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"This is a wonderful way to prepare fresh salmon fillets in the oven. Be sure to make extra, your family will be begging for more!"
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1/4 cup
butter, melted
3 tablespoons
Dijon mustard
1 1/2 tablespoons
1/4 cup
dry bread crumbs
1/4 cup
finely chopped pecans
4 teaspoons
chopped fresh parsley
4 (4 ounce) fillets
salt and pepper to taste
lemon, for garnish
This recipe is delicious. To reply to TMCLARTY, who said, "I thought the taste of this was rather odd... it tasted way too tangy/mustardy. I didn't have any honey, so I used honey dijon mustard... but I probably wouldn't make it again. Sorry."
All I can say is, please do NOT review recipes if you do not follow the recipe. This isn't fair. If you didn't use any honey and substituted more mustard in place of it, of course it tasted odd and way too mustardy. You didn't follow the recipe. Shame on you for leaving a bad review when you didn't use the correct ingredients called for in the recipe! Please, from now on, don't leave a review unless you followed the recipe.
After reading all the rave reviews on this dish I decided to make it for my husband's birthday. Even though it looked amazing this is possibly the WORST recipe I have ever used for salmon. Don't bother wasting your ingredients. It is bland bland bland. I used an expensive salmon fillet which was more or less wasted and great pecans that could have been put to better use. Next time I will stick to my tried and tested recipe: a 1/4 cup white wine, some freshly squeezed lemon juice, salmon steaks or fillets, 1 tsp dried basil and 1 tsp dried oregano and freshly minced garlic, salt & pepper to taste. Cover and poach it for about 15 minutes top with a splash of extra virgin olive oil and it's the tastiest salmon you'll ever eat.
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Both my husband and myself absolutely love this recipe. We have found that it works best if you skin the salmon and then coat all sides of it, it augments the flavor all around. Also, the honey-mustard-butter coating makes A LOT. You can generally halve it without too much trouble.
PLEASE ignore the review below that called this the "worst" recipe. It isn't the least bit bland, but if you like more spice you can easily add a bit of cayenne or red pepper to taste. My family and I have been enjoying this recipe for years. I do use cornbread crumbs instead of breadcrumbs when I have them on hand -- just freeze a piece of cornbread if you have any left over, or use those new cornbread crackers I've seen in the grocery store. Serve with a sweet corn and black bean salad, fresh buttered green beans and chocolate pudding cake with vanilla ice cream and you have a stellar meal.
Wow, this is a heck of way to serve salmon. I made this this evening and it came out great. I didn't "brush each salmon fillet lightly" though. Instead I spread the honey butter dijon sauce on rather thickly by letting the butter sauce start to harden up a bit before brushing it on. For the bread crumb topping, I put the pecans in a zip lock baggy and pounded them with a rolling pin until they were sort of the consistency of rough ground coffee and I chopped the parsley pretty fine too. Then I used the topping generously but not excessively. Very flavorful. Very easy to make. A definite keeper.
Two thumbs up! This is, hands-down, one of the best recipes I've got from this site. I can't believe that other reviewers aren't drooling over it as much as we are! I've cooked a lot of salmon and this is one great recipe. It was absolutely delicious and very simple to make. Instead of breadcrumbs I used crushed bruschetta, although any sort of crackers would work quite nicely. I used a 1/2 cup of butter since I love saucey sauces. I skipped the nuts since I didn't have any on hand - tastes just fine without them. Instead of fresh parsley I used 1 teaspoon dried. I loved having extra sauce and I served it at the table so people could help themselves. Yum!!!!
MWWAA for this one... It was great... the first time I made this I didn't have peacans so I used Almonds and that was very good, but I figured the second time I'd follow the directions completely so I made it with the Peacans and it was outstanding. I would say that this recipe is for people who like nuts and nice crunchyness to complement otherwise a delicate meal. This recipe also allows for room to play with the amount of spicyness by using more, less, or different strengths/types of mustard. I'm giving it an A.
This was EXCELLENT!!!!!! I usually grill my salmon - year round (Firecracker Salmon - my fav), but was running short on time this eve. I didnt have any pecans, so I elimated them. I used Progresso Italian Bread Crumbs which I added some melted butter to, to make a nice crumbly mixture, as well as additional parsley. When it was done, I squeezed fresh lemon juice over the top. EVERYONE HERE LOVED IT!!!!!!!!!! Served it w/ a salad and some roasted baby carrots and it was GREAT! Will make this again!!!!!!!!
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Title: gardening into DANGER - part 3
Date: March 3, 2006
Summary: Qual'n'Gurtha begins his destruction of everything, beginning with Beaver's cupcakes. But, alas, they filled him up rather well.
Cast: Beaver, Steve, Qual'n'Gurtha
Onomatopoeias used: "SWIPE!", "GLUM!", "NOM!", "SLURP!"
"Fin" style: Written on the side of cupcakes.
Number of panels: 6
Panel 1
Qual'n'Gurtha: "And so the destruction begins..."
Qual'n'Gurtha: "... With these cakes!"
Qual'n'Gurtha SWIPE!s Beaver's cupcakes.
Beaver: "Hey!"
Panel 2
Qual'n'Gurtha is eating the cupcakes while making GLUM! sounds and talking.
Qual'n'Gurtha: "Behold! As the moist sponge is hurled into the infinite void of nothingness! ..."
Qual'n'Gurtha: "Ooh! Saltanas!"
Beaver: "Well you could have atleast used a saucer. Look at all these crumbs!"
Panel 3
Qual'n'Gurtha: "And now..."
Qual'n'Gurtha points to a tree.
Qual'n'Gurtha: "... That tree!"
Panel 4
Qual'n'Gurtha NOM! NOM! NOM!s on the tree.
Panel 5
Qual'n'Gurtha is still holding on to the tree.
Beaver and Steve walk off.
Qual'n'Gurtha: "Actually those cakes were kind of more filling than I expected..."
Qual'n'Gurtha: "Um... Do you guys have any ketchup? Guys?"
Panel 6
All are in the kitchen, baking more cupcakes. Qual'n'Gurtha is SLURP!ing a spoon.
Steve (who is wearing a "Cook's Asst." apron): "Hey! No fair! It was my turn to lick the spoon!"
Qual'n'Gurtha: "Silence! You cast the raw cake-mix into the abyss last time!"
Qual'n'Gurtha: "Num!"
Fun Facts
- Beaver's cupcakes are more filling than the entire universe. Or maybe Qual'n'Gurtha just had a bad sense of perspective. His eye is bigger than his stomach.
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Wendell and Anita Holland are the recipients of the 2013 Cresset Award. The Cresset Award is given by Rosemont College to outstanding individuals who have demonstrated a strong commitment to promoting values and to supporting education for all people. Wendell Holland, Partner at Saul Ewing LLP, and Anita Holland, his wife, will be honored at the 23rd Cresset Award Dinner on May 8, at the Merion Cricket Club, in Haverford, PA. This year's dinner will be chaired by Nicholas DeBenedictis, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Aqua America, and his wife, Eileen DeBenedictis, of Ardmore, PA.
