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This digital document is an article from National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk & Benefits Management, published by The National Underwriter Company on July 20, 1998. The length of the article is 1253 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Carriers 'Play Chicken' With Y2K: Moody's.(Year 2000 computer problem)
Author: Susanne Sclafane
Publication: National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk & Benefits Management (Magazine/Journal)
Date: July 20, 1998
Publisher: The National Underwriter Company
Volume: v102Issue: n29Page: p6(1)

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Finally!A quick read that explains, in simple, non-technical language, the significance and potential impact of Y2K on the average person's daily life. Unlike other books on this subject, the authors do not trumpet their own opinions. Instead, they rely on voices of authority from government, business, and technology to persuade the reader. Key points are emphasized with professionally illustrated cartoons. An ideal gift for a loved one, friend or neighbor who remains skeptical or expects "them" to fix it! ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Government Finance Review, published by Government Finance Officers Association on June 1, 1997. The length of the article is 1988 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the supplier: The impending year 2000 problem is one of the greatest challenges in the area of information technology which threatens to cause a worldwide financial catastrophe if not addressed properly and immediately. Governments are thus advised to take steps to solve the so-called 'Y2K' problem as soon as possible as the price of computer conversion will increase as the year 2000 nears. The US General Services Admn offers several 'Year 2000 Best Practices.' These include organizing a project team, soliciting support from expert computer technicians and conducting a thorough inventory of computer systems.

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Title: The year 2000: 30 months and counting. (year 2000 computer transition problem)(includes related article on World Wide Web sites which provide year 2000 assistance)
Author: Paul Zorn
Publication: Government Finance Review (Magazine/Journal)
Date: June 1, 1997
Publisher: Government Finance Officers Association
Volume: v13Issue: n3Page: p43(2)

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This digital document is an article from Association Management, published by American Society of Association Executives on September 1, 1998. The length of the article is 602 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the supplier: Associations have the right to select vendors who can furnish them with sufficient solutions to the problem of third-party-developed-or-maintained computer systems which are not year 2000 compliant. This process of vendor selection for Y2K concerns will involve three main steps. First, associations must conduct an initial legal review of existing license agreements with third-party technology providers. Second, the entity must send its vendors a letter to assess the time it will take to obtain compliant products. Vendor follow-up is the third step.

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Title: Seeking vendor compliance. (year 2000 computer date transition concerns)
Author: Daniel B. Hassett
Publication: Association Management (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 1, 1998
Publisher: American Society of Association Executives
Volume: v50Issue: n9Page: p59(1)

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This digital document is an article from Government Finance Review, published by Government Finance Officers Association on June 1, 1998. The length of the article is 691 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the supplier: Top officials of the City of Rye, NY, formed a computer steering committee to develop a plan to solve the year 2000 computer compliance problem among systems in the city. The committee identified the systems used in the city and solicited the expertise of vendors and manufacturers in updating non-year 2000 compliant systems. The committee was able to identify the systems in use with the help of vendors and department personnel. These included public safety systems, financial systems and recreation systems.

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Title: A small city approach. (Rye, NY's computer steering committee's solution to the year 2000 computer compliance problem)
Author: Michael A. Genito
Publication: Government Finance Review (Magazine/Journal)
Date: June 1, 1998
Publisher: Government Finance Officers Association
Volume: v14Issue: n3Page: p53(1)

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This digital document is an article from National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk & Benefits Management, published by The National Underwriter Company on June 14, 1999. The length of the article is 1468 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: It's Never Too Late To Begin Preparation To Manage Year 2000 Computer Exposures.(Brief Article)
Author: Gregory A. Maciag
Publication: National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk & Benefits Management (Magazine/Journal)
Date: June 14, 1999
Publisher: The National Underwriter Company
Volume: 103Issue: 24Page: 25

Article Type: Brief Article

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This digital document is an article from Alaska Business Monthly, published by Alaska Business Publishing Company, Inc. on May 1, 1999. The length of the article is 919 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Y2K and Alaska utilities.(year 2000 computer problem)
Author: Saundra Middleton
Publication: Alaska Business Monthly (Magazine/Journal)
Date: May 1, 1999
Publisher: Alaska Business Publishing Company, Inc.
Volume: 15Issue: 5Page: 64(2)

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This digital document is an article from Countryside & Small Stock Journal, published by Countryside Publications Ltd. on January 1, 1999. The length of the article is 1393 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the supplier: If a major disaster comes to pass there will be some people, such as homesteaders, who have prepared and others who have not. Homesteaders must think about possible scenarios, including adding firearms to the mix. However, the victims could have skills that could be useful to a community. Those that are unwarned of a disaster deserve more help than those who were warned and did nothing.

