Word: clock
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...core financials and the systems that looked to threaten human safety have, for the most part, been reprogrammed to be able to deal with the date change. And to test the effect of these corrective measures, the University has turned the clock forward to make sure its important machinery doesn't shut down...
Whether you're scared of the Y2K bug, psyched for a new beginning in a world where time starts at zero or afraid that the universe will end when the clock strikes midnight, next New Year's Eve is shaping up to be the Main Event. (A note to all you mathematicians--yes, the new millennium does technically begin in 2001, but the apocalyptic nature of all those zeroes has us focusing on 2000 as the de facto turning point...
...beginning of a new one consumes our imaginations. It seems reasonable to believe that after such a long period as a 1,000 years (three zeroes' worth of time in our base-10 system), something must be about to happen. The only question is, what? When the clock strikes and the ball drops, will everything explode in a sequel to the Big Bang? Probably not. Will the world start afresh, free of war and strife and instead filled with peace and tranquility? It sure would be nice, but I doubt...
...Because both the MBTA repair station and the corporate printing company of University Press were operational around the clock, the Square was home to several cafeterias--Hayes Bickford's and Waldorf's--which were open 24 hours...
...however, Sullivan says those around-the-clock industries in the Square began to fade and the restaurants where its laborers ate were going out of business too. University Press found a new home in Wilmington, and the T would soon be undergoing massive renovations as the red line's route was extended beyond Cambridge...