Job Fair for Minorities Opens Today

Minorities in the high-tech industry are invited to attend the sixth annual summer NAACP High-Tech & Diversity Job Fair today at the Los Angeles Airport Marriott Hotel.

Seminars on job hunting will be held throughout the day. Topics are “How to Make the Most of a Career Conference,” “Preparing a Winning Resume,” “Interviewing for Success” and “Mastering the Job Search.”

Exhibitors include AirTouch Cellular, Sprint, Sony Electronics, Pacific Bell and Lockheed Martin Management & Data Systems.

For more information, call (800) 562-7469 or check out https://www.naacpjobfair.com

CYBERSPACE

* Bonjour, it’s Bastille Day! So, grab a croissant and log on, because the World Wide Web has plenty of apropos sites. For the official word on France, go to https://www.premier-ministre.gouv.fr/ENG/HIST/FETNAT.HTM. Don’t worry--there is a link to English pages (as well as French, German and Spanish). If you don’t speak a word of French but would like to (one word at a time), there’s a French-English dictionary at https://humanities.uchicago.edu/forms_unrest/FR-ENG.html. Just enter a word, press a button and presto--er, voila! All things French--history, travel, gastronomy, media and business--are just a click away at https://www.france.com. Also, take a quiz to find out if you’re a Francophile.

* Close the windows and lock your doors because Storm 97: Hurricane Central is online with “facts and figures from history’s worst hurricanes.” They have news about storms current and past, a glossary of terms and a storm game. You’ll also find printable maps that can be used to track the paths of oncoming storms. Go to https://www.storm97.com

* If you’re a line-dancing devotee, two-step over to https://www.cceinc.com. Country Club Enterprises lists the top country music hits, interviews with artists and new faces on the music scene, and has a step-by-step guide to the hottest country dances.

* At the Los Angeles County Arts Commission Web site (https://www.lacountyarts.org), you can read up on the commission and its events, other county arts groups and Hidden Hills’ John Hanson Ford Amphitheatre and its Summer Nights schedule.

* Orient is your online guide to that region’s music, fashion, business, arts, cultural adventures and more. Photos and recipes are among the highlights of the online version of the print magazine. Check it out at https://www.orientmag.com. At China Vista (https://www.chinavista.com), there are submissions on Chinese culture that range from articles on the four different kinds of Chinese poetry to music sound files. There’s also a China yellow pages and recipes for Chinese dishes.

* Information about Southern California horticulture can be found at https://home.earthlink.net/~raretrees. Read about annonas, citrus and mangoes. There are recipes for some of the fruits and links to other garden sites.

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