If you are using SQL Server 2008, the you can use UNPIVOT and dynamic SQL so you don't have to write every column on your own (Before using dynamic SQL take a look at this link ). Try this.
You need to do a cross-tab query to transform from a row with many columns to a number of rows with a couple of columns, good example in this article. Or in Celko's fantastic Sql For Smarties Book.
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