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Accelerated Genetics, Acres Group, Aerotek, Ag Leader Technology, Ag Partners, LLC, Ag Processing Inc a Cooperative (AGP), AgCareers.com, AGCO Corporate Group, AgReliant Genetics, AgriGold, AgStar Financial Services, AgVenture, Inc., Alaska Dept of Fish and Game, ALMACO, AMVC Management Services, Archer Daniels Midland Company, Bailey Nurseries Inc., BankIowa, Bartlett and Company, BASF Corporation, Bayer CropScience, Becker Underwood, Beef Products, Inc., Bunge North America, Cargill, Incorporated, CGB Enterprises, Inc., CHS Inc., Cibus US LLC, CNH America, LLC, Coalition to Support Iowa’s Farmers, ConAgra Foods, Inc., Conservation Corps Iowa, Crop Pro-Tech, Crop Production Services, Daybreak Foods, Inc., DeBruce Companies, Dow AgroSciences, LLC, Drake University Law School, Elanco Animal Health, Farm Credit Administration, Farm Credit Services of America, Farmers Coop Society, Farmers Cooperative Company, Farmers National Company, Farmland Foods, Inc.,Gavilon, LLC, Genex Cooperative, Inc., Gold’n Plump Poultry, Grain Processing Corporation, Great Plains Renewable Energy, Inc., GROWMARK, Harrisvaccines, Inc., Hartung Brothers, Inc., Harvest Land Cooperative, Hawkeye Energy Holdings, Hawkeye Sow Centers, Heartland Co-op, Helena Chemical Company, Hematech, Inc., Hertz Farm Management, Inc., Hoegemeyer Hybrids, Horizon Equipment, Hormel Foods Corporation, Illinois Farm Bureau, Innovative Ag Services, Iowa Agricultural Development Authority, Iowa DNR, Iowa Pork Producers, Iowa Select Farms, ISUAg Study Abroad, ISU Agricultural Entrepreneurship Initiative, JBS Five Rivers Cattle Feeding LLC, John Deere, John Deere Dealers, Johnsonville Sausage, LLC, Key Cooperative, Kinze Manufacturing, Krone NA Inc., Kuhn North America, Inc., KWS SAAT AG, Land O’Lakes, Land O’Lakes Ag Business Placement, Lansing Trade Group, Latham Hi-Tech Hybrids, Louis Dreyfus CorporationM2P2, LLC, The Maschhoffs, MaxYield Cooperative, Midwest Groundcovers, Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service, Midwest Poultry Consortium, Monsanto Company, Murphy-Brown, LLC, Nationwide Agribusiness, New Cooperative, Inc., New Fashion Pork, Newly Weds Foods, Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo, On Assignment, Inc., Osborn & Barr, OSI Industries, Inc., Peace Corps, PIC PinnaclePioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.Pipestone System / EMP SERV, LLCPrecision Laboratories, Inc Professional Swine Management, Progressive Swine Technologies, Rabo AgriFinance, Rain and Hail L.L.C., Remington Seeds LLC, Richard Armstrong Consulting, River Valley Cooperative, Rural Community Insurance Services, Schillinger Genetics, Schwan Food Company, TheSchwartz Farms, Inc.Science Center of IowaScoular Company, TheServi-Tech, Inc. South Dakota Wheat Growers, Summit Farms, Syngenta, Titan Machinery, Titan Pro SCI, Trans Ova Genetics, Twin State, Inc., Tyson Foods, Inc., United Bank of Iowa, United Suppliers, Inc., USDA Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA Farm Service Agency, USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service - Iowa, USDA-ARS-NADC, Valent USA Corporation, Wakefield Pork, Inc., Walt Disney World Co., Water Street Solutions, West Central Cooperative, Wimmer’s Meat Products, Wyffels Hybrids, Inc., Ziegler Caterpillar 156 Companies and Organizations ... Endless Possibilities & College of Agriculture Life Sciences 2010 AG CAREER DAY Tuesday, October 19th from 9:00am - 3:00pm at the Lied Rec Center fields of opportunities 164 Monday, October 18, 2010 | Iowa State Daily | ADVERTISEMENT | 1B

