with "subscribe civicprep your_name" in the subject or the body of the
message.
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ZONE 2000:
http://www.jrwhipple.com/z2k/
By December 31st of 1999 Zone 2000 will have people in each of the 24
timezones around the world. They will be online and sending us reports
of what'shappening as a result of the year 2000 rollover in their part
of the planet. With the gracious help of our volunteers we will offer
you a timely picture of the post Y2K state of our world . Shortly
after local midnight some areas of the world may suffer power outages
or other infrastructure failures. Other areas may experience civil
unrest or other troubles. Still others may suffer no more than a
little too much partying. Whatever the result, we will keep you
advised from the fingertips of actual citizens in these places.
Want to join our list of participants and send reports from your
corner of the planet? Whether you live just down the street or half
way around the world, we want to hear from you. Don't wait till the
last minute. Join now and avoid the rush! We currently have 3,465
participants as of 12/29/1999.
http://www.jrwhipple.com/z2k/participate.html
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Y2K-ROLLOVER-WATCH:
http://www.onelist.com/community/Y2K-Rollover-Watch
"An active list to monitor Y2K related events during the rollover from
31 December 1999, to 01 January 2000. The moderators will monitor news
stories in many different languages and confirmed events from around
the world during the rollover period and distribute the information to
the list in English. The moderators will be monitoring satellite
feeds, Government Communications, News Media, DSS, Shortwave, Amateur
Radio and a host of other open source intelligence sources. All
incidents and information will be verified before posting -- no
rumors, just facts."
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ROUND-THE-CLOCK Y2K NEWS COVERAGE:
CNN Y2K COVERAGE FROM CITIES AROUND THE WORLD:
http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/1999/at2000/
Beginning Friday, December 31, 1999, CNN will begin 100 hours of
extraordinary programming. Nearly 60 CNN correspondents positioned at
key locations around the world will provide coverage of worldwide
celebrations and reports on any occuring Y2K problems.
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REUTERS MILLENNIUM STATUS HOME PAGE:
http://millennium.reuters.com/status_home.htm
Reuters has established this website to provide regular status reports
based on verified information. Product service alerts and help
information will be provided as usual. Reporting will commence at 1100
on 31 December 1999 and continue throughout the millennium transition
period.
If for any reason this site is inaccessible over the transition
period, an emergency backup site will be maintained at this location:
http://millennium.reuters.com
PBS/REUTERS:
http://www.pbs.org/reuters/articles/Y2K2.html
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YAHOO Y2K SEARCH ENGINE:
http://search.news.yahoo.com/search/news?p=y2k
Includes current Y2K news from Reuters, PR Newswire, ABC NewsWire,
Associated Press, BusinessWire and other wire services. You can also
subscribe to the Yahoo news service and receive email notifications
when new stories are posted. Click the "Alert Me" link to sign up.
YAHOO Y2K WEBSITE:
http://headlines.yahoo.com/Full_Coverage/Tech/Year_2000_Problem/
Among other things, this website includes links to specific countries
and news stories and resources that pertain to them.
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Y2K NEWS NETWORK:
http://www.y2knews.com/
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YEAR 2000 INFORMATION CENTER:
YEAR 2000 TICKER NEWS:
http://www.year2000.com/ticker
Up-to-the-minute news from around the world for rollover weekend.
(Starting December 30,1999)
YEAR 2000 PRESS CLIPPINGS:
http://www.year2000.com/articles/NFarticles.html
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Y2K MEDIA WATCH:
http://ojr.usc.edu/content/y2k.cfm?request=295
Y2K Media Watch will be updating our website hourly beginning at 7:00
a.m. PST beginning December 31 (to coincide with the first sunrise of
2000, in New Zealand). Utilizing the Internet, TV, and shortwave
radio, our staff will be keeping constant watch on the happenings of
the new year and bringing them to you. If Y2K becomes an epic
disaster, we will bring you the fall-out live (as long as the power
stays on). If Y2K turns out to be nothing more than a minor annoyance,
as so many predict, then we will happily pass that along as well. In
either event, we plan to bring you fresh content at least once an hour
until all 24 time zones have entered the new
year.
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EMERGENCYNET NEWS:
http://www.emergency.com/ennday.htm
This website tracks emergency events, of all kinds, all over the
planet.
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EARTHCAM:
http://www.earthcam.com/newyears/index_flash.html
A global map that features live coverage from cities around the world
as they ring in the new year.
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Y2K NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL GOVERNMENT COVERAGE:
INTERNATIONAL Y2K COOPERATION CENTER
GLOBAL STATUS WATCH:
http://www.iy2kcc.org/
The International Y2K Cooperation Center has established the Global
Status Watch (GSW) for use by national governments to report their
situation to the public keeping them informed about events around the
world during and after the date change.
Countries Listed Alphabetically:
http://www.iy2kcc.org/summary_chart_az.html
Countries listed by Time Zone:
http://www.iy2kcc.org/summary_chart_time.html
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U.S. GOVERNMENT INFORMATION COORDINATION CENTER (ICC)
http://www.y2k.gov/
The Information Coordination Center (ICC) of the President's Council
on Year 2000 Conversion is operational. Starting on December 28 and
continuing through the rollover period, the ICC will receive sector
Y2K status information from State and local governments, industry, and
organizations across the nation. During this time, the Council will
provide regularly updated information to the public covering vital
sectors of the economy including Building Operations, Education,
Energy, Federal Government Operations, Financial Services/Economic,
Food Supply, Health Care, International, State, Local and Tribal
Government Operations, Telecommunications, Transportation, and Water.
