The Year 2000 crisis is proving to be a profitable topic for two enterprising Chicago-area brothers who recently launched a cyberstore at http://www.2000t-shirts.com offering millennium-themed specialty apparel including t-shirts and caps. To date the brothers have sold thousands of the T's silked screened with their original wearable Y2K art.

In creating their millennium apparel, brothers Wayne and Michael Basica commissioned original art from top illustrators such as legendary comic book artist Jay Lynch, social satirist Hy Roth and commercial artist David Beck.

"Work by our artists has appeared in everything from Mad Magazine to Playboy to The New Yorker," Wayne Basica stated. "From the beginning our goal has been to put gallery quality art on fabric."

In addition to marketing apparel to individuals, Basica promotes his creations to stores, companies, newspapers as a premium to Year 2000 subscribers, banks and their Year 2000 depositors, all school classes of 2000, teams and various not-for-profit organizations. "We offer special discounts for large orders and customize our merchandise on request so a company or group can incorporate its logo or message," he said.

The 2000t-shirts.com cyberstore currently offers long sleeved and short sleeved T-shirts and caps in six designs. Prices begin at $13, plus shipping and handling. Credit card orders are accepted. Customers can call toll-free 1-877-880-0077 with phone orders.

Praedico International Announces Year 2000 Solution for Public Utility Plants

The Y2K issue presents a significant technological challenge for all industries, including the utilities industry. Accurate date calculations are critical for the production and delivery of energy, water and other fundamental services. Basic functions related to transportation of service, power generation and transmission, distribution of service, metering systems, customer service, and billing could be affected by this problem if not properly and thoroughly addressed.

Praedico International's extensive Millennium Bug (Year 2000) solutions consulting organization, combined with strategic alliances with world-wide technical resource and development firms, provides powerful, proven Year 2000 solutions for the public utility sector. "Our global business strategic alliances with international development firms provides us with large pools of highly-skilled engineers that are experienced in providing the services necessary to effectively and efficiently solve Year 2000 problems for public utilities," states Demo Katapodis, CEO of Praedico International.

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