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  Metrics to evaluate vendor-developed software based on test case execution results. - HighBeam Encyclopedia
The 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney was one such project in which IBM evaluated vendor-delivered code to ensure that all elements of a highly complex system could be integrated successfully.
In the case of the 2000 Summer Olympics, data from prior Olympics were either not available or not sufficiently similar in content to be useful.
Because of the nature of the Olympics project (i.e., it was a single engagement, executed once), continuous improvement over multiple generations of a product was not a priority in terms of the process-related metrics.
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 2000 Summer Olympics - Article from FactBug.org - the fast Wikipedia mirror site
The Olympic flag was flown at half-staff during the period as a sign of respect to Samaranch's wife.
People in Canada that wanted to see the Olympics between then and the closing ceremonies had to turn to TSN because the CBC was broadcasing news coverage related to the passing and state funeral of the former prime minister.
Organisation of the 2000 Summer Paralympics was the responsibility of SPOC the Sydney Paralympic Organising Committee.
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 THE INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC ACADEMY 20TH SESSION
The Olympic Movement is not just a beautiful sport ideology; it represents one of the most noble aspects of world cultural tradition for it springs from the deeper meaning of Greek classical culture that incarnated for all civilized people, independent of race, religion or nationality, the most beautiful and eternal values of life.
We all agree that Olympic education has to be further strengthened and developed especially today, when the Olympic movement and the games are threatened by so many dangers created either by their tremendous expansion or by political and economic interests.
During his long involvement with the Olympic movement, the individual is taught the value of effort, the desire for distinction and victory, honesty, courtesy, chivalry, altruism, self-discipline, idealism, disinterestedness, endurance, voluntary pursuit of a goal.
etext.leeds.ac.uk /olympics/olympics20.htm   (17027 words)

  
 European Union at the 2004 Summer Olympics   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Following the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, the President of the European Commission Romano Prodi issued a press release congratulating EU athletes for their success, and stating that he hoped to see teams in the 2008 Beijing games carrying the European flag as well as their own national flags.
Comparing the EU's aggregate count to that of any single National Olympic Committee (NOC) needs to be done carefully, because athletes and teams qualify for the Olympics on a per-NOC basis (although the category of "Independent Olympic Participants" has been used in the past).
Furthermore, while athletes need to be nominated by a National Olympic Committee, medals are awarded to the athletes, not to their nation.
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Baseball at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held on two separate diamonds within the Helliniko Olympic Complex, from Au...
At the 2004 Summer Olympics Brazil was represented by the Brazilian Olympic Committee (abbreviated COB).
Canoeing at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held at the Schinias Olympic Rowing and Canoeing Centre for the flatwater...
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 THE INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC ACADEMY 20TH SESSION
The Olympic Movement is not just a beautiful sport ideology; it represents one of the most noble aspects of world cultural tradition for it springs from the deeper meaning of Greek classical culture that incarnated for all civilized people, independent of race, religion or nationality, the most beautiful and eternal values of life.
We all agree that Olympic education has to be further strengthened and developed especially today, when the Olympic movement and the games are threatened by so many dangers created either by their tremendous expansion or by political and economic interests.
During his long involvement with the Olympic movement, the individual is taught the value of effort, the desire for distinction and victory, honesty, courtesy, chivalry, altruism, self-discipline, idealism, disinterestedness, endurance, voluntary pursuit of a goal.
www.etext.leeds.ac.uk /olympics/olympics20.htm   (17027 words)

  
 Olympic Tour - Salt Lake City 2002
Either way, with world class figure skating, ice dancing, and short track speed skating, for 17 Olympic days this will be the hottest sheet of ice in the world.
Olympic Zoom - Click on image to view a zoom from space into the Delta Center.
In the later Landsat picture, captured on July 31, 2000, you can see that the color division is less apparent, with the lake now more uniform in its salinity.
www.gsfc.nasa.gov /topstory/olympics   (3616 words)