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Accelerated Genetics, Acres Group, Aerotek, Ag Leader Technology, Ag Partners, LLC, Ag Processing Inc a Cooperative (AGP), AgCareers.com, AGCO Corporate Group, AgReliant Genetics, AgriGold, AgStar Financial Services, AgVenture, Inc., Alaska Dept of Fish and Game, ALMACO, AMVC Management Services, Archer Daniels Midland Company, Bailey Nurseries Inc., BankIowa, Bartlett and Company, BASF Corporation, Bayer CropScience, Becker Underwood, Beef Products, Inc., Bunge North America, Cargill, Incorporated, CGB Enterprises, Inc., CHS Inc., Cibus US LLC, CNH America, LLC, Coalition to Support Iowa’s Farmers, ConAgra Foods, Inc., Conservation Corps Iowa, Crop Pro-Tech, Crop Production Services, Daybreak Foods, Inc., DeBruce Companies, Dow AgroSciences, LLC, Drake University Law School, Elanco Animal Health, Farm Credit Administration, Farm Credit Services of America, Farmers Coop Society, Farmers Cooperative Company, Farmers National Company, Farmland Foods, Inc.,Gavilon, LLC, Genex Cooperative, Inc., Gold’n Plump Poultry, Grain Processing Corporation, Great Plains Renewable Energy, Inc., GROWMARK, Harrisvaccines, Inc., Hartung Brothers, Inc., Harvest Land Cooperative, Hawkeye Energy Holdings, Hawkeye Sow Centers, Heartland Co-op, Helena Chemical Company, Hematech, Inc., Hertz Farm Management, Inc., Hoegemeyer Hybrids, Horizon Equipment, Hormel Foods Corporation, Illinois Farm Bureau, Innovative Ag Services, Iowa Agricultural Development Authority, Iowa DNR, Iowa Pork Producers, Iowa Select Farms, ISUAg Study Abroad, ISU Agricultural Entrepreneurship Initiative, JBS Five Rivers Cattle Feeding LLC, John Deere, John Deere Dealers, Johnsonville Sausage, LLC, Key Cooperative, Kinze Manufacturing, Krone NA Inc., Kuhn North America, Inc., KWS SAAT AG, Land O’Lakes, Land O’Lakes Ag Business Placement, Lansing Trade Group, Latham Hi-Tech Hybrids, Louis Dreyfus CorporationM2P2, LLC, The Maschhoffs, MaxYield Cooperative, Midwest Groundcovers, Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service, Midwest Poultry Consortium, Monsanto Company, Murphy-Brown, LLC, Nationwide Agribusiness, New Cooperative, Inc., New Fashion Pork, Newly Weds Foods, Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo, On Assignment, Inc., Osborn & Barr, OSI Industries, Inc., Peace Corps, PIC PinnaclePioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.Pipestone System / EMP SERV, LLCPrecision Laboratories, Inc Professional Swine Management, Progressive Swine Technologies, Rabo AgriFinance, Rain and Hail L.L.C., Remington Seeds LLC, Richard Armstrong Consulting, River Valley Cooperative, Rural Community Insurance Services, Schillinger Genetics, Schwan Food Company, TheSchwartz Farms, Inc.Science Center of IowaScoular Company, TheServi-Tech, Inc.South Dakota Wheat Growers, Summit Farms, Syngenta, Titan Machinery, Titan Pro SCI, Trans Ova Genetics, Twin State, Inc., Tyson Foods, Inc., United Bank of Iowa, United Suppliers, Inc., USDA Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA Farm Service Agency, USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service - Iowa, USDA-ARS-NADC, Valent USA Corporation, Wakefield Pork, Inc., Walt Disney World Co., Water Street Solutions, West Central Cooperative, Wimmer’s Meat Products, Wyffels Hybrids, Inc., Ziegler Caterpillar

156 Companies and Organizations ... Endless Possibilities

&College of Agriculture Life Sciences

2010AG CAREER DAY

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In the midst of exploring campus, adjusting to lecture classes, enduring midterms and sustaining passing GPAs, officials at many universities say college freshmen nation-wide are increasingly paying visits to career centers.

According to the Associated Press, college ca-reer offices in the University of Hartford, Duke University and Temple University — to name a few —have reported an in-crease of more than 20 percent in freshman career counseling appointments and attendance at career center programs, compared to previous years.

However, being new to col-lege and unfamiliar with the job market may still be chal-lenges for first-year seekers.

“There is no doubt the first few months of the college transition are overwhelming, and most freshmen struggle adjusting to where they fit in on campus. Nonetheless, they need to be ready to go with things and have their resume in place,” said Mike Gaul, Career Services director of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.