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A talented young pianist named Rain finds her future as a musician thrown into question due after an unfortunate encounter with a vicious street gang in a musical drama adapted from the book by V.C. Andrews and starring Robert Loggia, Faye Dunaway, and Brooklyn Sudano. When Rain witnesses her sister being killed by a murderous street gang, the thugs who pulled the trigger quickly set out to ensure that she never has a chance to turn them in. Subsequently placed in the care of a nurturing woman who seems determined to protect Rain by any means necessary, the frightened pianist gradually comes to realize that her benevolent guardian is in fact her long lost mother.~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
Cast: Faye Dunaway, Robert Loggia, Giancarlo Esposito, Khandi Alexander, Brooklyn Sudano
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Written by: Virginia C. Andrews, Andrew Neiderman
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Nickel, Serum
Clinical Information Discusses physiology, pathophysiology, and general clinical aspects, as they relate to a laboratory test
Nickel (Ni) is a silvery white metal that is widely distributed in the earth's crust. Nickel is essential for the catalytic activity of some plant and bacterial enzymes but its role in humans has not been defined. Elemental nickel may be essential for life at very low concentrations and is virtually nontoxic.
Nickel is commonly used in industry. It is a pigment in glass, ceramics, and fabric dyes; is converted in the Mond process to nickel carbonyl, Ni(CO)4, and used as a catalyst in petroleum refining and in the plastics industry, is frequently employed in the production of metal alloys (which are popular for their anticorrosive and hardness properties) in nickel-cadmium rechargeable batteries, and is used as a catalyst in hydrogenation of oils.
Ni(CO)4, a liquid with low vapor pressure, is 1 of the most toxic chemicals known to man. Ni(CO)4 is absorbed after inhalation, readily crosses all biological membranes, and noncompetitively inhibits ATP-ase and RNA polymerase. When Ni(CO)4 vapor is inhaled it binds avidly to hemoglobin with resultant inability to take up oxygen. The affinity for hemoglobin is higher than carbon monoxide. The binding to hemoglobin is the main transport mechanism for spreading Ni(CO)4 throughout the body. Urine is the specimen of choice for the determination of nickel exposure via inhalation.
Patients undergoing dialysis are exposed to nickel and accumulate nickel in blood and other organs; there appear to be no adverse health affects from this exposure. Hypernickelemia has been observed in patients undergoing renal dialysis. At the present time, this is considered to be an incidental finding as no correlation with toxic events has been identified. Routine monitoring of patients undergoing dialysis is currently not recommended.
Breathing dust high in nickel content has been associated with development of neoplasms of the respiratory system and nasal sinuses. Most reactions to nickel are localized skin sensitivity and allergic skin disorders that occur on contact with nickel-containing alloys. These reactions do not correlate to blood concentrations; patients experiencing skin sensitivity reactions to nickel are likely to have normal circulating concentrations of nickel.
Useful For Suggests clinical disorders or settings where the test may be helpful
Urine nickel is the test of choice for detecting nickel toxicity in patients exposed to nickel carbonyl
Interpretation Provides information to assist in interpretation of the test results
Values >2.0 ng/mL represent possible environmental or job-related exposure.
Toxic concentrations are > or =10 ng/mL.
Normal values are based on a Mayo Clinic study using healthy volunteers. Toxic values have been deduced from observation and unpublished internal study.
Clinical concern about nickel toxicity should be limited to patients with potential for exposure to toxic nickel compounds such as nickel carbonyl. Hypernickelemia, in the absence of exposure to that specific form of nickel, may be an incidental finding or could be due to specimen contamination.
Cautions Discusses conditions that may cause diagnostic confusion, including improper specimen collection and handling, inappropriate test selection, and interfering substances
Urine is the specimen of choice for detecting nickel toxicity.
This test cannot determine the source compound (eg, nickel sulfate) responsible for the exposure.
Specimen collection procedures for nickel require special collection containers, rigorous attention to ultraclean specimen collection and handling procedures, and analysis in an ultraclean facility. Unless all of these procedures are followed, increased urinary nickel results may be an incidental and misleading finding.
High concentrations of gadolinium and iodine are known to interfere with most metals tests. If either gadolinium- or iodine-containing contrast media has been administered, a specimen cannot be collected for 96 hours.
Reference Values Describes reference intervals and additional information for interpretation of test results. May include intervals based on age and sex when appropriate. Intervals are Mayo-derived, unless otherwise designated. If an interpretive report is provided, the reference value field will state this.
<2.0 ng/mL
Clinical References Provides recommendations for further in-depth reading of a clinical nature
1. Novelli EL, Rodrigues NL, Ribas BO: Superoxide radical and toxicity of environmental nickel exposure. Hum Exp Toxicol 1995;14:248-251
2. Nixon DE, Moyer TP, Squillace DP, McCarthy JT: Determination of serum nickel by graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry with Zeeman-effect background correction: values in a normal population and a population undergoing dialysis. Analyst 1989;114:1671-1674


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Filmmaker Richard Bentley spent three weeks photographing the glittering, sci fi-worthy cityscape to make this video. The original sound track is by Athar Saeed.
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Filmmaker Richard Bentley spent three weeks photographing the glittering, sci fi-worthy cityscape to make this video. The original sound track is by Athar Saeed.
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In the name of emotional well-being, college students are increasingly demanding protection from words and ideas they don't like. Here's why that's disastrous for education—and mental health.
Something strange is happening at America's colleges and universities. A movement is arising, undirected and driven largely by students, to scrub campuses clean of words, ideas, and subjects that might cause discomfort or give offense. Last December, Jeannie Suk wrote in an online article for The New Yorker about law students asking her fellow professors at Harvard not to teach rape law—or, in one case, even use the word violate (as in "that violates the law") lest it cause students distress. In February, Laura Kipnis, a professor at Northwestern University, wrote an essay in The Chronicle of Higher Education describing a new campus politics of sexual paranoia—and was then subjected to a long investigation after students who were offended by the article and by a tweet she'd sent filed Title IX complaints against her. In June, a professor protecting himself with a pseudonym wrote an essay for Vox describing how gingerly he now has to teach. "I'm a Liberal Professor, and My Liberal Students Terrify Me," the headline said. A number of popular comedians, including Chris Rock, have stopped performing on college campuses (see Caitlin Flanagan's article in this month's issue). Jerry Seinfeld and Bill Maher have publicly condemned the oversensitivity of college students, saying too many of them can't take a joke.
Thicker ink, fewer smudges, and more strained hands: an Object Lesson
Recently, Bic launched a campaign to "save handwriting." Named "Fight for Your Write," it includes a pledge to "encourage the act of handwriting" in the pledge-taker's home and community, and emphasizes putting more of the company's ballpoints into classrooms.
