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It always intrigues me how people look outside themselves as soon as they think about making a change. If you've spent any time or thought thinking about finding a job, you've probably bought more books on interviewing than you'll ever read and talked the ears off of your nearest and dearest.
Most interview books tell you how to practice for the interview as if it was a test. I'm not saying this kind of preparation doesn't have value – it does and, if you're lucky, you might even be asked one or two of the questions/answers that you've rehearsed. Other books promise to help you find your dream job and to "find your bliss". Well, they have their value too. After all, hope and aspirations are what our civilization was built on.
Interestingly, few truly focus on YOU, the EXPERT on your candidacy. Preparing answers to questions you may or may not get asked feeds into your fears and, while you're playing the guessing game, will also add a hefty portion of worry, doubt and anxiety to boot!!
I say control the things you can!.
In times of change simplicity gets my vote every time and the following Skills Inventory technique is one that I have found works for every candidate no matter where you are in your career. The best part is that you can do it wherever you are as long as you have a pen and blank paper!
Here we go:
1. Take a piece of paper and divide the page in two columns. Label one of them Education and the other one Dates. Next step: list the schools/colleges you attended and qualifications obtained under the first column and dates attended/graduated in the second column. Also make sure to list any achievements whilst at school – Swim Team Captain? Editor of the School Paper? you get the gist.
2. Take another piece of paper and divide it in three. This time label the columns Jobs, Dates, Responsibilities.
3. List every single job you have had and the dates you were there. While you are at it, include any volunteer positions or internships (if applicable). In this instance – the more detail, the better. The more self knowledge you have the better equipped you'll be to ace the interview.
3. Now list all your responsibilities under each job. Now list the skills those responsibilities translate to. Start with the tactical/technical skills and expand it to softer ones like communication and people management abilities.
4. Beyond What you did, Where and When you did it – think about the impact you had. What are the things you are proud of? Did you save money? Drive revenues? Solve problems/remove obstacles? Keep high standards during tough times? What mistakes did you make? What did you learn from them?
Once this is done – take it in – look at the experience you bring to the table. Appreciate your talents. Don't be modest or critical – give credit where it's due!
How do you feel about yourself? Are you surprised by how much you've done/can do? Did life get so busy that you forgot? Do you feel confident that you can now clearly talk about your experience and why someone should hire you?
Do you feel good about your abilities but glum about the prospect of doing this job "forever"?! Then take another sheet of paper, divide it into two columns, label one Current Job(s) and the other Ideal Job and list all the skills in the first column, copy the skills you ENJOY doing into the second column and add new ones – you don't have to throw the baby out with the bath water! – keep what you love doing and build on it by finding experiences that expand your horizons and abilities.
Have fun with this foundational step – it should be fun and clarifying – next blog: how to match your existing skills and aspirations to finding the right job.
I often find motivation and learn lessons from experts in fields that are, at times, complementary to mine and, often, completely out of the box.
My goal, when reading these "How To" books, is to find one, maybe two tools or tips that I can implement quickly and that will have the greatest positive impact. Given my tendency to work at warp speed and my natural impatience, this means I flick through and read only what interests me the most. Benefit to you is that I am a walking version of Cliff's Notes.
I'm currently obsessed with David Allen – in fact, he's my Productivity Hero. I'm reading his book – "Getting Things Done" – and it's great!
Allen talks about a 4-criteria model for deciding what to do in the moment (buy the book and check out page 192 for full info). It's brilliant and simple. So much so that I'm "borrowing" it and creating a modified version tailored for the phone interview.
If you are actively job hunting or have had the good fortune to receive a call from someone like me, the likelihood that your first interview will be by phone is almost 100%. Every step in an interview process is a means to an end and, until you are hired, one step MUST lead to the next if you want the job.
The phone interview is a first impression that you can't afford to get wrong so pay it the respect it deserves, set the scene and follow this 3-criteria model to ensure success.
1.CONTEXT: this is all about the where and what. If your goal is to make the best impression, then make sure you aren't calling from your car and/or on your cell in a bad cell area. Trust me, "can you hear me now?" gets frustrating and old REALLY quickly. Think that taking the call outside, around the corner from your office is a good idea – think again – nothing is less conducive to a good interview experience than competing with the sound of gale force winds or traffic in the background! Think you can juggle picking the kids up from school or food shopping and speaking to the VP, Recruiting at that company you are dying to work for? Think again! In fact, if you aren't in a quiet, focused environment using a land-line phone, in front of your computer where you have your resume and internet browser open then you aren't setting yourself up for success nor are you valuing anyone involved in the interview process – including yourself!
2.TIME AVAILABLE: we live in a microwave society where even 48 hours in a day wouldn't give us enough time to get everything done. Interviews need to be planned for and that includes managing your time. DON'T cram your phone interview in between other meetings – allow for the probability that your interviewer could be late to the call and the possibility for the call to go longer than planned if you're knocking it out of the park. An interview needs to be treated like a cable appointment – allow for the widest window of time possible!
3. ENERGY AVAILABLE: THIS is really important to get right. Energy and attitude are everything. If you aren't a morning person then don't agree to a crack of dawn call (or in person interview for that matter), if you are typically running on empty after 4pm DON'T schedule an interview then either.
Interviews are like tests you can't really study for but you CAN give yourself a huge helping hand by making sure that you are, at minimum, in the right place, with the right tools and with enough time and energy to put your "best phone" forward. I think you deserve that much – don't you?
Ever wish you could spend an hour with elite executive recruiter Wendy Doulton? In one week, Wendy "The Headhuntress" Doulton is coming to Bravo with all of the straight-talking career and interviewing advice she shares with only the top candidates in the world.
Wendy's advice isn't always what candidates want to hear…but what they NEED to hear to get the jobs they want.
Her one hour special airs on Bravo Monday, November 14 At 10pm Et/Pt
Play the video next to this post to get a sneak peek of Wendy in "The Headhuntress" right now!
