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Hair Extension Color Guide
Hair extensions are perfect for those who love wearing their hair in different styles without the commitment or the damage that comes with over styling their own hair. However, choosing the perfect color for hair extensions is not exactly a walk in the park. There are various factors to consider if you want to achieve a more natural look. Choosing the right shade is more than just matching the shade family to your natural hair. You must also consider selecting the color with the right undertone, color depth, and if you prefer darker or lighter strands as highlights or lowlights for added volume and dimension.
Most hair extensions companies offer a variety of shades and label them by number, so it is easier for both the salon and customers to be familiar with the shades that blend well with their natural hair color or the shade family they belong to.
Blonde family shades range from light golden beige to sandy dark blonde color. There is some truth to the saying that blondes have more fun. If you are naturally blonde, it would be easier for you to dye your natural hair because unlike brunettes, you do not have to bleach it first to lift the color every time you decide on a different color.
If you have a blend of chocolate and caramel tones, you are under the brunette family shade. There is a wide array of colors you can choose from. Most hair extension shades range from light ash brown to dark chocolate brown. You can choose a lighter or darker shade and even blend two contrasting shades depending on the effect you are trying to achieve.
If you think black is the simplest color, you are very mistaken. There is a distinguishable difference between natural black and jet black. Jet black usually has a cooler blue undertone while the natural black has a warmer, brown with red undertones.
Auburn is sometimes be mistaken as brown but it is in a shade family of its own. If your natural hair color is red, you belong to this family shade. Most hair extensions in this family shade range from light auburn to almost red or dark red copper.
Grey shades include platinum, natural grey, and slate. People who previously dyed their natural hair in this shade can play with colors by blending 1-2 shades in this family to create a more stylish hairstyle.
For the bold and daring, the sky's the limit. There are different solid or mixed bold colors such as red, violet, blue, etc. available for you.
You can always play with shades close to your natural hair if you are planning to dye it. However, if you do not like to commit to a particular hair color, but would love to add volume to your hair, you can opt for a hair extension that is many shades lighter or darker than your natural hair color. No matter your natural hair color is, you can still apply the same rules.
It seems that ombre trend is one that will stay for a while. The light and dark color contrast adds volume and dimension to your hair in an instant and is very easy to pull off. This is usually done by Balayage or hand painting to create the perfect dark to light effect.
This could damage your natural hair and can cost you a lot of money. That is why a lot of women who likes to switch look and change hairstyles go for ombre hair extensions instead. Ombre hairstyles are created by applying a gradient dye to hair, creating a dual-color transition effect. However, not all ombre are created the same. Some ombre hairstyles are even created using multiple colors instead of one. Before you make your final purchase, make sure you are choosing the ombre style that fits you best.
Only buy from a company that sells ombre hair extensions that has a great blend and a nice fade for a more natural look. Some companies sell low-quality ombre hair extensions with detectable straight lines that make them look obviously fake.
Unsure of the color to order? To get that perfect hair extension color that would blend well with your natural hair color you can order our hair extension color swatch.
Hair Length Guide
Choosing your hair length has been made easy with this simple hair length guide. Fancy Elle hair extensions are priced according to the length of your choice. Longer lengths cost more than shorter lengths.
Our shortest length is 8 inches which is a chin-level and as long as 24 inches at waist level; any length longer than 24" would fall below the waist. The shorter the hair the less bundles of hair you will require and the longer the length the more bundles of hair you will need. You have the choice to buy a complete set of hair in same length or you can buy a set of hair with different lengths for an obvious layering look. Please note that our wavy and curly hair is measured when pulled straight.
8 inch - 12 Inch - If you have thin hair and wanting to give your natural hair some volume these lengths are perfect for you. These lengths are also ideal if you are going for a short hair do such as pixie cut or bob hair style.
14 Inch - Ideal for length and volume just around your shoulders
16 Inch - If you are hair length is shorter than a 16" and you want a long hair that is not too drastic in length this is a good starting point for longer and flowy hair.
18 and 20 Inch- This is one of the most popular lengths for longer and gorgeous hair look.
22" inches and up - If you are looking for that drop dead gorgeous long hair don't care look this is IT. However, keep in mind that with longer lengths you will require more hair to achieve a voluminous look.
✔ 13 inch X 4 Inch Hair Frontal
✔ Transparent swiss Lace
✔ Pre- plucked Hairline
✔ Hand selected Tangle Free Human Remy Hair
✔ Ear to Ear
✔ Natural Black/Brown hair color
✔ Hair can be colored or dyed
Frontal hairpieces are similar to closure hairpieces, the only difference is their size. Whereas closures only sit on top of your head, frontals are wider, encompassing your crown from ear to ear. It encloses your entire front face, hence the name "frontal".
If you like to easily change your part either on any side or middle, then frontals will give you a better flexibility. You can also pull back your hair and tie it in a ponytail with frontals. Since this is basically one hair piece, there's no noticeable gaps on your scalp. A hair frontal piece protects and covers more scalp area than a hair closure. You can opt for a hair frontal instead of a closure if you are adventurous when it comes to hair styling.


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Josh T. Pearson promised himself he wouldn't shave until he put out a second record. Now he hasn't seen his face in "over ten fucking years" and doesn't know what he'll do with the length of ashen fodder he's grown when his new album Last of the Country Gentlemen is released this spring.
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sweetheart i ain't your christ (piano version with dustin o'halloran) by josh t. pearson

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Delivery Times and Charges
Hippychick aims to hold stock of all styles and sizes of the products on the web site. However, occasionally an item will be out of stock and if we are unable to fulfil an order we will inform you as soon as possible and offer you a full refund or exchange.
For UK orders, depending on the weight and size of your order, deliveries are despatched either via Royal Mail First Class or with a courier.
If you wish, you can collect your order from our warehouse (in Bridgwater, Somerset, UK) but please call first to let us know.
