As I leave my student life, I am now thinking about my future and dreaming about having my own womens magazine one day. I dont have a name for it yet, so now its just . 
Then I started thinking about my past.
Ive always been interested in school, and made sure I got all my As, but I was never interested in curricular activities, especially sports. I would write, or sing in the choir, or be in the Interact Club which had no interactions with the outside world whatsoever, or be the President of Girls Scout. But one thing I was truly proud of was my ability to charm my way out of PE. From primary school all the way to A Levels, Ive had my period every single week. 
University is where I truly grew up and was forced to stand on my own two feet, with daddys money in my bank account. Ive met all sorts of people in my life, and learned so many things (your whites and your colours cannot mix!).
Ive learned that bad relationships are part of growing up, and you should cherish all your past ex-es for teaching you how to be stronger, and contributed something to what youve become now. Ive learned that frienships cannot be forced and there are such friendships that drift apart when you no longer have nothing in common, and that its OK to let go without hard feelings. Ive learned that money does not come easy and you cannot take shopping for granted, and credit card statements are not to make paper airplanes. Ive learned that cooking is fun and you can know if the oil is hot by dripping drops of water in it and it goes ppscchttttt. Ive learned to clean chicken properly and to slap beef steaks around the house to make it soft. Ive learned that the toilet floor doesnt just magically clean itself and you cant cheat by just pushing all the dirt to one side. Ive learned the art of pressing 10 long sleeve shirts which means putting the ironing board in front of the TV. 
But most of all, Ive learned that life gets pretty lonely without the people around you. You need to keep in contact with your parents everyday, you still need your sister to guide you, you still need your boyfriend to give you big bear hugs everyday, and you still need your best friends to tell you your ass looks fat in those new jeans and you should return them pronto.
Yes youre growing up and you may think youve got it going, but dont let go of the little girl within you, who still needs to love and be loved. Once you do, therell be no more spark of innocence, and no one to remind you of the good childhood memories that built you today.

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Three things women do wrong using online dating services
1. Don't talk to the guy on the phone soon enough after the first exchange of messages and share too much personal information which leads to a false impression of the guy as an understanding prince, which leads to disappointment when you finally meet him in person;
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To a woman, a man, and specifically his mind can be a complete mystery. Why do the things they do baffle and confuse a woman to no end.  Its because men and women think very differently.  How do you explain why a completely sane individual will get drunk and play golf for a whole weekend.  or spend a beautiful Sunday watching football from morning to night.
Why does it drive a woman crazy that her man would sit and play video games all afternoon rather than spending time with family and friends?  Why do women need to a man to do things around the house, when they seem so obviously needing to be done?
If you find yourself asking these questions, then you will be happy to know that many of the answers to these questions can be found here.
The Balance of Power is Held by the One Who Wants the Relationship the Most!
It is usually the women, who take an active role in improving their marriage. When married couples seek counseling advice, 99% of the time it was the wifes idea.  A husbands power in a marriage pales by comparison to the mind-boggling power of his wife!
The woman is the one who constantly monitors the health of the relationship. When things are not going well, the woman will intuitively know, and will make suggestions to improve it. The man will be clueless. This is why men never see The Bomb coming until the relationship is so broken, the woman feels no choice but to leave.  Understanding that you have the power and the ability to change and therefore elicit the corresponding changes in your spouse should make you feel empowered.
Your husband will not admit to it, but he WANTS you to gain access to his heart, discover his desires, needs and secrets, but he doesnt want to have to tell you to do so. Thats because your husband is ill-equipped to tell you what he wants without appearing like an insensitive, selfish, uncaring bastard to you. Neither does he know the psychological reasons why he thinks, speaks or behaves the way he does let alone teach you how to behave towards him!
By virtue of simply being your husbands wife the woman he chose to marry you have at your disposal the power to get inside his head, gain access to his heart and become totally irresistible to him. Thats a little-known secret that most wives dont know. Getting your husband to worship the ground you walk on is so much easier than you might imagine.  Working on yourself and making changes, will intrigue your mate.  It will make him curious as to what is going on with you.  Your changes will bring about changes in him, and it will happen both consciously and un-consciously.
So how do the problems begin?  How did it get this far?  Its never because of just one big disagreement, conflict or fight its never just one huge avalanche or storm, but rather the slow, insidious drip-drip-drip of not understanding your husband day after day, and night after night. Its that constant drip (which wives often ignore) that erodes the very foundation of a marriage, just like the continuous drip of a leaky faucet in the dead of night.  Pretty soon, without even knowing it, you’re becoming strangers living in the same house.  No Love, No Communication, No intimacy, No anything!!!You can stop the slow deterioration of you marriage. You must be the one to begin the healing, remember, the man is clueless. He has no idea how serious its become.  He doesn’t know why you’re so unhappy with him.  Talking becomes “nagging”, so instead begin to work on yourself, and you may be surprised at the results.

