All energy-using applications (lighting, motors, etc.) should be considered for possible shutdown.

This is not due to structural changes, but by a possible shutdown of inhibition that stops convergence of messages in bright light.

Shortly after 5, Mr. Schwartz said he called his staff together and told them to prepare for a possible shutdown.

But even here, doctors and personnel have begun to fear a possible shutdown.

"We're doing everything we can to prevent that from happening," Mr. Pataki said of a possible shutdown.

In the meantime, all lakes in the state must comply or face a possible shutdown.

The risks, he said, included potential circulatory and liver problems in addition to the possible shutdown of the body's production of testosterone.

Schools are being put on notice that if they do not show improvement, they face possible shutdown.

But a lawyer for Lord, Geller, discounted yesterday's testimony about a possible shutdown.

The governor has talked of possible shutdowns of parks, motor vehicle operations and casinos, which state employees monitor.