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LOS ANGELES, July 23 (UPI) -- The latest Batman film, "The Dark Knight Rises," earned nearly $161 million at the North American box office when it opened this weekend, receipts show.
The weekly film earnings were reported Monday instead of the usual Sunday out of respect for the victims of the Colorado movie theater massacre.
A 24-year-old man is to be charged next week with killing 12 people and wounding dozens of others when he opened fire in an Aurora movie house where the third and final installment in Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy was screening at midnight Friday.
Box Office Mojo said "Ice Age: Continental Drift" was No. 2 with $20 million, "The Amazing Spider-Man" was No. 3 with $11 million, "Ted" was No. 4 with $10 million and "Brave" was No. 5 with $6 million.
Rounding out the top tier are "Magic Mike" at No. 6 with $4 million, "Savages" at No. 7 with $3 million, "Tyler Perry's Madea's Witness Protection" at No. 8 with $2 million, "Moonrise Kingdom" at No. 9 with $1.8 million and "To Rome with Love" at No. 10 with $1.4 million.
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air compressor&sandblaster question
I'm wanting to buy a sandblaster From harborfreight&I'm not sure how to pick a compressor.I'm also gonna evantually get a bench top blast cabinet.I'm just about to be 17 so I don't have a bunch of money,I'm probally gonna buy a used compressor just need to know what to look for thanx!
My opinion is to buy a compressor that is two stage. I would recommend a 60 or larger, gallon tank, also 5hp would be a minimum. I would also buy on that runs on 220 v as they run much cheaper. It is very tempting to try and save $$ on this piece of equipment. Don't.. it will be regretted. I would look at a farm fleet, or thiesens. Also other things to consider are a cast iron head or aluminum. cfm rating (15 to 17)and psi of 120 to 175 would be ideal. Do you home work and don't settle. You are young and will get a lot of good use out of a good comperssor and alot of greif out of a unit that is not ideal for your needs.
220 volts is a given since any 110 compressor you are likely to find would be woefully inadequate for a sandblaster. By far the most important consideration is CFM because if it is low (below 15 CFM in this case) then nothing else will make up for it. A two stage compressor is much better than a single of the same HP rating and for a given HP the two stage will produce more CFM, cooler air and run quieter. In most cases HP numbers can be quite exaggerated so look at the AMP rating on the motor data plate to determine the actual motor power, at least 21 AMPs for a five HP motor (a 15 AMP rating is common and is only about 3 1/2 HP regardless of what the manufacturer claims). In any case CFM is what is going to make the difference in whether the compressor is adequate or not so make that the first consideration.
Also contrary to popular belief tank size will have next to nothing to do with how well the compressor will keep up and it absolutely will NOT make up for a lack of CFM! So look for CFM first and resist the urge to be drawn to the biggest tank in the store, you simply will not be able to see any appreciable difference in the way a 60 gallon performs vs an 80 gallon. The larger tank is desirable on a compressor of that size because it will have slightly less wear and power consumption over a long period of time due to fewer high load start-up cycles but run time vs waiting on air recovery time will be the same for a 60 or 80 gallon, the extra 20 gallons will gain only a few seconds of extra run time with a sandblaster and then even that will be lost to the longer recharge time so it is simply a trade off and you will gain exactly nothing. The bottom line is get the larger tank if it don't cost more but don't spend much money to get it and whatever else you do DON'T pass up a compressor with more CFM to get one with a bigger tank! Remember CFM is what runs your tools and a bigger tank does not make a bigger compressor!
What's the diffrence between cfm and scfm
CFM= Cubic feet per minute. SCFM= Standard Cubic Feet per minute (CFM at standardized conditions). I think manufacturers intentionally throw these different terms out to keep the consumer from comparing apples to apples.
Blasting units are probably one of the toughest tools for a compressor. They hog bunches of air. Take a look at the tools that you are considering buying. They should give you an idea of the amount of air they need to operate efficiently. If you buy a compressor for the blasting units, you should be good for most anything else you want to run.
Another thing to keep in mind when you are purchasing your compressor, is the attachments you will need. For a compressor of that size, you are probably going to want to plumb an air line and a drop at least 20' from the compressor. This is especially important if you plan to pant at some point. You will need to put a good filter on the line at the end of the drop. And of course you will want air hose and connections.
Good luck.
Great info!
I should have read this thread before I started mine
Good info! Couple of questions
Does it matter what size blast cabinet you use and if my garage is running on 200 amps, I shouldn't have to change any outlets, correct?
A compressor for a blast cabinet will need a LOT of CFM and the compressor really should have a 100% duty cycle because it will run a lot. The CFM required will be determined by the size of the blast nozzle and the air pressure regulator setting but even with a relativity low pressure and a small nozzle the air flow requirement will still be high, it's just the nature of the beast. Basically you will be concerned with CFM first (that will be your main concern!) and duty cycle second plus the over-all quality of the outfit, while it's tempting to want the largest tank you can get it's not really all that important and if the other two requirements are there (CFM and Duty Cycle) then the HP and tank will be sized properly by the manufacturer, whatever else you do DON'T pass up higher CFM to get a bigger tank because contrary to popular belief a bigger tank does not make up for lack of CFM!
I don't know what comp your running but I went with the puma 60 gallon
works great for me.Runs my D/A though it kicks on fairly quick but still I've never had to wait for the comp to catch up.It'll work my blaster,paint guns etc.I do wish I would of got the 80 but Couldn't find a new one in my price range &used comps scare me a bit.I just drain mine often as it builds up a lot of moisture.Takes awhile to fill up from empty but once its full it will keep up.I'm looking online about adding an extra tank.
Just that fast found a thread that says its bad to add a tank...The 60 is fine for now but for sure want a 80 to plumb my whole shop.
Fellas you are being concerned about the wrong thing, an 80 gallon tank will make no difference vs a 60 gallon, how could it? Think about it. The tank only stores air the pump puts out it does not nor can not add air, I know what the usual argument is and that's "reserve air" but honestly it don't work that way. Let's take that 60 vs 80 gallon example since that's what usually comes up, if your compressor is running out of air at an annoying rate with a 60 gallon tank just how long would it run if it only had a 20 gallon tank? Mere seconds before cycling on right? Well that's all you would add to the run time but then even that little bit is lost to the proportionally longer recharge time so what was gained? Obviously nothing is gained, all that happens is that with the larger tank you will get a slightly longer run time (usually only seconds under high demand) that is immediately off-set by the proportionally longer recharge time so exactly NOTHING is gained during any given work period, that's NOT the purpose of the larger tank in the first place. No matter how it is cut, sliced or diced over any given work period you will have the same amount of air available regardless of whether the tank is 60 gallons or 80 gallons, the larger tank will have fewer but longer cycles vs the smaller tank's more frequent but shorter cycles but the time spent running vs recharging, all else being equal, is going to be EXACTLY the same! You need to be concerned about the CFM and the compressor's duty cycle and quality because whether you believe it or not a 16 CFM 60 gallon tank compressor would outperform a 15 CFM 80 gallon tank compressor or for that matter the 16 CFM with only a 40 gallon tank would outperform a 14 or 15 CFM unit with an 80 gallon tank! A bigger tank DOES NOT make a bigger compressor!!!