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Tube ligation reversal operation makes use of microsurgery to rejoin the sections of the fallopian tubes. Some factors play an important role on the potential for a successful tube reversal operation. Because the diameter of the fallopian tube differs from one end to the other, a better chance for positive results occurs when the diameters of the remaining two ends of fallopian tube are about identical. In situations where the two remaining ends of the fallopian tubes are of different diameters (for instance, a smaller end of tube close to the uterus is being connected to a wider end near the end of the fallopian tube), success rates for getting pregnant are poorer.The correct person for tubal ligation reversal is a woman with nearly the same diameter of the remaining ends of the fallopian tube sections, and whose tubes are more than 3 to 4 inches long after tube ligation reversal. (Before tubal ligation the tubes are about eight inches in length.)The decision to have tubal ligation reversal operation should be cautiously weighed against possible successful in vitro fertilization. Women with little chance of successful tubal reversal should be advised to consider in vitro fertilization.You should discuss your situation with your health care provider to find your best options for achieving pregnancy either by tubal ligation reversal, or in vitro fertilization.

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Day trading is a way of trading that generally relates to entering and exiting trades such that all positions are closed off before the end of the trading day. As a style, it refers more to people who are willing to execute multiple trades within a relatively short period, attempting to make money off what more long-term traders would see as fluctuations.
Some seasoned Forex traders prefer this method as opposed to long-term methods for various reasons. There is instant gratification. You can see the results of your efforts in shorter periods. It can be very profitable, particularly if you have a large amount of money in your account. Large institutions engage in this sort of trading quite a bit because they have millions, maybe billions in their accounts. A very small move might earn the small-time trader - i.e. me - only a few hundred dollars. That same might earn the big boys tens of thousands of dollars or more. It means that you have many more opportunities to open positions and thus, make profits. Unfortunately, it also means you have many more opportunities to lose your money. As with all forms of trading, the trick is managing your money effectively; something that is a lot more difficult when operating in shorter time frames.
One of the obstacles cited by some traders in their case against day trading is the necessity of spending more time in trading mode. This means staring at a computer screen, for most people. It can also mean listening to news, constantly browsing the information websites etc. These traders may be able to overcome the higher risks that Day Trading might entail; they just dont have the time to do that. This is where an automated system comes in. If any of these traders could his trading system into a Forex Trading Software, then that problem would be solved. In that situation, the trader no longer has to devote all that time. Other tasks can be done. When there is a Buy or Sell signal, the trader can have a quick look at the markets and confirm this by opening the position.
It is also possible to have the software enter and exit trades for you, hence the term . To use this, the trader would have to have complete trust in his system. Many automated systems are now available from a large variety of traders and gurus. If you feel comfortable enough, you can try one. Its easy enough to test on a demo account. If you wish to try any of these on a live account, then you should start out using the signals, while you actually enter the trades yourself. They usually have a free trial period, so you can evaluate whether or not you are comfortable using them. That way, if it doesnt work out, you can get your money back, or just not buy the full product.
As with any of the other trading styles, techniques or whatever you might choose to call them, this one has takers and those who are against it. Some experts argue that it is simply not possible to do any meaningful analysis when operating within such a short time frame. Such a sentiment is understandable. This method of trading, in their opinion, reduces Forex Trading to something more akin to gambling. They would argue rightfully that entering and exiting a trade should not be like throwing dice. There should be a clear strategy in place. This concept is just much more complicated to implement when engaging in day trading. You are also significantly more exposed to price spikes due to news. It can be a wild ride. Adding an automated system to the mix goes even further down the road in that respect.
Regardless of that, there are those who thrive on it. Its hard to argue with facts and figures. For some people, Day Trading is Forex trading. They wouldnt have it any other way. In fact, the first fulltime trader I met was a Day trader. He did well, making consistent profits. Its not for everyone, but that doesnt mean it cant be done profitably. Ultimately, you will have to try it yourself to see how it sits with you. Who knowsyou might find that youre a natural born Day trader.