Our customer service line is manned Monday to Friday 9:00am to 5:30pm GMT. There is an answerphone service at all other times. Tel: +44 (0)1278 434440. Phone calls are charged at your normal tariffs.
We have tried to make the delivery charges as simple to understand as possible, but if you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact us. Our aim is that all orders received before 12 noon will be despatched the same day (or the following Monday if placed over the weekend) except during very busy periods.
All standard delivery UK mainland orders placed via the website, will be despatched FREE of delivery charges if the order total is over £20
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All orders will be sent by regular international post, if a trackable service is required please call us.
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For overseas orders including the above products, a minimum of £15 per item will be added to your delivery charge. Please call us for a quote. A signature will be required on delivery, and we can provide you with a tracking number if requested.
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Give your presents that personal touch with our gift wrapping service - £4 per item
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Our gift wrapping service is currently not available for Nattou Rockers, Vilac or Trybike.
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"Mad Men," a piercingly bleak portrait of a 1960s American anti-hero, earned a leading 17 Emmy nominations Thursday and the chance to set a new record as the most-honored drama in television history.
"Mad Men," which has won four best drama series trophies and is tied with "Hill Street Blues," ''L.A. Law" and "The West Wing," received a fifth bid in the category.
The miniseries "American Horror Story," a nightmarish saga about a haunted house, received a matching 17 awards, including an acting nod for star Connie Britton.
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Other leading nominees include the elegant British-born soap opera "Downton Abbey," which earned 16 bids, and two miniseries, "Hatfields & McCoys," with 16, and "Hemingway & Gellhorn" with 15.
"Modern Family," honored as best comedy series for the past two years, was the sitcom leader with 14 bids, but the category also saw an infusion of girl power.
Breakout comedies with women at their center — in fashion after the box-office success of "Bridesmaids" — proved alluring to Emmy voters.
"Girls," creator-star Lena Dunham's darkly comedic coming-of-age New York story, received a best comedy nod and an acting nomination for its star, Lena Dunham. Zooey Deschanel's offbeat charm in "New Girl" earned her an acting bid.
"Girls" is HBO's "current spin on 'Sex and the City,' which was a strong past Emmy favorite," said Tom O'Neil, editor of the Gold Derby awards website.
Emmy darling Julia Louis-Dreyfus, with past wins for "Seinfeld" and "New Adventures of Old Christine," earned an acting nod for "Veep," which received a best comedy nomination.
Betty White, 90, brought her brand of female empowerment to the nominations, earning a best reality series host nod for "Betty White's Off Their Rockers." A no-show in the category was perennial winner Jeff Probst of "Survivor."
Top nominations were announced by Kerry Washington of "Scandal" and by Jimmy Kimmel, who will host the awards and who filled in Thursday for Nick Offerman of "Parks and Recreation," who was held up by weather-related travel delays on the East Coast.
"This is a sex dream, isn't it?" joked Kimmel, ABC's late-night host, who arrived on stage at the TV academy dressed in pajamas.
The Emmy ceremony is scheduled to air on ABC on Sept. 23.
Academy voters paid tribute to the late Kathryn Joosten, who received a supporting actress bid for her role as Wisteria Lane neighbor Karen McClusky in "Desperate Housewives." Joosten, who had won two Emmys for the role, died in June of lung cancer.
The rest of the show's stars failed to make the Emmy cut for its eighth and final season. Hugh Laurie, whose show "House" also wrapped after eight years, didn't get a last shot at winning a trophy for his cranky Dr. House.
"American Idol," TV's top-rated talent show, was shut out of the best reality series contest, although Ryan Seacrest was nominated as host.
Competition for "Mad Men" and "Downton Abbey" includes national security drama "Homeland," prohibition-era crime saga "Boardwalk Empire," teacher-turned-drugmaker tale "Breaking Bad" and the elaborate fantasy "Game of Thrones," based on George R.R. Martin's novels.
Besides "Modern Family," ''Girls" and "Veep," comedy series nominees include "The Big Bang Theory," ''30 Rock" and "Curb Your Enthusiasm."
Check out the full list of nominees below:
Drama Series
"Boardwalk Empire"
"Breaking Bad"
"Downton Abbey"
"Game of Thrones"
"Mad Men"
Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Kathy Bates, "Harry's Law"
Glenn Close, "Damages"
Claire Danes, "Homeland"
Michelle Dockery, "Downton Abbey"
Julianna Margulies, "The Good Wife"
Elisabeth Moss, "Mad Men"
Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Hugh Bonneville, "Downton Abbey"
Steve Buscemi, "Boardwalk Empire"
Bryan Cranston, "Breaking Bad"
Michael C. Hall, "Dexter"
Jon Hamm, "Mad Men"
Damian Louis, "Homeland"
Miniseries or Movie
"American Horror Story"
"Game Change"
"Hatfields & McCoys"
"Hemingway & Gellhorn"
"Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia"
Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie
Connie Britton, "American Horror Story"
Ashley Judd, "Missing"
Nicole Kidman, "Hemingway & Gellhorn"
Julianne Moore, "Game Change"
Emma Thompson, "The Song of Lunch"
Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie
Kevin Costner, "Hatfields & McCoys"
Benedict Cumberbatch, "Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia"
Idris Elba, "Luther"
Woody Harrelson, "Game Change"
Clive Owen, "Hemingway & Gellhorn"
Bill Paxton, "Hatfields & McCoys"
Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program
Tom Bergeron, "Dancing with the Stars"
Cat Deeley, "So You Think You Can Dance"
Phil Keoghan, "The Amazing Race"
Ryan Seacrest, "American Idol"
Betty White, "Betty White's Off Their Rockers"
Reality-Competition Program
"The Amazing Race"
"Dancing with the Stars"
"Project Runway"
"So You Think You Can Dance"
"Top Chef"
"The Voice"
Variety Series
"The Colbert Report"
"The Daily Show"
"Jimmy Kimmel Live"
"Late Night with Jimmy Fallon"
"Real Time with Bill Maher"
"Saturday Night Live"
Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Zooey Deschanel, "New Girl"
Lena Dunham, "Girls"
Edie Falco, "Nurse Jackie"
Tina Fey, "30 Rock"
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, "Veep"
Melissa McCarthy, "Mike & Molly"
Amy Poehler, "Parks & Recreation"
Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Alec Baldwin, "30 Rock"
Don Cheadle, "House of Lies"
Louis C.K., "Louie"
Jon Cryer, "Two and a Half Men"
Larry David, "Curb Your Enthusiasm"
Jim Parsons, "The Big Bang Theory"
Comedy Series
"The Big Bang Theory"
"Curb Your Enthusiasm"
"Modern Family"
"30 Rock"


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Tips of the Trade: Mix the Old with the New
Brian Snow takes us inside his redesigned apartment to show us how to mix the old with the new. Watch the video here.
