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2010 (MMX) is a common year starting on Friday. In the Gregorian calendar, it is the 2010th year of the Common Era, or of Anno Domini; the 10th year of the 3rd millennium and of the 21st century; and the 1st of the 2010s decade.
Proclaimed by the United Nations, 2010 is the International Year of Biodiversity.
Pronouncing 2010 and subsequent years
Among experts and the general public, there is a debate as to how specific years of the 21st century should be pronounced in English.[1] Although the majority of English-speakers say "two thousand and X" for years of the current decade, in theory this could mean any year up to 2999.
One article suggests that since, for example, former years such as 1805 and 1905 were commonly pronounced as "eighteen oh-five" and "nineteen oh-five", the year 2005 should naturally be pronounced as "twenty oh-five", and that majority usage of "two thousand (and) X" is a result of influences from the Y2K hype, as well as the way "2001" was pronounced in the influential 1968 film, 2001: A Space Odyssey.[2]
In addition, the Vancouver Olympics, taking place in 2010, are being officially referred to by Vancouver 2010 as "the twenty-ten Olympics".[3] Also, the London 2012 Olympics is officially known as "the twenty-twelve Olympics".
According to a recent press release, David Crystal, author of the Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language, has predicted that the change of pronunciation to "twenty X" will occur in 2011, as "twenty eleven", explaining that the way people pronounce years depends on rhythm, rather than logic. Crystal claims that the rhythm or "flow" of "two thousand and ten", beats that of "twenty ten", but the flow of "twenty eleven" beats "two thousand and eleven".[4]
Many news and financial institutions refer to "twenty ten", and Microsoft is releasing Office 2010 and Visual Studio 2010 - both pronounced "twenty ten". However, the majority of 2010 car commercials say "two thousand ten", and the 2010 Rose Bowl Game and 2010 BCS National Championship Game are refered to as "two thousand ten"
Predicted and scheduled events
January
- January 1 – Spain takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union from Sweden.
- January 4 – The Burj Dubai in Dubai, United Arab Emirates will be completed. It is already the tallest man-made structure ever built.[5][6]
- January 15 – Annular eclipse occurs in Indian ocean. It can be seen in Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Maldives, southeastern of India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, central China. It is also the longest annular eclipse in the 21st century. [7]
- January 29 – Mars opposition with Earth will occur.
February
- February 12–28 – The 2010 Winter Olympics will take place in Vancouver and Whistler, British Columbia, Canada.
- The first flight of the SpaceX Falcon 9 commercial heavy lift launch vehicle.
March
- March 12-21 – 2010 Winter Paralympics scheduled in Vancouver and Whistler Canada.
- March 18 – On STS-131, the Space Shuttle Atlantis will use the MPLM Raffaello to deliver science racks to the laboratories of the International Space Station.[8]
April
- April 8 – On STS-131, the Space Shuttle Discovery will carry an integrated cargo carrier, and deliver a Russian Mini Research Module to the Zarya module of the International Space Station.[8]
May
- May 1 – October 30 – 2010 World Expo in Shanghai.
- May 10 - General Elections will be held in the Philippines
- May 14 – On STS-132, the Space Shuttle Atlantis will carry an integrated cargo carrier to deliver maintenance and assembly hardware, including spare parts for space station systems.
June
- June 6 – Conjunction between Jupiter and Uranus, Jupiter 28' south. First conjunction of triple conjunction Jupiter/Uranus.
- June 11 – July 11 – 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.
- June 26 - Partial lunar eclipse, visible after sunset in Asia, and Australia, and before sunrise in North and South America.
July
- July 1 – Belgium takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union from Spain.
- July 11 – Total solar eclipse (visible only in the South Pacific (esp. Easter Island) and southern South America).
August
- August 14-26 – The inaugural 2010 Summer Youth Olympic Games will be held in Singapore.
September
- September 16 - On STS-133, the Space Shuttle Discovery will deliver the Express Logistics Carrier 4 (ELC4), a Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MLPM) and critical spare components to the International Space Station.[8] It currently marks the scheduled end of the Space Shuttle program.
- September 22 – Conjunction between Jupiter and Uranus, Jupiter 53' south. Second conjunction of triple conjunction Jupiter/Uranus.
- September 29 – Final mission of American Space Shuttle (STS-134) is slated to begin. Space Shuttle Discovery is set to fly one of the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometers and ExPRESS Logistics Carriers to the International Space Station and leave them there permanently.