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TRIBUTES have been paid to a Bury-born war veteran who saw action in some of the Second World War’s biggest battles.
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Wow, sometimes I feel like my heart doesn't work anymore but pretty much today I found out it does.

I have fallen in love. Truly, madly deeply.

I always hear the expression that blood is thicker then water...or something to that effect. In the last couple of days....mostly today.... I have bonded with my brother. I don't even know how to put it all in words, something that rarely happens with me. This guy is literally half of me, we act the same even with our minor evil doings, have similiar habits, and we love cheese the yankees (VERY exciting for me). He is funny and just everything I have dreamed a big brother being. Bottom line it doesn't have to be a romance to fall in love. I have had a smile on my face all day.

I have known about him my whole life, searched for years, even drove to his home once, waited and left. I have known and cared but you can't love a stranger. I cannot say I have loved him, until now. And I didn't even think I could be honest and not lie and be completely open with anyone, ever. Until today.....may not have told him everything but pretty much know I can and plan to. I have not felt this happy in a really long time and for the first time I feel....complete.

Funny thing is this entire time I have searched I never thought about HIM. You see my father now, is really my stepdad, the one who raised me, but my biological one died of cancer before my first birthday. I have loved my real dad for as long as I can remember. To me he was not the man who left my mother or abandoned his family, he was the one who got robbed of life, who WANTED to be here but couldn't. Obviously I am not dead but imagine that if I died soon after my child was born I'd be angry, not at dying but of missing out on an entire life I was supposed to see of telling my kid all about where he or she comes from, of just being there for the arguments. Growing up I fiercely protected this. I vowed to never change my name if I got married, to never call another man dad (and to my stepfather I never have I just use the title for others, keeps things simple) and when he asked if I wanted to be adopted I said no. I already had one dad, he was not to be replaced. Of course stepdad took me in as his own, so I don't disrespect him and NEVER throw in his face that he is not my father, although in my heart I have said it countless times. Through the years though I wished I knew more about my dad or that I would have met him. My mother could only say so much, she did all in her power to fill the gap and questions, but she wasn't him. So I knew there was a brother and somehow in my head he was my link, the one that remembered him and could fill me in on alllll that I didn't know. Somehow it felt like he could stand in for my dad, maybe even give me away at my wedding.

Not once in my whole life did I think of him as his OWN person, with a life, and even issues like mine. It never crossed my mind that he was older but still young, just a little kid who also lost his dad and who's memories might not be much more extensive then mine. That maybe he had questions for ME. Or maybe none at all.

So talking to him was nothing like I expected and I was amazed. And honestly didn't learn much more from him about my dad but suddenly no longer had the questions. And as he allowed me to ask anything I wanted and pretty much just opened up I realized that feeling of missing something or someone that I have always had was gone. I found what I have been looking for. I found my brother and fell in love with HIM and realized that the things we have in common are probably the things we got from our dad, and in getting to know each other we might get to know our dad even though we never got to know him. Turns out my dad so far seems to have been a funny and entertaining man....and luckily gave us good looks in the process.