So why are bigger tanks used? A tank is chosen by the designer to balance the run time vs recharge times (duty cycle and cooling) based on CFM and expected demand (on a quality compressor anyway, cheap Chinese units are for another reason) and not to help run time performance. A larger tank can help with wear and power usage over a long period of time due to fewer high load start cycles but over the life of the compressor this is going to be almost negligible between a 60 vs 80 gallon tank with all else being equal. The point is DON'T WORRY ABOUT THE SIZE OF THE TANK! If you choose the right compressor for the job based on the important factors such as CFM, duty cycle and quality then the proper tank size will be chosen by the designer, if it's 60 or 80 gallon then either is just fine and it would be a huge mistake to pass up any of the other factors (especially CFM because if it's low then nothing else matters!) just to get a bigger tank but unfortunately it happens all the time. That's what I meant when I said the cheaper outfits choose a tank for another reason, they are aware that most people simply do not understand the physics behind an air compressor and will go straight to the biggest tank in the store, hey that big tank just looks like a big compressor right? For this reason there are too many compressors out there with woefully under-sized pumps and under-powered motors mounted on uselessly oversized tanks that LOOK big and bad but in operation would be lucky to make enough air to properly blow the hat off your head, that big tank is nothing more than a sales gimmick. When choosing that compressor ask yourself, do I want a compressor that LOOKS impressive or do I want something that will supply the air I need? To get the air you need will mean CFM available at the tool not a big empty tank with a little pump straining to fill it!
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I agree with Red take it from experience get a 220 V 2 stage unit. I have a 7 hp. 2 stage, 80 gallon tank, which I got from Sears, paid $1100.00 4 years ago, found identical unit, just a different color at a Lowe's for about $800.00 a few days later after the fact, so shop around, the unit I have does the job, but under heavy use condensation gets to be a problem, be sure you have water traps and a way to drain frequently. As for Harbor freight be careful, the quality of most tools they sell is just not there, I have a cheap pressure blaster and the valves on it cut out from the abrasive quite fast. I did change the nozzle got a heavy duty one fairly cheap at a head stone dealer, where they blast the marble monuments--kinda weird huh but it gets the job done!
HF sandblasters are "iffy" at best and the guns/nozzles are junk that are not worth packing off if they were giving them away! Not only are the nozzles waaaaay too big for anything less than an industrial sized compressor they wear out completely in only a minute or so. Up until recently however HF had about the best buy on a home type compressor that could be found anywhere, I am talking about the U.S. General line that were actually just re-badged American made Belaire brand compressors at only 2/3 the cost of the same outfit with the Belaire name on it. Unfortunately these have disappeared recently to be replaced by a "look alike", it's still painted black but it appears to be a Belaire clone and has been re-branded with the Chicago Pneumatic brand name (or whatever silly name it is). I could be wrong and I hope these are still the Belaire units but I don't think they are, they appear to be copies.
Like OR said - in an engineered system the sizing of the tank vs. air consumption vs. run time is considered.
IF you were to commission a study, you would quickly find out you need a compressor about 4 times as large as the maximum anticipated air usage.
That means the air tool that says it uses 12 [email protected] - you will need an air compressor that makes around 45-50 [email protected] to be properly sized.
Does this happen, yes in industrial settings.
But it doesn't happen in your garage or mine or most body shops for that matter.
Like OR said, AMPS @ volts and cfm along with the duty cycle are the true measurements of what you are buying.
To step up a bit, large air compressors do not even have storage tanks. The pipe directly into a system that has air receiver tanks located around the facility. The tanks supply a large surge usage supply, but the do NOT increase the output of the compressor(s)
One more time - BIG TANKS MEAN NOTHING to the amount of air the compressor can produce.
Hp X 746 Watts
5 hp x 746w / 220v = 17 amps IF you had 100% efficiency but you wont so multiply the 17 by 1.2 = 20 amps
I would search for a compressor that has a 20+ amp 220 volt motor and not focus to much on the rest of the details.
It has no direct relationship to your outlets.
You need a circuit that is wired with the proper size receptacle, wire and breaker for the load you are going to connect to it .
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Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Gaza Protest set for Wednesday in New Haven
Groups to Protest Gaza Massacre, New Haven, Wed. 12/31, Noon
Contact: Stan Hellar, Middle East Crisis Committee
Political Interest. Interview/Photo Opportunity.
Several human rights and political groups will be holding a demonstration at 12 noon on Wednesday, December 31 in front of the Federal Courthouse building in New Haven (141 Church St. opposite the Green) to protest the Israeli attack on the Gaza Strip.
After speeches there will be march in the downtown area.
Sponsoring organizations include the Middle East Crisis Committee, A.N.S.W.E.R. CT, the American Friends Service Committee (CT), People of Faith CT and Socialist Action. Other groups are expected to participate.
Stanley Heller, MECC Chairperson said, "Demonstrations against Israel's attack are occurring worldwide. Over 350 lives have been extinguished. At the demonstration we will call for Connecticut's Congressional delegation to speak out now against the killing. The violence is being described in the media as a 'war', but the Israelis so overpower the Palestinians in the means of violence and the number killed that the event has to be described as a massacre. The world in 1937 was shocked and revolted by the Nazi air force attack on the city of Guernica in the Basque country of Spain. The Israeli attacks with American made F-16's and Apaches should bring about similar horror. We will be calling on President-Elect Obama to break his silence about the Israeli attack. He is not reluctant to speak now about the economy. He shouldn't hesitate to speak out in view of this obvious human rights emergency."
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Perhaps they would be better served calling on hamas to stop the rockets. No rockets no retaliation. And don't try the proportional crap, it's time to destroy hamas once and for all. No half way measures. As a sidenote perhaps heller could ask hamas to stop hiding in civilian areas.
- CT Bob said...
If the rockets stopped today, Israel would still blockade the area. There is much more to this problem than some rockets being lobbed into Israel.
I don't claim to understand this conflict fully, but I do believe the Israelis are behaving contrary to accepted international law. They need to step back and look at solutions rather then reprisals.
Sorry Bob but when a country has missles daily shot into it's terrrotory it has a moral and leagal right to self defense. If the cowardly hamas killers want to hide amongst women and children then the blood is on their hands. I suggest you do research the situation fully and not rely on info fed from pro palestinian lapdog sources. One clear and totally irreutable fact is this HAMAS HAS NEVER AND SAYS IT WILL NEVER ALLOW ISRAEL TO SURVIVE. I also believe that to get a full picture of the pro palestinian side you should read fully the bigotry, hatred and lies that these groups hurl at Israel. Ms McKinneys father has a history of anti jewish ranting including a case on live television blaming her loss to Diane Majette On them jews. McKinney herself never repudiated the remarks. And by the way if a rocket took out your loved ones, I doubt you would consider it as a case of just a few rockets not worth responding to.
- CT Bob said...
So, you're saying if you're pro-Israel, you are by default pro-killing innocent civilians. You're not at all interested in finding any sort of compromise or working on the peace process. Just kill all them terr'ists.
You, sir, are an ass...
...and an anonymous coward to boot.
- Authentic Connecticut Republican said...
>>but I do believe the Israelis are behaving contrary to accepted international law.
Hamas is a terrorist group that intentionally kills civilians for the shock impact.
Hamas leaders intentionally conceal themselves within groups of civilians.
Israel is a sovereign nation that has every right to defend it's population.
- CT Bob said...
So following your logic ACR, should they bomb Gaza and every single person living there into obliteration? There are ways they can deal with this that don't involve killing hundreds of innocents.
Why are so many people making excuses for Israel's apparent excesses here? Deliberately ramming a boat on a humanitarian peace mission in international waters might be considered an act of war.
^Take a look at this video, and learn the facts.