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One Hour Special, Featuring Search Firm Guru Wendy Doulton, Airs Monday, November 14 At 10pm Et/Pt
New York – With record unemployment continuing to make headlines, everyone could use a personal career coach. But only Bravo has the expertise of Wendy Doulton, star of their upcoming special, "The Headhuntress," premiering Monday, November 14 at 10pm et/pt. As founder of the Katalyst Career Group, Doulton is known for her no-nonsense style and impressive list of Fortune 500 clients. And with over 15 years of industry experience, including in-house positions at Yahoo, DreamWorks and Google, Doulton has been an executive recruitment resource for a wide range of industries including digital media, entertainment, fashion and music. She knows how the career game is played and her sharp tongue makes it clear that she isn't shy about voicing her opinion – whether critiquing a resume or trying to place the next great CEO, Wendy Doulton follows her gut when it comes to satisfying her clients. Her keen eye for talent has led to associations with some of America's best known brands . And although some may describe Doulton's tactics as unique, her results are unquestionably successful.
Fresh out of college and wondering what the job market has in store for you? Check this out…According to a job survey report just published by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE), the average salary for new grads entering the workforce is up by more than $2,300 – a nearly 5% increase over the previous year's average figures.
The NACE reports positive changes in starting salaries across a variety of fields. Some specialized disciplines saw a more than 23% jump in average starting salaries!
"The steady increases in starting salary offers we're seeing this year is a good indication that the job market for new college graduates is gathering strength," says Marilyn Mackes, NACE executive director. And due to new industries being created, this trend will continue.
Despite fluctuating national numbers that aggregate a too broad selection of data to tell the whole story, tech and new media job growth is absolutely BOOMING and average salaries are not only starting high, they are continuing to grow.
Rapidly changing technology on the web including mobile and social media are creating a need for talented, knowledgeable people. This is a time of unparalleled opportunity for street smart job seekers of EVERY level. Get OUT THERE!
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Sometimes the greatest opportunities come from being in the right PLACE at the right TIME. Fortunately for you, getting front page ranking when recruiters look for candidates doesn't have to be a random event. Technology has tipped the hand of fate and, with a few strategic tweaks, you can make sure that the time and place are ALWAYS right.
Recruiters use EVERY means available to them to find the best people – we're talking scouring Google (and other search engines!), Twitter, Facebook just to name a few not to mention a live LinkedIn ticker on their desktop. So why wouldn't YOU use every online tool available to you to get found? Play the game…you CAN get found at just the right time by exactly the right people if you learn a few new tricks.
Here's how to supercharge your resume's "search power" in the top 5 ways that REALLY MATTER!!
Titles and Keywords
In the land of job hunting TITLE is King. Everything else you write in the copy serves as your title's very important but supporting cast. It's essential to make sure it contains keywords that relate to and support the titles you have chosen and that they ACCURATELY describe who you are and WHAT YOU DO. (I could write an entire post on the importance of knowing what it is that you "do" in all areas of the job search — oh, that's right…I have! Read more on this here >
The goal of a search engine is to quickly cut through mounds of data and instantly deliver the most relevant results. Whilst titles and keywords have their place, Relevancy is the key point here so make sure the keywords you choose reflect your actual experience. Being relevant in search terms means being delivered as the exact result that was searched for. (I mean, OUR JOB is to find the most relevant candidate for a position. Search is the PERFECT tool to weed through hundreds of resumes.)
If you WANT to be an SVP but your experience is that of a Senior Manager, DON'T pack your resume full of keywords that will put you top of the list for a job you are still 10 years away from being ready for! It's the quickest way to highlight yourself as someone who's not right for a job and, possibly, to be dismissed for other opportunities that could lead you to your coveted SVP Title. Time is a recruiter's most precious commodity so make sure you are worth the time we've invested in finding you!
Showing up number one in Google, Yahoo, Bing (for the right reasons) is great. More critical to your job hunt, however, is optimizing your resume for Job Sites like Monster, LinkedIn, Hotjobs and The Ladders. Use these sites well and use them all.
Optimize your LinkedIn profile, post your resume on Monster, Hotjobs, DICE or whatever other site suits your background. I coach candidates to use these sites strategically, to post their resumes at all times even when they aren't looking for a job. Many jobs posted on Monster are there to comply with certain regulations or have already been filled by the time you apply. Even more likely is that you will get lost amongst the hundreds of other, likely unqualified, people who have applied for the same job. Turn the tables – use the sites pro-actively. Tighten up your resume and post it for the tech savvy recruiters to find. Not looking? Even if you are happily employed right now, there is nothing wrong with a little proactive advertising!
You've stood out from the crowd! You've been found! Your background looks relevant and recruiters are banging down your door! And that was the easy part… The whole point of getting found is CLOSING THE DEAL. And that is down to skills – interviewing skills that is. Get prepared, get focused, brush up your interview techniques – practice makes perfect!
Hiring managers and employers: a word of advice to you…STRIKE WHILE THE IRON IS HOT. Good candidates are ALWAYS hard to find but especially now that the market is picking up. (And trust me, it IS.) Not only are YOU looking, but candidates are out there too – they're taking calls, they're interested and playing. Speed is the name of the game and SMART companies know they need to move FAST.
If you find somebody that's 90%- 95% of what you're looking for, MAKE AN OFFER – and make it a GREAT one. GONE are the days where you could have a beauty parade…I can guarantee you that two or three other companies are looking for EXACTLY the same person that you are and, if you wait too long to make your play, your prize candidate will get snatched up before you get through your second stack of applicants.
DON'T get in your own way…time is of the essence, and you have a small window of opportunity to get and maintain your candidate's interest enough to get them to say YES!
If you don't move quickly, you are not only going to be competing with their existing employer who WILL counter-offer them (if they know what's good for them), but you're also competing with other companies who may get your perfect match because they were faster than you. I cannot stress this enough. Too busy to interview? – well, your competitor down the road isn't.
There are two places you should be spending your time – retaining your top performers and doing whatever you can to recruit the best candidates on the outside.
If you find somebody, MOVE as QUICKLY as possible – and do do WHATEVER it takes to speed up the process. Get all of your hiring managers together in one day, set up a back-to-back interview blitz, do whatever due diligence you need to move to reference checks, and offers. In a market this hot, Second Tier candidates are in high demand – if you're not careful you could end up with sloppy seconds.
