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Scoop Olympics Humour: Real Q&A Session On Aus - Here are some of the classic questions that were actually asked of the Sydney Olympic Committee via their Web site, and the Aussie answers that go with them. See... A Little Q&A On Australia

OLYMPIC UPDATES:
Day 14
- THAT AWESOME ARRAY of athletic super-stars collectively known as the "Dream Team" - Team USA Men's basketall team - came close to being grounded Friday night by a Lithuania team determined to turn the semi-final into an American nightmare.
DREAM TEAM'S NEAR NIGHTMARE - SCOOP Olympic Update
Day 13
- NEW ZEALAND'S last real hope, barring an absolute miracle, of a medal was lost on Sydney Harbour, Thursday when the Kiwi Soling crew of Rod Davis, Alan Smith and Don Cowie were beaten in a sudden-death sail-off by the Netherland's. See... SCOOP OLYMPIC UPDATE Friday, 29 Sept, 2000

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DAY 12
- EXTREME frustration followed by utter despair were the feelings which best summed up New Zealand's experience of the 12th day of competition at Sydney 2000. See... SCOOP Olympic Update, Thursday, Sept 28, 2000
DAY 11
- ON A stormy 11th day of competition at Sydney 2000, New Zealand hopes were pinned on the experience and skill of our Soling crew who were sailing for a place in the medal round. See... SCOOP, Olympic Update, Wednesday, 27 Sept, 2000
DAY 10
- THE dreams of Olympic medal glory for New Zealand's women's hockey team depend on a win against Argentina tonight after the Kylie Foy led Kiwis suffered a disappointing 2-2 draw against Spain on Monday night. See... SCOOP Olympic Update, Tuesday, 26 Sept, 2000
DAY NINE
- NEW ZEALAND skill on the water was again highlighted today when former world champion board-sailor Aaron McIntosh took the bronze medal in the men's mistral class yachting on Sydney Harbour. See... SCOOP Olympic Update, Sunday 24 Sept, 2000
- BOARD-sailing wonder woman Barbara Kendall has etched her name in Olympic legend as one of the greatest New Zealand athletes in history by earning her third consecutive medal by winning bronze at Sydney 2000. See... SCOOP Olympic Update, Sunday 24 Sept, 2000
- IN the greatest women's marathon in Olympic history Japan's Naoko Takahasi revealed incredible endurane to shatter the games record to win gold with the 14th ever fastest time of 2hrs 23 mins 14 secs. See... SCOOP Olympic Update, Sunday, 24 Sept, 2000
- THE FASTEST human beings in the world were revealed last night as USA sprint stars Marion Jones and Maurice Green exploded 100 metres down the track at Stadium Australia to each win gold in the glamour event of Sydney 2000. See... SCOOP Olympic Update, Sunday 24 Sept, 2000
DAY EIGHT
- A GOLD MEDAL has been hung around the neck of world-champion rower Rob Waddell who earned the title of New Zealand's first Olympic champion at Sydney 2000 with an awesome display of power to decimate his opponents in today's single sculls at Penrith Lakes. See... SCOOP Olympic Update, Saturday, 23 Sept, 2000
DAY SEVEN:
- NEW ZEALAND'S horror Olympic's took a turn for the better yesterday when our sailors maintained their world class form during the cut-throat chase for medals on the waters of Sydney's magnificent harbour, while a moment of sheer sporting genius by Mandy Smith earned the New Zealand womens hockey team a crucial 1-0 win over South Africa. See... SCOOP Olympic Update, Friday, 22 Sept, 2000 and SCOOP Olympic Update, Thursday 21 Sept, 2000
DAY SIX:
- THE TALL Blacks played excellent basketball today to really extend European champions, Italy, before finally suffering a hard-fought 78-66 defeat. See... SCOOP Olympic Update, Thursday, 21Sept, 2000
- AFTER yesterday's tragic withdrawal of eventing thoroughbred Ready Teddy New Zealanders were rocked again Wednesday when star sprinter Chris Donaldson pulled out of the blue ribind 100 metres. See... SCOOP Olympic Update, Thursday 20 September, 2000.
DAY FIVE:
- HORSE INJURIES - NEW ZEALAND's Olympic campaign went from bad to worse today when disaster struck the three day eventing equestrian team with Atlanta Gold medalist Blyth Tait devastated to see his horse Ready Teddy pulled out of the show-jumping on veterinary advice. See also... Horse Injuries Dash Medal Hopes Again and SCOOP Olympic Update, Wednesday 19 Sept, 2000
DAY FOUR:
- GIRLPOWER - DESPITE the failure of Sarah Ulmer to deliver an expected bronze in women's cycling Monday was still a day when 'kiwi girl-power' saw New Zealand proud. Olympic Update Tuesday 19 September, 2000
- SOFTBALL - FINALLY after the disappointments of Hamish Carter and Sarah Ulmer New Zealanders were given something to cheer about when the White Sox pulled off an inspirational come-from-behind 3-2 victory in a must-win game against Canada. Olympic Update, Monday 18 September, 2000
- ULMER MISSES OUT - IN A HUGE disappointment for herself and New Zealand Sarah Ulmer has been beaten for a bronze medal in the women's 3km individual pursuit by 39-year-old British veteran Yvonne McGregor. SCOOP Olympic Update, Monday, 18 September, 2000
- EQUESTRIAN SUCCESS - MARK Todd riding Diamond Hall Red has boosted New Zealand's three day eventing equestrian hopes with a flawless cross-country run at Horsley Park SCOOP Olympic update