Hamas is a terrorist organization. They don't care about land, they want to finish what hitler started and they're open about that. The jewish people deserve a land they can call their own after years of persecution and they have every right to defend their citizens and land. The majority of you have no idea what the hell you're talking about. It's terrible for innocent people to die- no matter what religion, ethnicity, etc. It is truly tragic, and that is exactly why Hamas sends the rockets from civilian homes and neighborhoods. They care about the destruction of the jews-and actually all infidels (non muslims). Israel aims for the terrorists, Hamas aims for the civilians (rockets going into neighborhoods, blowing themselves up in highly populated areas, etc) As golda Meir sid- "When they love their children more than they hate ares, there will be peace."
Even during the cease fire Hamas was sending missles into Israel. Once the cease fire ended (which they wanted) they started sending numerous missles into Israel & reaching even further locations. No country would tolerate this.
What kind of people instil such values, morals, and ideals into their youth??
- Authentic Connecticut Republican said...
Deliberately ramming a boat on a humanitarian peace mission in international waters might be considered an act of war.
However; delivering goods to a terrorist group that's already attacking your civilian population would be an act of war.
No two ways about it.
She's lucky she's still alive.
- Authentic Connecticut Republican said...
CTBob said:
I don't claim to understand this conflict fully,
You will!
Seriously; this is both interesting and well done.
Bob, take a few minutes - it's not a slew of opinion crap; straight facts and well documented.
Not some propaganda piece.
(That *is* the real problem by the way; for reasons I can't grasp a group of terrorists has a lot of the US press buying into their nonsense.)
Horowitz is considered "to the right"; however I've never seen anyone question on his facts. He's generally held in fairly high regard by those in academia.
It'll be illuminating for you and I'd bet a lot of others as well.
What really happened
While you may think I am an ass, I pretty much am comfortable having the facts on my side. To further illuminate the situation go to your leftist blogs, read the anti Israeli posts, then come and TRY to tell me that the hatred they feel towards a country defending it's people isn't grounded in hatred of jews. Reading some of the crap on supposed liberal sites pretty much shows there isn't a whole hell of a difference between the kkk & a lot of so called liberal bloggers. Why do you turn a blind eye to McKinneys hatred of jews? do you think I made uop the quotes from her father? check out the views of some of those who were her inner circle when she ran her bogus green party run. You rightly condemned the republicans attempts at race baiting, yet like many liberals who i'm sure aren't bigoted towards jews you appear to be fallng into the moral equivilency trap in which the right to defend becomes more evil then the actions which caused the response. One other point to be made is many apologists of palestinian terror claim that economic desperation drives them to kill Israeli civilians, however left out of the equation is one simple point and question. Over 50 years the world has pumped billions in aid to the palestinians, why did the leaders not use it for their people? Simple answer, it's easy to convince a young palestinian to strap on a bomb and kill civilian Israelis if he thinks no relief is coming. Arafat died a rich man, may he burn in hell.
- CT Bob said...
I simply don't understand the mindset that insists Israel can do no wrong in it's fight against Hamas. It's the old "extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice" argument that Goldwater was so fond of.
ACR: "delivering goods to a terrorist group that's already attacking your civilian population would be an act of war"
That's wrong on several counts. The boat wasn't delivering goods to terrorists, unless you consider every single person living in in Gaza to be a terrorist. Which is painting a lot of innocents with the same brush that George Bush uses.
And they were delivering medical and humanitarian supplies to hospitals. Which have been damaged by bombings and are running short of supplies.
Look, I'm not defending Hamas in the least here. Get that fact straight. But I do see evidence of excesses in Israel's response to the rocket attacks, and I'm talking about it. If you guys want to believe that Israel can do no wrong, then fine, that's your right. I'm just calling attention to the situation.
At least Israel is talking about maybe having a cease-fire, but I'm not very optimistic. Where the fuck is Bush on this crisis, anyway? Jesus, talk about a complete lack of leadership.
- Authentic Connecticut Republican said...
>>The boat wasn't delivering goods to terrorists, unless you consider every single person living in in Gaza to be a terrorist
Doesn't wash
The same could be said about anyone delivering goods to Nazi Germany.
It isn't Bush's or our job at all; Israel isn't some two-bit colony.
Here ya go; see what a fellow leftist has to say on this very topic today:
Much of the world's response is a false moral equivalence that simply encourages the terrorists
- CT Bob said...
Oh fer Christ's sakes ACR, didja have to go and "Godwin" the goddamn argument? We were having such a good discussion, too!
- Authentic Connecticut Republican said...
>> didja have to go and "Godwin" the goddamn argument?
It's legit.
Hamas has repeatedly called for the annihilation of Israel and all her citizens, as has Abdu Imanutjob (whatever) from Iran, and it's Iran that's bringing in the missiles.
Hamas needs to stop shooting missiles and there will be an immediate cease fire.
- CT Bob said...
Hamas ISN'T the innocent civilians who are suffering! Out of 400 dead and thousands injured in Gaza, how many do you think were actually involved in firing the missiles? I'd bet a Palestinian could count them on one hand, provided none of his fingers had been blown off by an errant Israeli bomb!
And please drop the argument that rhetoric is a reason to bomb! Don't you get that they're playing to their audience? Kind of like when funnyman John McCain sang that cute ditty about bombing Iran. Both those guys were playing to their base.
- Authentic Connecticut Republican said...
>>drop the argument that rhetoric is a reason to bomb
This is not rhetoric.
Throughout the day Hamas fired Iranian rockets at targets farther east and north of Gaza than it had ever hit previously, including the town of Yavne on the outskirts of Tel Aviv.
"If the rockets stopped today, Israel would still blockade the area. There is much more to this problem than some rockets being lobbed into Israel." This comment demonstrates a naivete that exposes your lack understanding of this situation.
How dare you categorize the almost daily bombardment of Israel's citizens as "some rockets being lobbed into Israel"
Hamas and that is who we are talking about here has stated and it is in their charter, that they wish to destroy Israel. The vast majority of the so called victims of Israels assault are Hamas members or supporters.
In the case of innocents killed, Israel deeply regrets those losses and does everything in its power to avoid them while Hamas seeks to kill the innocent.
Get your head out of your posterior Bob . There is no proportionality to be discussed when murderous Hamas thugs are trying to kill you everyday.
- CT Bob said...
Do the math, Factfind. FOUR Israelis dead vs. over 400 dead Palestinians. I guess one Israeli is worth a hundred non-Israelis in your world.
I'm getting very tired of repeating myself here, when people seem to not want to hear what I'm saying. Israel can do no wrong in your eyes, apparently. Forgive me for doubting that.
Bob, with respect, (Great web blog by the way) Israel is far from a perfect neighbor, but is under existential threat and has been for many years.Clearly this colors their heavy handedness with the Palestinians who have been so badly manipulated by their own leadership.(Remember the bus bombings?) The period of calm that Israel had hoped for was abrogated by these daily missile firings from Hamas. If Israel did not act now then they would be giving Hamas, an intractable enemy, an opportunity to arm themselves with more powerful missiles with longer range. Then the equation would be reversed. Did you know that yesterday a missile landed in a schoolroom? Had that Israeli schoolroom been occupied the body count on Israel's side would have been much greater. Would more dead Israelis have made anyone feel better about the fight? How about the hundreds of thousands of dead Germans that resulted from the firebombings in Dresden and Hamburg Germany in WW2? Was that proportional? Unfortunately it was necessary.
Israel wants to live in peace, nothing more. Hamas refuses. If you have a better suggestion for Israel to live in peace than I am sure they would like to hear it.
Keep up the good work and discussion and best wishes for a peaceful 2009 for all.
- CT Bob said...
We must agree to disagree then. Which is fine, and I welcome the discussion.
And I'm willing to give you a bit of latitude since it appears that you're a sailor, too; which means you can't be ALL bad!