As a teacher, I couldn't help but wonder how anyone could think there's a shortage. I find ballpoint pens all over the place: on classroom floors, behind desks. Dozens of castaways collect in cups on every teacher's desk. They're so ubiquitous that the word "ballpoint" is rarely used; they're just "pens." But despite its popularity, the ballpoint pen is relatively new in the history of handwriting, and its influence on popular handwriting is more complicated than the Bic campaign would imply.
The neurologist leaves behind a body of work that reveals a lifetime of asking difficult questions with empathy.
Oliver Sacks always seemed propelled by joyful curiosity. The neurologist's writing is infused with this quality—equal parts buoyancy and diligence, the exuberant asking of difficult questions.
More specifically, Sacks had a fascination with ways of seeing and hearing and thinking. Which is another way of exploring experiences of living. He focused on modes of perception that are delightful not only because they are subjective, but precisely because they are very often faulty.
To say Sacks had a gift for this method of exploration is an understatement. He was a master at connecting curiosity to observation, and observation to emotion. Sacks died on Sunday after receiving a terminal cancer diagnosis earlier this year. He was 82.
A new study pinpoints the Facebook status updates that irk us to the point of no return.
In the 1997 movie Romy and Michele's High School Reunion, the two title characters, worried that they haven't done anything noteworthy to share at said reunion, decide instead to lie and claim they invented Post-it notes.
Their story quickly unravels, of course, but had the movie been made a decade later, even the very concept of the ruse would have been impossible. Everyone would have known about Romy's daily slog at the Jaguar dealership through Facebook.
Or would they?
The ebb and flow of Facebook friendships has become fruitful territory for social scientists in recent years. At least 63 percent of people report having unfriended someone on Facebook, but what prompts these digital rejections can tell us a lot about both the nature of real-life friendship and about how we manage our online personalities.
The new drama series, which follows the Colombian kingpin's rise to power, feels more like a well-researched documentary than the gripping saga it wants to be.
Netflix's new series Narcos is possibly arriving at the wrong time: The doldrums of summer aren't really the ideal moment for a narratively dense, documentary-like look at the rise and fall of the Colombian drug kingpin Pablo Escobar. Narrated in voiceover by DEA Agent Steve Murphy (Boyd Holbrook), the early hours of Narcos feel like a history lesson, though an visually sumptuous one.
As Netflix continues to expand its streaming empire, it's making a concerted effort to appeal to worldwide audiences, and Narcos fits neatly into that plan, alongside last year's expensive critical flop Marco Polo. Narcos was shot on location in Colombia and stars the acclaimed Brazilian actor Wagner Moura as Escobar. It takes full advantage of its setting, loaded with sweeping helicopter shots of the Colombian jungle where Escobar founded his cocaine empire, filling a power vacuum left by various political upheavals in late-'70s South America.
Residents of Newtok, Alaska voted to relocate as erosion destroyed their land. That was the easy part.
NEWTOK, Alaska—Two decades ago, the people of this tiny village came to terms with what had become increasingly obvious: They could no longer fight back the rising waters.
Their homes perched on a low-lying, treeless tuft of land between two rivers on Alaska's west coast, residents saw the water creeping closer every year, gobbling up fields where they used to pick berries and hunt moose. Paul and Teresa Charles watched from their blue home on stilts on Newtok's southern side as the Ninglick River inched closer and closer, bringing with it the salt waters of the Bering Sea.
"Sometimes, we lose 100 feet a year," Paul Charles told me, over a bowl of moose soup.
Many communities across the world are trying to stay put as the climate changes, installing expensive levees and dikes and pumps, but not Newtok, a settlement of about 350 members of the Yupik people. In 1996, the village decided that fighting Mother Nature was fruitless, and they voted to move to a new piece of land nine miles away, elevated on bedrock.
Wine snobs, string quartets, and the limits of intuition
Several months ago, this author sat at a classical music concert, trying to convince himself that wine is not bullshit.
That may seem like a strange thought to have while listening to Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 in A major. But Priceonomics had recently posted an article investigating The Price of Wine, part of which reviewed research that cast doubt on both consumers' and wine experts' ability to distinguish between quality wine and table wine or identify different wines and their flavors. It seemed a slippery slope to the conclusion that wine culture is nothing more than actors performing a snobbish play.
Listening to an accomplished musician while lacking any musical experience resulted in a feeling familiar to casual wine drinkers imbibing an expensive bottle: Feeling somewhat ambivalent and wondering whether you are convincing yourself that you enjoy it so as not to appear uncultured.
Grasses—green, neatly trimmed, symbols of civic virtue—shaped the national landscape. They have now outlived their purpose.
The hashtag #droughtshaming—which primarily exists, as its name suggests, to publicly decry people who have failed to do their part to conserve water during California's latest drought—has claimed many victims. Anonymous lawn-waterers. Anonymous sidewalk-washers. The city of Beverly Hills. The tag's most high-profile shamee thus far, however, has been the actor Tom Selleck. Who was sued earlier this summer by Ventura County's Calleguas Municipal Water District for the alleged theft of hydrant water, supposedly used to nourish his 60-acre ranch. Which includes, this being California, an avocado farm, and also an expansive lawn.
The case was settled out of court on terms that remain undisclosed, and everyone has since moved on with their lives. What's remarkable about the whole thing, though—well, besides the fact that Magnum P.I. has apparently become, in his semi-retirement, a gentleman farmer—is how much of a shift all the Selleck-shaming represents, as a civic impulse. For much of American history, the healthy lawn—green, lush, neatly shorn—has been a symbol not just of prosperity, individual and communal, but of something deeper: shared ideals, collective responsibility, the assorted conveniences of conformity. Lawns, originally designed to connect homes even as they enforced the distance between them, are shared domestic spaces. They are also socially regulated spaces. "When smiling lawns and tasteful cottages begin to embellish a country," Andrew Jackson Downing, one of the nation's first landscaper-philosophers, put it, "we know that order and culture are established."
The Islamic State is no mere collection of psychopaths. It is a religious group with carefully considered beliefs, among them that it is a key agent of the coming apocalypse. Here's what that means for its strategy—and for how to stop it.
What is the Islamic State?
Where did it come from, and what are its intentions? The simplicity of these questions can be deceiving, and few Western leaders seem to know the answers. In December, The New York Times published confidential comments by Major General Michael K. Nagata, the Special Operations commander for the United States in the Middle East, admitting that he had hardly begun figuring out the Islamic State's appeal. "We have not defeated the idea," he said. "We do not even understand the idea." In the past year, President Obama has referred to the Islamic State, variously, as "not Islamic" and as al-Qaeda's "jayvee team," statements that reflected confusion about the group, and may have contributed to significant strategic errors.
