MSNBC.COM Highlights: Friday, December 24 - Friday, December 31

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Special Features

"Y2K - WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN, WHAT YOU CAN DO"

Ongoing: MSNBC.com looks at potential targets of the Y2K computer bug: food supply, utilities, transportation, security, communications, finance, government and international affairs, and provides primers on what might happen at the stroke of midnight and what readers can do to avoid personal disaster.

"WORST IDEAS OF THE MILLENNIUM"

Ongoing: MSNBC.com sorts through thousands of readers' entries to present a compendium of the worst ideas of the millennium.

"THE YEAR IN SPACE"

Friday, December 24: MSNBC science editor Alan Boyle reviews the highs and lows in 1999's news of the universe, ranging from Eileen Collins' precedent-setting shuttle flight to the mishaps that struck NASA's missions to Mars. MSNBC.com users get to vote for their top choice, and take a look ahead to the stories to watch in the year 2000.

"THE YEAR IN PICTURES"

Saturday, December 25: MSNBC.com presents a multimedia tour through the most compelling images of the year.

"MILLENNIUM COVERAGE"

Friday, December 31: MSNBC.com will provide complete coverage of millennium events in a special section of the MSNBC Web site at http://www.Y2K.msnbc.com. Features will include updated Y2K news alerts from around the globe, a Y2K mailbag and millennium chat. Additional coverage includes a complete package of interactive millennium features such as a timeline highlighting "People Who Made the Millennium," a "Y2K Bug Archive" of stories of Y2K glitches and advice on what users can do to prepare themselves.

Weekly Segments

Weekdays 6:00 - 9:00AM (EST) "Imus on MSNBC" - Chat with other fans during his program every weekday morning;

Weekdays Noon - 11:00PM (EST) "Weekday NewsChat" - MSNBC's daily chat about the news events of the day;

"The Week in Pictures" - Pictures of the week's most important news events from around the globe;

Saturday and Sunday 4:00 - 8:00PM (EST) "Weekend NewsChat" - MSNBC's weekend chat about the news events of the day;

Everyday (All Day) "24-Hour SportsChat" - Chat with other fans about the day's sports news.

CoProductions December 24: Dateline - Backyard Pests: Is your yard overrun by deer, moles or squirrels? Read MSNBC.com's tips for getting rid of them.

Friday, December 24: Later Today - Book Excerpt: The new book, "Why is Everyone So Cranky," looks at ways to deal with anger.

Friday, December 24: Special Edition -Time Capsule: Readers are invited to name the song, book, movie, item of clothing, toy, food and person to put into a time capsule to symbolize the 20th Century.

Friday, December 24: Later Today - Women of the Century: What women were responsible for the most significant achievements in the past 100 years? Cast your vote.

Friday, December 24: Dateline - Sweepstakes Scam: Think you may have won?Consumer reporter Lea Thompson advises to read the fine print and hold off on sending in money to claim your prize.

Friday, December 24: Today/Weekend Today/Later Today: Holiday Guide: Read the best advice on last-minute gifts, decorating and food for Christmas and New Year's celebrations.

Sunday, December 26: Geraldo Rivera - Latinos in America: Latinos will soon be the country's largest minority group and Geraldo looks at their growing influence on U.S. culture, politics and communities.

Sports December 24: Bill Walton's NBA Mailbag: MSNBC's NBA expert answers reader e-mail on many topics, including the up-and-coming Kings, one of the league's most exciting teams, and the free-throw struggles of the Lakers' Shaquille O'Neal.

Friday December 24: MSNBC Sports.com Interactive Special: MSNBC Sports.com readers can test their knowledge of the NBA by taking a quiz on the greatest players and moments in the league's first half century.

Living*Travel December 24: Movie Reviews: Reviews of "The Talented Mr. Ripley," starring Matt Damon, and a slate of holiday movies in "At the Movies, What's Hot, What's Not," including "Man on the Moon," "Snow Falling on Cedars," "Any Given Sunday" and more.

Friday, December 24: New Zealand: Five adventures in three days according to adventure travel guru Richard Bangs. Reports on sea kayaking, trekking, mountain biking, road biking and wine tasting during a three-day trip to Marlborough, New Zealand.

Sunday, December 26: MSNBC contributor Rudy Maxa reports on "dog flights," which are "empty" airline flights that can save consumers money.

Tuesday, December 28: The Future of Art and Culture: Arts writer Judy Gerstel takes a look back and ahead at art and culture.

Tuesday, December 28: MSNBC.com's "Scoop" columnist Jeannette Walls writes on America's obsession with celebrity and celebrities.

Thursday, December 30: Selections from the FEED food issue.

Health December 27: On the Cutting Edge: The medical breakthroughs of tomorrow.

Healthy Adam/Eve: Making New Year's resolutions for the new millennium. Oncology.com: A feature on the importance of good nutrition to cancer patients.

Tuesday, December 28: Healthy Adam/Eve: Insomnia. Wednesday, December 29: Breaking Bioethics. Thursday, December 30: Sexploration: Answers to readers' questions.Friday, December 31: Quiz: Test your medical knowledge. Nutrition Notes: Karen Collins, R.D., on the future of cancer prevention.