Only 18 weeks 'til I'm back on the water! Check out my Full Tilt Sailing Team blog. In the meantime, I gotta go shovel my mother-in-law's driveway.
Not to derail this important thread but I had to laugh when I saw your sailing photos. I know those waters well. I suggest we sail together sometime and I will give you another perspective on the mideast situation..as long as you agree not to push me overboard .
- CT Bob said...
Sailing knows no party other than our boat against all the other boats in the race. You're welcome to join us on a Thursday night race, but with the understand that political talk is absolutely verboten while sailing! No exceptions.
Get in touch towards late May if you want, and I'm sure we'll find room for you.


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If you ever needed a reminder of how much good there is in the world -- and these days, who doesn't? -- just cook a Dungeness crab. It is so easy to prepare; the meat is so sweet and tender; it is so nearly perfect just as it comes in its original wrapper. Surely, some greater power must love us mightily to give us anything that delivers such pleasure and demands so little.
Every year at the holidays my family has a ritual dinner of crab. We sit around and eat as much of it as we possibly can and tell the stories of our year. There is nothing like sharing freshly cooked cracked crab and a great bottle of white wine with your family to remind you of just how fortunate you really are. Sometimes we even do it more than once. That's how lucky we are.
Basic Dungeness crab couldn't be easier to prepare: Buy them at the best Asian market close to you and choose the ones that are heaviest for their size and fighting mad when they're pulled from the live tank. When you get them home, put them in a big pot, cover with water and turn on the heat. Cook them until they turn bright red; when you pull off a back leg, there should be little feathers of meat attached. Rinse them under cold water to stop the cooking and start the cooling.
To clean the cooked crabs, pull away the "spade" at the bottom of shell. Lift off the top shell, rinse out the fat and viscera and pull off the opaque gills. Pull off the legs and use the back of a heavy chef's knife to crack them -- not too hard, you want the shell to remain intact; you're just making them easier to peel. Finally, cut the body in half lengthwise and divide the segments between the leg joints. Now eat.
That's the purest way to serve crab, and that's how we do it for our big dinners (well, maybe a green salad after and a lemon curd tart for dessert).
But that's not the only way to cook crab. Last year I had dinner at Russell Moore's terrific Camino restaurant up in Oakland. Moore specializes in live-fire cooking, and he was offering grilled Dungeness crab that night. To tell the truth, I'd always turned up my snobby little purist's nose at crab grills before, but I tried it anyway -- I can be broad-minded that way when it comes to eating Dungeness crab.
Honestly, at first bite, I wasn't totally loving it; I wasn't used to the sweet flavor of the crab competing with other tastes. But by the time I'd finished half a crab, I was hooked. So I called Moore to find out how he did it. Again, it's almost embarrassingly easy -- you start with cooked cracked crab and marinate it in an herbal mash. Then you grill it, scraping and turning with a big spatula, until the herb mixture and the edges of the shell start to char.
Grilled crab is particularly good in winters like this one, when finding live crab can be a challenge (a late start to the Northern California and Oregon crabbing seasons plus a series of bad storms in the Bay Area led to a real shortage last week; things should be somewhat improved this weekend, but crab probably won't be plentiful until after New Year's Day).
Eating crab grilled this way is a lot like eating Chinese black bean crab: It's messy, and you probably get almost as much flavor from licking your fingers as you do from the crabmeat. But it's irresistibly delicious.
You can vary the flavors according to your whim. For me, the mixture that worked best the last time I tried it was mostly chopped parsley and green onion with a heavy dose of coarsely ground fennel seed.
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Join us as we welcome special guest, JAN HICKS Pastor and President of CUMI. Jan is Author of Crossing2Freedom, a healing ministry, to the broken and wounded hearts, exposing the lies of Satan and teaches on healing to the spiritual roots of our diseases. Please visit www.cumi.live for more information about her ministry.
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Michael Jang's portfolio is an eclectic mixture of gripping moments, shot with skill and attitude. Luminaries such as David Bowie, Johnny Rotten and Richard Pryor are caught with their guard down. Frenetic explosions are fixed in time: Penelope Houston of the Avengers whipping her hair; Fritz Fox of The Mutants collapsed on stage (above); the body of San Francisco supervisor Harvey Milk being wheeled out of City Hall.
Amidst the swirling chaos of roaring parties, the crowded streets of Havana or the intimate environs of a garage, Jang's eye quickly finds a focal point — highlighting details as brazen as a stolen snort of cocaine or as lost as the sadness in a child's eyes.
But while Jang has shot professionally for three decades, he never did the marketing dance that would've assuredly made him a street photography icon. And now his work is starting to trickle into the open.
His trek out of the relative underground started in 2002 when the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art acquired several of his prints for their collection. Subsequently, University High School in San Francisco hosted an exhibition of early photographs of the Jang family and more recently a local Bay Area pirate radio station and cafe featured a slideshow of 300 images.
Hailing from the remote gold country town of Marysville, California, Jang found salvation from the rigors of academic life at the famous Fillmore Auditorium. Struggling to make the grade at his college preparatory school and dogged by difficulty focusing on his studies, the psychedelic light shows splayed across the walls and ceiling of the historic venue intrigued him. He amassed a collection of projectors and created his own colorful performances in the garage.
His talent with visuals brought him back to the Fillmore to work for rock promoter Bill Graham, and then eventually to the California Institute of the Arts where he took the school's sole photography class. His initial homework assignment produced the first prints to be acquired by the SFMOMA.
Read on for an abridged interview with Jang, minus our annoying questions, and see some of our favorite Jang snaps.
Jang at his home in San Francisco.
Top photo: Michael Jang
Bottom photo: Keith Axline/Wired.com
Michael Jang: The fact that the [San Francisco] Museum of Modern Art saw the very first thing I ever did, which was the Beverly Hilton project, and they purchased some of that for their permanent collection kind of woke me up. Recently I showed them the second thing I did which was the Jangs (above), and they purchased some of that for their collection. You've got validation when something like that happens. As a result, I can proceed with confidence that I'm on a good track. So what am I doing? I showed a high school and a coffee shop.
Just get your stuff out there and see what happens. You can't really try to control stuff because it naturally finds its way. If it's right, if it's good, people find it.
Life gets really interesting when you say, "Yeah, okay, let's see what happens." So, we got this Pirate Cat Radio thing – okay, let's just see what they can do. It's kind of luck by design or career by design. So by choosing that, I'm finding a certain segment of our younger society that is really hot and doing stuff. By being part of it, I get to intermingle with it, see how it works in a way that I wouldn't normally have access to.
Jang's studio in his home in San Francisco.
Top photo: Michael Jang
Bottom photos: Keith Axline/Wired.com
Interest in his collection has grown and Jang is in a prime position to shop his portfolio for exhibitions. However, after a long career in commercial photography and having pursued his own muse he sees no purpose contorting himself to the whims of art galleries. He's content reflecting on the effects of time on his personal collection.
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Jang: Well, why would you [pursue galley shows]? Ego. If I haven't had it in 30 years I don't need my name out there. That's a major drive for a lot of people who want a career. I can pick and choose what I want to do. We've all been to art gallery shows and it's kind of a scene. Think about that. Why would you want to run your whole life for that?
I've made my money in other ways so you take away the motivation of ego and show and reputation and money – there's no reason to do it. My reward is just the pure pleasure of taking a good picture.
Put [a photo] away and let it age like a fine wine. Pull it out later and it's like, "Oh, this got better." That seems to be what happens to what I do. Some of the work I question, like the Beverly Hilton or the Jangs, if it would have been good when it first came out, or appreciated. I think maybe not. I think maybe you need to age 30 years so that we can look back on it.