This is my first word of warning…every time I pick up the phone to pitch one of my client's jobs, I'm talking to someone who has several offers pending. This week alone, I have lost two great candidates because my client didn't move quickly enough.
Employers, forewarned is forearmed. You snooze, you lose!
Candidates, YOU are in demand. The worm has turned. What are you waiting for??
The 2am Tweet telling the world your boyfriend's a wanker, the not-vague-enough Facebook rant about your boss…just remember times have changed. There's no way around it. And just like the Hello Kitty tattoo you got when you were 18, some stupid decisions are permanent. In the modern world of constant connectivity, the things you say and pretty much everything you do is irreversibly cached in some way shape or form and can be found if someone wants to find it. If you don't realize by now, what you say, and WHERE you say it matters.
I know what you are thinking, "Anyone with half a brain would take EVERY precaution to not broadcast their private business in the first place." (Clueless on the subject? Go here first.) But what seemed like a good idea after three POMtinis can be frighteningly damaging in the cold light of day! If you are foolish enough to broadcast your dirt in the first place, trust me, your mistakes are just waiting be discovered. So how DO you turn it around and make sure the first thing that comes up in Google isn't an unflattering web picture of you passed out in the bushes? Google yourself. And do it often. Edit/delete/remove anything negative you can. Come up with an answer for everything else. You don't know what you don't know, and if you don't see what's out there about you, you just simply wont be prepared to handle it. Ignoring it won't make it go away. You have GOT to take charge of your own reputation.
Think Ahead And Just…Don't.
What may have seemed like an opportunity to make a quick buck when you were a gorgeous, but starving 20-something year old WILL come back to haunt you when you are interviewing for that next big career move. Forewarned is forearmed: please, please, PLEASE don't let yourself be the subject of sexy "modeling" pictures, or anything else that could damage your reputation. Don't fool yourself into thinking that it won't be found – chances are fairly high that if it's out there, someone will find it….eventually. Tick someone off at work and, before you know it, your co-worker has morphed into an undercover spy with a vendetta just waiting for the perfect time to plop an incriminating dossier on your boss' desk. Background checks are par for the course, and Facebook, Twitter, MySpace are a corporate recruiter's DIY detective kit.
A good rule of thumb: anything you wouldn't want your Grandma to know about shouldn't be discoverable by future/current employers or co-workers.
And remember, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure…
So How Much Damage Can Really Be Done in Only 140 Characters?
A little Tweet never hurt anyone, right? WRONG. Even worse, the impact could be greater than just you. Ever read about the ad exec who accidentally "f-bombed" all of his agency's biggest account's Twitter followers? (See the story here.) He THOUGHT he was logged in to his own account. OOPS!! What became a massive, life-changing slip up probably took all of three seconds to execute and probably a lifetime to correct. Not only did he lose his job, but got his whole agency FIRED from their biggest account.
Notes to self: 1. DON'T be stupid and careless 2. DO MIND YOUR P's & Q's on Twitter and Facebook 3. DO REMEMBER – not all advertising is good advertising. Make sure your words, message, and tone present exactly the kind of image you want to portray to employers – this applies to your "personal" account too!! 4. Make sure your virtual self is a true representation of who you really are - DON'T masquerade as an executive by day and a sex blogger by night!!
Your "personal" Tweets (and all other comments you make online) are PUBLIC information – you may as well put up a billboard or take out a full page ad on the front page of the NY Times!
SO REMEMBER! THE PEN AND TWEET ARE MIGHTIER THAN THE SWORD. What seems like an "in-the-heat of the moment "event can have a lifelong, negative impact. Mouthing off on Twitter might feel great for five minutes, but the words you choose can impact your life forever. You decide if that's positive or negative. Use that power wisely.
You wouldn't wear a size six shoe if you are an eight and a half. So why would you take a job that you know isn't a good fit? Even the most gorgeous Manolo Blahniks won't fit if they aren't your size. I don't care how hard you try to get them on…all you'll be doing is causing unnecessary pain.
What's important in a job is not what it looks like on paper, but that it meets your specific needs. Different jobs/companies/opportunities may make sense at certain times of your life and may not at others. A job that is just perfect for someone else might be your career made in hell. Horses for courses, I always say – It REALLY is about finding the shoe that fits and being honest with yourself.
I once took a job because I could wear pajamas to work – not that I DID, but I COULD! The point being that the fact that I could wear what I wanted spoke volumes about that company's corporate culture. It was fun, creative and funky – at the time, nothing mattered more. After a while and the birth of my son, the novelty wore off and it couldn't quite rationalize the less than market-rate salary and 90 hour weeks. It was the perfect job for right then, but as it turned out, not for forever.
Maybe you're a new mom, and require a job that will allow you the flexibility to stay home a couple days a week with your infant. Maybe you're just out of college, are still living with roommates, you're footloose and fancy free but ready to explore the world – getting paid to travel, stay at swanky hotels and travel for free might sound like fun! Maybe the title on your business card means more than the job you do – take the VP job if that's all that counts!. WHATEVER it is you really want, right here, right now, get clear on it BEFORE you dust off your interview suit. In fact, do it before you send out your first resume or cover letter.
When it comes to career nirvana and getting the right job for you, you'd be amazed to see what truly matters. Stop judging a job by its title/salary/status. Focus on what success looks like and feels like to you. Visualize it – what are you doing, wearing, saying? Who are you speaking to? What does your boss look like? How does he/she act? What about your colleagues? What does your office look like – where are you sitting? I'm sure you see where I'm going by now. YOU get to define what being happy and fulfilled in your job mean. Don't focus just on the packaging. Give it substance and weight . Make it mean something to you and own it!.
Everything that glitters isn't gold! Dig deeper. Get clear about what you really want, but be careful what you wish for 'cause you might just get it!
If your phone and email are ringing/binging off the hook then it's probably safe to bet that you are in the running. If, however, you are still checking your email, cell phone, and land line every five minutes and wondering why they haven't called, you might want to follow these tips on what to do.