Today's college students can't seem to take a joke.
Three comics sat around a café table in the chilly atrium of the Minneapolis Convention Center, talking about how to create the cleanest possible set. "Don't do what's in your gut," Zoltan Kaszas said. "Better safe than sorry," Chinedu Unaka offered. Feraz Ozel mused about the first time he'd ever done stand-up: three minutes on giving his girlfriend herpes and banging his grandma. That was out.
This was not a case of professionals approaching a technical problem as an intellectual exercise. Money was riding on the answer. They had come to Minneapolis in the middle of a brutal winter for the annual convention of the National Association for Campus Activities (NACA), to sell themselves and their comedy on the college circuit. Representatives of more than 350 colleges had come as well, to book comics, musicians, sword swallowers, unicyclists, magicians, hypnotists, slam poets, and every kind of boat act, inspirational speaker, and one-trick pony you could imagine for the next academic year.
How an Instagram hashtag inspired a movement
Why aren't more people doing basic skin-cancer screening?
A rock monster tries to save a village from destruction.


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This past Tuesday, Steve Glenn opened up his LivingHomes model home to celebrate the acceptance of the first-ever LEED Platinum plaque for Ray Kappe's prefab Living Homes design. The invite-only event brought out the usual designer crowd, the suits, the jeans, and the eclectically-stylish, with appearances from Ray Kappe himself, Los Angeles City Council President Eric Garcettie, USGBC CEO Rick Fedrizzi, Enterprise Community Partners' Senior Vice President Stockton Williams, and quite a few TV personalities. The diversity of the crowd is an encouraging indication for the future of green building, and with NBC News on hand to cover the scene, it is apparent that a wider public audience is starting to take notice. Good thing too, because LivingHomes made news with several exciting partnership announcements…
LivingHomes publicized a new commitment to make sure each of their Homes is a minimum of LEED Silver Certified, by paying for and helping each new owner through the certification process. They also agreed to pay a carbon offset to cover the home's first year of operation, encouraging owners to help pitch in for the carbon offset during construction.
LivingHomes also announced a new partnership with Enterprise Community Partners, a leading agent of development capital for affordable homes and rebuilding communities. LivingHomes will contribute $5000 from the purchase price of each home to Enterprise to fund a LivingHomes Green Communities Charrette Grant. The Charrette provides developers with the tools they need to build cost-effective sustainable homes that will work within the existing community.
And finally, LivingHomes announced the launch of their new website, giving everyone the ability to customize their own Ray Kappe original or choose from their newly expanded selection of Ray Kappe homes.
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March 9, 2008 at 2:12 am
[…] LEED Platinum collection of homes in southern California including Project7Ten House and the Living Homes design by Ray Kappe, the Pasadena EcoHouse designed by StudioRMA is cited to become the first […]
July 23, 2007 at 4:00 pm
wow, yeah, looks nothing like falling water. oh, and i think some of the rooms have panels that can be slid shut for privacy/ minimal noise buffering.
July 23, 2007 at 11:12 am
[…] which have received the coveted distinction of sustainable design. Following in the footsteps of Ray Kappe's Living Homes design, Project7Ten is expected to receive its LEED Platinum rating upon completion in the fall. […]
July 8, 2007 at 3:09 pm
As for Tokoro's warning about, noise: it's very real, but the fault is not just in the half walls. It's in the hard flat surfaces that are part of that Modern style. If the ceiling and floors had better acoustic damping properties that house would be much quieter. Compare the difference between a tiled room and a carpeted room with lots of fabric, like heavy drapes. You will never get the silence of a bedroom surrounded by well insulated walls, but reducing reflected sound can make a home like this much quietier.
July 7, 2007 at 12:06 am
[…] in Los Angeles this fall, the WIRED Living Home is making quite a splash. We've written about Steve Glenn's Living Homes prefab company before, and touted the houses' green design innovations by renown architect Ray […]
July 6, 2007 at 5:33 am
[…] in Los Angeles this fall, the WIRED Living Home is making quite a splash. We've written about Steve Glenn's Living Homes prefab company before, and touted the houses' green design innovations by renown architect […]
May 3, 2007 at 10:11 am
I am not a LEED expert, but the premise seems sound to me. We are in the first stages of alternative energy/energy-efficiency use in the US. Any first step is a good one. The LEED projects I have seen outlined all over the net seem to have real tangible value.
I wrote a post today on the power of small towns in empowering builders/homeowners to get on the boat for LEED construction. These are interesting times for sure. As the LEED initiative progresses, it will surely be revisited and improved. The fact that we have a govt. sponsored initiative is a big plus in my books. This will definitely spur investment on the manufacturing side to keep up with increased demand. This is great as it seems most of these products are made in the USA.
I comment regularly on the business/investor side of alternative energy on Energy Spin: Alternative Energy Blog for Investors-Served Daily
Francesco DeParis
March 17, 2007 at 1:14 pm
In response to CJ, this looks absolutely nothing like Falling Water, which was built in the 30's, not the late 60's/70's. I think it's a great idea, and perhaps what Tokoro says has SOME bit of truth to it, but if you're not prepred to alter your lifestyle from the conventional, then stick to conventional buildings yourself and let the progressive ones progress.
February 20, 2007 at 4:12 pm
I absoultly love it and can't wait to have one delivered and set up!
February 4, 2007 at 5:07 am
Has anyone looking at this ever tried living in a space with the bedrooms or other living areas open to each other? I've done it twice now — and unless you live alone and never have guests who aren't doing whatever you're doing (i.e., having dinner or watching the Superbowl), it gets exceedingly tiresome in short order.
There is a reason people wall in bedrooms, exercise rooms, home offices, kids play rooms, etc. I've had it with waking to my beloved partner's breakfast prep two hours before I need to get up, and he's had it with my banging around in my home office late in the evening — with banging around defined as sitting at a desk typing comments on a blog, and sorting papers. All those little noises bounce everywhere, and sometimes I think they're magnified by pony walls. Sound goes straight to the ceiling and right down to the ears of whoever is not making the sound.
It's great to see the LEED platinum designation, which we desperately need for residential space. But if you're thinking about living in a space like this, be prepared to have to retrofit with actual floor to ceiling walls. Be prepared to deal with continued sound transmission through plexi or regular glass (if you want to pay for triple panes and Argon, that's cool but the cost will skyrocket). Be prepared to tear out your hair over the havoc adding solid walls creates on the ventilation, heating, cooling or air exchange system that was not designed for solid barriers.
In short, be prepared to spend far more than you ever imagined making the space liveable under real-life circumstances. I'd be very curious to know how much of the cost savings per sq. foot came from not installing walls and not having to pay attention to what happens to light, especially on that first floor, if you DO install walls on the upper level.
February 1, 2007 at 10:52 am
It looks expensive and is probably alright but it looks like a revamp of a late 60's or 70's building. Similar to Frank lloyd wrights "Falling Water". Personally i think we can do better!!!!!.