That being said I told my mom tonight and we talked a lot about those times and how hard it was for her, and I have heard the stories but today I fell a little more in love with her too. She cried, I really listened and she was happy and supportive of everything, something we don't usually have. I thanked her for everything she has done. My mom literally survived...too many details to get into but she is amazing.

After all that when I came home and was finally alone I cried for the first time in a long time. For my dad who I lost and love, for my mom who I am ever so grateful is still alive and literally lives for me, and for my brother who just completed me. I dread the day that my mom might not be here. At that moment I will be an orphan and no one should live without their parents. But now I have my brother, my tears for him were of joy. Like I said I'm in LOVE.

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While crime can be quantitatively measured, it is very difficult to gauge the reality of crime because many crimes are not reported. Having lived in London for some many years, I can honestly say that I personally experienced more crime living there, than in my entire life living in SA. If you were to ask me whether SA or the UK had more crime, I would say the UK.

However, that is just my perception. My perception is my reality.

While living in the UK, several tourists died as a result of crime in SA, mostly in Cape Town. In reading through news reports, it became obvious that these foreign white people were in areas that no local white person would ever visit, because we knew they were unsafe. Similarly, we realised that we had come to identify the areas of London that were unsafe. How did we identify these areas? From information gleaned from friends newspapers, in some cases from a gut feeling we picked up while visiting those areas. In other words, our perceptions were formed from the information we gathered, and those perceptions became our reality.

This weekend we helped our maid (domestic worker) to move furniture into her new shack in one of Cape Town's very large black suburbs (I use that word quite loosely). There are several of these suburbs around, so I asked her which she thought was safest. She commented that she thought her area was getting safer, because she now felt she could walk around at night without too much risk. However, she said her brother was still so scared of her area that he wouldn't venture there in public transport. Similarly, she said, she was so scared of the area her brother lived in, she wouldn't visit him very often either.

When we offered to help her move, she was taken aback that we would venture into this suburb, because we're white. She asked whether we weren't scared. Until that moment, it hadn't occurred to me to be scared. We were moving during daylight hours. We would be travelling in a beat up old van, not a vehicle likely to be hijacked. We would also be travelling with her and her partner. Yet, after she asked the question, I found myself pondering it frequently. Should I be scared? Was my perception correct? Would we be safe? Or was she still living with the old Apartheid perceptions of her own suburb (i.e. that any white person entering would immediately be attacked)?

As it happened, we were perfectly safe. However, we did attract a large crowd, and complete strangers would wave at me and greet me as I drove past. (Graeme and I were in separate vehicles.) I think it was such a novelty for these black locals to see a whitie around.

The only time I felt a bit nervous was on entering the squatter camp section of this suburb where our maid's shack was. The dirt roads are so narrow you can't turn a car around easily in them. I was aware that if someone did want to hijack us, this would be a good place to do it, because you have to drive slowly as a result of the poor condition of the road, and because the shacks are so close to the road you wouldn't have time to see someone stepping out from between them with a gun. If you did see them, you wouldn't be able to react in any way.

I was struck afresh by the lack of sanitation, the open sewers, the mangy dogs and the children playing in amongst all this. As I'd dewormed the dogs (and us) only that morning (Baggins brought up a lovely 10cm roundworm on the carpet during the previous night), I was very aware of parasites. It struck me, watching these kids playing in the street with the mangy dogs and around the filthy water running openly in the street, that they must all be infected with parasites of one sort or another.

When I was chatting to my maid later about the coming election, she commented that the ANC has done nothing for them (meaning the poor black communities of Cape Town). As COPE is made up of ANC people, she said it's pointless voting for them either, as they'll do nothing differently. As a result, she hasn't registered to vote. (Clearly, she doesn't think any of the other parties are worth voting for either.) I was very surprised to hear her say this. My perception had been that all poor blacks loved the ANC, and I realise now what a ridiculous generalisation and stereotype that is.