Read Their Signs…
At the end of every interview with me, candidates know EXACTLY where they stand and what next steps are. If I have any reservations, I bring them up in real time. I don't believe in leading people on and I certainly don't have time to deal with hundreds of calls from people who aren't right. I'm often thanked for my "candor" – (I think that's a compliment) and I pride myself on my no-nonsense, transparent way of communicating. In my line of business, honesty is key to building trust and to me getting you the right job! Word of warning: I am not the norm and you won't usually get such clear communication. You are likely to end up in no man's land…a no communication zone. Pay Attention! Notice their reactions to get clues on how you did. How well do you think you answered their questions? Did they take the time to walk you around to meet other team members? Did you get a sense that the hiring manager really liked you? Did YOU like him/her? All of these things can give you valuable hints about whether you will be asked back.
Ask The Right Questions….
An interview is a two-way street. You are really both after the same information: is this job a match for everyone involved? An interview should be a conversation — not an interrogation. Don't be afraid to ask questions. But make sure they are the RIGHT questions. DON't blurt out "How'd I do?" but DO ask for guidance.
Where are you in the interviewing process?
How many interviews will there be?
Have I answered all your questions?
If I haven't heard from you in a week, can I call you?
These questions are designed to get a sense of what time lapsed and, potentially, silence might mean. Unless you completely blew them out of the water or it is a one person operation, they won't give you a firm "yes" or "no" after the first interview. But if you find out they need someone to start in two weeks and a month later, you are checking to make sure your ringer isn't off, you can safely assume they went with someone else.
Don't be afraid to show your hand – if you're interested, TELL THEM! But tread lightly. You could also say: "I am interested and would love to understand more about what your process is." "Would you mind if I check back with you in about a week to see how things are going?" "Have you seen enough candidates to make a decision or do you expect to know more by next month?" Keep questions light, but don't be afraid to let them know you have other offers coming, just do it gently and get to the point.
Every meeting with your long-winded boss feels like nails on a chalkboard. You've started fantasizing about working in a drive-thru, and had to physically pinch your mouth closed this morning to stop the words "Ugh, I quit." from just tumbling out.
Honestly, don't bother. You're already saying it…your shoddy performance, slack attendance, and general carelessness as of late speaks loud and clear (if not to you, to EVERYONE at work) that your heart simply isn't in it. They get it – you are unhappy at your job. But passive aggressiveness will get you nowhere. Whether the answer is to find another job or simply work with the one you have, here are three clues it's time for you to make a change:
It's obvious you no longer care.
Unlike the amazing work that got you gold stars at the beginning, anything you have turned in lately is full of careless errors. Um, sorry. You aren't fooling anyone but yourself. Blatantly careless work a clear sign to your manager that you are either looking for a new job or riding it out as long as you can. You think you are hiding how much you hate your job by doing the bare minimum, right? Think again. Dry clean your interview suits and get your resume together…if you don't take charge of this situation, I promise your manager will do it for you shortly.
You've taken 38 sick days this year.
If you have used so many sick and vacation days that it has become an issue, you are quite literally telling your boss "I don't want to be here." Of course, life happens. People do have circumstances that justify significant absences from work. But generally, if your month long "mental health break" doesn't qualify for short term disability leave, you should probably just quit and get your head on straight. Everyone needs vacations and breaks – it is why they exist in the first place – but at the end of the day, you must at VERY LEAST be present and do the job you were hired to do. I mean, what do you think they are paying you for?
You've gotten a bad evaluation, or worse, a formal warning.
If you have gotten a really bad evaluation or a formal warning, take the points they've raised about your performance seriously. Whether or not you decide to stay at this job, fix these issues now or I PROMISE you they will come back to haunt you at every job ever after. An important thing to keep in mind: to your employer, a bad evaluation or formal warning means two crucial things: 1. They have given you due notice that they have good reason to fire you, and 2. Their impression is that you are currently a problem employee.
Can you work hard to turn it around? Sure – this may be just the wake up call you needed. Just know that now you not only have to fix your issues, but also perceptions developed through watching your poor past performance. With dedication and focus, you could become your manager's favorite success story. At worst, you start giving it your all TODAY and are able to leave with your head held high and a recommendation. Next time, hopefully, you'll be smart enough not to make the same mistakes.
It's not about staying somewhere just to stay. If your love affair with this "hot" job has fizzled flat, it won't do anyone any good to stay in it just for the paycheck. You might find adjusting your attitude and quitting bad habits will make THIS job a better place. On the other hand, if you are so over it you can't function, do yourself and your employer a favor and exit gracefully. You (and they) will be happy you did.


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"At the end of this century, the two strongest forces in the world...are ethnicity and religion. Yet there are exceedingly few centers where one can study these phenomena in depth. It is a great comparative advantage of the University of Minnesota that it is such."
- Michael Novak, George Frederick Jewett Chair, religion and public policy, 1994 Templeton Laureate, American Enterprise Institute

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This, despite the fact that the website is not free for at least two weeks after the articles generated by its staff are posted.
In a world where it is believed that people will not pay for things on the internet, this is something of a paradox. But as the editor of the site, Jonathan Corbet, tells it, his readers are incredibly loyal and he did not even lose subscribers during the financial crisis of 2008.
Corbet had an interesting tale to relate - of 13 years of managing LWN - as one of the speakers at the mini-conference on the Business of Open Source, at the 12th Australian national Linux conference this afternoon.
After working for more than a decade at the National Center for Atmospheric Research, he became a bit restless in the mid-90s as he began to realise that there was little correlation between the work he put in and the rewards he earned.
Initially, when Corbet got tuned into the internet boom in the mid-90s, he says he did not know in which direction to go. He had started messing with Linux (the kernel) in 1993 as he thought it was a project that would go places.
He first went in for Linux consulting but, on the side, decided to have a website as well to show his cleverness. The site was named LWN then but did not have its own domain; it ran as a sub-directory of eklektix.com, using Corbet's own broadband connection.


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Below is the poem entitled An Unappreciated Housewife which was written by poet
Devonshire. Please feel free to comment on this poem. However, please remember, PoetrySoup is a place of encouragement and growth.