January 26, 2007 at 2:27 am
[…] As for cost, Living Homes estimates that David Hertz's design will go for about $215 per square foot- not bad for the current prefab market. And, following in the footsteps of Ray Kappe's recently-awarded LEED Platinum design, David Hertz's home will incorporate a comprehensive LEED certification program into the construction of each unit. […]
January 21, 2007 at 2:07 pm
[…] If you thought it couldn't be done, checkout Living Homes, which just received the first-ever LEED Platinum (doesn't go higher) for residential design (via inhabitat). […]


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Big Ten Preview: Leaders Division
Two Divisions make up this year's Big Ten football conference. Today I take a look at the Leaders Division. Lots of questions surround this six team division. Can Ohio State overcome the scandal that has plagued the Columbus campus? Can Wisconsin continue to establish itself as an emerging national powerhouse? Can the conference's elder statesman in Joe Paterno find the magic of old to bring Penn State back to national prominence? Check out my team by team synopsis below to see what's in store for 2011.


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NAMI FaithNet Newsletter: October 2010
Welcome to the October issue of the NAMI FaithNet Newsletter.
In This Issue:
One Mind Mental Illness Ministry: Changing the World One Mind at a Time
After her daughter was diagnosed with mental illness, Bonnie Kinschner's family joined together to create One Mind Mental Illness Ministry. One Mind's mission is to raise awareness of the role of spirituality in recovery, educate people about mental illness, erase stigma and create caring communities.
The Role of Religion in the Well-being of Older Adults Living with Schizophrenia
According to Psychiatric Services, a new study explores the impact of religion on the quality of life of older adults living with schizophrenia.
The study findings suggest that religiousness may have a positive impact on the quality of life of older adults with schizophrenia, and it must be considered along with other therapeutically beneficial resources.
The Spiritual Life and Bipolar Disorder
In a recent Beyond Blue blog entry, Therese Borchard discusses the sometimes murky distinction between spiritual enthusiasm and more intense religiosity that may be a symptom of bipolar mania.
NAMI FaithNet Bookshelf
Just Like Your Father
Baranowski's memoir captures her 10-year struggle with mental illness before receiving an accurate diagnosis of bipolar disorder. Her illness impacted all aspects of her life, including her relationships with family and her career. Brenda reflects on the significant role spirituality plays in her recovery, which ultimately leads her to strengthened family relationships and a rewarding new career.
October Mental Wellness Series in Indianapolis
North United Methodist Church in Indianapolis will host three free Saturday mental health ministry seminars from 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. throughout October.
Saturday, Oct. 9
Saturday, Oct. 16
Saturday, Oct. 23
Register by calling (317) 924-2612.
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Get bright images, even in dim lighting The S6800 features a backlit CMOS sensor designed to produce excellent image quality in low light. That means that even as day turns to night, or in poorly lit rooms, your photos will still pop with detail, without being marred by graininess or noise. Features like HDR bracketing, aperture and shutter priority exposure modes, and selectable ISO up to 12,800 mean you'll be able to tackle tough shooting conditions to capture brilliant sunsets and night scenes using available light. Go beyond everyday snapshots A host of other features make the S6800 easy and fun, whether you're snapping candids, taking portraits of family members, or shooting HD video. Motion panorama lets you capture 360-degree views with a sweep of the camera. Face detection eliminates red-eye and helps you stay focused on your subject for great results with your people shots. And a wide selection of scene modes tunes the camera's settings for your subject and environment, whether you need fast auto focus for shooting your daughter's soccer game or a slower shutter speed for capturing the unique effects of a fireworks display. Highlights:Specifications:16.2-megapixel (effective) CMOS sensor30X optical zoom (2X digital zoom/60X combined zoom)35mm equivalent lens focal length: 24-720mmrecords photos and video onto optional SD, SDHC, or SDXC memory cards3" LCD screen (460,000 dots)Special Features:program auto, shutter-priority, aperture-priority, and manual exposure modessensor shift image stabilization counteracts shaky hands for blur-free photoszoom control lever on lens barrelsuper macro mode focuses on objects as close as 2 cm from the lensSR Auto mode optimizes settings for 6 typical scenes: Portrait, Landscape, Night, Macro, Night Portrait, and Backlit Portraitface detection identifies up to 10 faces in your frame and adjusts focus and exposure for better portraitshigh-definition movie mode (up to 1080i/60fps resolution)variable ISO (film speed equivalent) settings including a high sensitivity mode (ISO 12,800) for low-light and flash-free shootingfast auto focusing and tracking keeps fast-moving subjects in the frame and in focushigh-speed shooting: 10 frames per second at full resolution (10 consecutive frames maximum)motion panorama mode allows you to sweep the camera up and down or side to side for up to a 360 degree shotbuilt-in flashConnections and Dimensions:high-speed USB interfacemini HDMI output (cable not included)4-1/2"W x 3-3/16"H x 3-7/8"Dweight (with battery and memory): 18.7 oz.warranty: 1 yearOur 60-day money-back guaranteeSupplied Accessories:4 "AA" batterieslens cap and stringneck strapUSB cablesoftware CD-ROM Today's point-and-shoot cameras make great pictures easier than ever From baby's first steps, to that dream vacation in the islands, these cameras make it easy to capture life's greatest hits. Today's cameras have helpful automatic features, like face detection and scene recognition that make shooting more foolproof than ever. And they all have plenty of megapixels for detailed photos that stay sharp, even when you enlarge and print them. Fujifilm FinePix S6800 Reviews Average Customer Review: 7 reviews Review this product Submit a review and then enter to win a $350 rewards card Filter by rating: 5 Star: (0) 4 Star: (0) 3 Star: (0) 2 Star: (0) 1 Star: (0) Review this product: Thanks for taking the time to share your experiences about this product. Please be sure to focus your comments on the product itself. Read our Review Guidelines for more information. Review title * Email Your email won't be visible. Please use the email address that is associated with your order. 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We reserve the right (but are not obligated to) review all submissions and edit or remove any review in any manner which we deem necessary. Your review should be posted within seven days. Wow! Written By Montyl56, Beaverton, AL on Thursday, July 25, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) Excellent, took it on a long road trip, and I just wish you could see the pics, they are awesome! Almost makes me feel like a pro Pros: Light, user friendly, awesome details Cons: Have to turn it off to put on the lens cap. 8 out of 8 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No Amazing camera. Great price! Written By Nikamas, Spokane, wa on Tuesday, July 16, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) A great little camera. Perfect for anyone who doesn't need an expensive professional camera but still wants an amazing picture. Pros: Great pictures, the LCD display is crystal clear and keeps up with the fastest motions. Very impressed with this guy. Cons: None that I have found. 