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Y2K Special Report
Y2K HOME ARE YOU READY? BUG WATCH MILLENNIUM CELEBRATIONS

Bug Watch: How ready is the world?
CNM correspondents around the globe rate Year 2000 readiness, based on official statements, independent monitors and what we could see from the hotel window. Updated December 20, 1999.

STATUSCOUNTRY / PLACE REPORTMORE
greenMarisol IslandsReady. Has also moved the date line, just in case.story
greenKingdom of TavaiOnly government computer unplugged; payroll by pencil.story
yellowRepublic of OstraviaElection ballots arriving by sleigh. Sleighs compliant.story
yellowEsterhaalMillennium Bubble sagging slightly; computers fine.story
greenLower BruskiaCake complete. Ovens compliant.story
yellowUpper BruskiaDeclined to share data with Lower Bruskia. 
yellowFederated States of VellmarkCanal locks are hand-cranked; ships nervous anyway.story
greenRepublic of TamberlayTaking over Port Sabrino; stamps redesigned.story
yellowRepublic of SandovarLottery drum from 1899 certified reliable.story
greenUnited States99.6% of systems passed final drill. Coffee makers under review.story
greenLake Wendell, Minn.Town clock cleared. Has never displayed the year.story
redMossbank, Ore.Parking meters still believe it is 1980.story

greenReady yellowMostly ready / some concerns redLiving in another decade
 
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