Square Feet: Tour Michael Strahan's Luxurious Villa
We're behind the doors of former football superstar Michael Strahan and model Nicole Murphy's Brentwood villa. Watch the video here.
Designer Living: Uptown Decorating with a Pro
Top designer Ellie Cullman brings us behind the doors of her uptown apartment to show us how to decorate like the pros. Watch the video here.
Square Feet: A Deluxe Apartment in the Sky
Check out this deluxe apartment in the sky in the heart of Philadelphia. Watch the video above.
Daykeover: Living Transformation with Jill Vegas
Jill Vegas redesigns a living room in just one day, making a modern space more cozy and inviting. Watch video here.
This episode of Open House was hosted from 1067 5th Ave., New York, NY. For more information on this property, please contact Frosty Montgomery or David Anderson of Brown Harris Stevens at 212-588-5655 and 212-588-5618. View the listing.


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About Chestnut Hill
Chestnut Hill PA 19118 , located in the northwestern corner of Philadelphia, is one of the city's most beautiful, affluent and historic neighborhoods. Centered around Germantown Avenue and Bethlehem Pike, Chestnut Hill is surrounded by Fairmont Park and adjacent to the Philadelphia neighborhood of Mt. Airy as well as the Montgomery County suburbs of Oreland, Wyndmoor and Lafayette Hill.
Germantown Avenue's cobblestone blocks where trolleys once ran, feature shopping, antiques and dining of all sorts and are known for walk-ability and charm. Chestnut Hill was designated one of the top seven urban enclaves in the USA by Forbes.com and selected as a 2010 Distinctive Destination by the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
Chestnut Hill is the home to Chestnut Hill College, Chestnut Hill Hospital, the University of Pennsylvania's Morris Arboretum and the Woodmere Art Museum as well as the Philadelphia Cricket Club.
Houses range from modest row houses to extensive mansions as well as architectural landmarks by Louis Kahn and Robert Venturi.
Chestnut Hill is home to more than 100 unique shops and businesses, most of them in convenient storefronts clustered on Germantown Avenue and Bethlehem Pike. Antiques, gifts and clothes, banks and spas, two yarn stores, two cigar stores, two independent toy stores, an old fashioned candy store, a neighborhood co-op grocery, a farmers' market, a country market and a variety of other stores await you.
From fast food to fine cuisine, from neighborhood bars to BYOBs, Chestnut Hill has something for everyone. There's a McDonald's and also Mica, a new offshoot of Blackfish named Philadelphia's best restaurant and CinCin owned by the owner of Yang Min named America's best Chinese restaurant. There are two coffee shops, McNally's (home of the famous Schmitter), a new Thai and new Italian restaurant, Cake, a beautiful sun-filled restaurant in a former greenhouse, as well as outdoor dining at the Chestnut Grille and a farmer's market with a dozen restaurants of all cuisines. Chestnut Hill features no less than five fabulous bakeries.
On the western end of Chestnut Hill is the Morris Arboretum of the University of Pennsylvania, a romantic, 92-acre, Victorian landscape garden of winding paths, streams, flowers and special garden areas featuring the new Out on a Limb tree adventure for kids of all ages as well as the Woodmere Art Museum, a 19th century stone mansion converted to a Philadelphia-centric museum and surrounding grounds.
To the south is Fairmount Park, the nation's largest city park with scenic trails for walking, biking and horseback riding (Northwestern Stables is on the edge of Chestnut Hill)
There is ice skating at the Wissahickon Skating Club and tennis, golf and cricket at the Philadelphia Cricket Club.
Chestnut Hill's designation in 1996 as Philadelphia's Garden District is well deserved. Large trees, gardens, and plantings are everywhere, from the large mansions to the neat and tidy row houses that make up the neighborhood. Germantown Avenue, the heart of the neighborhood, comes alive each spring as hanging baskets, barrels and window boxes are planted with lush, colorful flowers. Small pocket parks along the Avenue act as peaceful green oases in the retail corridor and every bit of open space is planted with bushes, trees or flowers.
Chestnut Hill is fortunate to be nestled along the 1,800 acres of Wissahickon Valley Park, part of Philadelphia's 9,200 acre Fairmount Park. A lovely, wooded valley with the Wissahickon Creek running through its entire seven-mile length, the park provides residents and visitors with delightful access to walking, jogging, biking, horseback riding, picnicking and fishing, in season.
Chestnut Hill art and architecture
The Woodmere Art Museum focuses on the art and artists, both historical and contemporary, of the Philadelphia region. Located in a beautiful Victorian mansion, the museum owns and shows the works of such diverse luminaries as Violet Oakley, Benjamin West, Arthur Charles and N.C. Wyeth. There are also juried exhibits of local painters and sculptors, solo shows of promising newcomers, and sculptures displayed on its extensive grounds.