You get this freedom when you don't have a reputation, you can do whatever you want. I wouldn't be doing high schools and Pirate Cat Radio if I was a certain level.
One of Jang's cameras sits on his studio table while Raw File grills him about his photography.
Top photo: Michael Jang
Bottom photo: Keith Axline/Wired.com
Although as a professional he would ultimately focus on commercial photography, Jang's early portfolio was a gutsy accomplishment. Desperate for access to events beyond the reach of normal people, he fabricated his own press passes to sneak past security, grabbing photos of people like Frank Sinatra with Ronald Reagan (above). Obviously passionate about street-shooting and verité exposures, his keen eye would have been naturally suited to photojournalism. It was the threat of compromise that eventually decided his direction of instead paying the bills with studio photography.
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Jang: Packs of press people will go out to an event. They say it was going to be on at six, people get there at three, he comes on at 10. We're talking about five or six hours and those guys are there with their two big digital cameras waiting all that time for one shot for the paper the next day.
I did it enough to earn a living and to have some fun and meet some celebrities. Actually that was another way to have a show. Have it on the front cover of a magazine. Maybe that's a way, more practically speaking, to reach people.
I noticed photographers who had started out as fine artists. The more successful they got, they paid a price. Their eye had to switch over and get totally cleaned up. And then when they would try to do fine art the pictures were just neutralized in some way.
I didn't want it to ruin this kind of work that I do, so I kept it totally separate by doing just portraits. I just had an umbrella light and a gray backdrop. In [the studio] the light was always set up and people came in; the only variable was the person. And I would just shoot it with a Hasselblad and make prints. Apples and oranges. So when I picked up this Leica and walked out there was no conflict.
Raw File is quite jealous of Jang's watch-on-shirt style.
Top photo: Michael Jang
Bottom photo: Keith Axline/Wired.com
Jang was inspired by the likes of Diane Arbus, Lee Friedlander and Robert Frank, and so is aesthetically and philosophically inclined towards film. The advent of affordable digital cameras has created an ideological crisis for many photographers, and Jang is both critical and entranced by the possibilities of the new cameras and post-production.
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Jang: I'm not sure I've taken a good picture yet with a digital camera. Everything that I've done that's good is film. [Digital] is perfect within a certain scale: There's no dust, no scratches; you can Photoshop it till it's ultra-whatever. I probably will cover myself by doing both, but if you really push me to take one camera I'll take a Leica. There's three mechanical things: There's focus, and your shutter and your f-stop, and I'm good with that. I can just walk in and you can throw me the camera and I know exactly where the crank is on the focus for six feet.
After seeing the Robert Frank show and the film and those prints, I'm just going, "you know what, there's something about that." But because you can put unlimited gig cards in there and shoot all day without ever loading again. That's like a dream.
I want it to work but I'm not sure that I'm behaving right with that. It's too easy, you know? If you have an 8 x 10 camera and you can only take four or five plates with you, you're really going to be careful. If you've got a thousand shots you're just gonna go snap, snap, snap and hope you get it.
I still think Photoshop is probably the most amazing invention in our lifetime. It blows my mind, what it can do. My level of Photoshop, it's simply brightness and contrast, but that's like a darkroom. That's the danger of where we are with this digital thing. It used to be you could take it to a lab and they'll do it, now you can just do it yourself. Well guess what? You're doing it yourself.
How often have you taken the camera and gone out, just walking around shooting? Go back to the six- to eight-hour days that you've been at the computer over a year or two or three and you will find that you probably are not shooting that much.
Photo: Michael Jang
Things have changed in the 30 years since Jang began taking pictures. Digital processes and instant communication have saturated our culture with images – to the arguable detriment of aesthetic standards. Professional photographers find themselves crowded out by amateurs while the market for their work shrinks.
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Jang: In the '70s you could pick a subject: freaks, twins, brothers and sisters, and you'd be the first one to get it. Everyone's done everything now. You've got dead body parts – we've done everything. So how do you carve out a niche for yourself now as a photographer? Is it more about the best person who can market themselves? The best schmoozer? The person who can make the connections? It's a whole new ball game. I don't know what I would do now.
Part of the desire and drive to want to shoot something is because you know no one's doing it. Remember when Hussein got hung, someone got it who just happened to be going up the stairs. That's access. Even if you've gone to five years of school or worked 20 years, some person that's just in there has got the shot because they're already in there.
In the '70s I happened to get a guy who committed suicide in Golden Gate Park. I knew I had the only pictures – I sold that stuff to the 11 o'clock news. But now it's like, "send it to us for free" and you go, "yeah, I can get my name on there." That kind of sucks for photographers making a living, right? It's just so diluted now.
I just don't know if this stuff is really going to help you take a better picture. It used to be like, wow, this is a good picture but now you've seen so many pictures – you've seen it! How many ways can you shoot something? How many different subject matters are there that you haven't seen?
It might be a wonderful evolution of things. Maybe what I'm doing is kind of just a period. Documentary photography, I don't know. And what would we call what's happening now? I don't know. My God, with Facebook and everything, there's just so many images now that are out there.
Photo: Michael Jang
Amidst all the changes, Jang still goes out hunting for subjects, like kids wielding guitars in their parents' garage or the faded dreams of middle America. Reserves remain untapped, waiting for the most dedicated and intrepid of photographers. Each new scenario requires new access, and Jang's forged press passes have been replaced by new scams. Waiting at the end of the day is, as always, the picture.
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Jang: The Garage Band series (above) was great because someone my age has no business being around 15-, 16-year-old kids. That's, first of all, kind of creepy. That was probably the toughest thing that I've ever infiltrated, that whole world.
My daughter had friends that were in a band in high school and I said, "Oh man, can I shoot this?" and she said, "No! ... Oh please? ... No!" So what happened is they played the band shell in Golden Gate Park one day on a Saturday. Look, that's fair game. They're out in public. So I go there and I'm laying back; I don't want to embarrass my kid. Eventually I start shooting and one kid kind of comes up and he starts talking to me and I end up telling him that I shot The Ramones. And that was it.
We've all seen pictures of rock and roll but this is really young. This is 15. They can't go to clubs, they can't play anywhere so they play in their garages. This is when rock and roll starts. So, for me, I don't think I'd ever seen it that young, you know, in pictures. So that was kind of fun.
And I like danger too because I need to get my adrenaline going sometimes so I like to go where it's not totally right or welcome. It just makes me think, okay, good, I'm definitely pushing it. If it's too easy, well, then it's too easy, right? I did Cuba and I went right into Castro's army. My mantra was "shoot till they say no." Just to see what would happen. I shot the whole crowd and I got closer and I shot them and they kind of looked at me and I go, "No one said no." Ended up I was this close and I kept shooting and no one said no. No fear, right? Sometimes you gotta shoot like it could be your last shot.
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LA CARACOLA BEACH HOUSE at TRES VIDAS GULF COURSE ACAPULCO MEXICO
Week End Private Residence
Design 2004, finish built 2010-11
Located at Tres Vidas Golf Course seashore of the Pacific Ocean, the house is integrated by a set of boxes that are displayed in order to enjoy a variety of different views. The heart of the house remains as an open central space which gathers the ground level deck and the swimming pool area.
The boundary between the private plot and the Gulf Course is lost. This idea of "a none identify limit" provoke amplitude landscape vision reading strategy. And the house is to be perceived as being inside the gulf course. The main landscape layout is composed by a grid of superimposed transversal lines, which achieve the effect of vegetation planes framing the construction.