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Title: The ants and the grasshoppers.(years 2000 computer problem)
Publication: Countryside & Small Stock Journal (Magazine/Journal)
Date: January 1, 1999
Publisher: Countryside Publications Ltd.
Volume: 83Issue: 1Page: 14(1)

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50 ways to deal with everything from a faulty electric bill and stinky garbage to food and fuel shortages.

Book discusses problems with power, water, food, health, money and transportation with a good news/bad news approach. Also includes great top ten lists, technical background in layman's terms, and a year 2000 web links page. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (8)

This book got me through the Y2K crisis
Boy am I ever glad I had this book. When society collapsed at midnight 12/31/99, I was the only one in my neighborhood who was prepared. When the power went out, phone service stopped, water shut off, and planes startedfalling out of the sky, I was unafraid, as I knew what to do!

By the way,does anyone wanna buy 5,000 cans of beans?

Give this to a friend!
I am into Y2K big time but can't get my friends to listen to me. I felt frustrated until I got them to read this book. It's not threatening at all.The humor helps get the message across as well as offer some good ideas.

Useful for the clueless; useless for the Y2K-savvy
If you're tuned in to the Y2K problem, this little book is a waste of your time (all five minutes). However, if you're looking for a way to tune others in, and those others may have a short attention span or a tendencyto freak when confronted by recommendations from folks like FEMA or the RedCross, this is the book to give them.

Light and entertaining
I used "Got Beans?" as stocking stuffers and sent a few others to friends. The feedback I got was quite positive! It is humorous to read, light and entertaining, but thought provoking at the same time. It made merealize the specific preparations I may need to make for Y2K.My son andhis college roommate say that Y2K is a hot topic with them and they usedthis book to educate their friends on the subject.

Plenty of good advice!
This book is full of useful, common-sense ideas presented with hope for the future, confidence in our ability to overcome whatever comes our way and a refreshing sense of humor. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from The Futurist, published by World Future Society on May 1, 1998. The length of the article is 3042 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the supplier: Computers and products with microchips are in danger of breaking down by year 2000 due to their inability to distinguish between dates of the 20th and the 21st century. This could be circumvented by increasing public awareness of the problem and finding replacements for affected products.

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Title: The Year 2000 problem: the good news and the bad. (data-processing)(includes related articles on tools for resolving the year 2000 computer problem)
Author: Cynthia G. Wagner
Publication: The Futurist (Magazine/Journal)
Date: May 1, 1998
Publisher: World Future Society
Volume: v32Issue: n4Page: p16(5)

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This digital document is an article from National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk & Benefits Management, published by The National Underwriter Company on August 4, 1997. The length of the article is 921 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the supplier: Islandia, NY-based Computer Assoc. International has introduced the CA-Fix 2000 which fixes dates in COBOL programs through the 'windowing' technique. A number is selected, such as '60', and numbers that are higher are assumed to be in the old century while numbers that are lower are assumed to be in the new century. This technique does not require additional memory while four-digit data fields do.

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Title: Automated Y2K fix on market.(year 2000 computer problem solution)
Author: Lee Ann Gjertsen
Publication: National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk & Benefits Management (Magazine/Journal)
Date: August 4, 1997
Publisher: The National Underwriter Company
Volume: v101Issue: n31Page: p2(2)

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This digital document is an article from Countryside & Small Stock Journal, published by Countryside Publications Ltd. on November 1, 1998. The length of the article is 8286 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the supplier: The effects of the Y2K, or millenium bug, design flaw in computers are unknown, but it is best to prepare for the worst. Computers and embedded chips are in many products and systems and there does not seem to be enough time to fix the problem.

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Title: Good chance of widespread TEOTWAWKI. (the end of the world as we know it) (possible outcome of the year 2000 computer transition) (includes related articles)(Cover Story)
Publication: Countryside & Small Stock Journal (Magazine/Journal)
Date: November 1, 1998
Publisher: Countryside Publications Ltd.
Volume: v82Issue: n6Page: p6(8)

Article Type: Cover Story

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This digital document is an article from National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk & Benefits Management, published by The National Underwriter Company on April 28, 1997. The length of the article is 447 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the supplier: Minet Group PLC and American International Group (AIG) Inc. are teaming to sell business insurance against losses stemming from the year 2000 computer transition. The Millennium Insurance Policy covers lost profits from business interruptions, lost profits and higher costs from inadequate computer conversions, and third-party liability. Minet and AIG have identified financial companies and large public firms as major customers. Liability limits will be $100 million.

