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BigD wrote:We are working on getting all the inventory and logistics details together and it will likely take us several more hours to get everything in place. It will likely be tomorrow morning before we get an official email out.
Great news! Thank you, and I look forward to that announcement:-) Big sigh of relief, because I really, really want to continue to believe that Woot! is crazy, cool, awesome:-)
YES!!!! Thank you, woot!
Yay Woot!
gatorskin76 wrote:agreed
Where there's a will there's a way! Thank you Woot for making good. Once I receive the confirmation email I will make sure and buy a couple more gifts to do my part in offsetting any expense you might have incurred in doing the right thing. And I will certainly continue to shop with you as I have since '06.
BigD wrote:Update: We have secured Nabi 2s for everyone and we'll be able to get them to you before Christmas. Please watch for an update here and by email (and put the pitchforks away :-)
Thank you! I will put my pitchfork back in the closet, get back on my broom and start Wooting again.
Awesome. So it says my order hasnt shipped yet, did that get stopped so i wont have to mess with returning anything.
Thank you you just made alot of little boys and girls very happy come Christmas morning.
chris626 wrote:Awesome. So it says my order hasnt shipped yet, did that get stopped so i wont have to mess with returning anything.
Thank you you just made alot of little boys and girls very happy come Christmas morning.
Pitchfork lowered but not put away until nabi2's are in hand. I will gladly return as a customer when the items are secured. Thank you
Now I can get back to my regular life of wearing grandpa sweaters ironically and listening to music you've probably never heard of.
Sounds good, BigD. Make sure that tomorrow's message is clear in that it instructs us on what you want us to do with the crappy used Nabi 1 that were shipped to us. I presume that you will want us to use the return labels to send those back to you. And then the Nabi 2s will be mailed in correct quantities to those who purchased them originally. If that can be done in a timely manner (e.g. soon, before Christmas), you likely will not have to issue refunds, right? Please give us a timeline in the official communication tomorrow, and thanks for your work in setting things right. Also, it does speak to the need, though, to have a better crisis management plan in case there is a next time.
And in that timeline remember that not everyone celebrates Christmas... my kids start getting gifts on the 9th this year and get the "big" gift on the 16th.
Thank you! I will gladly continue wooting!
Thank you Woot, you might not have lost this first time Wooter after all!
My guess is that they went directly from the supplier to the Amazon warehouses for fulfillment, and nobody at Woot HQ actually saw them. They relied on the supplier's information that they were the Nabi2. I know at times they've had someone at the warehouse check on the details of an item, but they can't do this if it's not fulfilled out of Carrollton, TX.
Woot has to deal with the pitchfork-carrying customers, so I'll bet they were able to squeeze a lot out of the supplier for their error.
This is actually a more customer friendly result than you'd get a lot of places. I was expecting just a straight refund and the $10 credit for your troubles.
The fast shipping for items fulfilled by Amazon is typical -- I got the Buffalo router two days after ordering it.
THANK YOU WOOT!!!!! I will be looking for the email on what to do next.
alanhwoot wrote:My guess is that they went directly from the supplier to the Amazon warehouses for fulfillment, and nobody at Woot HQ actually saw them. They relied on the supplier's information that they were the Nabi2. I know at times they've had someone at the warehouse check on the details of an item, but they can't do this if it's not fulfilled out of Carrollton, TX.
Woot has to deal with the pitchfork-carrying customers, so I'll bet they were able to squeeze a lot out of the supplier for their error.
This is actually a more customer friendly result than you'd get a lot of places. I was expecting just a straight refund and the $10 credit for your troubles.
The fast shipping for items fulfilled by Amazon is typical -- I got the Buffalo router two days after ordering it.
This result is above and beyond normal expectations.
Pitchfork is placed back in the pitchfork safe. Thank you and I will continue to be a customer of yours.
This is amazing news. Thank you for doing the right thing...and even going above and beyond. On a side note, do you guys have an official presence on Google+? I'm very active over there and I would love to publish a public post outlining the ebb and flow of NABIgate 2012. =)
this is mattkeithley as well...this is my original account. i've been a big fan for years. i appreciate this service!
Thanks for the update BigD. What about for the wooters who wanted to buy the Nabi2, but due to the misleading product description, did not. Once the description was revised to show that it was a Nabi2, the listing was sold out. Would Woot be able to offer the discounted price of $129 again?
holibub wrote:Thanks for the update BigD. What about for the wooters who wanted to buy the Nabi2, but due to the misleading product description, did not. Once the description was revised to show that it was a Nabi2, the listing was sold out. Would Woot be able to offer the discounted price of $129 again?
Lol Woot's probably going to ban the word Nabi in their office. I bet there's no freaking way they're ever going to deal in these tablets again.
Definitely happy to see you guys stepped up and are going to deliver! Big move on your parts to make the situation right! Can't wait for this email! Thanks!
I still <3 woot.
Thank you! I look forward to the email with further information.
Last update for the evening here:
I believe we have everything in place but still need to tie up a few loose ends with operations in the morning. Everyone who ordered this yesterday will receive an email tomorrow morning (we're aiming for no later than 11am central). The gist of the email is:
My original order is still "awaiting shipping" and no in process or shipping notifications have been sent to me..will I still have to wait to receive the bad nabi 1s to them send back and get the two nabi 2s, or is it possible I will get the 2s to start and be done with it all?
BigD wrote:Last update for the evening here:
I believe we have everything in place but still need to tie up a few loose ends with operations in the morning. Everyone who ordered this yesterday will receive an email tomorrow morning (we're aiming for no later than 11am central). The gist of the email is:
If you haven't emailed firstname.lastname@example.com requesting a return and a call tag, you should do so.
Please, please put "Nabi2" and your order number in the subject line. This will help us get to your email much more quickly.
We will send you a FedEx call tag with instructions.
Once you get the box, do not open it - we can process the return more quickly if the box is unopened.
FedEx will come to you to pick up the box, you shouldn't have to go stand in line at the post office.
You'll have to wait a few days (as many as 7 business days if you're far away from us) for FedEx to deliver the box to us
We will process the return quickly and ship you a Nabi2 via FedEx 2 day shipping
I anticipate that with all of these steps, we can have Nabi2s delivered around 12/14. I want to be very clear here - we can't promise a delivery date of 12/14. If everything goes right, that should be possible and given that some of you have already received the original shipment, one could get a call tag tomorrow, return via FedEx and get their Nabi2 as early as next week. However, there could also be delays in transit of the original box to you, delays in you getting the box back to FedEx and delays in FedEx getting it back to us, a hurricane or blizzard could hit, the FedEx truck could hit a cow, etc.
