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Technology Stocks : 2000: Y2K Civilized Discussion -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: John Hunt who wrote (137)	8/13/1999 7:27:00 AM
From: John Hunt	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 662

Counties Get Set for Y2K << In 144 days, as the final hours tick away before the year 2000, a dozen government officials will descend 24½ feet below the Onondaga County Civic Center, prepared for a disaster. The group will spend New Year's Eve inside a 30-by-60-foot emergency operations center in the sub-basement. Equipped with backup radios, a satellite phone and a generator, the emergency team will be prepared to stay in shifts for days or weeks into the new year. Above ground, Onondaga County Department of Transportation crews will spend the night roaming the streets in trucks stocked with up to 175 temporary stop signs. The signs will be placed at major intersections if traffic lights fail. >> ... more at ... syracuse.com

To: John Hunt who wrote (137)	8/13/1999 7:38:00 AM
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Md. law enforcement ready for millennium << Law enforcement agencies around Maryland are making preparations in the event the new millennium begins in chaos. The Maryland State Police and the agency overseeing the state's prisons both say they will be ready in case the Y2K computer bug causes blackouts and other disruptions Jan. 1. Maryland has spent more than $100 million to fix its computer systems and avert a disaster, but state police and prison officials are taking no chances. Col. David B. Mitchell, the superintendent of the state police, assured lawmakers Tuesday that the agency will be ''ready to go'' on New Year's Eve. ''We are as prepared as we possibly can be,'' he said. Mitchell has canceled leave for all 2,500 officers, ordered gas reserves filled and a two-months supply of vehicle parts. Hand-operated gas pumps will be available in every state police barrack. All 12 state police helicopters will be ready and all officers will be on alert. >> ... more at ... jrnl.com