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Title: Cover offered for millennium risks. (Minet Group, American International Group provide insurance for year 2000 computer problems)
Author: Lee Ann Gjertsen
Publication: National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk & Benefits Management (Magazine/Journal)
Date: April 28, 1997
Publisher: The National Underwriter Company
Volume: v101Issue: n17Page: p22(1)

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This digital document is an article from The National Public Accountant, published by National Society of Public Accountants on October 1, 1997. The length of the article is 1164 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the supplier: Gartner Group Inc expects the year 2000 (Y2K) computer problem to require $600 billion in expenditures to rectify. It must be solved before the year 2000 to avoid breakdowns in the computers and operations of many major companies in different industries. Although the Y2K problem is projected by many companies and agencies to be solved by Jan 1, 1999, another full year must be allotted to the testing of the Y2K fixes. Millions of lines of codes are presently being fixed in private and public offices such as the IRS and Citibank.

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Title: Are you prepared for the "Millenium Bug" byte? (year 2000 computer problem)
Author: Drury Marc Sylvester
Publication: The National Public Accountant (Magazine/Journal)
Date: October 1, 1997
Publisher: National Society of Public Accountants
Volume: v42Issue: n8Page: p22(2)

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This digital document is an article from State Legislatures, published by National Conference of State Legislatures on March 1, 1999. The length of the article is 593 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the supplier: The Governmental Accounting Standards Board requires state governments to present auditors with their progress in solving the year 2000 computer problem (Y2K). The mandate results in a full disclosure of government actions which, in turn, elicits the qualified responses from elected officials, auditors and the public. A major concern for auditors is the potential litigation that may arise from the failure of governments to operate their computer systems fully.

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Title: Y2K snarls could show up on state and local audits.(year 2000 computer crisis)
Publication: State Legislatures (Magazine/Journal)
Date: March 1, 1999
Publisher: National Conference of State Legislatures
Volume: 25Issue: 3Page: 8(1)

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This digital document is an article from Countryside & Small Stock Journal, published by Countryside Publications Ltd. on September 1, 1998. The length of the article is 2604 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the supplier: Attention to Y2K, or the millennium bug, has generated a lot of activity on the internet. Most of the sites are pessimistic. Mass hysteria may follow any effects of the computer design flaw. Watching financial institutions and government activities will help to gauge how bad the problem is.

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Title: 300,000 web site references to Y2K make us more pessimistic. (year 2000 computer transition)
Publication: Countryside & Small Stock Journal (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 1, 1998
Publisher: Countryside Publications Ltd.
Volume: v82Issue: n5Page: p12(5)

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This digital document is an article from Software Industry Report, published by Millin Publishing, Inc. on March 3, 1997. The length of the article is 855 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Millenium dilemma could cause big problems as early as 1999, Fitch CPAs say. (year 2000 computer transition; Fitch Financial Service)
Publication: Software Industry Report (Newsletter)
Date: March 3, 1997
Publisher: Millin Publishing, Inc.
Volume: v28Issue: n5Page: p1(2)

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This digital document is an article from National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk & Benefits Management, published by The National Underwriter Company on May 19, 1997. The length of the article is 1401 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the supplier: Risk managers fear their service vendors may not be prepared to deal with the computer problems expected when the date changes in the year 2000. They are also considering how the change will effect other firms, and some are creating special risk management and insurance products based around the problem. Some risk managers fear that even new computer systems designed to computer with a four-digit year will not be able to compare data from before the date change in calculations. Other potential troubles are discussed.

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Title: RMs to ask vendors: 'ready for 2000?' (year 2000 computer problem)(Special Report: Risk Management Services)
Author: David M. Katz
Publication: National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk & Benefits Management (Magazine/Journal)
Date: May 19, 1997
Publisher: The National Underwriter Company
Volume: v101Issue: n20Page: p15(3)

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This digital document is an article from Countryside & Small Stock Journal, published by Countryside Publications Ltd. on July 1, 1998. The length of the article is 2523 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Why the millennium bug scares me. (year 2000 computer problem; includes related article on predicting consequences from computer glitch)
Publication: Countryside & Small Stock Journal (Magazine/Journal)
Date: July 1, 1998
Publisher: Countryside Publications Ltd.
Volume: v82Issue: n4Page: p24(3)

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This digital document is an article from Countryside & Small Stock Journal, published by Countryside Publications Ltd. on September 1, 1998. The length of the article is 4557 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the supplier: There are many reactions to the major disasters. One is survivalism and another is to homestead and to become less reliant upon the outside world. Homesteading is a way of life and not a reaction to disaster. Many people who wish to homestead feel tied to modern conveniences and ways of thinking.

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Title: Survivalists, survivors, and new pioneers. (homesteading and reactions to the year 2000 computer transition)
Publication: Countryside & Small Stock Journal (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 1, 1998
Publisher: Countryside Publications Ltd.
Volume: v82Issue: n5Page: p16(6)

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