Our moderation team will be monitoring the forums tonite (as usual) and they now have as much info as you do so please be patient with them if they can't answer questions with specific details.
Sounds great, but what about those of us whos order status still say waiting for shipment? Can't those be cancelled? And the Nabi 2 shipped instead?
GRobl wrote:
Hello Greg,
A full refund will be issued within 7-10 business days from receipt of the product.
Woot, this is absolutely UNACCEPTABLE. It does NOT take that long to issue refunds. It can be done instantaneously---before the product is even shipped back. We trusted you with our money. You can trust us back with yours. I have no doubt that you have more cash flow/expendable income than do all of us combined.
swhcadguy wrote:I'm a Fan-a-Tech on Fuhu's nabi Tablet Facebook page. We were all concerned yesterday when we saw this initial posting and a number of us replied and commented that they were advertising for the original nabi Tablet (nabi 1). These comments where removed by the Admin staff when they confirmed that they were actually selling the nabi 2 Tablets.
The original nabi Tablet was sold exclusively through Toys R Us last Christmas and into early spring, until Fuhu ceased production of it and discontinued their contracts with Toys R Us. Toys R Us did not fulfill their contract agreements and never ordered enough product to fill the demand. Fuhu only kept enough stock to resolve any warranty related issues when and if they arose.
We brought this up yesterday behind the scenes with Fuhu and they've indicated that they did not sell off any overstock.
If it is the original nabi Tablet it should have been selling well below the $100 mark, as it is no longer in production and will not be receiving any further nabi OS updates from Fuhu. There is still online support. Remember Best Buy had the new tablet on sale on Black Friday for an amazing $129.
So Woot may still be screwed up, as while the packaging is different from the original nabi Tablet and nabi 2 Tablet, the nabi 2 box does not say nabi 2 Tablet on it, it just says nabi Tablet.
My blog post shows you what the nabi 2 Tablet packaging and tablet should look like, so God willing, this is what is being shipped to everyone. If the packaging does not look like what is shown in the first two images or there is not grid on the back. Ship it back to Woot, as it is an original nabi Tablet.
The nabi 2 Tablet is awesome with specs that match and in some cases beat the Nexus 7 (Micro SD Card slot and Mini HDMI out).
We hope you all get what you ordered and are able to join our great community!
Fan-a-Tech Scott
And btw, thank you for this, Scott.
What you suspect is what I also was thinking last night, and what I'm still holding out hope for.
Thanks again for your input. Much appreciated by all Wooters, I'm sure. Have a Merry Christmas! :-)
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Maybe I'll order a Dyson and they'll send me a Hoover.
chris626 wrote:Sounds great, but what about those of us whos order status still say waiting for shipment? Can't those be cancelled? And the Nabi 2 shipped instead?
Ditto here, mine is in the Status: "Awaiting Shipping" as well. I hope I don't have to mess with sending the old back but will if I get my kids their nabi 2's :D
BigD wrote:Hi - Darold here (you've seen my number posted a few times above). I've spoken to a few of you this morning and wanted to post here to apologize for this problem and to assure you that we are doing everything we can to resolve this issue. I've outlined the steps that we are taking this morning to stop these orders:
Our inventory team is currently working to cancel all of these orders, if these orders were being fulfilled by us we could easily walk into the warehouse and stop the shipments. Because we use Amazon fulfillment services, your orders were sent in real time to the fulfillment centers to be processed and shipped. Since it is Christmas season, the fulfillment centers are working 24 hours and most orders have already been shipped.
Our next step is for our logistics team to work with FedEx, UPS and USPS to recall the shipments. These carriers are also working around the clock so we may not be able to stop many of the packages. For orders shipped by UPS and USPS, we likely won't be able to recall the orders because they don't have a recall mechanism.
If our efforts to cancel, stop and recall the orders fails then we will be issuing FedEx call tags which will allow you to return the Nabi more quickly and allow us to quickly credit everyone's cards.
If you're interested in how this happened - we had communications from our vendor telling us the product was the Nabi 2. Our buyer went into the sale and adjusted the specs accordingly and notified the moderation team to the change. That's why our moderaters were adamant about this being the Nabi 2 - they were communicating what they thought to be the truth. It was a mistake that shouldn't have happened and I understand everyone's frustrations.
Thank you, Darold. Although I didn't leave my phone number, I was one of the ones who called you last night and left a message.
IMPORTANT QUESTION (if it hasn't already been asked):
Are you 100% POSITIVE that the tablets you are trying to cancel are truly the wrong ones before cancelling??? Because if what Scott posted earlier is true....and there is a chance that these are indeed the Nabi2's.....then I (and I'm sure everyone else) STILL WANT IT. Very much.
And if they are indeed the gen 1's, then why can't Woot simply contact the manufacturer to procure enough (at ANY price) to fulfill our orders for the price advertised and already paid by us?
Another alternative to consider:
If we receive a Nabi-1, Woot could offer us the option to keep it, for a $50 refund (making the purchase price $80, which is what it is worth now that the newer version is on the market.)
happycorie22 wrote:How can you not "find" any? Amazon is selling them for full price and they're "In Stock." Are you not a subsidiary of Amazon?
My order is still "awaiting shipping" I also don't have an email stating it was shipped. Do I still have to wait to receive the nabi 1 to then send it back then wait to get the nabi 2. Can you just ship me the nabi 2 to avoid all of this?
p.s. Thanks in advance for fixing this nightmare.
BigD wrote:I wish it were that simple, if that were an easy option we would absolutely do that. As a subsidiary, we have are a completely different entity and we have an "arm's length" relationship with them so we can't just swap out inventory. (and they don't have enough stock to support the qty that we sold)
Thank you for that explanation. I'm surprised that Amazon doesn't have enough. How many did Woot sell? (That used to be a standard item on the stats page.)
I will call the manufacturer tomorrow and find out how many they have available that they could ship to you.
EDIT: So happy that I can now cross this off my already too-long "to do" list for tomorrow! :-)
j5 wrote:I don't know.
I only saw the Nabi2 for $129 at 2 places, Best-Buy and WalMart, and they were sold out pretty quickly after go-live at both. Someone mentioned there was an Amazon lightning deal, but I didn't see it there.
I promise you that it absolutely was there, j5. I hedged, and missed it. That's why I jumped on this deal as soon as I saw that it was the "same" deal (which of course, it turned out not to be.)
BigD wrote:Sure - These products are not marked up 100% anywhere - margins on electronics run closer to 6%, not 100%. I can assure you we've reached out to everyone we can and no one has these available in qty - at retail or wholesale and especially not at $100.