Another truth I was confronted with is just how rich G I are. Our maid has bought a 2nd hand shack on the edge of a squatter camp where she will have no running water and no private toilet. She does have electricity though. Her shack already smells of damp, and the winter rains haven't yet begun. (Granted, that may be because the place is seldom aired properly for security reasons, and not because the place actually leaks.) While I'm thrilled that working for us has enabled her to purchase this shack and move out of her mother's house (where she, her kids, her sister, her sister's kids, her brother and her mother were all living together), I was horrified to see the conditions in which she has moved.

They have 3 rooms - her bedroom, a bedroom for her daughter, and the living room cum kitchen. Her son will be sleeping in the living room. The house is still a shell - bare concrete floors (newly laid though, so hopefully will prevent water leaking in from the ground) and no ceiling (just corrugated sheeting for the roof). She plans to buy carpets and put in a ceiling. Her entire house could fit into my bedroom Nellie's bedroom, maybe less. Even our 'new' house (which I consider to be as small as I'm prepared to go) is easily triple the size.

I suppose one of the positive things to come out of this trip is a realignment of my perceptions about my relative wealth. The entire day I kept thinking about her little boy, who is now 5, living in that dank home, amidst the dirt. I can foresee him, and the rest of them, getting seriously ill this winter. I can also foresee him becoming infected with parasites, assuming (possibly falsely) that he isn't already. I kept comparing him to Nellie, and thinking about how I would feel about Nellie in those conditions. I can't afford to give them enough money to buy a proper house (i.e. one with brick walls, a tiled roof, and proper sanitation), or to move out of the squatter camp. Never the less, I feel desperate for them, and I worry for them in the coming winter. Will they be okay? Will the winter rains wash them away? Will they all get bronchitis or pneumonia from the damp in their shack? Will there be a fire (as there always are in winter in the squatter camps) that will burn down their shack and leave them with nothing? Will they be attacked one night (as she fears) and have all their valuables stolen?

I guess I always knew this was the way she was living, yet because I was not faced with the cold, hard truth, I could conveniently ignore it. Now, my perception has changed, and with it, my reality. No longer can I fool myself into being a bystander. Now, I have to be an active participant in helping this woman and her family survive, because if I fail to help, I am actively participating in enabling her poverty to continue.

Her experience of crime is different to mine. While I feel perfectly safe in my house, alone, with all the doors and windows open, and often with the security gates open too, I know that I only feel safe because my perception is that I am safe. This is because the house has never been burgled since the perimeter walls were raised, and because even the guards from the security company won't jump our front fence to check on the house if the alarm goes off. My perception is that if they won't, then criminals are unlikely to try. Her perception is completely different. When she's on her own, the slightest noise makes her anxious, and she has to go and check it out. I know this, because she's told me so. Her perception is based on her experiences in her own home in the squatter camp.

In our new house, I know I will feel less safe, because I know that house has been burgled 3 times in the time we've owned it. I know that means I will probably feel more anxious being at home on my own. I'm hoping that by beefing up the security on the weak points of the property (following the renovations, there will be a few new vulnerable spots), I can allay those potential fears, but my perception is that the houses in that area are more vulnerable to crime, and like it or not, that will be my reality.

But is any of this reality? What is reality? Reality is that you can live in the most crime-ridden area and be safe because of God's protection. Reality is also that you may live in the safest of areas, and still experience crime. Reality is that people who don't want children, or who aren't fit to have children, pop them out like microwave popcorn. Reality is that the people who are desperate for kids never have them. Reality is that good stuff happens to good and bad people alike - and that bad stuff happens to good and bad people alike.

So how do I respond? How do I live in this world in such a way that my perceptions are based on eternal truths? Christians are constantly berated for living in a dream world, a world in which it's supposedly obvious that Jesus was a fraud or a hoaxers, or even a mythical being. The events of Easter are vilified. Every way you turn, Christianity has apparently been debunked. Perception is reality.