Click here to visit the Woodmere Art Museum website
Fall in Chestnut Hill brings the fantastic Fall for the Arts Festival and spring the Garden Show which closes Germantown Avenue for tens of thousands of visitors who fill the streets for food, fun and shopping. Every other October a tent rises in the middle of Germantown Avenue for the elegant Black and White Ball and every December hundreds of people pull on blue booties to tour some of the area's most elegant homes in the Holiday House Tour. Summer nights bring the outdoor Pastorius Park concert series; July features dozens of readers and writers at the Chestnut Hill Book Festival.
By Train
Chestnut Hill is easily reachable from Amtrak train to Philadelphia's 30th Street Station and then by Septa train (the 7 and 8 lines from Amtrak's 30th street or Suburban Station end in Chestnut Hill).
By Car
From Philadelphia and the East
Take the Schuykill Expressway west ( Route 76 to exit 32–Germantown/Wissahickon Park). Follow signs to Lincoln Drive. Take Lincoln Drive to dead end at Allen's Lane. Turn right on Allen's Lane and go to another dead end–Germantown Avenue. Turn left onto Germantown Avenue for approximately two miles.
From the Northwestern Suburbs (via Bethlehem Pike):
Take route 309 south to Paper Mill Road, turn right, take Paper Mill Road to Bethlehem Pike (fourth light). Turn left and immediately bear right onto Bethlehem Pike. Take Bethlehem Pike to Germantown Avenue.
From the Pa. Turnpike, Plymouth Meeting Area (via Germantown Pike):
Take the Turnpike to exit 25 (Norristown). Go east on Germantown Pike (which becomes Germantown Avenue) approximately 6 miles.
From Delaware County (via Route 476/"Blue Route"):
Take Route 476 to the Germantown Pike East exit. Follow Germantown Pike (it becomes Germantown Avenue) approximately 8 miles.
From NE Philadelphia (via Ridge Avenue):
Take Route 1 (Roosevelt Boulevard) south to the Ridge Avenue exit (Henry Avenue is an alternative). Turn right onto Ridge Avenue; proceed for 5 miles to Andorra. A half mile past the Andorra Shopping Center, turn right on top Bell's Mill Road. Follow to Germantown Avenue and turn right for approximately I 1/2 miles.
Staying Here
Where to stay:
The Chestnut Hill Hotel is a 36-room boutique hotel on Germantown Avenue in the heart of Chestnut Hill. Starting with an inn on that location in 1772, the hotel was rebuilt in 1865 and was refurbished in 2011 to have a historic look and modern convenience. It is surrounded by the Chestnut Hill Farmers' Market, the Chestnut Hill Grille and El Poquito, a Mexican-style cantina.
The Silverstone Bed & Beakfast is a converted 19th century Victorian Gothic mansion on Stenton Avenue not far from the shopping district featuring 1-3-bedroom apartments with extended stay accommodations available. Kitchens, laundry rooms, wireless internet and a breakfast are available.
Several miles away, in Plymouth Meeting there are 3 larger chain hotels, the Hampton Inn , Courtyard by Marriott and Doubletree Suites.
History of Chestnut Hill
Chestnut Hill became part of Philadelphia in 1854 when the state legislature annexed some 129 square miles to the old city of Philadelphia, which occupied the land between the Schuykill and the Delaware Rivers. The village of Chestnut Hill lay ten miles north of city hall and served as a way station for travelers and a gathering place for the surrounding farms and the mills operating on the Wissahickon Creek.
According to Chestnut Hill College Prof. David R. Contosta's definitive history, Suburb in the City: Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, 1850- 1990, prosperous Philadelphians first headed to Chestnut Hill to escape the summer heat of the low-lying old city. When the railroad provided a link in 1854, suburban development took off. The village provided services to the new suburbanites and the new commuters lived in the comfortable, breezy enclave of Chestnut Hill while they depended on the city for their livelihood and culture.
To this day, Chestnut Hill remains a highly livable suburb in the city. Bordered by Fairmount Park, the largest city park in the country, and served by two railroad lines, Chestnut Hill offers a vibrant commercial district, low-density housing, and a strong community commitment to a lifestyle worth preserving.
Chestnut Hill,was named by Forbes magazine as one of the top seven urban enclaves in the United States, and one of 12 Distinctive Destinations in America by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Residents and visitors can leisurely stroll the cobblestone streets, enjoy a delicious meal in one of Chestnut Hill's many eclectic restaurants, or shop in the upscale boutiques lining historic Germantown Avenue.
Renowned for its delightful shopping and dining, Chestnut Hill is also home to the Woodmere Art Museum, the Morris Arboretum of the University of Pennsylvania, Chestnut Hill Hospital and Chestnut Hill College. The neighborhood caters to all interests–from biking along beautiful scenic trails in the Wissahickon, to sipping a glass of wine after a relaxing massage at one of our three full-scale day spas, attending an art gallery reception, or shopping for that perfect gift or outfit.
For more on the history of Chestnut Hill, please visit the Chestnut Hill Historical Society website at chhist.org or stop by their office at 87078 Germantown Avenue.
For a Germantown Avenue self guided walking tour, visit: www.chhist.org/avenue/tourinfo.htm online or for a mobile web version for smartphones visit
www.chhist.org/avenue/index.html, or by phone at 215-525-1539.
For a 20th Century architecture tour visit www.chhist.org/20thcentury/index.htm
Fun Facts About Chestnut Hill
1. The name Chestnut Hill was in use as early as 1704
2. George Washington led the main body of his army through Chestnut Hill on the way to the Battle of Germantown on October 4, 1777, and they retreated through Chestnut Hill after losing that battle.
3. A Civil War hospital used to exist on East Willow Grove Avenue
4. Ian Fleming named his famous character, James Bond, after a Chestnut Hill resident whom he met on a cruise.
5. The movie, Stealing Home, starring Jodie Foster and Mark Harmon, was filmed in Chestnut Hill.
6. Chestnut Hill is home to the Thomas Mill Bridge…the only covered bridge in the Philadelphia area.
7. The Baleroy Mansion in Chestnut Hill is considered one of the most haunted houses in the United States. A ghost by the name of Amelia haunts the blue room in the mansion and a number of other ghosts, including Thomas Jefferson, have been seen here.