I know this is a redundant sentiment, but buy them and send them to us at a loss, then. Small price to pay for lesson learned, isn't it? Then, you could take up the issue with your supplier who misled you and get your money back. Woot can float that for a lot longer than can the vast majority, if not all, of your customers.
BigD wrote:We're either going to get you a Nabi 2 or we're going to give you a steep discount if you want to keep the Nabi 1. We're working on the specifics so stay tuned.
Thank you. I'm encouraged.
wootswhats wrote:Oh and if you are unable to locate two Nabi 2s to fulfill my order, I will reluctantly accept two new iPads and we'll call it even. ;-)
Love it. I could be persuaded by that also. LOL
Have I told you lately that I LOVE YOU???!!!! :D
Next time, I'll read the entire thread when I get home from work before posting, even as long as this one had become.
Awesome way to restore our faith in Woot, BigD. THIS is why I have been a loyal customer for so many years, and have racked up close to 300 purchases during that time (across all the sister sites.)
THANK YOU!!! This one single post just made me smile so big, and I'll sleep well tonight thinking about a LOT of VERY happy children (and their parents watching those happy, happy little faces) on Christmas morning (and/or Hanukah.)
But dangit....I had just finished sharpening my pitchfork. I'll go ahead put it away now, anyway. ;-)
P.S. I suppose I would be pushing my luck to ask to increase my order to a qty of 2 rather than just one of them, to compensate for my 24hrs of mental anguish? Okay, I didn't think so. Can't blame a gal for trying, though. ;-)
(I really would like to alter my order to a qty of 2, however.)
harrisoniris wrote:Lol, I did NOT type deck the halls...don't know where that came from!
Word filter for certain phrases. It's one of the many FUN things about Woot! :-)
(Other than the temporary disaster that will come to be known as the [echo on] Great Nabi Debacle of 2012 [echo off]. Edit: I like someone else's suggestion of NabiGate 2012, also.
FYI for newcomers: anytime you see a phrase that doesn't quite make sense in someone's post, simply click on "reply" to see what it was that they actually typed and got replaced by the filter. Then, simply hit the cancel button to return to the thread.
Example: a longtime "forbidden" phrase around here is: I deck the halls.


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I used auto upholstery paint in the rattle can, works like a charm.
I became a little curious.. if you are "faking" documents, to make them look old you can use coffe / tea solutions and then dry the paper. Would this also work on fabric? Hmm.. anyone tried?
I use charcoal. I grill alot so I just use the ashes.
I actually take each piece individually(flight suit, spats, vest, etc....) and litterally rub them into the hub caps of the wheels of my jeep. REAL DIRT!!! It looks good in my opinion, and there's always more when you need it.
You can also use water colour, like the children use for painting, just rub it in to your liking and then seal it with hairspray, and I believe you can seal just about anything with hairspray. Works great on plastic, fabric - you name it:)
Try the furnace room floor in your basement .. if you have one !!
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Senior Harold Washington led Canisius with 19 points, one of five Griffs in double figures. Junior Jordan Heath had 13 points and five blocks while senior Isaac Sosa had 11 points, including 3-of-6 on 3-pointers. Junior Billy Baron had 10 points and seven assists with two steals and sophomore Josiah Heath had 10 points and six boards in the winning effort.
Canisius will learn of its second round opponent sometime late Wednesday night or early Thursday. The Griffs will be on the road for their second round CIT game, which is scheduled to be played March 21-24.
"This is very special, especially for our upperclassmen," Canisius head coach Jim Baron said. "I look at those guys who have been here and I'm happy for them because they've put in the work to help us get to this point. There aren't many teams left playing in the postseason, so to get a win and keep playing means a lot to this program. Elon is a good team. We knew they could shoot the three and they run some good sets, but I think our defense really stepped up in the second half tonight to take them out of their game plan."
Canisius jumped out to a 12-7 lead, getting two early 3-pointers from Sosa and a breakaway dunk from Jordan Heath. The Phoenix scored eight straight points, including back-to-back 3-pointers from Jack Isenberger, to take a 15-12 lead. A jumper from the elbow from sophomore Josiah Heath broke a scoreless stretch of 4:43 for the Griffs and made it a one-point game. That jumper started a 13-3 Canisius run, including Washington stealing an inbounds pass and laying it in for the Griffs as well as junior Reggie Groves stripping Elon's Ryley Beaumont at midcourt and finishing a fast-break layup, as the Griffs built a seven-point lead.
Canisius scored the last eight points of the first half, including a fast-break layup from Baron set up by a block from junior Chris Manhertz and capped in the final second by the third 3-pointer of the half from Sosa, to take a 35-23 lead into the locker room.
Canisius opened the second half on an 8-2 run, with Washington accounting for six of those points, as the Griffs went up 43-25. Elon came back with the next five points but Canisius used an 8-2 run, capped with a dunk from Jordan Heath, to go up 51-32. Elon held Canisius without a field goal for exactly five minutes, but the Phoenix were held without a field goal for nearly five and a half minutes as Canisius went back up by 59-40 after a baby hook from Manhertz.
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Ryley Beaumont led all players with 20 points and posted a double-double with 12 rebounds. Isenbarger finished with 13 points as Elon held a 48-37 advantage on the glass, including 17 offensive rebounds.
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However, in an interview with team-owned radio station 1280 The Zone, Jazz Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations Kevin O'Connor was surprisingly candid when it came to Bell's situation, saying that the Jazz want to buy out Bell's contract, but not at the price the veteran sought and that keeping Bell from signing with the rival Lakers could be a factor. [Full disclosure: The interview was conducted by Spencer Checketts and Gordon Monson, a Tribune columnist and drive-time host on The Zone.]
After the Jazz did not trade Bell before Thursday's deadline, reports have resurfaced that the Lakers are interested in adding Bell as they make a push for the playoffs. Hoopsworld's Alex Kennedy reported last week that Bell told "players and friends around the league" that he expects to join the Lakers.Here's the transcript with O'Connor:
O'Connor: I think it's been from the start. We'll be willing to look at a buyout. We're not just going to let him walk away. We're paying him the money. [Checketts: Right] He's going to get money. He can't get all the money from us and then go make more with the Lakers. Oh, thank you. I'd get fired for that. I'd fire me for that.
Checketts: Is it a situation where you would be motivated to keep him under contract so he doesn't play for the Lakers?
