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'50 jobs' project replaces traditional job search
Q&A
RYAN WRIGHT
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Dressed in a gold shirt playing the part of Osiris, Daniel Seddiqui, center, entertains the crowds including Addison Breiding, left, and Lauren Miko as he performs as one of the stilt walkers outside the Mummy ride at Universal Studios in Orlando, Fla., May 7, 2009. Seddiqui traveled across the country, doing a different job for a week in all 50 states.
In 2008 after failing yet another job interview, Daniel Seddiqui wondered to himself where all the job opportunities were in the United States. Soon after, he embarked on a journey to work a different job in each of the 50 states.
As a follow-up to "50 Jobs in 50 States," Seddiqui is lecturing at colleges across the country about finding a career, finding your passion and understanding culture and lifestyle. Seddiqui's lecture at the University is Wednesday, Feb. 19 at 7 p.m. The lecture will be
understanding central university Sediciu's lecture at the University is Wednesday, Feb. 19 at 7 p.m. The lecture will be in the Big 12 room in the Kansas Union.
Q: What ultimately inspired you to work 50 jobs in 50 states?
A: A combination of building awareness and desperation. I couldn't find work after college, so naturally I wanted to find opportunities anyway that I could, and learn what I've been doing wrong. There were many breaking points that led me to the journey, so there were enough signs to say, hey, we've got to do something drastic and unconventional.
Q: What was your favorite job? What was your least favorite?
A: There are many great jobs out there that I wouldn't have otherwise discovered, like forecasting weather on TV or hydrology, where we hiked in the Rocky Mountains. I really liked most jobs because it was a chance to learn different industries that shape our country. The worst was lobstering in Maine because of being seasick and I couldn't control my performance on the site.
Q: What state did you like the most?
A: I liked all places that I hadn't visited previously, like Arkansas, Kansas and South Carolina, because I wanted to learn about what the rest of the country goes through.
Q: What job did you work in Kansas? Did you enjoy it?
A: Meatpacking, and no. It was great to finally learn how food is processed, which I appreciate the work people decide, but it wasn't out of sight, out of mind, in the job. That's what made it
tough, the fact that you had to face the discomfort of gunning down animals and then processing them by hand, no machinery used.
Q: What was the most challenging job?
A: When you're not focused, it could be a near impossible task. When you know what you
A: All were a challenge and that's what helped
want, you'll find ways to make it happen. In that sense, yes I was rejected 5,000 times, but that was taken out of the equation for me.
me succeed in the journey because everything was stimulating and new.
Q: How difficult was it to find a job?
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CVS estimated that it would lose about $2 billion dollars in sales from customers that enter the store to buy cigarettes and tobacco products.
arretes and tobacco products from our store shelves, positioning us for a growing role in the health care delivery system," said Larry Merlo, president and CEO, in video statement released on cvs.com.
Ashley Hrabe, a junior from Salina, is the founder of Breathe Easy At KU (BEAK), an organization that "promotes a healthy environment for all through a tobacco-free KU." The organization has administration and faculty support and is currently trying to gain student support for its initiative through student petitions. Its goal is to make the University a tobacco-free campus by July 1, 2015.
pus so that would include anything from cigarettes to chewing tobacco" Hrabe said.
"I feel like they are definitely going to be a strong influence on [tobacco use] not only at KU but also in the Lawrence community," Hrabe said.
Carlos Calderon, a freshman from Leavenworth, has been smoking for the past year and a half. Calderon said on average he smoke about every three
Hrabe said that the program began with a slow start but is now picking up speed and recently received a grant from the Kansas Health Foundation to help pursue the organization's efforts. Hrabe hopes that CVS no longer selling any tobacco products will start a trend in the tobacco industry. She also feels that CVS's program will help her own efforts on campus.
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rettes and tobacco products.
retries and tobacco products "It's really good that CVS is getting rid of cigarettes because it's saving lives," Calderon said. "I smoke but I don't advocate for it. It's horrible and if I could take it back and not have started smoking I totally would and I recommend nobody start."
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Although Calderon thinks that CVS no longer selling cigarettes and tobacco products is a step in the right direction, he thinks that it will be difficult to wipe out all cigarettes and tobacco product sales. "The FDA can try all they want, but smokers will still have their way."
CVS pharmacy will stop selling cigarettes and tobacco products nationwide, beginning Oct. 1,2014.The company stands to lose an estimated $2 billion dollars in sales.
Facts from American Lung Association
1. Cigarette smoke contains over 4,800 chemicals
2. About 8.6 million people in the U.S. have at least one serious illness caused by smoking
3. Among current smokers, chronic lung disease accounts for 73 percent of smoking-related conditions.
4. Men who smoke die 13.2 years earlier than men who do not smoke.
5. Women who smoke die 14.5 years earlier than women who do not smoke.
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6. Smoking causes about 90 percent of lung cancer related deaths.
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