“Freshman reputations start the moment they step on campus. What’s great is that recruiters are in touch with who the up-and-comers are, and who are the leaders or fu-ture leaders of clubs and ma-jors. Recruiters are in touch with what’s going on in cam-pus, so it’s important to get off to a good solid start in college,” Gaul said.

Those recruiters — from more than 160 confirmed com-panies — will be on campus for the fair and looking to hire.

“We look at our interviews last year, 82 percent of our in-terviews here took place from career day through the Finals Week in December. Fall has really become prime-time re-cruitment season,” Gaul said.

For Agriculture and Life Sciences students, many of the orientation classes require a resume as an assignment.

“If your resume is ready to go, the most important thing you need to do is dispel the campus-wide myth that there’s nothing out there for freshman,” Gaul said.

“Many freshmen will go to career fairs thinking, ‘Nobody is going to talk to me, there’s nothing out there’ — that’s the farthest thing from the truth.

There are so many companies that are going to hire fresh-men,” Gaul said.

Landing an internship during the first year of college “shows initiative to recruiters and employers,” Gaul said. “It may not be the most glamorous job, but it sends a message: ‘I’m not afraid to work.’ It will open up doors for bigger and better opportunities, and ultimately internships have become the feeder system for the full-time employment these days.”

A recent study performed by the National Association of Colleges and Employers reported that of the students hired from the class of 2009, 44.6 percent came from em-ployers’ internship programs and 34.9 percent came from their co-op programs.

The study also showed that students who have taken part in an internship are a better “risk” in terms of reten-

tion. Within one year of hire, approximately 86 percent of those that have taken part in an internship at the hiring or-ganization — and 85 percent of those who served an intern-ship elsewhere — are still on the job, compared with about 81 percent of those who didn’t do an internship.

Gaul said working in a non-related major position seems to be another reason why freshmen do not value early internship opportunities, he emphasizes, however, that the greatest thing about an intern-

ship is that it’s not a marriage.“They’re a three-month

experience and you can walk away from it in the end with two directions: either, ‘I want to do this for the rest of my life, or I want to explore this career path,’ or ‘I didn’t enjoy this and it reinforces in me that this is not the right career path for me,’” Gaul said. “Never again in your life will you have the opportunity to sample these experiences.”

“If you had two people side by side, one with a resume that emphasized internship and leadership experiences, op-posed to someone that solely emphasized the academic ex-perience, the internship can-didate would win out.”

On a final note to freshmen Gaul advises: “Don’t waste your first year. [Internships] will pay dividends down the road and will open up a lot of doors.”

Internships ensure future jobs

Students talk with prospective employers during the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences’ Ag Career Day in the Memorial Union on Oct. 21, 2008. The event featured more than 160 companies. The Career Day is a good way for freshmen to begin to get involved in the college and with future prospective employers. File photo: Iowa State Daily

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Get involved with ag-related clubsIowa State University offers many oppor-

tunities for students to get involved and gain work-related experiences prior to graduation. Agricultural students are networking with in-dustry leaders, being offered internships and learning life-long skills through membership of clubs on campus. Get involved today.

Block & Bridle Club:Website: www.ans.iastate.edu/clubs/bbclubMembership: Open to all majors who complete initiation processDues: $10 juniors and seniors, $20 freshmen and sophomoresUpcoming Events: Summer Sausage and Cheese Fundraiser. Prices range $5-7. Look for stand on campus now through Finals Week.

Block & Bridle Club can help students interested in the animal science industry gain experience and networking opportunities. The club consists of six different interest groups that allow members to learn more specifically about what animal group they are interested in.To become a member, students must attend a new initiates meeting and complete the initiation process, which consists of different activities for the new members to network with faculty and its older members. Block & Bridle puts together many functions and trips that further members’ education in the animal science field.

Agricultural Education Club:Website: www.ageds.iastate.edu/clubs.htmMembership: All ISU students interested in agricultural education among youthDues: $20 a yearUpcoming Events: National FFA Convention — Wednesday through Saturday

If you are interested in the importance of provid-ing agricultural education to youth, Agricultural Education Club club can help you gain experiences and apply your skills. AgEd consists of three dis-tinct clubs: Agricultural Education Club, Collegiate FFA and Agricultural Communicators of Tomorrow. The connection between these clubs provides a lot of networking opportunities and great experiences to its members. One of the events that helps mem-bers gain experience outside of Iowa State is the 15-Hour Challenge. The challenge inspires mem-bers to reach out to other educational programs and engage in their classrooms.“Agricultural Education Club is all about provid-ing hands-on experiences for students who are interested in furthering agricultural education,” said Jacob Hunter, Agricultural Education Club president.