6 out of 6 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No Nice little camera Written By Jaymz, Goodhue, MN on Thursday, July 04, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) Bought this to replace old Nikon from 2001. Amazing all the features loaded into this camera. Love the megazoom. Haven't used it much, but seem to work great. Pros: Almost instant powerup; loads of settings for every situation; takes nice video. Cons: None 3 out of 3 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No Fujifilm FinePix S6800 Written By pm, Marlinton, WV on Tuesday, July 02, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) This is the second fuji camera I have owned, and this is even better than the first. I take a lot of pictures at car shows and of family, and they always turn out great. Pros: Great price, quick delivery, great picture quality, great camera 2 out of 2 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No S6800 FinePIx Camera Written By MikeD, Mt. Pocono PA on Wednesday, June 26, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) Great Camera-Great Deal! Pros: Easy to handle for a novice. Zoom is fantastic. Cons: Haven't found any. Was this review helpful? Yes No Fujifilm FinePix S6800 Written By SM, Buffalo,NY on Wednesday, June 26, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) I think the Fujifilm FinePix S6800 is a great value for the price. I mostly use it outdoors and for close ups of jewelry I sell. It takes excellent pictures up to 30x and is lightweight- no more tired neck! The Fujifilm FinePix S6800 has controls for the zoom on both sides of the camera making it easily accessible for lefties and righties. I also like the locking lens cap. I think this is a great all-around camera that is easy to use Pros: user friendly, locking lens cap, two zoom controls, picture quality, price through Crutchfield 2 out of 2 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No Fujifilm FinePix S6800 Written By RC, Minnesota on Monday, June 24, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) Camera does everything you would want it to and more. The price from Crutchfield was easily the best, with quick delivery. Pros: I like it all Cons: N/A 4 out of 4 people found this helpful Was this review helpful? Yes No Hands-on research Features and specs chart | What's in the box? | In-depth notes What's in the box? Download owner's manual Digital camera (red) 4 "AA" batteries Lens cap (with string) 25" USB cable (Type A USB on one end and proprietary USB on other end) Neck strap FinePix CD-ROM software disc Basic Manual (English) Basic Manual (French) Basic Manual (Spanish) Product Registration/Warranty sheet Technical support contact sheet Fujifilm Worldwide Network sheet Features and Specs General LCD Screen Size 3" Adjustable-angle LCD No Wi-Fi No Touchscreen No Waterproof No GPS-enabled No Lens 35mm Equivalent 24-720mm Optical Zoom 30x Digital Zoom 2x Filter Diameter N/A Manual Focusing No Manual Exposure Yes Built-in Flash Yes HDMI Output Mini Memory Internal Memory None Memory Media SD/SDHC/SDXC Image Effective Megapixel Count 16.2 Total Megapixels --- Image Stabilization Sensor Shift Highest Resolution 4608 x 3456 HD Video Recording 1920 x 1080 Dimensions Width (inches) 4-1/2 Height (inches) 3-3/16 Depth (inches) 3-7/8 Weight With Battery (ounces) 18.7 Warranty Parts Warranty 1 Year Labor Warranty 1 Year Product Research Features Connections Supplied Software Features 3" LCD Monitor: The Fujifilm FinePix S6800 is equipped with a large, 3" LCD monitor with 460,000 dots. Frame coverage is approximately 97% in shooting mode and 100% in playback mode. The camera does not have a separate viewfinder. 30x Zoom Lens: The S6800 is equipped with an F3.1-5.9 Fujinon lens with an 30x optical zoom. The focal length is 4.3-129mm, which is equivalent to 24-720mm in 35mm photography. The Intelligent Digital zoom is approximately 2x, giving the camera a maximum total zoom of 60x. Dual Zoom Levers: For your convenience, the camera offers two zoom levers. One is located around the shutter release button, while another can be found on the left side of the lens. The side-mounted zoom control lets you zoom with your left hand while keeping your "trigger" finger on the shutter release button so you won't miss the shot. Instant Zoom: The Instant Zoom function lets you follow moving subjects in standard wide view for easy framing at high zoom settings. When you activate Instant Zoom, the subject tracked within the selected frame will be captured and saved at a high zoom ratio (1.4x or 2.0x). You can select a horizontal or vertical zoom frame. Image Sensor: The FinePix S6800 features a 1/2.3-inch, square-pixel CMOS image sensor with 16.2-million effective pixels. Recording Media: Still images and movies can be recorded onto SD, SDHC, or SDXC memory cards. There is no internal memory on this camera. Still Image Quality: The FinePix S6800 records still images in JPEG format in 4:3 and 16:9 aspect ratios in three sizes each, and one size in 3:2. You can also select how much the image files are compressed--Fine (low compression) for higher image quality or Normal (high compression) to increase the number of pictures that can be stored. The Image Size options are: 4:3 Aspect Ratio 3:2 Aspect Ratio 16:9 Aspect Ratio L: 4608 x 3456 L: 4608 x 3072 L: 4608 x 2592 M: 3264 x 2448 M: 3264 x 1840 S: 2304 x 1728 S: 1920 x 1080 HD/SD Movies: The S6800 can record high definition (16:9) and standard definition (4:3) movies in MOV (MPEG-4 AVC/H.264) format with stereo audio. High Speed Movies are recorded at a high frame rate for slow motion playback. The following options are available: Full HD: 1920 x 1080 (1080i, 60 fps) HD: 1280 x 720 (720p, 30 fps) 640: 640 x 480 (VGA, 30 fps) High Speed: 640 x 480 (120 fps), 320 x 240 (240 fps), 320 x 120 (480 fps) Shooting Modes: Using the top-mounted mode dial, you can set the camera to suit your level and style of photography. The shooting mode choices include: SR Auto (Scene Recognition): With this "point and shoot" mode, the camera automatically adjusts the settings to suit the scene. The following scenes are selected automatically: portrait, landscape, night, macro, night portrait, back-lit portrait, and auto. Auto: A point and shoot mode recommended for first time users of digital cameras. P, S, A, M: Program AE: The camera sets the exposure automatically. Shutter Priority: You choose the shutter speed, letting the camera set the aperture for optimal exposure. Aperture Priority: You choose the aperture, letting the camera set the shutter speed for optimal exposure. Manual: The Manual mode lets you choose both shutter speed and aperture. Scene Position (1 & 2): You can select a scene suited to the subject or shooting conditions, and store it for quick access. Available scenes include: Pro Low-light, HDR, Zoom Bracketing, Natural Light, Natural and Flash, Portrait, Baby Mode, Smile & Shoot, Landscape, Sport, Night, Night (Tripod), Fireworks, Sunset, Snow, Beach, Party, Flower, Text, and Individual Shutter 3D. Motion Panorama 360: You can take a series of pictures and join them together to form a panorama. Use of a tripod is recommended in composing overlapping shots. Choices include Motion Panorama 360, Motion Panorama 180, and Motion Panorama 120. Custom Mode: In P, S, A, and M modes, the Custom Set option in the shooting menu can be used to save current camera and menu settings. These settings are recalled whenever the mode dial is rotated to C (custom mode): Shooting menu: ISO, Image Size, FinePix Color, Image Quality, Photometry, White Balance, AF mode, Flash, Face Detection, and AE Bracketing EV Steps. Setup menu: Image Display, Dual IS Mode, AF Illuminator, LCD Mode, Blink Detection, and Intelligent Digital Zoom. Other: Shooting mode (P,S,A, or M), continuous shooting mode, instant zoom, macro mode, exposure compensation, flash mode, shutter speed, aperture, and indicators/best framing. 