O'Connor: Yeah, if we thought that was the best interest of the team. I'd like not to do that. I don't think you want to be in a situation where you're holding somebody hostage in that respect, but let's go back. Raja said, "Hey, I'll take a buyout." We've said it from the start: All we want is a minimum buyout. We never heard from him. He never said yes to it. We would have done it right away.
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Arsène Wenger believes Bacary Sagna is the best right back in the Premier League.
The French international has proved one of Wenger's most astute signings since his move from Auxerre in the summer of 2007 and made his 200th appearance for the Club on Sunday.
Sagna has been at his best since returning from long injury lay-off and Wenger says there is nobody better in his position.
"I think so, personally, and I believe that everybody at the Club would share this opinion," he told Arsenal Player. "Many people outside the Club have this opinion as well.
"I must say with the right back position I have been quite lucky because we had Lee Dixon when I arrived, then Lauren, and Sagna afterwards. They have all been real winners and extremely consistent. On that front we were very lucky.
"They are all real battlers, they are ready to die to win. All these players have been inspirational for everybody because their physical level, commitment, intelligence and desire to win is all there."
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Having witnessed the reveal of the next generation Malibu as far back as the 2011 Shanghai auto show and read through innumerable reviews, this week we welcomed its appearance at our little garage located north of the 49th parallel. After all of the contentious banter we were anxious to take the car for a spin and get an opportunity to do a hands-on evaluation.
Exterior colour is Silver Ice Metallic and the interior is Jet Black/Light Titanium.
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- The (optional) premium cloth seat fabric is a certifiable butt grater: it's like riding with an S.O.S pad inserted into your posterior.
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Phoenix Volleyball Falls on the Road at UIC
GREEN BAY, Wis. (GreenBayPhoenix.com) - Junior Brittany Groth (Oak Creek, Wis.) tallied 22 more digs to increase her Horizon League lead and close in on 1,000 for her career, but visiting Green Bay (8-14, 4-6 HL) fell 3-0 (25-21, 25-18, 33-31) in a league match at UIC (13-9, 6-4 HL) on Friday evening.
Groth's 22 digs left her with 960 for her career and increased her season average to 5.33 digs per set. She is also averaging 6.47 digs per set in league play, more than one per set more than second.
UIC opened the match by controlling the first set. The Phoenix never led in the set, but was able to tie it at 13-13 before the Flames five of the next six points. Green Bay hit .238 as a team in the set, but the Flames tallied 20 kills for a .308 hitting percentage.
After Green Bay started set two with a kill from senior Abbey Gitter (Hortonville, Wis.), the Flames took eight of the next nine points and never looked back in taking a two-set lead. Despite her team being in a hole, Gitter led all players with 10 kills through the first two sets.
The third set was a different story with the Phoenix jumping out early. Green Bay led 9-4 after a Lyndsay Zabkowicz (Oak Creek, Wis.) kill and three straight points on the serve of sophomore Sabrina Marunowski (Milwaukee, Wis.) gave the Phoenix a 16-10 lead.
UIC slowly chipped away at the lead before tying it at 19. In the rest of set, the score was tied on 10 occasions. Green Bay had a set point at 24-23 and 27-26 but could not force the fourth set. After the Phoenix saved six match points, the Flames finally took the win on back-to-back Kelsey Safranek kills.
Gitter finished with a team-high 13 kills for Green Bay while Zabkowicz and senior Carlie Willison (Greenfield, Wis.) each added nine kills. Zabkowicz finished with 10 digs while sophomore Leah Poel (Jenison, Mich.) directed the offense with 34 assists.
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For the most part, they are worthless, in my opinion.
But I would rather have one than nothing. There was a very old man from near where I live that saved his life with one. He took quite a beating, but got a couple rounds into each of his attackers, point blank, and made them flee. They were caught at the ER.


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'Roy has been skating with the team and said Thursday he was awaiting medical clearance to begin taking contact, and that decision would come four months after his injury; Saturday marked the four-month anniversary. "Derek is very close," Ruff said following the Sabres' practice Saturday. "Very close. I would put him in the category of within days."'
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I see some promote marking queens by suggesting "There is no excuse for unmarked queens".
I'll do as the member in question would do, and say "SOMEONE" in the forum, it seems to me that is running out of places in beekeeping forums that will put up with his behavior - I've lived with him not responding to anything I have written him for a long time now and accept that some people are just rude and unappreciative of a venue to interact with others, interesting how patient I am about his lack of common sense. I don't know how many forums someone needs to be booted from or how many places you go from moderator to member - that is usually a bad sign when (for whatever reason) you reduce rank in forums.


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Yes, it does indeed sound like a good deal.
So i was in my local gun shop.The guy told me he had something for me.He brought a box out,soon as he rounded the corner i seen the infamous black rounded edge box.Inside was a G27 that was traded in for money,maybe less than a year old.The gun came with 3mag, 2 Scherer Mags Extension and a Pearce PG2733.Also has a 3.5lb trigger installed.The guy had a laser but took it out.He left the guide rode and pull down tabs from the laser.There wanting 400 plus tax...Does this seem like a good deal?
Yes, it does indeed sound like a good deal.
Better jump on that one, won't last long at that price.
I hope that you're not waiting for any more encouragement. GET IT!
Very good deal. Hurry up and get over there!
If you don't do it, you'll kick yourself.
If you don't want it, can you give me the info of the store?
i hardly know anything about guns, much less prices and i 'wowed' when i read the price!
So, did you buy it or not? Are you out shooting it right now? What did you think of it? With the money you saved you can buy a 9mm conversion barrel and a G-26 mag for cheaper range trips. Pics? Do you know what that is in my avatar? Can you maybe guess?
Well guys sorry i havent been on lately.Well went to the store and here it is...
Also how do i replace the pull down tabs?
How much are they and where do i order?I dont really like how this one is made for the laser so the push to one side or the other...


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Aeroponics & Filtration - Need some ideas...
Greetngs all,
So I've just about got everything together to do a small aeroponic planter that uses a 2.5 gallon nano tank as the supply of water and nutrients. The idea is to use the aeroponic system as a natural plant filtration system for the nano tanks' waste/nutrients and at the same time, grow some veggies.
In an aeroponic planter a fine mist of nutrients and water is exposed to the the roots of plants. Because the roots are suspended in air, the growth of the plants can be significantly more rapid than you would get with soil.
The system I'm building will be similar to this one:
With a few modification to accomodate the pumping of water from the nano tank and then setting up a simple gravity feed to get the water back to the tank after it has run through the planter.
The 2.5 nano would be occupied by snails, rcs and maybe a bit of moss. Their tank water with their waste would feed the plants in the aeroponic system. The plants would filter the nutrients out of the water and return "filtered" water to the tank.