  
 CalendarHome.com - - Calendar Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Substantial reform of the indirect tax system was implemented in July 2000 with the introduction of a 10% Goods and Services Tax, which has slightly reduced the heavy reliance on personal and company income tax that still characterises Australia's tax system.
Australia has hosted the 1956 and 2000 Summer Olympics, and has ranked among the top five medal-takers since 2000.
Televised sport is popular; some of the highest rating television programs include the summer Olympic Games and the grand finals of local and international football (various codes) competitions.
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 The CPI Group Chronicles
I trust that the 2004 Summer Olympics being conducted in Athens, Greece at this writing hold at least some passing interest for you.
After the disappointment of finishing out of the medals in Sunday's 100m, Shawn Crawford of the United States returned to the track Tuesday for the opening round of the 200m.
Patterson also helped the U.S. to the team gold medal, the first world title for the American women and the team's first major international gold since the 1996 Olympics.
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 WebQuest   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
This unit is designed to use the students' interest in the Summer Olympics 2000 located at Sydney, Australia to connect to the Social Studies and Math curriculums.
Objective of the Mini olympics is estimating and then accurately measuring in metric units.
This could be based on a game played in that country that they discovered during their earlier research or a simplified olympic event suitable for the classroom.
www.wautoma.k12.wi.us /redgranite/Classrooms/Mertz/Olympics/WebQuest.html   (2174 words)

  
 European Union member states at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Following the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, the President of the European Commission Romano Prodi issued a press release congratulating EU athletes for their success, and stating that he hoped to see teams in the 2008 Beijing games carrying the European flag as well as their own national flags.
His chief spokesman, Reijo Kemppinen, commented that the EU had "swept the floor in the Olympic Games", with nearly three times as many medals as the United States, which topped the medals table.
Comparing the EU's aggregate count to that of any single National Olympic Committee (NOC) needs to be done carefully, because athletes and teams qualify for the Olympics on a per-NOC basis (although the category of "Independent Olympic Participants" has been used in the past).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/European_Union_member_states_at_the_2004_Summer_Olympics   (490 words)

  
 Honduras This Week Central America July1999
The United States, represented by 750 athletes, is expected to dominate the race for medals and will be especially focused on 10 events that may affect qualifications for the 2000 Summer Olympics being held in Sydney, Australia.
In addition to baseball and wrestling, other sports with direct Olympic implications are softball, where the U.S. women's team, as the 1996 Olympic gold medal winner, is the overwhelming favorite; men's water polo; men's and women's team handball; men's and women's field hockey; equestrian events; rhythmic gymnastics; the triathlon; and badminton.
The production number "Go for Gold" stars singer Jeremy Kushnier, who is currently making his Broadway debut in "Footloose." "Go for Gold" tells the story of a young girl striving to be a champion.
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 The Sun Advocate - Antiquated Archives
Probably the most memorable Olympics for anyone who was alive and paid attention at the time was the 1972 games; almost thirty years ago the worst things that could happen did and those things changed the Olympics forever.
Their Olympic hockey team seldom wins a medal because the players are all taught how to fight in the NHL (The National Hit-him-in-the-face League) rather than how to play hockey.
Soon the basketball players we send to the Olympics will be better at harassing their opponents verbally and making rap records than they will be at actually playing the game of basketball.
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The unit will be introduced during the first week of school and will continue with several activities throughout the 2000 Summer Olympics--beginning with events before the Opening Ceremonies on September 15th.
Introduce the Summer Olympics as an event that occurs every four years and involves nearly all countries.
There will be directed teaching by the teacher and the library media specialist, whole-class brainstorming, and discussion teams of two researching animals and entering data in a database, small groups working on research, the Big Six process, and project presentations, individual work on the computer and with print resources, and individual reflection in journals.
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 2000 Summer Olympics Medal Count Details 2000 Summer Olympics Medal Count News and Information about 2000 Summer ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
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 OLYMPIC SWIMMING WEBQUEST   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
The hype surrounding these Olympics is at an all-time high for a variety of reasons including anticipated record performances during the swim competition.
Your claim must take into account improvement from one Olympiad to the next, quality of performances among the top three finsihers, countries that were involved and why their performances may or may not traditionally standout, and did the event exceed all previous performances in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.
Through this process you have learned about the history of the Olympics, the sport of swimming, what performances might stand out for the 2004 Summer Olympics compared to past Olympics, and how math can be used to determine the success and ranking of each Olympiad.
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 Airlines finally making money - baltimoresun.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Airline officials and experts still warn that spiking fuel bills and the economy's uncertain direction leave the industry on less than stable ground, and they cautioned that the second quarter usually is the industry's strongest.
The results were all the more remarkable, analysts said, because the price of a gallon of jet fuel has more than doubled since 2000 and the older so-called legacy airlines didn't have the money to lock in moderate fuel prices in advance through hedging contracts, as some discounters were able to do.
For now, the airlines reported they are traveling in record numbers - an estimated 207 million this summer compared with 204 million last summer - and completely filling a record number of planes.
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 United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The United States is an influential country in scientific and technological research and the production of innovative technological products.
According to the 2000 census, about 79% of the population lived in urban areas.
In the 2000 census, the country had 31 ethnic groups with at least one million members each, with numerous others represented in smaller amounts.
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 Aerospace World
Installation of the titanium belly is scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2000.
Between August and November 2000 the Department of Defense will conduct its first comprehensive survey in eight years of the satisfaction levels of military reserve force personnel and their spouses.
Latest figures indicate Fiscal 2000 will be the third straight year in which USAF has failed to meet goals in all three major re-enlistment categories.
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 European Union member states at the 2004 Summer Olympics... - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 Australia - TvWiki, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Substantial reform of the indirect tax system was achieved in July 2000 with the introduction of a 10% Goods and Services Tax, which has slightly reduced the heavy reliance on personal and company income tax that still characterises Australia's tax system.
Televised sport is popular; some of the highest rating television programs include the summer Olympic Games and the grand finals of local and international football competitions.
Parham, D. Microeconomic reforms and the revival in Australia’s growth in productivity and living standards.
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 Athens Blog - Olympics - Torino 2006 - Newsweek - MSNBC.com
Last night some 2,000 left-wing demonstrators tried to march to the U.S. embassy to protest U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell's planned visit to Athens to attend the closing ceremonies.
If she followed her heart now, after winning the gold medal with a dramatic 2-1 overtime victory against Brazil, Mia would likely try to disappear by becoming Mia Garciaparra  (though that might not be quite obscure enough for her).
The gold medal match was supposed to be the marquee event, but the American duo of Misty May and Kerri Walsh blew away their Brazilian opponents.
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 News & Update
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"2000 TMS Honors and Awards Winners," February 2000, pp.
"President of Hydro Aluminum Metals Products Addresses LMD during the 1999 TMS Annual Meeting," August 1999, p.
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 Department of German Studies at Dartmouth College
Austria was 4th (although tied for the 2nd-place U.S. and ahead of 3rd-place Canada in the number of gold medals).
Athletes from all the German-speaking countries traditionally dominate alpine skiing to the extent that German is the sport's primary language.
Each summer the U.S. Ski Team sends its members to Dartmouth's ALPS Program to learn German.
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 DAWN WIRE SERVICE : 21 October 2000 Issue : 06/40
Their parents habitually spent an annual summer holiday in England, so when the girls were in their early teens they joined the Winchmore Hill Cricket Club and started playing in earnest.
Pakistan may not have won a bronze, silver or gold medal at the Olympics, but our young girls have won the first MCC international one-dayer, the equal of a platinum-gold, and the Pakistan Women's Cricket Team stands tall.
Pakistan is a vulnerable country indeed, its security imperilled by mere speeches and its image tarnished by the serving of liquor in a foreign land - assuming, of course, that the diplomat in question had the taste and good sense to serve something suitable to her non-Muslim guests.
www.lib.virginia.edu /area-studies/SouthAsia/SAserials/Dawn/2000/oct21.html   (10923 words)

