I am currently in Lausanne for a 2 day seminar to review the LOCOG technology master schedule. 1500 tasks in a relatively high level view of the work before us. Lots of lessons to absorb.
Archive for October, 2006
LOCOG Technology Master Schedule
Monday, October 30th, 2006Freedom’s Fury
Monday, October 23rd, 2006The 1956 uprising had repercussions at the Melbourne Olympics when Hungary played the Soviet Union at Water Polo – the so-called ‘blood in the water‘ match. Although I wasn’t even born then, I’d have to say this match rates as one of my favourite Olympic moments having heard so much about it over the years. Definitely part of the folklore and legend of the Olympics. Now they have made a documentary about this match called Freedom’s Fury. I hope a UK channel I can see buys it – if anyone spots this in the listings, let me know please!
I think Water Polo is my favourite Olympic sport, requiring “the over-arm accuracy of a basebsall pitcher, the vertical of a volleyball player, the toughness of a rugby player, the endurance of a cross-country runner and the strategy of a chess player”. Having played the sport quite a bit a long time ago I’d of course have to agree 🙂
Friendly outdoor places indoors on t’Internet
Sunday, October 22nd, 2006Been getting into two forums recently that seem to be very friendly and highly informative. Song of the Paddle and Bushcraft UK. So here’s a plug – try these places if you like the outdoors.
An end-of-course ode
Saturday, October 21st, 2006Finished my OU course for this year and wrote a small poem to celebrate…
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Thank goodness I’ve finished, it’s all over now
No studies, no writing, no more furrowed brow
‘Twas a really long slog, but no time for a bow
I’ve lots to catch up on. Oh, holy cow!
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The plan needs revising, the register’s lame
The project review, now that’s a crap game
I’d rather be playing with my PC game
But no rest is allowed, and that’s a big shame
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Technology beckons, it’s massive you know —
I need to keep working or end up on skid row
The week’s booked up solid, Outlook is aglow
I’m dreaming of drinking some nice red Bordeaux
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But has it been worth it, this Open crusade?
We’ll find out at Christmas if results aren’t delayed
At least I’ve more time for a nice promenade,
Spend time with the family and make lemonade
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More time for my work
Head down for a perk
Clear up the knee jerks
And avoid all the shirks
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Thanks for your patience, it makes it worthwhile
To know that my friends are so versatile!
They send me their mail with a big happy smile
And hope I’ll respond, with a shiny new file
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Just one more small task
And then I can bask —
Send the marker my task
And open the flask!
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But wait, what’s that sound?
Sounds like something profound,
All grating and grinding, enough to astound —
I’ve a disk in my drive that’s the wrong way around!
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The disk drive has crashed and the C drive is trashed
My face is all red and I’m really abashed
My work has all gone, it’s clearly all dashed —
I’d better go out and get totally lashed!
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The end.
Sports DRM again, English football this time
Saturday, October 21st, 2006The Premier League are enforcing DRM. Another example of legal means to try to stop people sharing data. Amateurs are not going to stop remixing and reusing content as Cory has pointed out on this Blog. If YouTube pull the content, it will re-appear somewhere else quickly. The legal stuff is all a bit Canute like.
The cost of social networking
Monday, October 16th, 2006Pretty conclusive proof that social networking (interesting New Scientist article) has a sinister side. Not that it will be easy to consistently catch such abuse.