KIWI KANGAROO CONNECTION- Australian sports fans can keep an eye on their Olympic team and other sporting heroes through a new website - www.boxingkangaroo.com.au which was designed, built and is hosted by Auckland based web developers Netbyte. See... Kiwi Punch Behind Aussies Boxing Kangaroo

Rosalea Barker: A Couch With A View - The wonderful thing about living in America is that life's little television mysteries are solved. Why do TV cops eat doughnuts? Well, the nearest thing you'll find to a good old meat pie is something called a pot pie ... See... Watching The Olympics From California

Olympic Chaplains Not Taken Seriously - The role of sports chaplains is not being taken seriously by organisers of the Olympic Games that open on Friday in Sydney, Christian leaders in Australia claim. Writes Dave Crampton. See... Sports chaplains not taken seriously at Olympics

MORE OLYMPIC UPDATES:
DAY THREE
- LEADING Olympic highlights on Sunday were three more world records in the pool and two swimming golds to USA but none to host Australia. Leading the US charge in the pool was a great swim by Tom Dolan See... SCOOP, Olympic Update , Monday
DAY TWO
- IN a grueling contest over a picturesque course New Zealand triathlon great Hamish Carter failed in his quest for legendary status as the sport's first men's Olympic gold medalist. See... SCOOP Olympic update
- AN exciting start to the games in the form of an extremely close contest in the women's triathlon also heralded the first New Zealand performance with Evelyn Williamson toughing it out after a gut-wrenching swim to finish a disappointing 22nd. . See... SCOOP Olympic Update 17 9 00
DAY ONE
- SWIM sensation Ian Thorpe added to his 400m freestyle world record/gold medal performance by joining his teamates to win gold with another world record breaking swim in the men's 4x100m relay. See... SCOOP Olympic update 16 9 00
- IAN thorpedo' Thorpe revved up athletic efforts of the 27th Olympiad's opening day with a world record setting, gold medal netting swim which set the Sydney pool-side alight. See... SCOOP OLYMPIC UPDATE

In the land of Oz...

OLYMPICS OPENING CEREMONY IMAGES:
LET THE HYPE BEGIN - #2 - #3 - #4 - #5

Olympics Opening Ceremony:
- REVIEW - LOHLIFE- Oppressed people at Oz-lympics
- IMAGES - Scoop Images: Lighting The Flame - In The Land Of Oz -. Awakenings - Scoop Images: Let The Hype Begin

Sisters Deplore Butt-Hugging Fabrics - The Corrective Party are shocked, disgusted, horrified, outraged, degraded, stapled, folded and spindled by the LEWD spectacle of PUMPING BUTTOCKS and LUST-INDUCING LYCRA that stimulates UNTOWARD thoughts in watchers!!! See... Correctives: Stop This Lewd Lycra Display NOW!!!

Olympics Opinion: Disillusioned In Sydney - There is a delicious irony in the fact that the same Sydney Local Council which some time ago met with all the others and agreed, at the next Spring planting, to rip up and replant all their flower beds in the Olympic colours is now planning to evict squatters from within view of SOCOG headquarters. See... Guest Opinion: On Not BelievingThe Hype

COMMENT

Binoy Kampmark: Fencing The Ocean - Australia’s Social Media Safety Bill

These laws constitute yet another effort to concentrate power and responsibilities best held by the citizenry in the hands of a bureaucratic-political class governed by paranoia and procedure.

Binoy Kampmark: Trump, AUKUS And Australia’s Dim Servitors

Australia’s government has abandoned all pretence of resistance, measure or judgment, outrageously willing to underwrite the US imperium in any of its needs in countering China, raiding the treasury of taxpayer funds to the tune of a figure that will, eventually, exceed A$368 billion.

Peter Dunne: Dunne's Weekly - The Wrong Answer To A Question That Does Not Exist

The Treaty is therefore our modus operandi for common nationhood. It is not about the dominance of one signatory over the other, but as Norman Kirk said, about how we all live together in these islands. In that regard, the Treaty Principles Bill is simply the wrong answer to a question that does not properly exist.

Martin LeFevre - Meditations: Perception, Conception And Beauty

As we get older the perception of beauty becomes more difficult because memories & experiences fill the mind, leaving less & less space for seeing with innocence, as a child sees. It requires diligence to retain a purity of perception, though the very notion of purity is ridiculed by ruling elites.

Alastair Thompson: On The Publication Of The First NCQG Text 'New Collective Quantified Goal On Climate Finance'

COP29 is officially due to end on November 22nd but almost certainly will not do so, as there is not yet even a total number for climate finance on the table - which is one of the the things that Developing Nations are pushing for.

Ramzy Baroud: A Nation In Denial - Why Israel’s Defeat Is Imminent

They continue to reference and recycle old religious dogmas, while fervently praying for miracles. In doing so, they insist on reconstructing a new 'Fantasy Israel', which, of course, is set to collapse, as fantasies often do.

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