Farm Operations Club:Membership: Open to all ISU students

Dues: $20 a year Upcoming Events: Farm Operations Meeting —

Oct. 28, 5:45 p.m. at Ag 450 FarmThe Farm Operations Club helps members learn life-long skills, network with industry leaders and gain potential jobs and internships. Farm Operations business meetings are held once a month and will cover different topics that will advance member education. The club is affiliated with The National Post Secondary Agricultural Students Organization, and members attend the Fall Leadership Conference where they will attend workshops to prepare them for the Iowa State Career Fair.

Agricultural Business Club: Website: econ22.econ.iastate.edu/~agbus Membership: Open to all ISU students Dues: $20 per year Upcoming Events: Alumni Homecoming

Breakfast — Oct 30.Agricultural Business Club is open to all students but most beneficial to students who are majoring in agricultural business. The club was awarded “Most Outstanding Club” for the fifth year in a

row by the American Agricultural Economics Association. The club educates its members by having speakers attend meetings to talk about their profession and what it entails, hosting and at-tending agricultural business-related events, and by creating networking opportunities for members with industry representatives.“If you are interested, come to a meeting and check it out; I guarantee you will have a good time,” said Neil Krummen, president of the Agricultural Business Club.

Sustainable Agricultural Student Association:

Website:www.sust.ag.iastate.edu/gpsa/sasa.html

Membership: Open to all ISU students Dues: none Upcoming Events: National Campus

Sustainability Day, organized by the Green Umbrella — Thursday

The club is affiliated with the Graduate Program in Sustainable Agriculture, and the two work together to enhance the degree program. The club also educates the campus through different forums

about sustainable agriculture.

If you are interested in getting involved contact the following:Block & Bridle

Sergeant in Arms Charlie Hild at [email protected]

Agricultural Education Club: E-mail [email protected]

Farm Operations Club: E-mail President Samantha Holland at shol-

[email protected]

Agricultural Business Club: E-mail president Neil Krummen at nk83@

iastate.edu

Sustainable Agricultural Student Association: E-mail President Drake Larsen at dlarsen@

iastate.edu or join the listserv at [email protected]

The Block and Bridle Club is a popular animal sciences club which hosts several animal shows a year, as well as fundraising and community service. Courtesy photo: Block and Bridle Club

There will be more than 160 future employers Oct. 19 at the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences’ Career Fair, and every year it keeps getting bigger and bigger. There will be companies there that have been coming for years and companies that are new to the fair this year.

Lynn Lotocki is a human resource specialist with the Farm Credit Administration in McLean, Va.. She an-swered a few questions con-cerning the career fairs that they choose to attend.

How do you choose which career fairs to attend?It is usually based on the university career fairs where we have had success in the past in recruiting students. Although we do conduct an annual review of our recruiting events.

Why do you choose the ones you choose?We look for a career fair, which will attract students with majors in finance, accounting and econom-ics with an emphasis in finance or accounting.

Do you go to the same ones every year?Usually, although some fairs are dropped from the schedule and some are added depending on the previous year’s experience.

Is there a certain geo-graphical area that you company likes to stick with when recruiting students?Not necessarily. We are na-tionally based with offices in Dallas, Texas; Denver, Colo.; Bloomington, Minn.; McLean, Va.; and Sacramento, Calif.

Does the college/uni-versity have to be a cer-tain size or have a huge agricultural background for you to attend?Although we are very pas-sionate about agriculture, the university need not be a

certain size or have a huge agricultural department. In fact, a fair number of our entry-level hires have no agricultural background at all.

How many of your positions get filled by students that you inter-viewed at a career fair?We hire for approximately 15 entry-level positions nationwide each year and students recruited at ca-reer fairs fill almost all.

Piece of advice for stu-dents job searching at career fairs?It helps to have an unof-ficial transcript as well as a resume to hand to a recruiter. Ask recruiters what they are looking for in an ideal candidate — spe-cifically what knowledge, skills and abilities are they looking for. If you are asked to inter-view, be well prepared and able to cite specific assignments, projects or extracurricular activities that support your knowl-edge, skills and abilities. Be able to describe those assignments in detail.