I know I've seen at least 1 person on this board propose something similar with aquaponics, but I can't seem to find the thread.
A few questions...
1. Has anyone here tried this? Either aquaponics or aeroponics with an aquarium as the nutrient source?
2. Any suggestions for what kinds of critters to use in the nano? I thought inverts would be better than fish, so that I could get a higher density in such a small tank.
3. Any suggestions, insights you can share would be appreciated.
Many thanks,
I will be very very interested to see how you do this. =D Afraid I have nothing of use to say, but will be watching!
Were you perhaps thinking of this one?
I am going to set up an aquaponics system. I have an aquarium set up with about 50 fish I caught in a minnow trap. It is a mix of sun perch, blue gills & Crappie. I need to get a grow bed set up. I am wanting to grow spinich, lettice and purple carrots.
Here is a forum that specializes in it. I think it is in Australia.
Aquaponics Requires high levels of Nitrates to grow the plants.
Why do nitrates hurt the planted aquariums then?
Aquaponics utalizes the same process we do to cycle an aquarium, but they never have to remove water (once the bacteria is established).
The fish and decaying food causes amonia to build up. Then, bacteria convert the amonia to nitrite and different bactera convert the nitrite to nitrate. This we all know. But, the plants in the aquaponics grow bed use up the nitrates and it makes them grow like crazy. Is there a difference between aquatic plants and regular plants?
I am setting up my little aquaponics tank experiment. I may post a few pictures if it does not look too lame. LOL
I wonder if I could set up a twisted bamboo garden in an aquaponic gravel bed to take the nitrates out automatically. I think that would be much closer to a totally balanced ecosystem...
I have bee studying up on aquaponics and it is amazing how it is the exact same science we use for balancing our planted aquariums. They test water all the time and fight ph and stuff like we do! They do some things diffrently, but they work too.
Nitrates not only don't hurt a planted tank, we have to add nitrates or the plants die, assuming we have more than very low light. These planted filters are good for fish only tanks, but, in my opinion do not benefit a planted tank. Of course, if they look good, or grow good strawberries, etc. they are worthwhile, and you just add enough nitrates to the aquarium to feed both sets of plants.
Well, I set it up and the grow bed floods every hour, then drains. I have 5 tomatoe plants in it. I definitly have enough nitrates in the water. I have quite a few perch in there. I added some christmas moss to the fish tank to see how it does. It is in a window and gets the morning sun. I read someplace that nitrates were bad, but I think you are right, it was in a fish only tank.
So how's it going now that it's 3 months later? I'm thinking of setting something like this up for my wife. Maybe it'll finally get her as involved in the planted tank hobby as I am.
Aquaponics project Update
So I ended up using what is know as Bubble-ponics for my aquaponics project.
I put a 14 inch long bubbler in the bottom of a fully cycled 5 gallon tank that is stocked with RCS and Ramshorn snails.
I placed a sheet of clear plexiglass over the tank and drilled five 3" holes for the net pots containing the strawberry plants. I wanted lots of light to encourage algae growth for the snails to feed on. I also supplement their diet with additional food.
I wrapped polyester fiberfill around the root bundles and still kept some of the soil on the plants then placed the entire bundle into the net pots, keeping them about 1/4" to 1/2" above the waterline in the tank to allow air to still reach the root bundles.
As the bubbles rise up through the tank from the bubbler, they stir the tank contents and when they burst at the top, a nutrient enriched mist is formed and collects on the fiberfill in the net pots, feeding the roots of the plants. They get plenty of moisture and air from this process.
The image above is about 1 week of root growth and the roots have extended down through the air gap directly into the snail and RCS enriched water. The plants are flowering and I already have strawberries showing up.
Here are some overall views the the entire setup.
I'm really impressed with the speed of growth. Depending on how this project progresses over the next month, I'm considering expanding this concept to the lid of my 125 gallon natural planted tank.
Pretty cool set up, the only issue i see is encouraging algae growth for the snails to feed on, the algae is using nutrients that the plants want.
Originally I was playing around with the idea of the algae actually sustaining everything in the tank. Snails eat it and produce the waste that feeds the Strawberries, but it looks like they are going to eat it faster than the tank can replenish the supply. Plus I don't want to starve the RCS that share the tank with the snails.
the idea is good but i dont like how u have to constantly fix the water lvls. i personaly like doing a hydroponic system and have a small powerhead connected to its outtake and then divided into subdivisions depending on how many zones/plants u have running to the top so u can have much more free time than constantly adjusting water lvls. the only way this can be self sustaining is if it has decaying material to breakdown and replace the nutrients that the plants are using. you will have to add a source of nutrients as just adding water wont do it even with the snails. do more research on tilapia farms and it might give u better insight. if u were going to do this with fish you could prob just do 2 plants and it would be more self sustaining. good luck
It's not really a constant fix regarding the water levels. The tank is covered and evaporation is minimal. I add maybe a cup of water to the 5 gallon tank every week. As the 4 plants grow, I'm sure they will draw more water
There is a cycled gravel bed in the tank containing bacteria to break down the waste from the snails and the shrimp. The 14" bubbler runs down the center of the tank along the base that forms a bubble curtain driving water flow from the bottom to the top along the entire length of the tank.
Another plus working for me is that in addition to the rams horn snails there are these little burrowing cornucopia snails that I have in the gravel. When I feed the tank, they come to the surface and end up churning the gravel.
So there is a pretty good bio load of inverts in the tank producing waste. I think the biggest trick will be balancing that load with the available bacteria in the tank to produce an adequate amount of food for the plants.
So far the plants are growing very well with very rapid root growth extending into the tank from the net pots. We'll see how it progresses over the next few months.
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I'm not a "master" at anything, but I am an experienced handgun shooter, instructor, and competitor.
Handgun shooting is all about consistency. Same grip, same sight alignment, same sight picture (sight alignment overlaid on target -- focus on the front sight), and most importantly, good trigger control. Most folks do a good job with everything but trigger control, because it's the hardest part to master. Pad of your finger on the trigger, or maybe, depending on hand and weapon size, the first knuckle. Squeeze straight to the rear with a gentle increase in pressure, so you don't mess-up the sight alignment. Any extra pressure, or spasmodic jerking/slapping, will be transmitted to the frame of the weapon, causing it to move just as the weapon fires. This movement is masked by the recoil, so many folks don't realize they are jerking the trigger, or moving the weapon off target at the last moment. Have you ever miss-counted your shots, and tried to shoot again when the weapon was empty? Did the front sight dip or nosedive? THAT is the result of poor trigger control. When folks see the sights moving around, there is a natural tendency to jerk or grab at the trigger to try to launch the bullet into the center as the sights move past. RESIST this tendency -- you cannot "jerk" shots consistently into the center, or a small group. TRUST that if you squeeze the trigger gently and hold the sights as near to center as you can, the shots will go in a small group in or near to the center of the target.