3D Images: The S6800 can record 3D images using an Individual Shutter method. Two exposures of the same scene are saved in MPO (Multi-Picture Format). An overlapping guide on the LCD screen provides assistance for positioning the exposures. 3D images can be viewed on TVs that support the MP format, or on devices equipped for 3D display (FinePix Real 3D V3 digital photo frame or FinePix W3 digital 3D camera). You can also order prints of the 3D images from the Fujifilm website. Intelligent Face Detection: When Face Detection is On, the camera automatically detects human faces anywhere in the frame and sets the focus and exposure for shots that emphasize portrait subjects. This mode will prevent the camera from focusing on the background when taking group portraits or self portraits. Intelligent Face Detection also offers a red-eye removal option for removing the red-eye effects caused by the flash. Blink Detection: With Face Detection on, the camera will display a warning if it detects subjects who may have blinked when the picture was taken. This allows you to view the image, zoom in on the subject, and choose whether or not to reshoot the picture. Image Stabilization: When shooting in a poorly lit area, any degree of camera shake can cause blurry pictures. The FinePix S6800 offers Sensor Shift-type Image Stabilization to reduce the effect of the camera shake and subject blur. Image Stabilization can be enabled continuously or only when the shutter button is pressed halfway. ISO Sensitivity: You can manually set the camera's sensitivity to ISO 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, 6400, or 12800. Auto ISO Sensitivity lets the camera determine the ISO setting with a maximum value of 400, 800, 1600, or 3200. White Balance: White balance is used to preserve natural colors under different types of lighting. You can select Auto, Direct Sunlight, Shade, "Daylight" fluorescent lamps, "Warm White" fluorescent lamps, "Cool White" fluorescent lamps, and Incandescent light. You can also measure for a white balance setting that best matches the light source. Exposure Compensation: You can alter the exposure from the value suggested by the camera, making pictures brighter or darker. You can adjust the exposure a total of 13 steps from -2.0 to +2.0 EV in 1/3 EV steps. Exposure compensation is available in the P, S, or A shooting modes only. Continuous Shooting: You can take multiple pictures continuously while the shutter button is held, using the Continuous Shooting (or Burst) mode. The following modes are available: Continuous H: Camera takes up to 10 pictures, at up to 10 fps. Continuous M: Camera takes up to 10 pictures, at up to 5 fps. Continuous L: Camera takes up to 10 pictures, at up to 3 fps. Best Frame Capture: The camera shoots a series of consecutive shots starting before and ending after the shutter release button is pressed. You can choose a frame rate of 10, 5, or 3 frames per second. You can also choose 10 or 20 total images, and vary how the frames are distributed before and after the button is pressed. Super High Speed 1 & 2: The camera records at higher frame rates but at a small image size: SH1: 60 frames at up to 60 fps; image size 1280 x 960 SH2: 60 frames at up to 120 fps; image size 640 x 480 AE Bracketing: Each time the shutter button is pressed, the camera takes three shots, at up to 1.2 fps: one at the metered value for exposure, the second overexposed and the third underexposed. The amount of over- and under-exposure can be set to ±1/3EV, ±2/3EV, or ±1EV. Self-timer: The camera gives you the choice of a 10-second or 2-second self timer. Auto Focus: In most cases, the S6800 uses contrast-detection TTL (through the lens) Auto Focusing. The camera can be set to focus on the subject continuously, or when the shutter button is pressed halfway. You can also select the focus area: Center, Multi, Area, Continuous, or Tracking. Focus Range: The camera's focus range is approximately 0.4' to infinity (wide angle) and 9.8' to infinity (telephoto). In the Macro mode, the focus range is approximately 1.9" to 9.8' (wide angle), and 5.9' to 9.8' (telephoto). In Super Macro, the range is 0.7" to 3.2' (wide angle). Flash Modes: The FinePix S6800 has a built-in manual pop-up flash with an effective range of 1.3' to 22.9' (wide angle), and 8.2' to 11.8' (telephoto). In macro mode, the effective range is 0.9' to 9.8' (wide) and 6.5' to 9.8' (telephoto). Red-eye removal minimizes the "red-eye" effect, and is available for each flash mode. You can choose from the following flash modes: Auto: flash fires automatically as required by the shooting conditions Forced Flash: flash will fire whenever a picture is taken Slow Synchro: auto flash combined with slow shutter speeds (tripod recommended) Flash Off: You can close the pop-up flash when flash photography is prohibited, or to capture natural lighting under dim light. Light Metering: The S6800 uses 256-segment, TTL (through-the-lens) metering, where the camera automatically assesses the scene and selects the optimum exposure. You can select from three metering modes: Multi, Spot, and Average. Voice Memo: You can add a voice memo of up to 30 seconds to a still picture when it is displayed in the playback mode. Voice memos are recorded as PCM-format WAV files. Viewing Images: Images can be played back one-at-a-time or in multi-frame views. Multi-frame options include 5-image cascading view (two previous and two following images cascading behind the highlighted image), side-by-side (with the previous and next images appearing as smaller thumbnails), 9-image grid (3 x 3), and a 100-image grid (10 x 10) of micro-thumbnails. Image Search: You can choose to sort your images by date, face, favorites, scene, type of data, and upload mark. Slide Show: You can view pictures in an automated slide show. When a movie is displayed, playback will begin automatically. You can select a Normal slide show that displays a single image at a time, a slide show that will automatically zoom in on faces selected with Intelligent Face Detection, or display several pictures at once. PhotoBook Assist: You can create a photo album inside the camera. You can select pictures stored on the memory card to be displayed in the PhotoBook. Up to 300 pictures can be added to a PhotoBook. PhotoBook can be viewed in the camera, or copied to a computer using the supplied MyFinePix Studio software. Uploading Images: You can select images and movies to be queued for upload to YouTube or Facebook. Using the supplied MyFinePix Studio software, items added to the upload queue can be easily uploaded from your computer. Printing Pictures: Using DPOF (Digital Print Order Form), you can designate which images to print, and whether to print them with or without date. Pictures can be printed as followed: Printer or Photo Lab: plug the camera into a Pictbridge-compatible printer, insert the memory card into a compatible printer, or take the memory card to a digital photo lab Transferring to Computer: transfer the images to a computer before printing them Power Requirements: The FinePix S6800 is powered by four "AA" batteries. In addition to the supplied Alkaline batteries, Lithium or Nickel-Metal Hydride (Ni-MH) batteries can be used. Typical battery life is 320 shots for Alkaline, 700 shots for Lithium, or 500 shots for Ni-MH