November 2014, and the provisional designation 2006 HH123 is no longer listed in the Minor Planet Center database.


2006 HKFC International Soccer Sevens
2006 HKFC International Soccer Sevens, officially known as The 2006 HKFC Philips Lighting International Soccer Sevens due to sponsorship reason, is the 7th staging of this competition. It was held on 19–21 May 2006.


2006 HKFC International Soccer Sevens
Urawa Red Diamonds, beating Aston Villa by 1–0 in the final, was the Cup winner of the Main Tournament. Lorenz All Stars was the Cup winner of the Masters Tournament. Gabriel Agbonlahor of Aston Villa was awarded the Player of the tournament.


2006 HKFC International Soccer Sevens
Some of the participating teams include Happy Valley, Sun Hei, Kitchee, Aston Villa F.C., Kaizer Chiefs, Manchester United F.C., Rangers, Glasgow Celtic, Urawa Red Diamonds and PSV Eindhoven.


2006 HSBC World Match Play Championship
The 2006 HSBC World Match Play Championship was the 43rd HSBC World Match Play Championship played and the 3rd time played as an official European Tour event. It was played from 14 September to 17 September at the Wentworth Club. The champion received €1,443,830 (£1,000,000 or $2,042,513.20) making it the biggest first prize in golf. Each match was played over 36 holes. Paul Casey defeated Shaun Micheel 10&8 in the final to win the tournament for the first time.


2006 Haarlem Baseball Week
The 2006 Haarlem Baseball Week was an international baseball competition held at the Pim Mulier Stadium in Haarlem, the Netherlands from July 21–30, 2006. It was the 23rd edition of the tournament and featured teams from China, Chinese Taipei, Cuba, Japan, Netherlands and United States.


2006 Haarlem Baseball Week
In the end the team from the Netherlands won their second straight tournament title.


2006 Haarlem Baseball Week, Group stage, Standings
Chinese Taipei is the official IBAF designation for the team representing the state officially referred to as the Republic of China, more commonly known as Taiwan. (See also political status of Taiwan for details.)


2006 Hackney London Borough Council election
Elections for London Borough of Hackney Council were held on Thursday 4 May 2006. The whole council was up for election. Hackney is divided into 19 wards, each electing three councillors, so a total of 57 seats were up for election.


2006 Hackney London Borough Council election, Election for Mayor
In a system with second preference being also decided by the Electorate, the Mayor was comfortably re-elected with a majority of over 15,000.


2006 Hackney London Borough Council election, Election for Mayor
¹Under the Supplementary Vote system, if no candidate receives 50% of 1st choice votes, 2nd choice votes are added to the result for the top two 1st choice candidates. If a ballot gives a first and second preference to the top two candidates in either order, then their second preference is not counted, so that a second preference cannot count against a first.


2006 Hackney London Borough Council election, Election for Mayor
²Percentage figures are not officially used on the final votes, they are produced here for illustration and are calculated by the candidates final vote divided by the total of final votes.