30 Years of Boring Milestones

2006

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In Technology - Ultra-precise differential screw permits extra fine diameter adjustments, EWB-UP 41 - World’s first fine boring head with resolution of .001mm/Ø - Google buys YouTube for $1.65 billion in stock - Nintendo releases the Wii gaming console - The one billionth song is purchased from Apple iTunes - Facebook opened to the public - First Tweet was sent

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EWB-UP Highest Precision and Performance • Setting accuracy ≤ .00005" • Integrated balancing mechanism

In Music - Mariah Carey - Beyoncé - Ne-Yo In Movies - The Pink Panther

In TV - CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Malcolm in the Middle - Survivor In Color - Sand Dollar, a neutral color

- The introduction of a revolutionary finish boring head; the world’s most precise boring head - Integral shank boring heads provide increased performance - New chamfer rings provide additional features - Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants breaks the record held by Babe Ruth and hits his 715th home run - Steve Irwin, the “Crocodile Hunter,” was killed by a stingray barb - Former Enron Chief Executive Jeffrey Skilling and founder Kenneth Lay were found guilty of conspiracy and fraud - Pluto is downgraded from a planet to a dwarf planet - Iraq dictator Saddam Hussein is executed

that expressed concerns about the 2006 economy

- Big Momma’s House 2 - Underworld: Evolution

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