The Master bedroom is an elevated structural concrete tube supported by two rectangular column points, by doing this, the bedrooms main area is divided in two, creating open space that performs as a large observatory deck.
Making shadow areas is of paramount importance to respond to the vey heat and humid conditions of the seashore.
The pool designed by Architect Greta Hauser is treated as a sole plan or a rug, making a poetic apparition into the gulf course a main element of landscape and recreation.
Design Architect: Paul Cremoux W.
Project Manager: Jose Ignacio Echeverria
Pool Pattern design: Greta Hauser and&jose ignacio echeverria
Special Design furniture: Greta Hauser
Location: Tres Vidas Gulf Course, Guerrero, MEXICO
Gross area: 536m2
Kitchen By Piacere
Owner: Privet or on demand
Photos by PCW and Roberto Beltrán
Status: Built
Location: Tres Vidas Gulf Course, Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico


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Why TucsonTeepee ?
Every piece of authentic Tucson Teepee is handcrafted in Tucson, Arizona.
It is the heirloom quality teepee what will last for years.
★ Thoughtful design
We feature pattern protected ANTI-collapse system in the teepee.
All other teepees on the market will collapse when kids pull the poles. Ours will stay in shape because of the special design.
★ Stronger frame
We use full length whole piece solid wood/ nature bamboo poles for stronger frame.
Orders in USA and Canada will be shipped with poles.
★ Healthier material
No fire retardant in the fabric. No polywood poles with connectors which contain formaldehyde.
**starting from 2018/March:
USA orders will be shipped with NATURE bamboo poles. Black bamboo poles are discontinued
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The highest and the widest, but not overwhelming, will bring the playful magic to even adults!!
The XL pompom teepee uses XL home decor grade pompom fringe. The pompom ball is around 1.25 inches big(the pompom along, not include the trim) while the regular pompom fringe on the market range from 1/8-1/2 inches pompom size. The quality is unbeatable.
This is our giant party teepee in 10oz nature unbleached canvas.
★ Featuring overlapping front panels for better privacy
The pattern of the teepee is redesigned to make the front panel could close completely and give your little one better privacy when they want some personal room.
★ Featuring bottom ties for use on windy days
It will allow you to stake down the teepee using regular tent stake on grass, or attach weight on the ties on solid floor.
★ You can personalize the teepee for your event
You can one letter/multi letters monogram (as shown in the listing) by purchasing the listing here
FYI: USA and Canada orders will be shipped with bamboo poles.
Bamboo's inherent stability means our XL teepees are MUCH MORE STABLE than others on the market because bamboo is 250% stronger than Maple(one of the hardest solid wood ) according to the test data from Forest Product Laboratory of the US Department of Agriculture.
Available in XL size and XXL size
XL size: 4 sides teepee square shape base
The floor size is 64*64 inches from outside
The poles are 8ft nature bamboo poles.
XXL size: 5 sides pentagon shape base
The base is pentagon shape with 54 inches per side.
The poles are 8ft nature bamboo poles.
The last two pictures are the giant XL size teepee vs M size teepee, the XL size VS XXL size
Can you make it even bigger?
If you expand the teepee base without increasing the height of the teepee, teepee will turn out bigger, but shorter and fatter.
If you are ok with it, we can go ahead and make one for you
Why I use nature bamboo poles instead of solid wood poles?
1) Bamboo is stronger than solid wood, but yet lightweight.
Introducing bamboo poles for the XL teepee will keep the large tent in a reasonable weight.
2) Bamboo poles are more friendly for outdoor use. (wood will get mod or crack when it is wet or humid).
Can adult use the teepee?
YES.It is huge enough to have adults sitting comfortably in it
(Maybe standing.As the top part of the teepee is narrow, you won't have much room to move around if you stand in the teepee.)
I designed this huge teepee at the very beginning because I WANT A TEEPEE FOR MYSELF. I put it in the living room and it soon became the family corner for everyone. I think every adult deserves a good teepee because we all have a kid living inside of us. :)
Matching mat can be purchased here
We have Faux fur rug in the store as well!
It is listed here
Pompom teepee is also available in smaller size
US orders: Ship WITH poles, Tracking and insurance included
Canada orders: Ship WITH poles, Tracking and insurance included
International orders outside of US and Canada: Ship WITHOUT poles, Tracking and insurance included
Detailed shipping policy is listed here
Teepee Common Features
Designed for kids 3 years and up
This handmade kids tent teepee, play tent, indoor tent, wigwam, kids fort or whatever you want to call it is sure to entertain. The teepee can be used outdoor as a play tent, or indoor as a reading corner, or wherever and however you chose to use it! This teepee style is cute enough to give a decoration touch to any room. Your little ones will love it!
•Handmade for durability using high quality fabric & nature wood or bamboo poles.
•Folds up like an umbrella for easy storage in a closet or corner, or under the bed or sofa. It can be easily moved from place to place.
•Set-up is quick and easy. It can be easily be taken apart and reassembled if necessary.
•Can be used indoors or outdoors, but should be stored indoors when not in use.
•Double stitched, including surging, providing added durability.
•Spot cleaning is recommended if necessary.
As the designer/creator, I retain copyright over my work.
I accept the Etsy direct payment and Paypal in U.S. currency.
Orders will not be started without full payment.
Please Contact me if you have any issues completing checkout I can probably help.
I occasionally offer coupon code discounts. Follow tucson teepee on Facebook.
Any packages returned to sender due to incorrect addresses will incur a reshipment charge.
★ Teepees will be shipped WITH poles
★ Tracking included, full value insurance is provided
★ Shipping transit time is 1-3 business days for most items ,2-5 days for XL/XXL teepees or remote area
★ Overnight shipping option is available.
★ All the items shipping to Alaska/Hawaii/Puerto Rico will occur a surcharge of $20($50 surcharge for the 8ft teepee) because of the distance and USPS/FEDEX charges me more shipping fee. Please contact me before purchasing.
★ Teepees will be shipped WITH poles
★ Tracking included, full value insurance is provided
★ Average Shipping transit time is 2-7 business days.
INTERNATIONAL ORDERS (outside of Canada and US):
★ M/L/XL/XXL teepees will be shipped WITHOUT poles by default
★ Tracking included, full value insurance is provided
★ International package transit time is around 6-10 business days.
★ If you want us to include poles for M/L/XL/XXL teepee orders outside of USA and Canada, please send us a message and we will give you new shipping quote.
Q&A for international orders:
★Any discount for the teepees shipped international without poles?
The pole value has been deducted from the international shipping fee, so the international shipping fee listed is much cheaper than the price in the post office.
I use USPS 6 to 10 days international shipping as default option.
★What is the custom fees?
We can not mark the item as gift to avoid the duties because it is illegal.
Custom duty can be calculated here
Any customs fees, duties, VAT, etc. are the responsibility of the buyer. Any package returned due to non payment of these fees will receive a refund. Shipping ( the actual shipping fee including the charged shipping fee and deducted part) is not refundable.
Just contact me within: 14 days of delivery
Ship items back to me within: 30 days of delivery
Request a cancellation within: 24 hours of purchase
But please contact me if you have any problems with your order.
Because of the nature of these items, unless they arrive damaged or defective, I can't accept returns for:
Please contact me if you have any problems with your order.
Our goal is to deliver something you and your kids love. If you have specific questions or in doubts of your needs, PLEASE message me, because most of the time, we can resolve it by customizing to your needs. :)
★ Provided that you contact me within 14 days of receiving the item, we would be able to provide refunds for the items that are in the condition received without wear or tear.