And yet... the reality is that not only is there a God, but that he came to earth as a baby, that he died on a cross and that he rose to life again. This should change my perceptions of the world, the reality in which I live. Does it? This Easter has been the least Easter-like I've had a in a long time. Our new church isn't a traditional one, so there are no Holy Week services. Friday's service was not the traditional Stations of the Cross. Rather, it was a celebration of the work Jesus accomplished on the cross.

The Easter service itself was a disappointment in many respects. Although they made good use of media, to me it felt like an anti-climax. I guess that I'm so used to having the build-up throughout Holy Week that I was expecting more. (Of course, nearly passing out during the service did rather put a damper on the whole thing!) Having said that, it was still a moving service and it still impacted on my life. This weekend, despite all its faults, has definitely left its mark on me. What remains to be seen is whether that mark is enough to change not just my perceptions, but my reality. Will I be more open to the Spirit? Will I read my Bible with more fervour? Will I pray 'constantly'? Will I allow the reality of God to permeate my reality more deeply? Time will tell, I guess.

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Wow, I can't believe that this year is flying past so quickly, I mean Easter Week-end?? Seriously? What happened to March?

We're off to visit the in-laws this week-end which is always an exciting event, not only for the boys who obviously love visiting their grandparents (and Holly the dog, oh and Lucy the cat too) but we quite enjoy the break as well. I am lucky really because I get on really well with both my in-laws and so it is an easy time for all involved.

Thankfully visiting the in-laws over what is ostensibly a religious holiday doesn't come with any expectation that we'll partake in any religious festivities (as it would if we were back home in SA) so we can all just relax, eat chocolate and hope for some sun.

In other news, my younger sister has ended her engagement after dating the boy for about 7 years. It is a long story story involving rival families, 2 continents and much adolescent angst but it appears to be what is best for both of them and both the RO and I hope that they'll both come through this stronger, wiser and maybe even friends. On the upside it does simplify both of their lives and I see that as a good thing because unless you're really sure, your twenties should really be about self exploration if you want to live contentedly later in life (woh! that is like sooo deep man).

Also in the news is that we have finally! managed to scrape together the time (someone elses), money (ours) and inclination (we're good at procrastination) to get our deck terrace added to the end of the house. This is an especially good thing because it means that for the first time in 4 years we can open our french doors without risking death from the 6 foot drop which was the distance between door and ground. A costly but necessary addition but again, enjoying it is dependant on it not raining. Unfortunately it is raining right now and looks like it will continue to do so all week-end *sigh*. I wouldn't care but it has been glorious sunshine for the last 4 days - I guess Murphy has had a hand in again.

Oh yes, if you're wondering what has become of my egg donation posts, I am trying to get some things straightened out with the clinic. Nothing major but it appears that there has been some kind of administrative oversight, like they're NOT TELLING ME ANYTHING! Anyway, as soon as I have news, you will have news but in the meantime....

Happy Easter y'all.

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proposal would allow the use of rifles during the gun deer season for all of Dunn County.

Do you support allowing the use of rifles in all of Dunn County during the gun deer season?

This question was an Advisory question last year. During last years debate those in favor and those opposed made their case.

First rifles have a better safety record than shotguns, which are the firearms most involved in hunting accidents. The majority of hunters favored this rule change. The opposition came from some landowners in the effected area who do not want anyone hunting on their property with a rifle.

There are multiple questions concerning Earn-A-Buck (EAB) on the Conservation Congress docket. Just mentioning the topic of EAB is an easy way to make a deer hunter upset.

This format, which requires a hunter to harvest and register an antlerless deer before being able to attempt to harvest a buck, has been both a highly-successful and highly-unpopular means of increasing the harvest of antlerless deer. With the precipitous drop in deer harvested this year, many hunters are opposed to further use of the EAB format.

So Question 57 would set up a separate buck only season in Deer Management Units (DMU) that are over their population goal. (Deer population goals are determined by the number of deer per square mile of suitable habitat). This separate buck season would most likely occur in late October or early November. This change is designed to give all hunters in an over goal DMU an equal chance to harvest a buck.