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1926 BROOKS Steam Car
A rare example of this make of luxury steam car, built in Canada in 1926.
By Brooks Steam Motors Co. of Toronto.
Currently dismantled and requiring a new body.
In storage for many years and awaiting restoration!
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This is a very high quality replica of the famous Stanley racer, originally built for the Vanderbilt Cup in 1906.
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STANLEY Mountain Wagon Steam Car
Stanley 'Model Z' Mountain Wagon.
The "Mountain Wagons" were developed by F.O. Stanley to carry summer visitors 34 miles, uphill, from the railway station in Loveland, Colorado into Estes Park in the heart of the Colorado Rockies, where the Stanley Hotel still stands. This was a climb with gradients that few internal combustion cars cared to attempt at that time. The Mountain Wagons did it with ease and they were built from 1909 to 1917 for the Estes Park resort and other hotel operators. A large batch was also exported to the Philippines.
This is rare and impressive car is fully restored. It benefits from a complete re-build undertaken by Quality Millwrights Pennsylvania, including fitting a with a Model 735 (20 HP) engine. A new new 30 H.P. boiler was fitted in 1999. Now for sale in superb condition with current boiler test certificates.
**Goodwood Festival of Speed 2017**
Photos show this car as it took part in the Cartier 'Style et Luxe', on the Cartier Lawn.
STONE-VAPOR 'VAPORAX' Gas Fired Vertical Steam Boiler
Model #6211 GNA
A compact yet high output gas fired vertcial steam boiler.
Fits on a standard pallet, complete unit with electric blower, electrical control gear, gauges, flues and external feed and delivery pipes and valves, etc.
This is ex university test equipment and very well maintained, little used and in excellent, complete working condition.
Price On Application
Monotube 'Flash' Steam Boiler, Steam Car
A high output 'Bolsolver' monotube type 'flash' steam boiler.
Approx 15 H.P.
Suitable for installation in a steam car and complete with lagging.


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The Top 100 Products of 2012
From convertible touchscreen Ultrabooks to dual-GPU gaming notebooks, from 41-megapixel camera phones to the first 'entry-level' full-frame DSLRs, 2012 has brought consumers more choice than ever before. If you have a need or a want, there's probably a gadget or device out there designed for you.
In this article, we pay homage to 100 of of the best products and technologies of the year. With thousands of new entries coming in every year that help define the year, it's important to take a step back and reflect on which set of gadgets, tech and software best shaped the year.
This time round, we've arranged them by category for easy browsing. So without further ado, here's a look back at all of the year's best gadgets, gizmos, games, apps, devices, and more!
Apps, Games & Software
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4
With the jump to a new process version, Adobe's Lightroom 4 (LR4) is a huge step up from its predecessor. The new Highlights, Shadows, Whites and Blacks sliders allow you to recover highlights and lift shadows to a degree not seen in previous versions, breathing new life into old images. The best thing about the upgrade is the downgrade in price, LR4 sells for nearly half the price of LR3, making this purchase a no-brainer.
Android 4.1 Jelly Bean
Android 4.1 Jelly Bean is an important milestone for Google as it propels the Android platform ahead with its silky smooth performance. Thanks to "Project Butter", sluggish user interface navigation is almost a thing of the past as Jelly Bean deploys touch anticipation, triple buffering, and a fixed frame rate of 60fps to increase the responsiveness of the interface. Jelly Bean also brings a new service, Google Now which acts like a virtual personal assistant. Google Now answers your questions, gives recommendations, and delivers information based on your search results and location.
Angry Birds Star Wars
What's better than the original Angry Birds, Angry Birds Seasons, Angry Birds Rio, Angry Birds Space, and Angry Birds Magic combined? Angry Birds Star Wars, that's what. Available for Windows, Mac, iOS, and Android platforms, Angry Birds Star Wars brings you on an intergalactic journey where you blast away Pigtroopers till you come face to face with Darth Vader, Dark Lord of the Pigs, at the Pig Star.
Assassin's Creed III
Leaving the cathedrals and busy streets of Europe, Assassin's Creed III shifts the story across the Atlantic Ocean to the American continent around the time of the American Revolutionary War. The game continues the story of Desmond as he tries to solve the mystery of the First Civilization and prevent the 21st December 2012 apocalypse from occuring by reliving his ancestor's memories. This time he'll be reliving the adventures of the half-English, half-Mohawk, Connor. The game looks absolutely stunning as it features a new Anvil Next game engine, which has been built from the ground up to fully utilize the power of current generation systems.
Diablo III
After a wait of over a decade, gamers finally got to stay a while a listen to Deckard Cain's ramblings again as Blizzard released Diablo III. Featuring five unique classes including old favorites like the Barbarian and new additions like the Witch Doctor, Diablo III is one of the most polished dungeon crawlers released to date. Diablo III also introduced the Real Money Auction House, a service that let players sell and buy items acquired in game for real-world money, letting many dedicated gamers finally realize the dream of making money by playing games.
The best football game on any gaming console has just gotten better. FIFA 13 features improved game physics and gameplay, resulting in players moving more intelligently and passing the ball more naturally and fluidly. The game also has an updated career game system with a thoroughly reworked transfer system that includes counter-offers and player and cash transfer, making it more fulfilling to manage a team.
Forza Horizon
Always been a fan of the Forza Motorsport franchise but sick of driving around race circuits? Then consider Forza Horizon as your prayers answered. Set in a fictional locale that is modeled closely after Colorado, USA, Forza Horizon takes all your favorite cars from Forza Motorsport and puts them on the open road. Fans of the competing NFS franchise might disagree, but Forza Horizon is the most authentic and rewarding open road racer yet.