Human resource specialist gives advice to students

The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences’ Career Fair is coming up, and some won’t attend. Not because they don’t want to hand out a resume or obtain a job, but because they already have a career.

FarmingThere are more than

3,000 undergraduates in our College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, but some of them are in college as a backup plan, which may seem odd to other majors. Russell Mullen, pro-fessor in agronomy, says that 20 to 25 percent of agriculture students commonly go back to farm after graduation.

“The large capital invest-ment to start farming is the biggest obstacle to our stu-dents, not the lack of interest or the lack of skills or knowl-edge to start farming,” Mullen said.

Farming is more than planting and watering. It es-sentially is a business, and to run a business efficiently peo-ple need to have more skills than just the basics.

“Many of my classmates

who are planning to farm af-ter graduation already have excellent skills when it comes to tending the earth and grow-ing crops. But farming is more than just having a really big garden. Farming requires knowledge of soil science, crop physiology, climate, biology, chemistry and many more dis-ciplines that are better learned at an institution,” said Thomas Mullen, junior in agronomy and environmental studies.

Calvin Pudenz is a senior in agricultural studies, and he

plans on returning to his fam-ily farm and getting into tradi-tional Iowa products of corn, soybeans and cattle. He chose Iowa State because the col-lege is well known for having strong agriculture and agrono-my programs.

Pudenz’s farm is a family-run farm, which is normal for most farms in Iowa. Making sure a farm is family-run is a big reason why some men and women choose to farm after graduating.

“Having a family farm has a

huge influence on why I want to stick with farming. There is a lot of pride and joy that comes from a hard day of work on the farm,” Pudenz said.

“I believe that the farming community is the key steward of Iowa’s land, and I am glad to see so many of my educated classmates taking their knowl-edge home to enhance Iowa’s farms,” Mullen said.

There is also a club on cam-pus called Beginning Farmers Network that students can join and network with each other.

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How did you hear about the program? A friend that was on the ISU Soil Judging Team with me told me about it.Why did you decide to study abroad?I wanted to improve my Spanish and take more Spanish classes.What year did you do it?Six weeks in the summer of 2010What was the biggest thing you learned from the experience?Coming from a farm background and living where the population is 300 people in my

town, the biggest thing I learned was about myself and I learned how much I love my rural home and the farm life. But with this experience I also learned about living in a big city (population approximately 815,000 in the city — about 16 times the size of Ames, and the urban area population 1,175,000) and learning public transportation, like using the metro, the bus, the tram, the train and high-speed trains all in Spanish.What advice would you give to students interested in studying abroad?If you have an interest and the desire to learn about another country and culture, do it. Apply for as many scholarships as you can; it helps out a lot.What was your favorite memory?Spending the day with friends to explore Valencia’s old part of the city and climbing a really tall tower to see out across the city.

Dana Jensen

Where I studied: Cirencester, EnglandMajor: Global resource systemsYear: Junior

How did you hear about the program?Through the College of Ag Study Abroad Office.Why did you decide to study abroad?I’ve always wanted to travel to a foreign country but hadn’t had the opportunity to. It just seemed like the perfect opportunity, and I couldn’t pass it up.What year did you do it?2009-10 school year.What was your favorite memory about your trip?There are so many amazing memories, but one of my favorites has to be biking through

countryside in County Cork, Ireland, and getting lost in — according to my Irish friends — the only mountainous part of Co. Cork. The bike ride totaled over 70 km and lasted 13 hours up and down and all around the mountains. I have never been so sore in my whole life, but I will never forget it.What was the biggest thing you learned from the experience?Don’t ever be afraid to try. It’s scary living in a foreign country and traveling on your own for a whole year, but if I wouldn’t have done it, I would have regretted it for the rest of my life and never have met so many amazing people or seen so many amazing things.What advice would you give to students interested in studying abroad?Never say never. I thought I would never make it outside the U.S., and even if I could I thought I could never afford it, but I did and it was so worth it.

The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences offers many opportuni-ties for students to study abroad.