October
- October 10 – The Netherlands Antilles is scheduled to be dissolved and the islands split up into a new constitutional status.
November
- November – The first Peruvian nanosatellite will be launched from Russia.[9][10][11][12]
- November 29 - December 10 – 2010 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Mexico, also referred to as the 16th Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 16), it serves too as the 6th meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (CMP 6)[13][14]
December
Unknown dates
- The East African Community will implement a common currency called the East African shilling.
- General Motors had expected to produce a commercially viable model of its hydrogen-fueled drive-by-wire concept car, the Hy-wire, as per a 2003 announcement.[15]
- GM expects to release a production model of the Chevrolet Volt electric car.[16]
- Israel will complete its Security Barrier.
- JAXA PLANET-C orbiter to Venus.[citation needed]
- The KEO satellite time capsule will be launched, but possibly delayed until 2011.[citation needed]
- MS Queen Elizabeth, a ship ordered by Cunard Line October 2007 will be finished. She will act as sister ship to MS Queen Victoria.[citation needed]
- The Space Shuttle program will be retired by NASA and replaced by Project Constellation. This project will include new space vehicles called Ares I and Ares V launch vehicles, as well as the Orion capable of traveling to the Space Station, to the Moon, and eventually to Mars.[17]
Major religious holidays
- February 1 – Imbolc, a Cross-quarter day (Celebrated on February 2 in some places)
- February 14 – Chinese New Year
- February 16 – Shrove Tuesday / Mardi Gras, end of Mardi Gras / Carnival season
- February 17 – Ash Wednesday (first day of Lent)
- March 20 – Vernal Equinox, also known as Ostara
- April 4 – Easter
- May 1 – Beltane, a Cross-quarter day
- August 1 – Lammas, a Cross-quarter day
- September 8–10 – Rosh Hashanah, the "Jewish New Year"
- September 17–18 – Yom Kippur, the holiest holiday in Judaism
- September 23 – Autumnal Equinox, also known as Mabon
- November 5 – Diwali, a religious festival in India
- November 16 – Eid al-Adha, a religious festival in Islam
- November 25 – Thanksgiving Day in the United States
- December 25 – Christmas
In fiction
Film
- 2010 (1984)
- Absolon (2003)
- Banlieue 13 (2004)
- District 9 (2009)
Literature
- 2010: Odyssey Two (1982) by Arthur C. Clarke.
- Tracy Hickman, The Immortals (1996)
- The Mayflower Project (2001) by K.A. Applegate.
- In The Presence of Mine Enemies (2003) by Harry Turtledove.
Music
- Pearl Jam's song "Do the Evolution" references the world in this year: "I crawled the earth, but now I'm higher. 2010, watch it go to fire."
- Bad Religion have a song titled "Ten in 2010" about this year on their album, The Gray Race.
- The Mint Chicks have a song titled "2010", which is their first song recorded as a 3 piece after the departure of bassist Mike in 2007. It is the b-side to the Walking Off A Cliff Again 7" vinyl, and will appear on their 2009 album Screens.
Television
- Knight Rider 2010 (1994 TV movie)
- Maico 2010 (1998)
See also
References
- ^ Siegel, Robert (2009-11-16). "How Do You Say 2010?". All Things Considered. National Public Radio. Retrieved 2009-11-16.
- ^ Times Online
- ^ TadmcIlWraith.com
- ^ Experts clash over millennium bugbear—UK Times
- ^ "Official Opening of Iconic Burj Dubai Announced". Gulfnews. 4 November 2009. Retrieved 4 November 2009.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Burj Dubai now a record 688 meters tall and continues to rise
- ^ Five Millennium Catalog of Solar Eclipses: 2001 to 2100 ( 2001 CE to 2100 CE ), NASA
- ^ a b c NASA's Shuttle and Rocket Missions
- ^ Peru to launch a nanosatellite in 2010
- ^ Peru to launch its first nanosatellite into space by 2010
- ^ El primer nanosatélite peruano llegará al espacio (in spanish)
- ^ El Perú lanzará su primer satélite al espacio a mediados del 2010 (in spanish)
- ^ Dates and venues of future sessions
- ^ COP 16
- ^ King, Ralph (October 1, 2003). "GM'S Race To The Future". Business 2.0. Retrieved 2007-05-22.
- ^ "GM Plants in Greater Flint Area Tool Up for 2011 Chevrolet Cruze and Volt" (Press release). October 13, 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-16.
- ^ Sources: National Geographic, October 2007; Scientific American, October 2007