★Personalized items or customized orders unfortunately cannot be refunded, unless we have made a mistake with your order.
★ Sale items are not refundable.
★ Buyer is responsible for the return shipment and there will be a 20% restocking fee due to the fact that all of our items are made to order and to cover the cost of packing the orders for you.
★ Original shipping fee(which is included in the item price) will NOT be refunded. You can message me for the actual shipping fee before the return process.
* For international orders which was shipped without poles, we will deduct the actual shipping fee ($75) from the refund amount for return order.
If you didn't order the correct size and wish to change to a different size, please message us for more details to see how we can help.
★There will be no restocking fee if you place the new order before sending the old one back.
★Buyer is responsible for the return shipment
★Original shipping fee (which is included in the item price) will NOT be refunded. You can message me for the actual shipping fee before the exchange process.
The teepees are designed for kids 3 years old and up.
As with any toy, children should be supervised during use.
Please note that our teepees are not designed or intended for use around open flames, fire etc.
About the material used for the teepees:
The fabric used for the teepee is all nature, without fire retardant and free of chemical hazards.
The poles are nature solid ROUND dowels without any raw or shape edge to protect little fingers.
8ft teepees use nature bamboo poles.
Important information about bamboo
Bamboo poles may develop cracks or splits. This happens due to changes in temperature and humidity. These cracks will not affect the structural properties of bamboo and should not affect the functionality of your teepee.


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The Arundel Uno Seatbag is the perfect size for carrying a tube, lever, CO2 cartridge and inflator, as well as some extra cash on extended bike tours and epic trail rides alike. Its well-executed design features bold hits of color around the perimeter to match your trusty steed, as well as a signature leather patch that protects the seatbag from abrasion along the seatpost. It fastens to the saddle rails with its hook-and-loop strap and uses double-stitch construction for durability.
- 16 cubic inches of storage
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- Familiarity: I've used it once or twice and have initial impressions
Not big enough for anything but a road tube. Anything bigger and you'll need a different seat bag.
Good, not great..
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
Needs a loop to be able to hang a blink light in, ex. Hotshot.
Otherwise, it works... put crap in it, ride..
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Fell off.
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
I liked how small it was and that there was not a seat tube strap to rub a hole through my shorts. when i got it, i had a low level of confidence that the Velcro would hold, so i had the Mrs. sew some more on the strap to MAKE SURE there would be no way it would fall off. all went along swimmingly for about 10 months, then this morning it did, and now it is gone forever--sniff, sniff. see photo of it escaping on the road, all by itself.
Fails to deliver
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
After about 6 months of use, the skinny, weak velcro strap gave way mid-ride and I lost the bag and all its contents. Add up replacing the bag, tube, inflator, cartridge, multi-tool and emergency money and this little gem just cost me at least $75. Don't buy it - it may not be there for you when you need it. Which is kinda the point of a seat bag.
Same thing happened to me. The velcro is simply too short to secure the bag.
Velcro is weak
After 2 months of use and only a taking the bag off/on the saddle a few times the Velcro is not holding.
Bag otherwise is a nice material and holds a minimalist compliment.
Update: Arundel replaced bag. They noted a run from their supplier was sub par and have corrected the issue. Velcro on the new bag is much better.
Great Minimalist Saddle Bag
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
This might not be the saddle bag for you if you are the type that wants to be prepared for every possible situation (multiple tubes, multiple CO2 cartriges, tire levers, chain tool, spare chain links, multi-tool, spoke tool, etc...), but it works great in the vast majority of situations. If I was doing very long distances solo or had no backup way to get home, I might get something bigger.
I have mine filled with a spare 25mm tube, tire lever, co2 cartridge with leather cover, co2 head (PDW), a valve extender removal tool (tiny), and there is still a small amount of room left.
Only negative I have found is that the strap that holds it to the saddle rails is a little short. I'm only getting about 2cm of overlap of the Velcro. Perhaps I am just not pulling the strap tightly enough but it does not move around under my saddle when attached.
Everything you want, nothing you don't
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
Perfect little seat bag. Very well made. Hold 1 tube, glueless patches, tire boot, true levers, chain tool and small multi tool.
I have one on each of my road bikes.
Long term durability may not be the best though: I had one that was starting to get cut after 1 year of use and the velcro got weak enough that I lost the bag.
Simple and Clean
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
I did a ton of research on seat bags. I have no life. After putting way too much time and thought into something as simple as a seat bag, I decided to go with this small, simple and clean bag. I guess some of the photos were a little misleading as to the petite size of this thing, but man it's tiny! The nice thing is, you can still pack quite a bit to help you get home in case of a flat. One of the main reasons I took so long to pull the trigger on a bag is because I know they are generally shunned as being ugly and stupid...but they still serve a very important purpose! Often times I'm riding before I work the evening shift and I will go for 20+ miles away from home during the middle of the day when most people are at work, that means if I get a flat, I'm stranded.
I have this stuffed with 1 tube, tube patches, a Pedro tire lever (pretty bulky), a 6 tool mini-tool, 1 x Co2 cartridge and Planet Bikes Co2 chuck (The one with that big red knob which is obnoxiously huge! Don't buy it). It all fits rather well and still zips just fine.
I ended up also purchasing the Arundel Dual from Competitive Cyclist because I ride some rough roads, dirty trails, and generally have bad luck. This will hold 2 tubes and Co2 cartridges plus a larger multi tool which gives me enough confidence to ride harder and farther before I have to go to work.
Best Bag for the Buck
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
Arundel has become known for their impeccable attention to detail, and ability to perfect otherwise largely overlooked accessories like bottle cages, bar tape, and saddle bags. The Arundel Uno is yet another perfect example of this perfection. Just big enough for your 700c tube, 2 CO2's, a lever, a folded up dollar, and a microinflator, this bag sits tucked neatly up under most any saddle. It certainly is snug, but works great.
Don't buy it if you like to keep extra's items like your keys, wallet, or food in your saddle bag. Do buy it if you want a saddle back that will free up your jersey pockets and are comfortable exploring the road with the bare essentials.
I love this seatbag because of its compact size. It doesn't swing around the saddle like my other ones have. i carry my co2 in my jersey pocket so this is all i really need to carry my spare tube, park tool levers, and a small multi tool. that is really all you can fit in this bag. if you want more room, i would recommend the arundel dual instead.


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WASHINGTON - Bottled water, the world's fastest growing beverage, carries a heavy environmental cost, adding plastic to landfills and putting pressure on natural springs, the author of a new report said on Thursday.
"Bottled water is really expensive, in terms of environmental costs and economically," said Ling Li, who wrote the report for the Washington-based Worldwatch Institute.
While many in developed countries thirst for safety, cleanliness, taste and social cachet when they buy bottled water, more than 1 billion of the world's poorest lack access to clean drinking water, bottled or not.
And in developed countries, bottled water may be scrutinized using lower standards than plain tap water, the report said.
The environmental impact can start at the source, where some local streams and underground aquifers become depleted when there is "excessive withdrawal" for bottled water, according to the report. In addition to the energy cost of producing, bottling, packaging, storing and shipping bottled water, there is also the environmental cost of the millions of tonnes of oil-derived plastic needed to make the bottles.
"The beverage industry benefits the most from our bottled water obsession," Ling said in a statement. "But this does nothing for the staggering number of the world's poor who see safe drinking water as at best a luxury and at worst an unattainable goal."
Worldwatch estimated 35 to 50 percent of urban dwellers in Africa and Asia lack adequate access to safe potable water. Most water is bottled in polyethylene terephthalate, or PET, which requires less energy to recycle and does not release chlorine into the atmosphere when burned.