Travel coursesRecurring travel courses:

Ag business/agronomy travel course — spring and winter travel courses in various countries

China — summer travel course Dean’s Leadership Program

— summer travel courses in Rome

Ghana — winter travel course Horticulture travel courses

— summer travel courses in various countries

India — summer travel course on alternating year

Panama — summer travel course on alternating year

Peru — summer travel course on alternating year

Uganda — summer service-learning program

Current travel courses:Winter 2010-11

Panama — tropical agricultural production, international busi-ness and trade in Panama — agronomy, economics and GAP — application deadline: closed

Ecuador — soils and crops in Ecuador — agronomy — ap-plication deadline: closed

Spring 2011 Australia — agricultural

production, business and trade in Australia —agronomy, eco-nomics — application deadline: Nov. 11

Costa Rica — soils, crops, and water of Costa Rica — agron-omy —application deadline: Nov. 15

Costa Rica — integrated management of tropical crops — plant pathology, entomology

and horticulture — application deadline: TBA

Summer 2011 Brazil — agricultural technol-

ogy and automation adoption in Brazil — ABE

China — study abroad program to China — NREM

Europe — study abroad pro-gram to Denmark, Germany and Poland — ABE

Europe — comparison of American and European manufacturing/management techniques and procedures

Ghana — ecological zones and natural resource management

Greece and Turkey — study abroad program to Greece and Turkey

Ireland — horticulture study abroad program to Ireland

Italy — Dean’s Global Agriculture and Food Leadership Program: Rome

Panama — ISU in Panama: Sustainable Development in the Tropics

Uganda — service learning in Uganda

Ukraine & Bulgaria — study abroad program to Ukraine

Exchanges Australia — La Trobe University Austria — BOKU — University

of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences

Brazil — Federal University of ViÇosa, Federal University of Campina Grande

Canada — Nova Scotia Agricultural College, Truro, Nova Scotia

Canada — The Marine Institute of MUN, St. Johns, Newfoundland

Costa Rica — University of Costa Rica

England — Royal Agriculture

College France

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Polytechnique LaSalle Beauvais

Germany — Hohenheim University

Ireland — University College Dublin

Mexico — Autonomous University in Baja — Inactive due to Travel Warning

Mexico — Technological Institute of the Oaxaca Valley (ITVO) — inactive due to travel warning

Internships(Iowa State/ISU-affliated internships)

China — internship with Blue-Sky Landscape Company (check with the office)

Greece — American Farm School

Spain — summer internship in Spain (check with the office)

The Borlaug Summer Internship Program

Thailand — summer internship in King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Bangkok

RISE Summer Internship in Germany

(Non-ISU internships) Indonesia — Freeman

Indonesia Nonprofit Internship Program

The World Food Prize Foundation — George Washington Carver Internship

U.S. Department of State Summer 2010 Internship Program is available

Opportunities to study abroad are available

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1 White whale chaser5 Cannes clergymen10 Foam ball maker14 Island nation near Tonga15 Wild animal16 Leaf-to-branch angle17 Difficult youngster18 Jolly holiday visitor19 Underground missile launch site20 Was disappointed, as with a performance23 Shrinking Asian sea24 GPA booster25 Out-of-the-ordinary brews31 Lewd material32 Compassion from the judge36 DDE opponent37 Attorney general under Ronald Reagan40 Big Band __41 Smudges in a psychological test43 Lascivious look44 Calm by nature48 __ Arabia51 Not worth debating52 She replaced Paula Abdul as an “American Idol” judge58 1999 Ron Howard film59 __ Mountains: south-central U.S. range60 Term referring to a prev. citation62 Actress Hatcher63 Mournful music64 Stun65 Spoken66 Seven Dwarfs’ only beardless member

67 Spud’s buds

1 Ohio’s Wright-Patterson, e.g.: Abbr.2 Give the job to3 Sink-cleaning brand4 Very small role5 1970s-’80s FBI bribery sting6 Fab Four member7 Ruination8 Cornerstone abbr.9 Attack à la Brutus10 ‘70s tennis star Ilie11 They’re marked with lit signs12 Lead the life of ___13 Plant life21 Bard’s “before”22 Spooky25 Actor Morales26 Mutant super-heroes co-created by Stan Lee27 Mammoth feature28 Hallowed29 Third shoe width beyond D30 Naval Acad. grad33 __-do-well34 Canadian tribe35 Lawn party site37 NBA Hall of Famer Hayes38 John or Jane39 Map feature with an elev.42 Torment diabolically