Google Maps for iOS
Yelps of frustration were heard around the world as Apple replaced Google maps in iOS 6 with its own home-grown ones – which weren't as accurate, with misplaced landmarks and even 'melted' bridges. Months later, Google released its own Google Maps app for iOS utilizing vector maps with the accuracy of the Google Maps we've come to depend on. It also brought turn-by-turn navigation to iPhones at large, something that previously only worked on Apple's Maps app with iPhone 4S and newer.
The year 2012 was a good time for indie game developers. With the gaming industry going from strength to strength, titles such as Journey showed how far video games have progressed. Evoking a sense of smallness and wonder with the employment of breathtaking cinematography and wordless songs, Journey is anchored around an extremely strong narrative arc and great story-telling. A definite "must-play" for those bored with the standard fare from big developer houses.
Mass Effect 3
Bringing a close to the journey of Commander Shepherd, Bioware released the last installment of the epic Mass Effect trilogy. The game features an improved combat system, with better cover dynamics. Best of all, the choices you made in the previous installments of the series could be pulled over into the new title, impacting how the finale of the story plays out.
Microsoft Windows 8
Say what you will, but there's no denying that Windows 8 is Windows re-imagined. While it's built on the foundation of Windows 7, it's been improved on all fronts. You got a new user interface replete with touch gestures, much improved cloud-connected services, a renewed focus on apps, and a slew of new security features. The OS is also designed to work swimmingly not just on desktop PCs, but on laptops and especially well on tablets. With a sharp rise in tablet adoption and cloud-based computing and services, the OS has a lot of foresight in its design to deliver optimal tablet usage experience that could lead the next charge of computing.
In a nutshell, it's the best and most versatile version of Windows we've seen since Windows XP.
More information: HWZ Windows 8 Mega Guide
Microsoft Windows Phone 8
Microsoft rejuvenated its mobile platform this year with Windows Phone 8 (WP8), which also shares Windows core elements between WP8 and Windows 8 OS platforms. This will lead to a uniform user experience across desktops, notebooks and smartphones.
As WP8 is optimized for use with multi-core processors, supports up to 720p resolution and comes with microSD card support, WP8 vendors can finally step up their game and offer compelling alternatives to the market flooded with iPhone and Android devices. Its distinctive feature, Live Tiles, can also be re-sized to fit more information on the home screen.
More information: HWZ Feature
Nintendo Wii U and Wii U GamePad
Nintendo's latest console, the Nintendo Wii U is the first console to feature a tablet-like gamepad, with its 6.2-inch touchscreen. The screen features the same resistive technology as Nintendo's 3DS handheld console, and also comes with a stylus, which slots neatly into the back of the controller. While many games make use of the Wii U GamePad's display as a secondary information screen, perhaps the best thing about the GamePad is its Off-TV Play function, which lets you use its display as your main display, allowing you to play games without a TV available. The Wii U itself also packs a host of hardware upgrades including HD output, an IBM PowerPC 750-based three-core processor CPU, 2GB RAM, and an AMD Radeon GPU.
Paper for iOS
If you love doodling, the Paper app for iOS is for you. Developed by people who are actually passionate about design, Paper has all the essential tools for the creative doodler. You can draw with fountain pens, sketch with lead pencils and even mix watercolors to create new hues. Draw anything you want and save them in beautiful "journals". The only limit is your imagination.
Tunnel Bear
Spotify, Pandora, Hulu, and Netflix; these are just a few examples of services that haven't made their way out of the US due to licensing issues, and are only accessible via a VPN connection. However, setting up a VPN can be overly complex and time-consuming. Luckily, there's always Tunnel Bear. Available on PC and Mac, as well as Android and iOS devices, both the mobile and desktop apps have clean and user-friendly interfaces, which makes Tunnel Bear dead simple to use and get started. All you have to do is sign up for a free account - which nets you 500MB of free bandwidth - and you can start tunneling away.
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We're partnering with Jesse Brown Outdoors this month to bring you an exciting group of presenters. Please join us to learn more about North Carolina's exciting Mountains to the Sea Trail!
When: May 27th, 5:30 social (with store discounts for attendees); 7pm presentation
Where: Jesse Brown Outdoors (Ballantyne Location).
14825 John J Delaney Dr # 140
Charlotte, NC 28277
(704) 369-5140
Who: Kate Dixon, Executive Director, Friends of Mountains to Sea Trail plus two Charlotteans who recently completed the state-long trail (nearly 1000 miles!)
What: Tales from the trail — what it's like and what it's going to be like in the future


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A great way to introduce yourself to the sights, sounds and tastes of Tulsa is by contacting a professional sightseeing company such as Tours of Tulsa, which offers themed tours including Travel the Tulsa Tunnels (a walking tour), Tulsa Time Tour (a historical and architectural tour), a tour of the Oklahoma Aquarium and Riverwalk Crossing in Jenks, a tour of Tulsa's many beautiful churches, and a tour of Tulsa's art and architecture. The Tulsa Historical Society is another great resource for getting a crash course on the many facets of our city. Tours range from two to four hours and can be guided or self-guided.
Self-Guided Art Deco Walking Tour
Between 1st & 8th Streets, Downtown
Tulsa, OK 74103MAP IT
Tours of Tulsa
Tulsa, OKPhone(918) 625-4909 MAP IT
Tulsa Bicycle Tours
724 S Main St.
Tulsa, OK 74119Phone(479) 445-2754 MAP IT
Tulsa Geoscience Center
610 S Main Street
Suite 200
Tulsa, OK 74119Phone(918) 392-4556 MAP IT
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POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. — In 2005, when Denise Bolds was looking to refinance her four-bedroom Victorian home in the Hudson Valley town of Poughkeepsie, she was intrigued by a mailing that said she'd been "pre-selected" for a loan program that could lower her monthly payments.
