It is nearly identical in size to the American dime, but unlike its counterpart, the Canadian dime is magnetic due to a distinct metal composition: from 1968-99 it was composed entirely of nickel, and since 2000 it has had a high steel content.

The Ottawa River Risk Assessment, a report published in 2000, tested the water of the lower section of the Ottawa River, and found many chemicals in the water with an hazard quotient greater than 1 ( from highest to lowest concentration ): lead, aluminum, PCBs, manganese, iron, DDT, thallium, selenium, chromium, nickel, cadmium, cyanide, and zinc.

Since late in 2000, the nickel is now generally made with plated steel.

The films below are listed with their production year, so the Oscar 2000 for best art direction went to a film from 1999.

In 2000, after the U. S. version of the CBS program " Big Brother " premiered, the Estate of George Orwell sued CBS and its production company " Orwell Productions, Inc ." in federal court in Chicago for copyright and trademark infringement.

The name of Ciby 2000, the French film production and distribution company founded in 1990, is a play on words on DeMille's name, since " 2000 " in French is " Deux Milles ".

Roundwood production in 2000 totaled 562, 000 cu m ( 19. 8 million cu ft ).

Colombia is by far the worlds largest producer of emeralds, constituting 50-95 % of the world production, with the number depending on the year, source and emeralds grade .< ref > Emerald production in Colombia has increased drastically in the last decade, increasing by 78 % in 2010 compared to production in 2000.

First launched by Ken Garland in 1964, it was re-published as the First Things First 2000 manifesto in 1999 in the magazine Emigre 51 stating " We propose a reversal of priorities in favor of more useful, lasting and democratic forms of communication-a mindshift away from product marketing and toward the exploration and production of a new kind of meaning.

The GÉANT project began in November 2000, entered full production operation in December 2001 ( fully replacing TEN-155 ).

The systematic production and use of iron implements in Anatolia began around 2000 BC.

* 1991 Jeep Wagoneer 2000: A design study be the next generation Wagoneer, but was not put into production

* 2000 Jeep Varsity: Subsequently put into production as the Compass

* 2000 Jeep Commander Concept: Subsequently put into production as the XK

Sugar production in 2000 was estimated at 175, 000 tons, a decrease from 290, 000 tons in 1999.

Roundwood production was 881, 000 cu m ( 31. 1 million cu ft ) in 2000.

* Benoît Girard in the 2000 Canadian / U. S. TV production Nuremberg

A Koenigsegg CC prototype was first publicized in 1996, while the full carbon fiber production prototype was finally unveiled at the 2000 Paris Motor Show.

A 30-minute TV short film A Boy In Darkness ( also made in 2000 and adapted from Peake's novella ) was the first production from the BBC Drama Lab.

* Version 3. 23: beta from June 2000, production release 22 January 2001

Diamond production totalled 1. 5 million carats ( 300 kg ) in 2000, generating nearly $ 500 million in export earnings.

* Electricity production ( fossil fuels ) and consumption are around 30 GWh ( 2000 )

Illicit opium production, now dominated by Afghanistan, was decimated in 2000 when production was banned by the Taliban, but has increased steadily since the fall of the Taliban in 2001 and over the course of the War in Afghanistan.

** Atlas III was a US launch vehicle ( 2000 – 2005 )

Alfred Elton van Vogt ( April 26, 1912 – January 26, 2000 ) was a Canadian-born science fiction author regarded as one of the most popular and complex science fiction writers of the mid-twentieth century: the " Golden Age " of the genre.

On January 26, 2000, van Vogt died in Los Angeles, USA from Alzheimer's disease, and was survived by his second wife, the former Lydia Bereginsky.

For example, the creation of argon fluorohydride ( HArF ), a marginally stable compound of argon with fluorine and hydrogen, was reported by researchers at the University of Helsinki in 2000.

The national currency, the Azerbaijani manat, was stable in 2000, depreciating 3. 8 % against the dollar.

Public demonstrations usually take place without government interference, though one rally in November 2000 by an opposition party was followed by the arrest and imprisonment for a month of its organizer.

It was proclaimed in 2000.

The eradication of extreme poverty and hunger was the first Millennium Development Goal, as set by 179 United Nations Member States in 2000.

It was rebuilt again by 1783 and this is the building that can be seen today, unchanged except for renovations done to it in 2000.

The International Charlemagne Prize of Aachen was awarded in the year 2000 to the President of the United States, Bill Clinton, for his special personal contribution to cooperation with the states of Europe, for the preservation of peace, freedom, democracy and human rights in Europe, and for his support of the enlargement of the European Union.

In 1966 the number of " pure " Ainu was about 300 ( Honna, Tajima, and Minamoto, 2000 ).

It was a four-time winner of the Charles Roberts / Origins Award, winning " Best Amateur Adventure Gaming Magazine " in 1984, " Best Amateur Game Magazine " in 1999, and " Best Amateur Game Periodical " in 2000 and 2001.

* When 2000 was approaching, at least three large Swedish magazines ranked penicillin as the most important discovery of the millennium.

The following year the Amiga product line was expanded with the introduction of two new models: the Amiga 2000 for high-end graphics and business use, and the Amiga 500 for home use.

The Amiga brand was then sold to another PC manufacturer, Gateway 2000, which had announced grand plans for it.

On January 23, Jacksonville Jaguars defensive coach and former linebackers coach for the 2000 Super Bowl champion Baltimore Ravens Mike Smith was named the Falcons ' new head coach.

During the 2000 Al Qaeda Summit in Kuala Lumpur, American authorities claim that immigration records show that a person named Abdulaziz al-Omari was visiting the country, although they say they are not sure that this was the same person.

From 1994 until 2007, Aston Martin was part of the Ford Motor Company, becoming part of the company's Premier Automotive Group in 2000.

After the November 2000 G8 protest in Montreal, at which many protesters were beaten, trampled, and arrested in what was intended to be a festive protest, the tactic of dividing protests into " green " ( permitted ), " yellow " ( not officially permitted but with little confrontation and low risk of arrest ), and " red " ( involving direct confrontation ) zones was introduced.

This was accompanied by reduction of poverty from 28 percent in 1978 to 9 percent in 1998 in China, and from 51 percent in 1978 to 26 percent in 2000 in India.

In 2000, a French court ruled that a government minister's description of anthroposophy as a cult was defamatory.

The album was certified Gold in 2000.

The first president of ARIN was Kim Hubbard, from 1997 until 2000.