43 Left on the table, as a bet45 Come out46 Organ grinder’s pet47 “Annabel Lee” poet48 Tend49 Birch family tree50 Prefix with violet53 Connecticut senator Chris54 Basso Pinza55 “The World According to __”56 “Buy It Now” online site (and where vowels were bought for 20-, 25-, 37-, 44- and 52-Across?)57 Magnitude61 __ Moines

Yesterday’s solution

Daily Crossword : edited by Wayne Robert Williams

Leo: Just Write It All Down.Daily Horoscope : by Nancy Black and Stephanie ClementsDaily Sudoku

Today’s solution:

Level: medium

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Today’s birthday (10/18/10). Let this be the year when you accept romance into your life. This does not have to involve heavy spending. Romance thrives when you take the time to include your partner in your adventures and follow lucky impulses. Travel may figure in your plans.

To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.

Aries (March 21-April 19) -- Today is a 7 -- New ideas stimulate imagination and produce intelligent activity. Your partner naturally fits into a social group and acts as host.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) -- Today is a 6 -- Others seem happy enough to handle their own quests at work. Accept guidance from an elder whose logic is impeccable. Celebrate with someone tonight.

Gemini (May 21-June 21) -- Today is a 5 -- This is no time to try to achieve total organization. In fact, if you allow things to come apart, you see where more work is needed.

Cancer (June 22-July 22) -- Today is a 6 -- Problems at work occupy you and distract from dealing with family matters. Express your doubts out loud, so others understand. Then you can focus.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Today is a 6 -- Establish a reservoir of ideas for future use. Not every day is filled with great inspirations like today. Don’t bother to seek agreement. Just write it all down.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Today is a 6 -- Apply your imagination and give your self-esteem a boost at the same time. Let others fret about how the details come together. Make a payment.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- Today is a 7 -- Don’t jump to conclusions. What first looks like a massive change resolves into workable alternatives. A nearby clown lightens the atmosphere.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- Today is a 7 -- Someone you know falls in love head over heels. This has been a long time coming. Keep an appropriate distance as you congratulate them both.Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- Today is a 5 -- Your best bet today is to act as though everything’s proceeding exactly as planned. Roll with any punches and reserve comments for later (or never).

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Today is a 6 -- Create your own agenda early in the day and pursue it diligently. Others fret about details. Stay out of that discussion, if possible.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- Today is a 6 -- Business matters cause circular thinking when you don’t immediately perceive a solution. Take a break for a phone call and come back to it.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) -- Today is a 6 -- Most of your efforts flow smoothly today to produce desired outcomes early. Try to contact an absent team member to get their approval.

To the guy who is selling the 06 Raven R6 with the

posting in the Armory. Definitely interested but

you have to have the right number for me to give you

the money. Just Saying...

To the guy in my Stat 101 class that always comes

in reading Twilight - you’re awesome! Thanks for making the class more

interesting....

How cold does it have to be fore it to be acceptable to

wear a north face to the bar?...

If you must deface signs, by all means refer to the dictionary for a spelling

reference. Misspelling the name of an organ that you posses makes me question whether or not you should be attending a university.

...To the guy who got punched

in the face at Jeff’s Pizza, you really flew across the

room! Just sayin’...

Sometimes being hungover actually makes it easier to

get to my 8 a.m. Just sayin’...

To the girls that are here from my high school: I know all of your mothers. They’re all soooo proud of you...one of these days I think I will tell them the truth, maybe then

they’ll quit bragging......

To the Parking division: I realize that you have to chalk

our tires to keep track of how long we’ve been there, but is it necessary to make my tire a coloring book? A little line on the top of my tire instead of all the way

around and filled in would be perfect. Just sayin’

...I love how people will stand right next to a stranger on CyRide, but they won’t sit

next to a stranger....

Im really sick of professors saying...”and you should’ve learned this in high school.” I graduated with 20 kids, I didn’t learn shit. I’m paying for you to teach me here!

...Burp!!! “That’s disgusting” “It has to come out some hole, just be glas it was that one.”

Just Saying...

To the girl in Phil230, when the teacher asked if you are Scandinavian, and you said

no I’m Lutheran, are you dumb? Just Sayin’

...Just because you speak a different language doesn’t

mean it’s ok to talk during an exam. Just Sayin’

...Walk on the right side of the sidewalk, or I will hit you with

my bike....

To the girls blaring Nsync down Welch, it’s not 1999.

But I kind of enjoyed it.

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