  
 Samsung network aims to keep Olympics on track | Tech News on ZDNet
At previous Summer Games, which took place in the days before Wi-Fi and smart phones, officials got information about individual sporting events, accommodations or athletes from fixed terminals, according to Samsung, or, in the really early years, from the side of an amphora.
The applications available on the WOW network include Mobile Info2004, which provides news, medal tallies, athlete biographies and schedules, and Information on Demand, which sends out alerts on preselected topics to phone owners.
Since the 2000 Sydney Olympics, the company's brand value, a measure of annual revenue that consulting firm Interbrand attributes to brand name, has risen from $5.22 billion to $12.55 billion.
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 CNNSI.com - 2002 NCAA Men's Preview - CNNSI.com's Wake Forest preview - Monday October 22, 2001 11:26 PM
When he was on, he was extremely productive, averaging 6.8 points in only 16.2 minutes a game.
And he was on most of the early part of the season, coming off the bench to hit double figures in seven of the Deacons first 14 games.
But that productivity declined as the Deacons slowly slid from the Top 10 onto the NCAA Tournament bubble.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /basketball/college/2002/ncaa_preview/wad   (1043 words)

  
 BW Online | July 26, 2004 | Greece: A Gold-Medal Boost For Growth
The Greek economy has surged at an average yearly clip of 4.2% since 2000, when preparations for this summer's Olympics began in earnest.
By Aug. 13, when the torch is carried into Athens' futuristic Olympic Stadium, up to $10 billion of Games-related spending will have been added to the $183 billion economy, one of the euro zone's smallest.
Of course, if the Olympics are hit by a terrorist attack, tourists could desert the country.
businessweek.com /magazine/content/04_30/b3893036_mz010.htm   (609 words)

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