Dry fire (practice shooting with an empty weapon) can help with trigger control. Dry fire the weapon until you train yourself to squeeze so carefully that the sights do not move when the hammer/striker falls. Then take that skill to the range, and do it with live ammo (usually a little more difficult). Take your time, don't rush. Competition and self-defense shooters have a little saying -- "You can't miss quick enough to win." Only hits count, so get used to taking the time to get good hits; once you've ingrained the fundamentals, you can speed up and the shots will stay near the center.
At 5 yards, a good shot should be able to keep all their hits on a playing card; or, if the sights aren't quite perfectly adjusted, at least cover all five shots in a single group with a playing card. Using a small, bright-colored aiming spot on the target might help you shrink your groups a bit, as it forces you to hold the sights in a smaller zone than just the big gray general center of the silhouette. I use fluorescent green or red 1" stickers for this; they're usually sold in the business supplies area of many stores (they're used as price stickers).
Good luck and good shooting!


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I used charcoal (the drawerin' kind) and pastels to do this. Taking small pieces of black charcoal and various colors of brown, I crushed them with a hammer in a Ziploc bag until they were a fine powder. Poured them out onto foam picnic plates and rubbed a paper towel into them, dabbing away excess powder, then rubbing into the fabric.
This stuff is so ground in that it won't readily rub off on your fingers, but probably wouldn't stay too well if washed. Fortunately my Fett is a static display and I don't have to worry about him getting sweaty!
After the entire pouch is done I used a tire brush to brush and give an overall smoothness to the filth
This is one weathered pouch (left, duh) next to an un-weathered one. The pouches I made myself using general measurements talked about in different threads on this board. I'll post two different pics each in different lighting.
The second pic, while a tad blurry, is closer to the actual overall color.
Lemme know what you think!


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Subang, 6 September 2013: MASholidays, the travel arm of Malaysia Airlines is currently offering attractive packages for music lovers to attend the Kuala Lumpur International Jazz Festival (KLIJF) that will be held in Kuala Lumpur on 14 September 2013.
MASholidays is offering a "must grab" all-inclusive three days, two nights package with prices starting from only RM1220 per person on twin-sharing basis at a 4-star hotel. Prices differ based on the hotels customers choose. All packages include return transfers between airport and hotel, return transfers between hotel and Festival Village at University Malaya, two nights' accommodation at the selected hotel which includes, breakfast and entry for one to the International Jazz Day Special on 14 September 2013.
Some of the hotel options that come with this package are Best Western Premier Dua, Hotel Royal Kuala Lumpur, Renaissance Kuala Lumpur and The Gardens Hotel and Residence. Package is priced at RM1220, RM1230, RM1320 and RM1350 respectively for each hotel.
The KL International Jazz Festival Entrance Ticket is to be collected at MAS Redemption Counter at University of Malaya entrance by presenting the MASholidays booking confirmation. The festival starts from 11.00am till midnight.
This offer is a one-stop hassle free travel for customers and comes with reliable and comfortable accommodation. Malaysia Airlines is a supporting sponsor of this world renowned event offering attractive deals to fly down most of the performers for the event. The national carrier is also offering these packages to overseas markets, making it convenient for foreign tourists to visit Malaysia and cherish participating in a world class event. This is yet another initiative by Malaysia Airlines to facilitate increased tourist arrivals into Malaysia as outlined in the government's Economic Transformation Programme (ETP).
KLIJF is a signature event for Kuala Lumpur and a premier Jazz Festival for Malaysia. KLIJF is a "must be there" event – a major city attraction for music lovers, tourists and expatriates. A critically acclaimed Jazz Festival and winner of the coveted The Brand Laureate Best Brands Awards 2011-2012 in the "Country Brand Award" category, International Jazz joins the global community subscribing to UNESCO's declared virtues of jazz music as an instrument of world peace, cooperation and international culture.
Converging jazz, smooth jazz, straight ahead jazz, classic jazz, rock, R&B, swing, funk, classic rock and blues, performers set to headline the KLIJF include leading contemporary Jazz guitarist Lee Ritenour and Alto Saxophonist Rudresh Mahanthappa who has been voted by the Jazz Journalists Association (JJA) Jazz Award as "Alto Saxophonist of the Year" five times in a row.
Also performing are Malaysian talents that include Jose Thomas and Jordan Rivers both leading jazz guitarists from KLOthers include Cats in Love, UiTM Jazz Ensemble, UCSI Contemporary Ensemble, Ballads & Blues, John Thomas Trio, Jazz pianist John Dip Silas leading his trio, Koolskool, Square Circles, Steve Thornton and Razak Rahman with The KL Jazz Project, and from Penang Viv Adram and the Northern Jazz Unit.
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'The last thing players want to do is say something critical or pointed to fire somebody up on the eve of a playoff series. But that's exactly what Mario Lemieux, the owner/conscience/superstar of the Pittsburgh Penguins did Wednesday as the Pens prepared to take on the Buffalo Sabres in their second-round playoff series which starts Thursday night.'
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After hearing a litany of alleged abuses citizens have endured at the hands of federal employees, a legislative panel on Thursday advanced a bill that would ban federal employees from certain law enforcement duties.
In a split vote, the House Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment Committee endorsed HB155, sponsored by Rep. Mike Noel, R-Kanab, which could literally handcuff U.S. Forest Service officers and Bureau of Land Management rangers if they try to pull someone over on a traffic violation.
"We call this the sheriffs bill," Noel said. "I strongly believe our elected county sheriffs are the ones we look to for law enforcement on our private property and on state lands and federal lands."
The bill creates exemptions for emergencies and when a sheriff has given prior approval under cooperative agreements. But critics said the measure insults the principle of federalism. Under this legislation, a federal officer trying to enforce a state or local law would be guilty of impersonating a peace officer, a class B misdemeanor.
"You're creating an explosive situation here where county officers are arresting federal officers who are doing what they see as their duty to stop and detain somebody who is violating the law," said Rep. Merrill Nelson, R-Grantsville, one of three committee members to vote against the measure. "It crosses a significant line of respect for the federal government that I cannot go along with."
Three southern Utah county sheriffs, however, described heavy-handed police tactics that they say have become common where ever BLM rangers and Forest Service officers patrol.