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Carolyn Devonshire
He walks into the room each day at six
As around their Dad all five children mix
He smiles at them with glee
Meantime he sneers at me
So I get prepared to take all his licks
"What have you been doing all day?" he asks
No appreciation for all my tasks
"Washed clothes and changed diapers
Don't need any gripers"
This insensitive father wears two masks
Each morning his breakfast is served on time
Later, vodka collins are served with lime
He never shops for food
Says my cooking's no good
And when he bathes, the tub is filled with grime
My Mom said, "Men just work from sun to sun,
But a woman's housework is never done"
I found a new game plan
A hearty, handsome man
Together, my husband we could outrun
May 25, 2012
*Entry for David's 3 H contest


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Meaning & Origins
Anglicized form of Gaelic Domhnall. The final -d of the Anglicized form derives partly from misinterpretation by English speakers of the Gaelic pronunciation, and partly from association with Germanic-origin names such as Ronald. This name is strongly associated with clan Macdonald, the clan of the medieval Lords of the Isles, but is now also widely used by families with no Scottish connections.
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Street Rods Unlimited Inc. will sponsor an evening cruise-in at Sonic Drive-in at 660 College Park Road in Goose Creek. The event will be held at 5 p.m. the second Saturday of each month at the entrance to Crowfield Plantation. All special interest vehicles are welcome to attend. For more information contact Dennis Welch at 843-761-4469 or visit the clubs website at www.streetrodsunlimited.org.
Cars and Coffee will be held 8-10 a.m. every Saturday at Brookgreen Town Center on Coleman Boulevard in Mount Pleasant. The plaza has a Starbucks, Mozzo Deli and plenty of parking.
The 29th annual Charlotte-in-January Auction & Autofest will be held at Metrolina Expo in Charlotte, exit 16A off Interstate 77 at Sunset Road. The event will include an antique, classic and collector car auction; flea market; car corral; and swap meet. Admission is $10. Children under 12 years old get in free with an adult. Hours are 8 a.m.-5 p.m. today and 8 a.m.-2 p.m. on Sunday. Consignment fee is $199 per vehicle. The auction will be held in Building B at 10:30 a.m. today. Pastor Johnny Harvell will conduct the sixth yearly worship service 9:30 a.m. Sunday in Building B. The facility has more than 100,000 square feet of indoor vendor space. For more information, visit www.tommackauctions.com, call 803-364-3322 or e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Lowcountry Muscle Car Club is sponsoring an evening cruise-in at Sonic Drive-in at 660 College Park Road in Goose Creek. The event will be 5:30-9 p.m. during the winter months. The cruise-in is every third Saturday of the month at the entrance to Crowfield Plantation. All car enthusiasts are welcome to attend. For more information, visit the clubs Facebook page or website at www.Lowcountrymusclecar.com.
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Doc Rouzier and I spent Thursday at the New England chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine conference. The keynote speaker, Dr. Andrew Pipe, delivered a great presentation, and one part of it really stuck with me – If we're going to turn around this obesity epidemic, we need to inspire kids to just get outside and play.
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Governor Susana Martinez outlined her plan to help New Mexico small businesses hire and train new workers Monday in a speech to local builders and business owners.
Governor Martinez detailed her plans for a new, $1000 tax credit to businesses for each job created, as as well as a $4.75 million increase to the state's existing Job Training Incentive Program or JTIP, which covers part of an employee's salary while they are receiving training from their employer.
The tax credit would be available to businesses that employ fewer than 100 workers and hire a new employee between January 1, 2013 and December 31, 2014.
The job must be maintained for at least two years in order for the business to qualify for the credit.
In a news release, the governor said JTIP has been one of New Mexico's most successful economic development tools, encouraging growth by offsetting some of the costs associated with hiring and training new employees. New Mexico's JTIP is recognized as a model program across the country.
Over the last 40 years since the project's inception, JTIP has helped more than 1,100 local businesses and has helped create more than 42,000 jobs. JTIP funds classroom and on-the-job training for newly-created jobs in expanding or relocating businesses for up to six months.
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Batsman Jacques Kallis is confident his team will come out on top ahead of their first test against Australia.
CAPE TOWN - Proteas batsman Jacques Kallis believes the wicket at the Gabba will be a good one.
South Africa gets their tour of down under on the go on Friday in the first test.
Kallis said the wicket looks balanced.
"It looks like it's going to be a good cricket wicket which is usually what you get here in Australia and it's going to be a good surface to play on for the bowlers as well. I think we can get some runs in as well."
He said there could be something in it on day one.
"Good test match cricket is a little in it on the first morning, that's something we've come to expect of test match cricket and that's what you want. It just gets better and better as the match goes on. We may take a bit of a return on day four and five which is ideal."
Kallis is heaping praise on his team's batsmen ahead of their first test.
South Africa will be hoping they can continue with some good form with the bat that saw them get to the top of the test rankings.
He said the boys are ready to do it again.
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This is the 10th anniversary edition of a book that was first published in 1999. During this period, 70 000 copies of the book have been sold, and it seems to have caused a resumption of what is referred to in the American media as 'the math wars'. This sort of pedagogical controversy is not new, and it is certainly not confined to the USA. Moreover, such disputes long precede the research upon which this book is based.
Anyway, the changes incorporated in this edition include an updated preface and a revised introduction, but there have also been additions to the appendices. Otherwise, the contents of the book are essentially unaltered, and they were thoroughly described in two excellent reviews of the first edition. Those reviews also place Ma's research findings in the general context of the problems facing mathematics education in the USA and they can be retrieved by means of the following links:
The central message of Liping Ma's book is that, compared to their American counterparts, Chinese teachers have a deeper and more coherent knowledge of elementary mathematics, which will be reflected in the relative mathematical achievement of Chinese and American children. But the book focuses mainly upon teachers' knowledge of, and attitudes towards, elementary mathematics. In this context, we are told that Chinese teachers operate under much more favourable conditions than teachers in US elementary schools. Two principal differences are as follows:
It might seem, however, that Chinese teachers are disadvantaged by the fact that their training involves far less time in higher education. Typically, they do not even attend high school and receive only two or three years of teacher training. On the other hand, American teachers will have finished high school, completed a Bachelor's degree and then undertake additional teacher training. However, measured solely in terms of understanding of elementary school mathematics, Chinese teachers came out best in Ma's research.