rechargeables. For powering the camera when connected to a computer or during extended playback (without batteries), the optional AC-5VX AC power adapter and CP-04 DC coupler can operate the camera on standard household current. Auto Power Off Function: When the camera is operated on battery power, the Auto Power Off function will automatically turn off the camera to reduce the drain on the batteries if no operations are performed for 2 minutes or 5 minutes, as set in the menu. Regardless of the option selected, the camera will not automatically turn off when connected to a printer or computer, or when a slide show is in progress. Connections USB-Digital Connector: The FinePix S6800 features a proprietary jack for connecting the supplied USB cable for downloading your photos to your computer. HDMI: You can connect the camera to an HDTV via HDMI for viewing images and videos in HD. An optional HDMI-to-Mini HDMI (Type C) cable is required. Note: When the camera is connected via HDMI, the USB cable cannot be used. Supplied Software System Requirements: The FinePix S6800 comes with a CD-ROM disc containing MyFinePix Studio Ver. 4.2 for Windows. The Owner's Manual is also included on the disc in multiple languages. The MyFinePix Studio software can be used to copy pictures to a computer, where they can be stored, viewed, organized, and printed. For importing pictures or movies to a Mac, you can use a standard application such as Image Capture. In order to use the included software, your computer must have one of the following operating systems: MyFinePix Studio Version 4.2: Windows 8, Windows 7 (SP1), Windows Vista (SP2), Windows XP (SP3) Our Product Research Team At Crutchfield, you'll get detailed, accurate information that's hard to find elsewhere. That's because we have our own in-house Product Research team. They verify what's in the box, check the owner's manual, and record dimensions, features and specs. We stay on top of new products and technologies to help people make informed choices. Sorry, the Fujifilm FinePix S6800 is no longer available. Looking for a similar item? 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works for me!
By jake
from Oakland, CA
About Me Casual/ Recreational
Comments about Nashbar R1 Saddle:
I ride for commuting, errands and recreation. The last saddle I bought before this was a Fizik Arione ($150 at today's prices)—this saddle is at least as comfortable in my experience and as energy-efficient i.e., you don't lose energy into the seat the way you do with large padded saddles. I've only ridden rides in the 20-30 miles range so maybe the Fizik would offer more variety of positions than this on longer rides but I'm happy with this and buying another for my second road bike, so I'll have one for commuting and one for recreational rides.
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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(1 of 3 customers found this review helpful)
great saddle, but caused numbness
By Bike Mike
from Fort Wayne, IN
About Me Avid Cyclist
I bought this saddle for the price, the weight, and the cutout. I commuted a few yes with it and it was great. Then I used it on a 65 mile ride and it seemed great during the ride but afterwards I realized I was numb on the sides of my manhood. I suspect the cutout is not deep, wide, or large enough for my anatomy. I exchanged it for the FR1 which has a much larger cutout. Aside from numbness, this is a fantastic saddle and looks great on the bike.
Not the best
By mwsllc
from Albuquerque, NM
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I purchased this saddle for my husband based on the reviews but he found it just as uncomfortable as the OEM saddle that was on the bike when he bought it. It seems to be well made but there was no position or adjustment that would make it comfortable for him (he is 5'9", 185 lbs). It is being returned.
Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend
(3 of 3 customers found this review helpful)
One size won't fit all...
By papaw
from Lancaster PA
Was going to use on my spin bike this winter and then on my road bike when the weather warms up. It seemed to be a fairly good saddle but it just didn't fit my rear end. We're all a little different so it may be right for you. If it fits you, seems like a good buy.
Great looking saddle. Perfect upgrade.
By PacNW Hiker
from Washington State
Bought as an upgrade to OEM saddle. Attractive and light weight, it reduces the numbness associated with typical road saddles. Only got about 35 miles on it...but, so far so good.
Excellent for the money
By Rick
from Boca Raton, FL
Replaced like sized worn out Douglas Carbon saddle with this black & white one. Comfort is the same to me. Only ridden two 25 mile rides so far, with no soreness.
(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)
Most comfort/gram
By Chris
from Davie, Florida
I bought this to replace an old saddle which fell apart after many, many years of use. At 6 feet & 180 lbs, I was concerned about the small size and limited padding found on the Nashbar R1, but ordered it anyway. This turned out to be a great buy! Well designed, very light and very comfortable, despite the minimal padding. While it is not fair to compare a (very) old, used saddle to a brand new one, I found the new Nashbar R1 much more comfortable than the Avocet saddle it replaced.
Comfortable bike seat
By Fearless
from Kapolei, Hawaii
This bike seat is so comfortable on my mt bike. It's lite and slick looking. The cut out portion is what makes this seat comfortable cause it helps releave that pressure area that gets numb on long rides. Set the angles right and this seat will make all your rides more enjoyable.
Excellent for the price
By Tom
from Lafayette, Indiana
After four years and several thousand miles on this saddle, I'm happy with it. This is my first saddle with a pronounced center channel cut out, and a narrow nose. The cut out does relieve perineal pressure. A bit more padding in the rear would be welcome, but isn't needed to complete a century in reasonable comfort.
(3 of 4 customers found this review helpful)
Great Value, Great Saddle
By Mac
from Montgomery, AL
I bought this as a test of the anatomical feature. I figured that the sale price made it a decent financial risk if it didn't work out. It replaced a high dollar saddle I'd been using successfully for a year or so. I am well satisfied and do not plan on going back to the original saddle.
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Philip Xavier was born in Bordeaux. He studied advertising in Argentina, before moving to Chile. Between 1991 and 2003 he worked in the USA, where he started his career in the comic industry in 1996. Xavier had a popular 18 issue run on the fantasy series 'Legendlore' for Caliber Comics, and also worked for comic books by Marvel ('Astonishing X-Men') and Peregrine Entertainment ('Books of Lore'). He also worked for the periodicals Frank Frazetta Fantasy Illustrated and Heavy Metal.
Combining his early French comic book influences with American techniques, Philip Xavier has created a very extraordinary, detailed style. Back in France he settled in Lyon, where he created his first European comic album, 'Le Souffle' (written by Ange), for Soleil Productions in the summer of 2003. Also from scripts by Ange, he drew volumes 2 until 4 of the series 'Paradis Perdu', that was originally drawn by Alberto Varanda.
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Xavier moved over to Le Lombard in 2006, where he began his critically acclaimed series 'Croisade' with Jean Dufaux. After four books, Xavier and Dufaux continued with the sequel 'Nomade' in 2010, before starting the series 'Conquistador' at Glénat in 2012.