Forest Service spokeswoman Erin O'Connor said the agency's forest protection officers play a public education role.
"We are working closely with county sheriffs to understand their concerns," O'Connor said. "We have a mutual interest in keeping the public safe."


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Thousandth ARSC User Queues Up
Fairbanks, Alaska - Vigor Yang of Pennsylvania State University's Mechanical Engineering department is the 1,000th researcher to be granted access to the resources of the Arctic Region Supercomputing Center. Yang, a Penn State professor, is developing large-scale numerical simulations of combustion dynamics in gas turbine engines.
"We will be using the ARSC facility to conduct large-scale calculations of chemically reacting flows in rocket motors and ramjet combustors under both steady and oscillatory conditions," Yang said. "The main purpose is to achieve detailed understanding of the interactions between acoustic waves and flame dynamics. Results will help the development of advanced air-breathing and rocket propulsion systems."
Although 1,000 user accounts have been assigned since ARSC began operations in 1993, at present there are about 230 active users. ARSC's first and 100th users are still among the list of current researchers using the center's supercomputers.
Amanda Lynch, then a researcher at the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute, logged on to the CRAY Y-MP Denali on Jan. 6, 1993, becoming the first ARSC user. Lynch was working on incorporating Arctic climate features into global climate models, a line of research she continues today at the University of Colorado.
Doug Goering, Associate Professor in the UAF Mechanical Engineering department and ARSC's 100th user, logged on in June of 1993 to study the simulated flow of fluid inside coiled pipe. Today he is involved in two ARSC projects-one regarding the thermal performance of open-graded roadway embankments, and another to establish a prototype of a distributed development and visualization environment that can be applied to next generation automotive technologies and systems.
Yang, Lynch and Goering are representative of local and remote ARSC users. As such they are members of a group which includes users as far away as Miami, Florida, and users from groups as diverse as the Naval Postgraduate School, the National Weather Service and the U.S. Air Force. However, the research aims of most ARSC users are similar: science and engineering with an emphasis on high latitudes and the Arctic.


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The academic study of religion introduces students to the depth and richness of religious thought, texts, ritual, spiritual practice, moral and cultural values, and social institutions found in the major religious traditions of humankind. These phenomena are examined from a wide variety of disciplinary perspectives — historical, literary, philosophical, theological and social scientific. Thus, the study of religion is a valuable component of a liberal arts education.
Courses acquaint students with the historical development and contemporary expressions of several religious traditions, as well as the ways in which those traditions shape and/or reflect cultures past and present. Through these studies, students develop analytical and critical skills that transfer to other areas of study and professional life. Students can pursue personal interests through faculty-guided tutorial reading courses and independent study projects.
The Religion major and minor are designed to educate students with diverse career goals and to serve as a foundation for those planning to continue the study of religion in a professional or graduate program.
Each year the department sponsors a series of colloquia featuring guest lecturers and the scholarly work of its faculty.


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Posted by Thomas Husson on November 19, 2012
That's kind of a bold statement to make when many companies — be they media players or the likes of Facebook — face a mobile monetization gap and when most successful companies generate only dozens of millions of dollars of direct mobile transactions. Despite the hype around "freemium" models, the reality is that few companies can now rely on a standalone mobile business model and that most mobile business models remain unproven.
The Web extended most business models and created only a small number of truly successful new ones. Mobile will follow the same path: Extension, rather than disruption, will be the norm for most businesses, with a few disruptive mobile pure-plays as the exception but not the rule. That doesn't mean, however, that mobile-first businesses won't disrupt existing players. Mobile is an enabler of new direct-to-consumer products already, in industries such as car services, food delivery, and home health products. And mobile is disrupting born-on-the-Web companies such as Facebook.


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Kitchen composters help recycle your food scraps
From Green Right Now Reports
Want to put your kitchens scraps to work? You'll need to start with a kitchen composter or compost bucket.
We've found many petite compost crocks or pails that hold a modest amount of egg shells, peelings and coffee grounds — and they're soon overflowing. The gallon-sized compost pail below will carry you for longer. It's made of a decor-friendly and odor-containing stainless steel. It comes with a charcoal filter, a must for controlling odors. But you may be surprised, indoor composting can be surprisingly hygienic and unnoticeable.
Here's the full description from Amazon:
This Stainless Steel Compost Pail is a great way to collect kitchen scraps like fruit and vegetable peels and rinds, coffee grounds, eggshells, tea bags, etc. instead of throwing them in the trash. By using a compost pail, you can make fewer trips out to the compost bin or pile, and this stainless steel pail looks great on any countertop. With a sturdy handle, it's easy to carry. It holds up to 1-gallon of material, which means you can fill it for several days before it needs to be emptied. Because it's dishwasher safe, it's simple to keep clean between uses. Included with the compost pail is a set of dual charcoal filters to keep any potential odors from escaping. These filters last from 3 to 6 months and are easy and inexpensive to replace. Using a compost pail, especially a stylish one like the stainless steel model, makes it easy to keep up with adding new material to the compost bin or pile.
If you'd like to institute a more serious composting operation in kitchen central, check out this All Seasons Indoor Composter kit also from Amazon. (Picture below, left.)
This 5-gallon system, which comes with a bag of "Bokashi" accelerator, promises to recycle kitchen scraps into an organic compost soil conditioner through anaerobic (without oxygen) fermentation, cutting in half the time it takes to transform food scraps into a soil conditioner. It also includes a spigot to extract compost "tea" for fertilizing gardens. As described on Amazon:
"The All Seasons Indoor Composter includes two unique features, the strainer and spigot, allowing the moisture released by the scraps of food waste to be drained out to prevent spoilage. This liquid can be used as a fertilizer for household plants (1:100 dilutions) or to clean your kitchen and bathroom drains (undiluted).
"The All Seasons Indoor Composter kit can be easily implemented in an indoor environment making it useful for apartment, school, household, restaurant, business or wilderness use. Each composting kit comes with complete instructions. The All Seasons Indoor Composter used in conjunction with All Seasons Bokashi, provides the ideal conditions to activate anaerobic fermentation that accelerates the composting process, while eliminating odors and deterring flies."
We say, when possible, deter flies!
This system approach costs a little more ($54), but the compost tea can be a valuable fertilizer for house plants and outdoor gardens, essentially helping you recoup some of the expense.
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NO. You have to get the conversion barrel...something to do with the size of the feed ramp or something...the exact reason escapes me but I know you can't just use a G19 barrel because I had asked the same question before.
However, you're right on the mags...once you have a conversion barrel you can just use G19 mags.