A single mom, Bolds lives with her 66-year-old mother and 17-year-old son, a high school senior who is headed for college. The program supposedly offered a "fixed-rate" loan with attractive terms, she said, which would help make ends meet on her salary as a social worker.
But when she got to the closing, she said, the terms had changed. The "fixed" rate of 5-3/8 percent only lasted two years, after which it could jump to nearly 12 percent, sending her monthly payments from $1,437 to more than $2,000. When she protested, she said, she was told she'd lose money she'd already put down in the application process.
After signing for the loan, she took the matter to the state banking department, which dismissed her complaint, based on the mortgage broker's explanation that "all information was disclosed fairly and completely to the homeowner," she said.
By last summer, with college tuition bills looming and health complications that required surgery, the jump in monthly payments just wasn't sustainable. She contacted her lender, she said, but was unable to work out more affordable terms. To avoid foreclosure, Bolds made the difficult decision to sell the house. That got her out from under the mortgage but wiped out her home equity.
"I had to make a decision: It was either (my son's) education or the house," she said. "I had almost seven years of equity (in my house), but I have 17 years of equity with my son. So my choice was no choice really."
More and more homeowners face the same painful decision as the fallout from the housing and lending bust shows no signs of slowing. Foreclosures hit a record high in the first quarter, as did mortgage delinquencies, a sign that more foreclosures are coming.
Poughkeepsie is the county seat for Dutchess County, where one in every 442 households was at some point in the foreclosure process in April, according to RealtyTrac.com, which maintains a national a data base of foreclosure filings. That was the highest foreclosure rate in the state.
Congress continues to debate measures to help slow the pace of foreclosures, including extending hundreds of billions in refinancing from government-sponsored mortgage agencies to homeowners at risk of foreclosure as their loan payments jump to unsustainable levels. Meanwhile, state and local governments in places like Poughkeepsie are doing what they can to find solutions — like offering small loans to help tide homeowners over and offering counseling to mortgage borrowers in a financal bind. But their options are limited.
So far, Poughkeepsie's economy has held up relatively well in the current economic slowdown. But unemployment began rising last year and has continued rising this year.
For some, it's a sobering reminder of the devastating job losses in the early 1990s after IBM, the region's dominant employer, slashed thousands of positions and left the region's economy reeling.
Since then, as the county has worked to rebuild its economic base, Poughkeepsie has been rebuilding neighborhoods that were hit hard by the last housing recession.
"We have a beautiful Queen Annes' row right around the corner from us here in City Hall on Garden Street, which they completely revitalized," said Poughkeepsie Mayor John Tyziak. "We have a lot of first-time home buyers who now live there and have strengthened that neighborhood."
Now, with foreclosures rising, the momentum behind that revitalization effort is in jeopardy. Because Dutchess County didn't experience the rapid housing development of high-growth areas like Florida and California, the downturn here hasn't been as swift or severe. But as the rising foreclosure rate has spread beyond the hardest-hit areas, communities like Poughkeepsie are beginning to feel the impact.
Homeowners facing foreclosure have several options. Much of the federal government's response to date has been to encourage homeowners to contact their lender to try to work out more affordable terms. In Poughkeepsie, Hudson River Housing runs a homeownership program to help people facing default or foreclosure restructure their finances and try to work out a solution with their lender. Most people who contact the agency are first-time homeowners, according to executive director Gail Webster.
"They know they got somewhat extended, and they're hoping to be able to fix it," she said. "But if they can't, they came from a rental unit, [so] they're going to go back to a rental unit."
In other cases, Webster said, "they do have the money, but they're having trouble putting it all together. So you can help them by putting them in touch with a bank that can help them — instead of some kind of mortgage company that got them into trouble in the first place."
Those who try to work directly with their lenders are finding the process slow going — partly because the rise in foreclosure filings is happening as the lending industry copes with job cutbacks that followed the housing bust.
"(Lenders) are still overwhelmed," said Mel Spivak, a Poughkeepsie bankruptcy attorney who works with homeowners trying to head off foreclosure. "You don't know who to deal with. Occasionally you get lucky, but there is really no contact person. There's really no go-to person. Often when you call these lenders, it's just a maze of voicemail."
Some homeowners trying to stop the foreclosure process turn to the federal bankruptcy court here on Main Street, where few lenders even show up — preferring to turn cases over to local lawyers who run through stacks of filings as each case comes before the court. By that point, lenders are usually in no mood to work out a deal, according to Kathleen Silverii, who runs Legal Services of Hudson Valley, a Poughkeepsie agency that helps homeowners who can't afford an attorney.
"Once (lenders) file the complaint, they don't want to talk about how to work it out," she said. "The machinery goes into motion, and it's about litigating it. It's no longer about 'Let's see if you can catch up with your payments.'"
As house prices here continue to fall, some Poughkeepsie homeowners are finding they owe more than their home is worth. For some, the solution is a "short sale" — in which the lender agrees to accept less than the full value of the loan and not foreclose.
Norm MacKay, a local real estate agent for the past two decades, says short sales are making up a bigger part of his business. But while the process helps homeowners avoid the burden of damaged credit brought by a foreclosure, it doesn't take the sting out of losing their home.
"A lot of them are having a very hard time emotionally," MacKay said. "Some just cry and say. 'I just can't do it today. I'm going to lose it anyway so I will get back to you.' But there's terrible despair."
Poughkeepsie is home to several dozen community groups and social service organizations that serve the mid-Hudson Valley, a region roughly midway between Albany and New York City. Here, as elsewhere in the country, the decline in homeownership has strained agencies that help the homeless, according to Silverii.
"Once people lose their homes, then (the state Department of Social Services) has to put them up and there's a financial drain on the community just to support them," she said. "Not to mention the loss of jobs and dislocation from children's schools and all of things that go along with it. It affects the whole community when people are losing their homes."