Full list of so-called OGGI indicators
Tuesday, October 3rd, 2006For a project I am working on
Annex 1: list of OGGI indicators
Legend
- Environmental = En
- Socio-Cultural = So
- Economic = Enoc
The list
Environmental
En1 Water reserves and consumption
En2 Water consumption per inhabitant
En3 Water quality
En4 Greenhouse gas emissions
En5 Atmospheric pollutants
En6 Land use
En7 Listed sites
En8 Buffer zones
En9 Endangered species and biodiversity
En10 Fertilisers, pesticides and agricultural production
En11 Hazardous substances in foodstuffs
En12 Energy used by agriculture
En13 Irrigation rate
En14 Deforestation
En15 Raw material consumption
En16 Open-air leisure areas
En17 Housing areas
En18 Ozone
En19 Indoor air quality
En20 Transport networks
En21 Daily travelling distance
En22 Road congestion
En23 Solid waste
En24 Waste and waste water treatment capacity
En25 Waste treatment
En26 Water treatment
En27 Area listed compared with area disturbed
En28 Developed area of Olympic sites
En29 Primary ecological assessment of developed areas
En30 User capacity of developed areas
En31 Operating flows of developed areas
En32 Food production consumed during the Olympic Games
En33 Reassignment of developed areas
En34 Primary ecological assessment of facilities
En35 Construction and surface floor areas of Olympic buildings
En36 User capacity of facilities
En37 Operating flows of facilities
En38 Average journey times between Olympic sites
En39 Reassignment of facilities
En40 Prospective impact studies
En41 Per capita energy consumption
En42 Energy consumption broken down by source
En43 Breakdown of energy consumption by use
En44 Energy self-sufficiency
Socio-cultural
So1 Distribution of political power
So2 Public consultation and participation
So3 Fundamental rights in the constitution
So4 Classification in international ratings
So5 Global agreements
So6 Laws and amendments
So7 Pressure groups
So8 Human Poverty
So9 Educational level
So10 Crime rate
So11 Health services
So12 Nutrition
So13 Sanitation facilities
So14 Information media
So15 Telephone lines and Internet connections
So16 Community centres and associations
So17 Cultural venues
So18 Participation rates in sport
So19 Sports played
So20 School sports
So21 Available sports facilities
So22 Top-level sportsmen and women
So23 Professional Leagues
So24 Results at the Olympic Games and world championships
So25 Media specialising in sport
So26 Sports broadcasting
So27 World and continental championships
So28 Cases of illegal drug use and drug tests
So29 Political involvement in the organisation of the games
So30 States officially represented during the Olympic Games
So31 Security agents
So32 Parliamentary votes connected with the Olympic Games
So33 Public referendums connected with the Olympic Games
So34 Deferment and abandonment of public policies
So35 Consultation with specific groups
So36 Arts and architecture
So37 Volunteers
So38 Ceremony participants
So39 Spectators at the ceremonies
So40 Recognition of logos and mascots
So41 Cultural programme
So42 Educational activities
So43 Media accreditation
So44 Visitors to the Olympic Games website
So45 NOC delegations
So46 Officials
So47 Administrative and technical staff
So48 Guests
So49 Spectators
So50 Official sports
So51 Judges and referees
So52 Drug testing
So53 Complaints and appeals
So54 Medals and national records
So55 Olympic records and world records
So56 TV and radio audiences and broadcasting time
So57 Opinion polls
So58 Media image
Economic
Enoc1 Structure of the productive sector
Enoc2 Concentration of the productive system
Enoc3 Quality of the productive system
Enoc4 Socio-economic indicators
Enoc5 Breakdown of building stock
Enoc6 Structure of motor vehicle population
Enoc7 Structure of the transport system
Enoc8 Hotel infrastructure
Enoc9 Hotel occupancy rate
Enoc10 Registered passengers at airports
Enoc11 Tourist nights
Enoc12 Number of foreign organisations established
Enoc13 Hosting of international events
Enoc14 Structure of the economic product
Enoc15 Gross domestic product
Enoc16 Dependence of the economy
Enoc17 Wages
Enoc18 Low wage proportion
Enoc19 GINI income distribution index
Enoc20 Consumer price index
Enoc21 Price index
Enoc22 Economic balance (import/export)
Enoc23 Dynamics of service activities
Enoc24 Exchange rates
Enoc25 Investment risks
Enoc26 Economic role of the state
Enoc27 Structure of public spending
Enoc28 Structure of fiscal revenue
Enoc29 Public debt
Enoc30 Composition of committees by sector
Enoc31 Breakdown of origin and sector (Olympic activities)
Enoc32 Breakdown of origin and sector (context activities)
Enoc33 Size and quality (Olympic activities)
Enoc34 Size and quality (context activities)
Enoc35 Jobs created in Olympic and context activities
Enoc36 Overnight stays by category and origin
Enoc37 Olympic family vehicles
Enoc38 Structure of OCOG revenue
Enoc39 Structure of OCOG spending
Enoc40 Catalyst effect of the Games
Enoc41 Ratios specific to Olympic activities
Enoc42 Breakdown of operating expenditure (Olympic activities)
Enoc43 Breakdown of capital expenditure (Olympic activities)
Enoc44 Breakdown of operating expenditure (context activities)
Enoc45 Breakdown of capital expenditure (context activities)
Enoc46 Directly induced earnings (Olympic activities)
Enoc47 Directly induced earnings (context activities)
Enoc48 Breakdown of visitor spending
Enoc49 Public share of expenditure (Olympic activities)
Enoc50 Public share of expenditure (context activities)
Enoc51 Revenue from Olympic activities
Enoc52 Revenue from context activities