If you don't like Lone Wolf (which I don't personally, when I get a conversion barrel it won't be one of theirs, simply because I don't want that goofy looking wolf on the top of my barrel lol), Storm Lake and I believe Bar-Sto also make conversion barrels.


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The Supreme Court of Minnesota finally put an end to the Republican charade in the state which has prevented a duly elected senator from taking his seat and working to address the needs of Minnesota. The court unanimously ruled Al Franken the victor after former Senator Norm Coleman devoted eight months of delay and obstruction tactics in order to prevent Democrats in the US Senate to have 60 votes. This episode highlights the decline of the Republican party and its inability to place nation over its own desires. In 2000, Al Gore graciously accepted a vote which many believed was fraudulent, because he would not compel his nation to endure months of bickering and divisiveness. He could have gone through the same process in the state of Florida that Norm Coleman forced is state to endure, but Gore is an individual who places nation before self.
The past eight years have witnessed a Republican party which refused to reach out in a gracious manner to Democrats and work in a collaborative manner during a time President Bush insisted was critical to survival. In 1941, Franklin Roosevelt asked his defeated Republican candidate, Wendell Wilkie, to serve as his envoy in many areas of the world. Not once did George Bush reach out to Al Gore and involve him in opportunities to serve the nation. Bush ran a divisive administration which even stooped to claiming a former senator who had lost both arms and legs fighting in Vietnam was soft on terrorism.
The Republican party has sold its soul for votes and used obstruction in an effort to prevent the American people from having a government which serves its needs. I assume if Norm Coleman ever ran for anything in the state of Minnesota he would be happy to obtain 10% of the vote. Now, it is time to send the same message to obstructionist Republicans in government.


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A profile is an amazing thing.
Think about it. In a few short paragraphs and some check boxes, we attempt to summarize our entire selves—or at least to give enough information that the right person might want to learn more.
It's really the ultimate marketing. We're marketing ourselves.
I personally think that CatholicMatch has this system worked out brilliantly. In one short page, our friends at CatholicMatch have created a format that can, if used correctly, give a remarkable snapshot of some of the most important issues Catholic singles face in dating. Is this person Catholic? Does he or she take the faith seriously? Free to marry? Have children? Want children? What are his or her values? What is important? Lifestyle?
In such a tight and well-constructed format, every piece of information takes on an almost exaggerated importance. When you only know five facts about someone, each fact comprises 20 percent of your overall impression.
Which is why it becomes very problematic if one of those facts is…well, alarming. Or strange. Or out of place. You think "I can't be reading that right." "Maybe he meant something else." "Maybe she didn't understand the question."
And thus, I begin my discussion "Profiles: Things That Make You Go 'Huh?'" in which we will examine the factoids we discover about people that make us stop, scratch our heads, ask "huh?" and immediately move on to the next profile. The statements that, if you have posted on your profile, you may want to reconsider.
Parenting puzzles
Today's topic, and one of my primary "huh?" elicitors, involves two seemingly unrelated multiple choice questions. The first, as you've probably all seen, asks whether the person being profiled has children. The answer that catches my attention is "yes, at home part time."
This, I generally assume, means that those children are minors and that they live with someone else (presumably their other parent) the rest of the time. Obviously a less-than-ideal situation for children, but one in which some really stellar parents sometimes unfortunately find themselves. And those parents – the really stellar ones – do everything they can to make the situation easier for the children and to maximize the time they spend with them.
So far, so good.
The head-scratching starts when I then refer back to the last question of the previous section, an innocent-looking little one-word line: relocating. It asks whether the person is willing to move to another city (state, country, whatever) for the sake of a relationship.
Incredibly, I sometimes see grown men (perhaps women too – I don't see a lot of female profiles) with children who live with them part time answer this with "I'm open to live anywhere."
What the what?!?
My concern
Seriously, I'm very open to the fact that I might be reading this wrong or understanding it wrong. I'm open to any explanation except the obvious one, that this parent is willing to move away from his or her own children for the sake of a relationship.
'Cause if that's the case, I'm out. Gone. Next!
I have always been open to dating someone with children. But I have never, ever been open to dating someone who doesn't put his children and his role as father ahead of his love life. That's unfathomable to me – completely incomprehensible. They're kids. They need a dad…one who's around.
Not living under the same roof full-time is heartbreaking enough for a child. But to voluntarily move out of state? To go far enough away that you can't be readily available for parent conferences and school plays and emergency room trips? To force your children to get on an airplane every time they want to hug their father?
I think the traits that make a man a good father are the same traits that make him a good man, whether he has kids or not. And primary among those is the ability to put the needs of others – particularly young children – ahead of his own desires. And willingness to move away from his own kids (under any circumstances) to me seems radically incompatible with that.
Other explanations
Like I said, if I'm describing your profile, I'd love to hear that I've read it wrong somewhere. Maybe your "children" are in their 30s and sleeping on the sofa in your basement. Maybe your young children would join you if you moved, along with your super-supportive (and annulled) ex, who is willing to live anywhere in the interest of helping you follow your latest flame. Maybe they aren't your children at all, but merely the tenant children of migrant workers who live with you seasonally. Maybe you live on the U.S.S. Enterprise and can transport your children at will with a simple command to "beam them up." If so, you might want to go back and clarify that somewhere.
If, on the other hand, that is the case, and you are open to abandoning your minor children for the sake of your love life, then please don't change a thing on your profile. Because these are the things we like to know up front.
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"Coffey Anderson has one of the most unique abilities to lead in worship with his passion for Christ & dynamic personality. There are few worship leaders who can lead a large or small group of students into intimate worship like Coffey. He knows how to laugh, encourage and lead in a way crowds connect with. His heart for Christ simply overflows into his worship."
- Brian Mills, Pastor of Students, Long Hollow Baptist Church
Singer-songwriter Coffey Anderson hails from Bangs, Texas. His distinctive style of country music incorporates elements of pop, gospel, contemporary Christian and soul music styles. Anderson gathered a fan-base by producing covers of popular songs and posting the videos on Youtube. He later increased his media presence competing in the 2008 season of Nashville Star.
Anderson has released eight albums since 2008, including Southern Man (2008), Coffey Anderson (2010), Boots & Jeans (2013) and Worship Unplugged Volumes 1,2 & 3 (2008-2011).


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Hey guys, I know theres a thread out there somewhere but I can not locate it. I need a list of Paint (paint names/numbers and the best provider) IE: Rustolem, Krylon, and so on. Can someone drop the thread here or just post a list for Boba please, ESB and ROTJ Both Please. Thanks
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