But recycling rates have declined: about 23.1 percent of PET water bottles were recycled in the United States in 2005, compared with 39.7 percent 10 years earlier, the report said. Bottled water costs from 240 to 10,000 times as much as water straight from the tap.
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Using Regular Expressions to Parse for E-Mail Addresses
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This final installment in my series on using the .NET regular expressions classes from Managed C++ takes much of what the previous installments taught to create production-quality, regular expression patterns for validating e-mail addresses and parsing bodies of text for all e-mail addresses. The first section begins with a basic pattern thatwhile not all-encompassingcauses the regular expressions parser to match the majority of e-mail addresses in a supplied input string. The remainder of the column presents two more complex patterns that catch almost any e-mail address format, and it fully explains the components of each pattern.
Basic E-Mail Pattern
First, examine a generic functionGetEmailAddressesthat takes as its only argument an input string and returns an array of found e-mail addresses. The e-mail regular expression pattern utilized in this function is very basic, but it "catches" the majority of e-mails you run across:
using namespace System::Text::RegularExpressions; using namespace System::Windows::Forms; using namespace System::Collections; ... ArrayList* GetEmailAddresses(String* input) { try { ArrayList* al = new ArrayList(); MatchCollection* mc = Regex::Matches(input, S"[\\w]+@[\\w]+.[\\w]{2,3}"); for (int i=0; i < mc->Count; i++) al->Add(mc->Item[i]->Value); return al; } catch(Exception* pe) { MessageBox::Show(pe->Message); } }
The first thing the GetEmailAddresses function does is construct an ArrayList object. This object is returned to the caller of the function, and it holds all of the e-mail addresses located in the passed input string. From there, the static Regex::Matches method is called with the desired e-mail pattern (which I'll cover shortly). The result of the Matches method is a MatchCollection. The MatchCollection object is then enumerated with a for loop, each "match" (representing an e-mail address) is added to the ArrayList object, and finally the ArrayList is returned to the caller.
The GetEmailAddresses function can be used as follows where the returned ArrayList object is enumerated and each e-mail address is written to the console:
ArrayList* addrs = GetEmailAddresses(S"I can be reached at email@example.com " S"or email@example.com."); for (int i = 0; i < addrs->Count; i++) { Console::WriteLine(addrs->tem[i]); }
The pattern used in the GetEmailAddresses function correctly yields the two addresses I specified in the sample call. The following is the pattern itself (with the double backslashes replaced by single backslashes, as that's specific to C++ and not really part of the actual pattern):
If you've read the previous installments of this series, you hopefully can read this pattern. Here's a breakdown of each component of the pattern:
- [\w]+The \w represents any word-letter (A-Z,a-z and 0-9). This is then bracketed so that the plus modifier can be used to specify one or more. Therefore, [\w]+ tells the parser to match on one or more word-letters.
- @Tells the parser to look for the at-sign@character
- [\w]+As before, tells the parser to match on one or more word-letters
- .Match on the period character
- [\w]{2,3}Once again, the pattern specifies a search for word-letters with the difference here being that the {x,y} modifier tells the parser to search for a specific number of word-letterstwo or three, in this case.
Figure 1. Example of Parsing a Body of Text for E-Mail Address & Domain Information
Advanced E-Mail Regular Expressions Pattern
While the previous e-mail pattern would catch most of the e-mail addresses, it is far from complete. This section illustrates a step at a time how to build a much more robust e-mail pattern that will catch just about every valid e-mail address format. To begin with, the following pattern catches "exact matches." In other words, you shouldn't use it to parse a document, but rather to validate a single e-mail address:
Personally, I find it easier to read a pattern by dissecting it into components and then attempting to understand each of the components as they relate to the overall pattern. Having said that, this pattern breaks down to the following parts:
- ^The caret character at the beginning of a pattern tells the parser to match from the beginning of the line, because the focus of this pattern is to validate a single e-mail address.
- [^@]+When the caret character is used within brackets and precedes other characters, it tells the parser to search for everything that is not the specified character. Therefore, here the pattern specifies a search to locate all text that is not an at-sign@ character. (The plus sign tells the parser to find one or more of these non–at-sign characters leading up to the next component of the expression.)
- @Match on the at-sign literal
- ([-\w]+\.)+This part of the pattern is for matching everything from the @ to the upper-level domain (for example, .com, .edu, and so on). The reason for this is that many times you'll see e-mail addresses with a format such as firstname.lastname@example.com. Therefore, this part of the pattern deals with that scenario. The first part[-\w]+tells the parser to find one or more word-letters or dashes. The "\." tells the parser to match on those characters leading up to a period. Finally, all of that is placed within parentheses and modified with the plus operator to specify one or more instances of the entire match.
- [A-Za-z]{2,4}$Matches the terminating part of the expressionthe upper-level domain. At this point, reading this part of the pattern should be pretty easy. It simply dictates finding between two- and four-letter characters. The $ character tells the parser that these letters should be the end of the input string. (In other words, $ denotes end of input, compared with ^, which denotes beginning of input.)
In order to test for "direct matches," you need a very simple function like the following:
using namespace System::Text::RegularExpressions; ... bool ValidateEmailAddressFormat(String* email) { Regex* rex = new Regex(S"^[^@]+@([-\\w]+\\.)+[A-Za-z]{2,4}$"); return rex->IsMatch(email); }
You then can call this function like this:
bool b; // SUCCESS b = ValidateEmailAddressFormat("firstname.lastname@example.com"); // FAILURE!! b = ValidateEmailAddressFormat("tom.archerarcherconsultinggroup.com");
Now, tweak the pattern so that it can be used to parse a document for all of its contained e-mail addresses:
The main differences between this pattern and the previous one are the following:
- I removed the beginning-of-line metacharacter^because the pattern will be used to search through an entire string for all e-mail addresses (instead of being used to validate the entire string for a single e-mail address).
- I used the ?: capture inhibitor operator so that I don't capture unneeded submatches.
- As with the beginning-of-line metacharacter, I also removed the end-of-line metacharacter$.
- I implemented additional "grouping" to locate all e-mails in a provided input string.
So, the natural question at this point would be "Is this pattern guaranteed to find every single valid e-mail address?" After doing quite a bit of research on this issue, it turns out that an all-encompassing e-mail regular expression pattern is almost 6,000 bytes in length! However, that pattern would be necessary to catch only a very miniscule percentage of e-mail addresses that the patterns illustrated in this article won't. The two patterns that I've covered will catch 99 percent of all e-mail addresses.
Regular Expressions: A Lot of Ground to Cover
My original intention for a series on using the .NET regular expressions classes from Managed C++ was to simply cover some basic patterns and usages. However, the more I wrote, the more I realized needed to be covered. So, it turned out to be a much-longer-than-planned series. It covered splitting strings, finding matches within a string, using regular expression metacharacters, grouping, creating named groups, working with captures, performing advanced search-and-replace functions, and finally writing a complex e-mail pattern.
Hopefully along the way, those of you who are new to regular expressions saw just how powerful they can be. Just think of how much manual text parsing code would be necessary to parse a block of code for (almost) every conceivable e-mail address. Compare that with the single line of code it takes with regular expressions! For those who wish to learn still more about working with the .NET regular expressions classes, my bookExtending MFC Applications with the .NET Frameworkprovides a full 50-page chapter on the subject and introduces half a dozen demo applications with code that you can easily plug into your own production code.
I would like to thank Don J. Plaistow, a Perl and Regular Expressions guru who helped me tremendously when I first started learning regular expressions. Don's help was especially helpful with regards to the email patterns in this article.


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