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To: Lucretius who wrote (111567)	7/7/2001 1:49:16 PM
From: long-gone	Respond to of 436258

Oh goody, we get to keep supporting the worthless antics & efforts of the dot-com ers: New Directions The Dot-Com Downturn Is a Boon for the Peace Corps By David Wright S A N F R A N C I S C O, July 5 — In the Bay Area, one of the centers of the Internet industry, pink-slip parties are as crowded as dot-com kickoffs used to be. The parties — a way for recently laid-off dot-com employees to network with companies that are still hiring — have been seeing fewer and fewer recruiters in recent months, as technology companies stop hiring. But there's a new breed of recruiter showing up: from the Peace Corps. And their message is: Ask not what the economy can do for you … consider service. "Some of them don't even know that the Peace Corps can be a perfect next step for them until they come and talk to us," says Harris Bostic, manager of the Peace Corps recruiting office in San Francisco. The Peace Corps set up a special technology unit last year because many developing nations need computer skills as much as they need help with agriculture and education. The new unit is enjoying a boom from the downturn in the technology sector(cont) abcnews.go.com