In relation to point 2 above, I would imagine that the provision of textbooks for elementary schools in the USA is a hugely profitable commercial venture, which proves to be a constraining factor with respect curriculum development. Another stultifying phenomenon is the long-standing internecine tension between progressives and traditionalists.
The extreme traditionalist view is that knowledge should be didactically transmitted to obediently attentive pupils, who engage in closed-ended practice exercises and rote learning. The ultra-modernist believes that pupils should learn at their own individual pace, and partly by investigative activities, with the teacher being the facilitator of such a process.
The balanced view is that, within a well planned and adequately resourced curriculum, mathematics lessons should incorporate a range of teaching styles according to what is being taught. Lessons should include a mixture of exposition, and individual and cooperative activities. There should be discussion of pupils' ideas, including their errors and misconceptions. Some lessons will be relatively formal and others will be less so, but activities should be challenging and practice exercises should, where appropriate, include an investigational element. Each lesson, or lesson sequence, should have definite aims and objectives based upon conceptual analysis of the relevant mathematics.
From this book it appears that this 'balanced view' is reflected in the approach to mathematics teaching in Chinese elementary schools — although the lessons are referred to as 'carefully prepared lectures.' Furthermore, in Chinese schools, mathematics lessons occupy about 60% of the teaching day, which I believe to be far in excess of the amount of time spent on this subject in British and American schools.
It seems to me that the research undertaken by the author was, in fact, more of a pilot study, because it is based upon the outcome of interviews with only 23 teachers from elementary schools in the USA and 72 teachers from Chinese schools. The American teachers were classed as above average, but the Chinese teachers were of more varied ability. They came from urban and rural schools that ranged from stronger to weaker.
So, given that the populations of the USA and China are respectively 330 million and 1.34 billion, Ma's sample groups are exceedingly small. But her conclusions seem all the more plausible due to the differences in the working conditions between American and Chinese teachers (described above). Their credence is also enhanced by the fact that children from many Asian countries attain higher mathematical standards than those in the USA and various European countries. (But his can be partly explained in terms of cultural differences as outlined, for example, in the link http://spot.colorado.edu/~gubermas/NCTM_pap.htm)
The core of this book is contained in its first four chapters, which are respectively devoted to the analysis the teachers' mathematical understanding of the following 'problems':
Each of the chapters includes transcripts of interviews with Chinese and American teachers, and their responses are carefully analysed. Overall, the conclusion is that the group of Chinese teachers easily outperformed those from the USA. This was in respect of both personal mathematical understanding and understanding as to how these ideas might be taught.
To this extent, the book successfully represents the research undertaken by its author, and the last three chapters place these issues within a more general discussion of teachers' knowledge of what Ma calls 'Profound Understanding of Fundamental Mathematics' (PUFM).
For readers who are not specialists within the realm of mathematics education, the notion of PUFM may seem to be innovative, but this is not so. For example, the book by Richard R. Skemp [1] provides a much earlier and far more coherent account of the psychology of learning mathematics. He was, first and foremost, a mathematician who constructed the best psychological analysis of what it means to understand mathematics, and his book encapsulates and expands upon all of the ideas propounded by Ma.
These comments should not be seen as disparaging Ma's ideas on PUFM, but merely to put her ideas in the wider context of mathematics education. In that respect, I also wonder about the nature of the Chinese elementary school mathematics curriculum. For one thing, her four questions seem to concentrate on the learning of standard algorithms as opposed to more general underlying mathematical processes.
On the very day on which I saw the four 'test' problems in her book, I happened to be visiting friends for an evening meal. One was a 90 year old retired bank manager, two were senior managers in the electronic industry and two were retired head teachers from elementary schools here in the UK.
Without use of pencil and paper, all except the retired bank manager were able to compute 52 – 25 in their heads, and their methods were ingeniously different. None of them could work out 1¾ ½, and both engineers said that they would never express any calculation using the notation of fractions. All of the guests said that they would use a calculator for the multiplication 123 x 654, and two of them began to do it on their ever-present mobile phones.
The fourth of Liping Ma's problems was connected with the relationship between area and perimeter, and a very special case of this was represented symbolically. This topic, of course, can be explored quite deeply by students as young as 6 years old, by employing what is referred to in this book as 'manipulatives'. For example, take a closed loop formed by pipe-cleaners (say). How many bottle tops fit in the loop? Change the shape of the loop. How many bottle tops now? Etc.
Well, I make these points to illustrate something that appears to be outside the scope of Ma's book. The main point is that, when mathematical ideas are formalised too early in students' education, the problem of learning and teaching them is made unnecessarily difficult. Research undertaken here in the UK in the early 1980s shows that this has unforeseen consequences. These are partly manifested in the phenomenon of subterfuge 'child methods'. Sometimes these are ingenious, but they are usually inefficient. Anyway, a formal approach to the teaching of division of fractions should not be part of the elementary school curriculum — whether in the UK, USA or China.
Despite the fact that many of the theoretical aspects of Liping Ma's research are not new, she is to be congratulated on writing a book that has brought discussion of them to the forefront of national debates on mathematics teaching. What she says also applies to mathematics teaching in British schools, where politicians have the power to inflict their opinions on any aspect of the state education system. Indeed, at the moment of writing, a senior government minister has dictated that the glorious history of the British Empire should once more be a focal point of the school history syllabus.
Long live the Boston Tea Party!
[1] The Psychology of Learning Mathematics, by Richard R. Skemp (Penguin Books). First published in 1972, but with many later editions.
Over a forty-year period, Peter Ruane taught in elementary schools, secondary schools, and various universities in which he was involved with the training of mathematics teachers in the UK and Canada.