Question 64 is very simple. It asks for the elimination of both the EAB season and the October antlerless hunts. Question 65 would limit the use of EAB to no more than two consecutive seasons in a DMU. Then that DMU would have to have a one-year break from EAB. Any hunters who want to give input on EAB regulations should not miss this meeting.

For the past two years there has been an experimental season that allowed the use of dogs to hunt turkeys during the fall season. The season proved to be successful and did not negatively impact the turkey population. Also, turkey hunting with dogs has been going on for many years in other states.

Question 42 would expand the season statewide.

Question 58, on the Conservation Congress Advisory Questionnaire would create regulations concerning the use of dogs while turkey hunting by requiring a hunter to be in possession of a blind and to not possess other upland game while in possession of an unregistered turkey. These regulations are designed to prevent hunters from shooting at flying turkeys which often leads to wounded birds.

Question 30 deals with registration of wild turkeys. The question would allow for the phone in or on-line registration of wild turkeys with a method similar to what is now being used to register Canada geese.

Question 45 would eliminate the Nelson-Trevino Mississippi closed area. Currently, this area is closed to waterfowl hunting. The Fish and Wildlife Service feels that the area no longer meets the needs of waterfowl and is no longer needed. There have been a lot of changes in the protected areas along the Mississippi River in the last few years with many areas formerly open to hunting are now closed. This Question would relieve some of the hunting pressure on other areas.

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Great buy
Pentax K20D Digital SLR Camera with Pentax SMC DA 18-55mm AL II Zoom Lens + Tamron 70-300mm Di LD Macro Lens + 8GB SDHC Card + Spare D-LI50 Battery + Case + Cameta Bonus Accessory Kit (Purchased on 02/14/2009)

I received this kit and have been very happy with it

The K20D is amazing. Found the build quality to be top-notch, feels solid in the hands. This camera has been very ez to work with and the learning curve has not been to steep. The pictures are beautiful and sharp, have a few that I have had printed out at 24"X30" and they look great. The 18-55 Pentax lens it top notch for a kit lens, very sharp, focuses very well even in low light plus you can always tweak the focus manually. The D-LI50 battery is amazing. 500 shots ez if you use the flash some, 1000 if you don't do a lot of flash. I can't say enough about this camera. Oh... and low light performance is good too, compared to every camera out there. Want less noise, turn the settings up, and all of the reviews have been done with factory default which is NR off.

Now the bad

There are 3 sets of people this camera is not for.
1st. If you like to do a lot of long exposures over 5 min (star gazers). The way the sensor is set up, any exposure over 1 sec or so, the camera hot pixle hunts for a time equal to the exposure time. If you take a 5-minute exposure the camera exposes the sensor for 5 min then closes and hot pixel hunts for another 5 min, effectively locking out the camera for 10 minutes total. This can put a cramp on the number of shots you can take, especially if you like doing 1-hour exposures.

2nd. PROFESSIONAL SPORTS. It's not that you can't take good action shots with this camera, you can. (I have great air show pics from my K1000 film, stopped dead) but the frames per second are too slow for someone making a living at it. You will also spend 00-00 USD more. For having fun with the kid's games or any other than that, you want to get paid for shooting it's fine. Just try to anticipate your shots the way you would a film camera and you will be fine.

3rd. Sadly, if you're the type that likes to run down to the corner camera shop and pick up the latest lens flash or other PENTAX SPECIFIC item FORGET IT. The new owners of Pentax have pretty much dumped all of their smaller retailers so they're not carrying the cameras and lenses. I live in the Dallas area and have been to most of the shops here and I have heard the same story from every one of them. Their reps are gone and they don't do the volume needed to keep the cameras and be competitive. So for the most part, lenses and flashes will have to be gotten on line. Anything not body specific (filters) your fine.

Tamron 70-300mm: This lens came with this bundle. For the price, it's a nice lens with one major flaw, PURPLE FRINGE. If you have the lens wide open and at full mag, its pretty bad and depending on what your shooting it will be impossible to get rid of post process. Keep it at f8 and around 250mm and it does a great job. For a budget zoom, its not bad. Just remember budget.

