n> The Oregon Employment Department, Management and Training Corporation and Clatsop Community College will present a FREE wage and hour seminar Wednesday, March 8 at the State Office Building in Astoria. The seminar will be held at 450 Marine Drive from 8am until 12 noon, and the presenter will be Dan Gringas, Program Coordinator for the Bureau of Labor and Industries. RSVP to Shirley Hall 503/ 325-4821 x 233 or 800/643-5709 x 233.
n>The Clatskanie Rural Fire Protection District is currently seeking volunteers. The district offers volunteer opportunities in emergency response, including fire, rescue and medical situations; emergency support and special projects. In addition to firefighter training, the district offers additional training opportunities such as EMT training, association membership, $30,000 life insurance coverage, a uniform and other service opportunities. Stipends are offered on a per-night and per-call basis. A new training session will be held in March and persons wishing more information should contact CRFD Fire Chief Dick Long at 503/728-2025.
n> In the February 14 issue of INFORMATIONWEEK magazine Chris Murphy reports "Barnesandnoble.com plans to turn over a new leaf in 2002- by making money. The online retailer of books, music and software said last week its fourth quarter revenue for 1999, ended December 31, tripled from a year ago to $82.1 million. But this figure was coupled with a loss of $38.4 million, 22% higher than the fourth quarter in 1998, when Barnesandnoble. com lost $31.4 million on $25.9 million in sales." In addition, the issue includes an easy-to-read article on website design that would benefit anyone interested in e-commerce. Just a couple of the "top 10 design tips," are to keep the graphics and other bandwidth intensive design elements to a minimum, put the search function in an easy-to-find spot, and make sure your company's name and logo are clearly visible on each Web page. Look up the online version at www.informationweek.com for more.
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