Author's Preface to the Anniversary Edition
Series Editor's Introduction to the Anniversary Edition
A Note about the Anniversary Edition
1. Subtraction With Regrouping: Approaches To Teaching A Topic
2. Multidigit Number Multiplication: Dealing With Students' Mistakes
3. Generating Representations: Division By Fractions
4. Exploring New Knowledge: The Relationship Between Perimeter And Area
5. Teachers' Subject Matter Knowledge: Profound Understanding Of Fundamental Mathematics
6. Profound Understanding Of Fundamental Mathematics: When And How Is It Attained
7. Conclusion
New to the Anniversary Edition: Journal Article #1
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HINDMAN – Knott County Judge-Executive Randy Thompson and three others convicted of buying votes in the 2006 general election began serving their prison sentences this week, though at present Thompson remains county judge despite his status as a convicted felon.
Thompson reported to a federal prison in Pennsylvania on Thursday, and county officials with his office in Hindman told WYMT-TV that he would not resign from office. According to news reports, in Thompson's absence, Deputy Judge Greg Mullins now has the authority to approve spending requests after Thompson last week signed an order freezing most county spending.
But there is some question this week as to whether or not officials in Knott County are required under the Constitution of Kentucky to begin proceedings to remove Thompson from office. An attorney general's opinion from 1997 states: "Under section 150 of the Constitution of Kentucky, a public official who has been convicted of a felony must be removed from office. Bringing an ouster action is the responsibility of the commonwealth attorney as to county officials, and the Attorney General as to other officials."
A previous opinion, issued in 1983 by then Attorney General Steve Beshear, also notes that a county's commonwealth's attorney is responsible for removing convicted felons from office.
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There is some precedence for removing local officials from office in Kentucky. In 2007, U.S. District Judge Joseph Hood ordered Bath County Judge-Executive Walter Bascom Shrout to resign from office following his conviction in a vote-buying case stemming from the May 2006 primary. According to an Associated Press report, Shrout resigned with a one-sentence letter to then Gov. Ernie Fletcher, noting that he had no choice otherwise.
Thompson is currently the second consecutive judge-executive in Knott County to remain in office while in prison. Former Judge Donnie Newsome remained county judge for the entirety of his sentence for vote buying, only to resign from office once released from prison.
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A CHURCH has asked a parish council for cash to help replace its 'tatty' noticeboard.
St Mary's Parish Church, in Church Road, Stretton, has already been given permission to replace the board which advertises church events and has asked Stretton Parish Council to make a donation.
The parish council has been told that the church has already raised half of the £2,000 needed for the board which will feature white text on a blue background.
Councillors were told that the present board is tatty and gives a negative view of Stretton.
East Staffordshire Borough Council has approved plans and now the parish council has referred the church to make an application for WASP cash (Ward Area Service Plan) – an allocation of money given to councillors to spend on causes that they consider worthy in their area.


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Particularly appealing about this PILP initiative is its ability to leverage the experience and expertise of the Boston Bar Association to help an under-served population and also the court. The BBA has long advocated for public policy initiatives to facilitate reentry and prevent recidivism as a key component of criminal justice reform and public safety, and its sections are knowledgeable about many of the civil legal issues probationers face.
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It should embarrass Crestview residents that the first impression of our city that hundreds of tourists passing through town each month get is the cracked, rutted and potholed Antioch and P.J. Adams Parkway roads.
Once the tourist passes the fire station on P.J. Adams, he or she takes their life in their hands before reaching Highway 85.
(One wonders) whether local county commissioners or city council members ever travel that stretch of road. If they did, it might be repaired or condemned by now.
Yes, there is "talk" of widening the road in two years — but there will be nothing left to widen in two years.
It will be one giant pothole by then!
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We have published two new press releases about Plastex Design in Ambiente 2012!
Find the pdfs here
Our new print catalogue is now here!
You can see the online version
Plastex is proud to show the new video showcasing its great products!
Watch the video here
You'll find us on the world's greatest design expo on 11.1.F11!
You're welcome to visit us!
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Tag: Asia Air Survey
Five StreetMapper's take to the roads in Japan
StreetMapper, the mobile laser mapping system, has announced delivery of its fifth system to Japan in less than a year. The StreetMapper equipped vehicles enable 3D laser scan surveys to be undertaken at normal road traffic speeds and are being used for a range of mapping projects across Japan.
StreetMapper 3D Laser Surveys Japanese Earthquake Damage
StreetMapper, the vehicle-based laser mapping system, is being used to assess the damage caused by the Japanese earthquake of the 11th March 2011.


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The current classification system for kidney complications in patients with lupus is too detailed, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society Nephrology (JASN). The results should make it easier for physicians to classify and treat kidney problems in patients with the disease.
Study: Current lupus classification system is too detailed
October 28, 2011
New study may pave the way for easier diagnosis and more accurate treatment of lupus-related kidney disease


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Mar 27 2013
The Jeans I Like
I posted this photo on Confessions last week, and I got a few questions about what jeans I was wearing.
They're "Skinny Kick" jeans from American Eagle, and I love them. They have a nice slim fit without being ridiculously tight and "skinny jean" skinny. (I burned out on skinny jeans months and months ago because they made me feel bad about myself. Ha.) These are more of a "real world" skinny jean with a little bit of an everyday style. (Please note: The model in this particular photo is probably six sizes smaller than me. But you can get a sense of the style of the jeans. The leg is slightly more flared at the bottom than this pic shows.)
Here are the pros and cons of Skinny Kicks.
* They have a nice stretch/give to them.
* They have a nice slightly flared leg without being crazy-flared or hippie looking. I can wear boots under the legs or I can wear flats. Both work.
* They're somewhat slim through the hips and thighs but not tight.
* I love all three washes (the antique is my favorite, and it's also the least expensive of the three.)
* They are just a leeeeeetle bit low-waisted. Definitely not in the crazy category of low-waisted—you know, the category that only .008% of the population can pull off. But if I've chowed down right before I wear them or haven't done Pilates for a week, I always wish they had an extra inch or so. Still they're not bad—I wear them all the time. I just have to stand up a little straighter when I wear them to keep the muffin top at bay.
* The dark blue wash ("Black Rock") is so saturated, it does slightly rub off here and there. I only noticed it because when I first got a couple of pairs and wore them, I'd see a little bit of a dark blue hue to my fingertips. At first I thought I was dying. Then I realized it was the jeans.