SPARE Battery: D-LI50 battery. This bundle comes from Cameta Camera and the spare battery they are sending is an NP-400. Compared to the D-LI50 it's about 1/3rd to1/2 weaker. As soon as I saw it was not what they stated in the ad. I emailed them and asked about it, thinking it was a mistake. I received this response:

" Hi,
Thanks for contacting us. The battery that you received is the replacement battery for the DL-I50. This battery is made to replace 3 different batteries that are used in 3 different cameras, the Pentax as well. Using the battery will not void your warranty since it will work perfectly in your camera.
If you do not want it than we can take it back for a purchase price refund through Amazon.

If you would please be so kind as to return the battery in its original packaging to the address listed on the top of your invoice, marked to the attention of the "Returns Department," I would be most appreciative. Please be sure to include a copy of your invoice, as well as a brief note describing the reason for the return. Once we do receive said unit back at our facility, we will process the return and refund."

So I opened it up and gave it a shot (TOO LATE NOW) 200 shots 50/50 with flash and this battery is gone. **

Cameta Camera got me the order with in a week, it arrived well packed and with the above exception as promised. I would buy any major item from them any time but for the small stuff I would call and see if they're subbing out 1st.

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Yeah, girls have all the power.  They can basically walk into any bar and go home with any guy they want.  They can smash you down with one lift of a thin eyebrow, and their mocking laughter follows you all the way down the echoing halls of your high school.  Yeah, girls suck.
So you want revenge.  You want to show those popular girls who only dated jocks what they were missing all those years, when they ignored you and made jokes about the glassy reflection of the computer screen on your skin. You even did their homework for them, but that kiss they promised you as payback never materialized.
See if ya like this payback, b .
Okay, enough of that crap.  I dont believe a single friggin word of what I just wrote.  I think that dudes who study pickup to pay back chicks for all the times they got rejected or dumped need to face up to the emptiness in their souls.  You gotta get some self-esteem, dude.  No woman can hurt you without your consent.
Your life is not the cesspool it is because women wont go out with you.  Women arent the devil.  All that superficiality and arrogance and attitude you project onto them is actually a repressed side of your own soul.  Inside, you believe that youre better than everyone else, and thats why youre so shocked and horrified that women dont recognize this eternal truth.
This isnt deep stuff here; its basic psychology.  If you constantly see traits you hate in the people around you - if youre constantly being annoyed by people who talk too much, boast too much, criticize too much, or dont take responsibility - then congratulations, youre looking in the mirror.  You hate them because you know youve got the same trait inside yourself, and youre working hard to bury it so that no one will ever notice.
Which brings us to a very interesting little pointThe reason you hate women so much is because you reject yourself, just like they reject you.

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This is all about how to understand and influence men with ease, while also showing you how to ground yourself and maintain your emotional boundaries.You can open the steel vault of his heart and connect with the emotional gold within him--you can reach the places inside him that no other woman has ever touched...You can have the power to help him unleash his ambition, so that he can carry you with him up the marble staircase of success.

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Claira is always interested in what's going on in the kitchen. She loves watching and helping me cook and I love it! She's always good company, and today was no exception. As I was slicing a loaf of french bread today Claira was watching as if it were the coolest thing she's ever seen. She started giggling, and I was curious, so I asked her what was so funny? She said the bread squishes down funny when I slice it, and that it kinda looks like goblin cheeks! What?! I have no idea where she gets her ideas! But I think it's great!

Now it's Dylan's turn for funny moment of the day:) After dinner we wanted to splurge a bit being that it's Ben's last day of Spring Break (which I will blog about later!) So I asked Dylan if he wanted some little cakes or some ice cream. He did this crazy double take that deserved a Chester Cheetah "aiaiaiaiaiaiai". It was like his brain popped from that insanely cruel choice he had to make! Ben I laughed for soooooooo long! It was too funny.

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