ICC PRESS BRIEFINGS:
http://www.y2k.gov/briefings.html
PRESS RELEASES & BULLETINS:
http://www.y2k.gov/releases.html
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S TOLL-FREE Y2K CONSUMER HOTLINE:
1-888-USA-4-Y2K (1-888-872-4925)
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UK GOVERNMENT MILLENNIUM CENTRE:
http://www.millennium-centre.gov.uk/
The Government Millennium Centre is monitoring events in the UK and
overseas as the world moves from 1999 to the year 2000. A
round-the-clock information and media centre is being set up in the
Cabinet Office in Whitehall to provide Ministers, the media and the
public with details of what is happening and how any problems are
being dealt with. It will be working closely with similar centres in
Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales and the Government Offices for the
Regions.
BULLETIN REPORT:
http://www.millennium-centre.gov.uk/bulletins.htm
Regular bulletins from 31 December 1999, summarizing the situation
both domestically and around the world.
SPECIAL BULLETIN:
http://www.millennium-centre.gov.uk/specials.htm
Some issues may arise that require the Government Millennium Centre to
release a special bulletin that deals with that issue alone. If such
an issue does arise, we will be posting any relevant details here.
COUNTERING FICTION:
http://www.millennium-centre.gov.uk/fictions.htm
Over the New Year period, news concerning suspected Bug-related issues
and the Millennial celebrations will be circulating on the Internet,
and should the Government Millennium Centre feel the need to counter
any of these stories we will be doing so here.
UK GOVERNMENT PRESS RELEASES:
http://www.millennium-centre.gov.uk/releases.htm
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IMPORTANT VIRUS WEBSITES:
FREE ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE (via Microsoft):
http://www.microsoft.com/y2k/antivirus/AntiVirus.htm
To assist in helping small/medium businesses and consumers to deploy
anti-virus software, Microsoft has teamed with leading anti-virus
firms Central Command Inc., Computer Associates International Inc.,
Data Fellows Corp., Command Software Systems, Network Associates Inc.,
Worldtalk Corp, Norman ASA, Panda Software, Sophos Inc., Symantec
Corp. and Trend Micro Inc., to provide fully functional anti-virus
trial software to small & medium businesses and consumers in
preparation for the Year 2000. The anti-virus software can be
downloaded free of charge from November 1 through
December 31. Once downloaded, the anti-virus software will be
functional for 90 days. Two actions are critical -- one is to install
the Anti-Virus software by December 31, 1999; the other is to check
the chosen Anti-Virus software manufacturer's Web site periodically
for updated virus signature files. These signature files can change
daily and are also offered free of charge during the 90 day trial
period. More than 20 different languages are
supported.
THE CERT ADVISORY MAILING LIST:
http://www.cert.org/contact_cert/certmaillist.html
MCAFEE ASSOCIATES HOME PAGE:
http://vil.mcafee.com/
SYMANTEC HOME PAGE:
http://www.symantec.com/
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IMPORTANT VIRUS & URBAN LEGENDS WEBSITES:
MCAFEE ASSOCIATES VIRUS HOAX LIST:
http://vil.mcafee.com/hoax.asp
SYMANTEC HOAX PAGE:
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/hoax.html
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY COMPUTER INCIDENT ADVISORY CAPABILITY:
http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/CIACHoaxes.html
CIAC CHAIN LETTER HOAXES:
http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/CIACChainLetters.html
THE URBAN LEGENDS WEBSITE:
http://www.urbanlegends.com
URBAN LEGENDS REFERENCE PAGES:
http://www.snopes.com
DATAFELLOWS HOAX WARNINGS:
http://www.Europe.Datafellows.com/news/hoax.htm
THE COMPUTER VIRUS MYTHS HOME PAGE:
http://www.kumite.com/myths/
VIRUS & OTHER EMAIL HOAXES:
http://www.newthought.net/e-mailhoaxes.htm
THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY FOLKLORE SOCIETY'S
URBAN LEGENDS REFERENCE PAGES:
http://www.snopes.com/
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GENERAL INFORMATION LINKS:
WORLD Y2K WATCH:
http://www.davislogic.com/watch.htm
This website provides links, and short introductions, to many of the
Internet's most important Y2K resources. Very good.
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SPACE ENVIRONMENT CENTER:
http://sec.noaa.gov/
Providing space weather alerts and warnings to the nation and the
world for disturbances that can affect people and equipment working in
space and on
Earth.
SPACE WEATHER ADVISORIES:
http://sec.noaa.gov/advisories/index.html
TODAY'S SPACE WEATHER:
http://sec.noaa.gov/today.html
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KEYNOTE INTERNET PERFORMANCE HOTLINE (& WEBSITE):
http://www.keynote.com/news/announcements/pr122299millennium.html
Keynote (Nasdaq:KEYN), the Internet performance authority, will
measure and report on the performance and availability of the Internet
in all global time zones as the year 2000 rolls in around the planet,
and make results available on the Keynote Y2K Internet Performance
Hotline at (650) 522-1234. The Hotline will be updated hourly on
December 31 and January 1 to report on Internet performance and
availability as the Millennium begins in the Pacific and sweeps across
the time zones of the world. Y2K Internet Performance results will
also be posted on Keynotes web site at:
http://www.keynote.com
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For information about other topics pertaining to Y2K, such as
preparedness lists, hardware and software compliancy, general news and
information sources, mailing lists and discussion groups, important
Y2K archives and organizations, etc., you can visit NHNE's wild2k
Website:
http://www.wild2k.com/
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David Sunfellow, Founder & Publisher
NewHeavenNewEarth (NHNE)
a 501(c)3 non-profit organization
P.O. Box 10627
Sedona, AZ USA 86339-8627
Primary eMail: nhne@nhne.com
Secondary eMail: nhne@wildapache.net
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