Pros and cons weighed and analyzed, my verdict is that I love these jeans. I'll keep wearing them for a long time!
Skinny Kick Jeans at American Eagle
Not an advertisement. Just sharing the jeans I like, man.
218 Comments and 36 Replies
Tara On Tuesday, April 2 at 5:04 pm
Ordered 'em, got 'em, tried 'em on. LOVE 'EM!
Linda On Wednesday, April 3 at 10:02 am
I saw your recommendation for these jeans and went out to look for them. I love these jeans!!!! Fit is crazy good!! God blessed me with a bigger back end – i didn't think these jeans would fit – but when I tried them on I was amazed! I usuallly wear a size 8 – took the 8 and 10 in dressing room. Tried the 10 on first – they fit but were a little big in waist – so went for the 8 and fit was perfect – I was showing my daughter and the sales girl saw me and put 2 thumbs up!! Thanks Ree for sharing!!!
Jessica On Wednesday, April 3 at 2:42 pm
I love your kitchen! So homey, yet stylish!
Chris On Wednesday, April 3 at 5:01 pm
I just received the AE jeans. So disappointed!! I couldn't even get them past my thighs…I'm usually a size 8/10 so I ordered the 8s since reviews on website said they ran big. Plus I wasn't thrilled with the sequins on the back pockets. Oh well, back they go.
PS — P-Dub must have very thin legs!
Sara On Friday, April 5 at 8:10 am
Miss Ree,
Try the "Not Your Daughter's Jeans" available @ Nordstrom. They're fabulous, a wee bit stretchy, nice looking and so comfortable !
Connie B On Sunday, April 7 at 10:07 am
SOOO disappointed….AE is discontinuing the Skinny Kick jean, told me they are not getting any other sizes in stock because they are "inventory from past seasons". Can anyone recommend a similar style/fit to this particular jean that I should look at? I did manage to get one pair right after PW told us about her favorite jean but they only had L or XL left which works fine for me when wearing boots to ride in….not so good for everyday shoes!
Lisa On Monday, April 8 at 9:56 am
Ree – I only wear NDYJ jeans (Not Your Daughter's Jeans – because let's face it, we don't Have Our Daughter's Butts). They might seem a little high waisted, although apparently those high-waisted styles are back in (who knew), but when you realize that most of your tops are worn OVER your jeans, they are perfect in that they do away with the dreaded muffin top. Y'all know what I mean! They have spandex in the weave, and they somehow magically suck everything in. Whoosh! Best of all? You are supposed to buy a size SMALLER than you usually wear. Which puts us all in an automatically better mood, right!? Anyway, that's my fashion advice for the day.
Lisa On Monday, April 8 at 9:57 am
Whoops – correction – NYDJ. (I always mix that up!)
Diane Mc Donald On Monday, April 8 at 12:14 pm
Had a lovely picnic on a private lake and watched the geese swim and heard the peepers. Lovely time.
Tanya B On Monday, April 8 at 2:02 pm
OK, I have to admit that I bought a pair of these jeans. Never tried them on before. WOW! I have found my new favs!! Thank you Ree for sharing
Jessica W On Tuesday, April 9 at 2:25 pm
I hover between a size 4 and size 6 depending on the brand, and have that "muffin top" that you speak of. That said, I tried these jeans in a size 4 because that was the last size left on their website! (It's probably because of you, Ree, that they sold out!!) Just a little feedback for anyone who finds it useful: the jean fit me everywhere except my calves. They were waaaay too tight. I have bigger than average calves though from my years in sports. So maybe skinny jeans won't work for me. I'll have to stick to the straight leg.
Ginger On Thursday, April 11 at 10:11 am
Mine just arrived in the mail yesterday and I love them! I'd never purchased AE jeans before. Thanks for the rec!
CPR On Monday, April 15 at 7:44 pm
Had to buy a pair! I will say I think they run a bit small. I usually wear an 8 or 10 and had to get a 12 in these, but I do like the fit. And I do agree, you do have to stand up straight, use good posture, but that's a good thing! Thanks for the posting!!!
Tanya B On Thursday, April 18 at 1:12 pm
OK Ree, you have sold me on these jeans. WOW…they are comfy. Found my new favorites. Thank you so much for sharing!!!
T.J. On Friday, May 10 at 12:42 pm
I just went to AE and tried to like these, but I just couldn't. Even though I am not a panty-prude and I mostly wear hipsters, there is NO WAY I could get into the skinny kicks without buying all new unders and shirts. They were just too low for me! So then I tried the "Artist" cut. Better. I wanted to love them, but the pockets were set so far apart it made my booty look wide. Oh, well. I'll have to keep looking. Thanks for the recommendation.
tracy@sellabitmum On Tuesday, May 28 at 6:39 pm
I've been meaning to come back to this post and tell you that I ordered these jeans and LOVE THEM SO MUCH! I am a jean hater – so I trusted you big time on this – and knowing we are the same age and size-ish, it was worth a try – and I think I even love you more now. Thank you. xoxo
Ginger On Saturday, June 22 at 9:36 am
I just read this post and since I recently started a work out regimen and lost 12 pounds, I went out to buy some new jeans that aren't "mom" jeans. These fit the bill, and I felt terrific in them. I ended up getting their skinny boot jeans instead of the skinny kick by accident. I still love them and I am going to get the skinny kick ones in a different color. The low waist minimizes muffin top.
Mallory On Sunday, June 23 at 10:44 pm
I agree, these pants are AWESOME. I'm still in high school, and I think you guys are all super hip for wearing them… I do want to let you know that AE is discontinuing them though:/ SUPER sad. I've loved these jeans, and I just went in to get a new pair, and they said they didn't have any. If you bully (oops… I mean suggest that…) the associates go look in the back, they might be able to find your size, even if they're SURE there aren't any more in store. They gave me the LAST two pairs of my size in the dark wash, which is my favorite, for twenty bucks apiece, which is cheaper than usual. The new Boot Kick or whatever they're called… yea, they suck. BIG TIME. Not the same fit at all. Get them while you still can!


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