Though some lenders are working out more affordable loans with homeowners at risk of default or foreclosure, progress is painfully slow. At Hudson River Housing's NeighborWorks HomeOwnership Center, director Mary Linge says she's working with a number of clients whose lenders are in the process of negotiating new terms — but none have have yet finalized more manageable payments.
Using funds provided by the county government and a local non-profit community group, the center recently hired another counselor to help with the increase in traffic from homeowners facing default or foreclosure. Dutchess County Executive William Steinhaus says local governments should be working on solutions that don't rely entirely on tax dollars.
"I see us in a partnership role where there's a shared responsibility and a shared effort to help those that maybe reasonably need some kind of assistance," he said. "These require community solutions — not just county government solutions."
A few state and local governments have begun to offer direct assistance to homeowners to keep up with their mortgages. For most part, these efforts have been limited to loans of $5,000 or so to make up missed payments.
Attention also has turned to trying to prevent future foreclosures. Community groups like Hudson River Housing are offering classes and providing counseling to help first-time home buyers avoid the traps that have tripped up many of those who are now losing their homes.
"It's been shown that that people who are counseled, across all income levels — upper, middle, all the way down — become better homeowners and have a much, much lower rate of delinquencies and foreclosures," said Albert Desalvo, community reinvestment officer at M&T Bank, a community bank with three offices in the city. "And one reason is because they don't get snookered into these bad loans."
New York is one of a handful of states that are tightening regulations on the mortgage industry to try to prevent lenders and brokers from selling more ruinous mortgages. Beginning this year, all mortgage brokers have to be licensed, submit to criminal background checks and take 18 hours of training, including an ethics class.
In November, New York Sen. Charles Schumer's office estimated 50,000 borrowers in the Hudson Valley region had subprime loans totally nearly $15 billion. Roughly 30 percent of those borrowers qualified for cheaper, safer prime loans, according to that report.
Schumer is among those who have called for federal licensing and regulation of brokers. But it's not clear whether those measures will be included in the final version of a housing bill that has been working its way through Congress for the past year.
Community reinvestment specialists like DeSalvo also say that without tough regulations, the lending abuses that contributed to the rise in foreclosures won't go away.
"We've seen this coming for five or six years now," he said. "When you get mortgage brokers doing these mortgages and tying in with appraisers and title companies and then selling the whole package directly to investors that are not regulated — that's really where the focus needs to be. You've got to regulate how all this money churning is going on, and you've got to regulate mortgage brokers."
And while lending standards have tightened, the mortgage marketing machine is still in full swing.
Last month, after spending over a year trying to get out from under her mortgage and losing her home to a short sale, Bolds got an e-mail pitch from a lender asking her if "paying less interest each month (would) make life just a little bit easier this spring."
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Adhirasams bubbling away in a pot of oil. This is how it must smell in heaven.
Krishna scurried out of bed and into the kitchen. Amma was at the stove, sari tucked above her knees, a hand splayed at her waist, the other holding a long-handled, pock-marked ladle.
The deep-fried sweets made a neat, golden mountain at her elbow.
If only I could get one, Krishna thought. If only, if only. How can I get one?
He had to be quiet so Amma wouldn't catch on he was standing nearby. "Sneaky," as Amma had told him countless times, wagging a finger in his face. But what could he do? It's not as if he could just ask for one
"It's too early to eat sweets," Amma would say. "I'll give you one later."
Later. Krishna hated that word. He lived for the urgency and perfection of Now.
His jaw had dropped open and the juices were bubbling up in his mouth. It was no secret Krishna loved to eat. He didn't mind it when Appa told him he ate "like a pig." Or when guests looked at him and went, "Krishna, you've put on some weight!"
Besides, being called greedy was a small price to pay for one of those adhirasams. They were his favorite sweet in the wide world. Amma made them just once or twice a year, and then all Krishna usually got was one.
"Deep-fried foods are not good for you," Amma would say when he asked for more. "You ought to be glad I'm letting you eat one."
If they are not good for me, how come they taste so good, Krishna wondered. And they were so, so good. The juicy crunchiness, the rich, cloying sweetness, and that intoxicating cardamom…
Krishna heard the door open and Appa's voice carried into the kitchen. "They're here!"
Krishna's heartbeat rocketed. Guests. At least four of them by the sound of it. Gosh, what if they ate up all the adhirasams, leaving none for him?
He snuck closer to Amma, who hurriedly put the ladle down, pulled at the sari tucked in at her waist, and smoothed it down with one hand. "Come in, come in!" She called out, picking up the plate of adhirasams. "Look what I made for you– your favorite sweet."
Next thing she knew she was sprawling across the floor, plate still in hand, and the adhirasams were flying across the room. Everyone ran in. "Oh, what a mess," Amma grumbled in embarrassment as Appa helped her up. "Where's that dog? He's always sneaking up on me! This time I'll teach him a lesson!"
Everyone turned to look at the golden pooch sitting in a corner of the room. His tail wagged even more furiously as the faces turned toward him. There was no mess. Nor a single adhirasam in sight.
Boy, those were good, Krishna seemed to be saying. Thanks, Amma!
What? You really didn't think I'd tell you a story that wasn't about a dog, did you?
I wrote this up for Chalks and Chopsticks, an event that calls for a marriage of food and fiction. How tempting is that?
As busy as I've been with Lucy and all else, I didn't find out about the event until after the deadline. But Sandeepa, the host this time (for the event started by Aqua), was kind enough to let me in. Thanks, Sandeepa!
There's a pinch of me and a pinch of Opie in this story, if you hadn't guessed it already. Adhirasams are my favorite sweet in the whole wide world, although I don't think I ever sent Amma (my Tamil mom-in-law who fed me the first adhirasam I ever had), sprawling across the floor in my quest to get some. But that's something my smartassed Opie just might do.:)
Hope you enjoyed reading it. And if you didn't — you'll definitely enjoy the adhirasams. Here's the recipe:
2 cups brown rice flour (use white rice if you can't find this)
1 cup grated jaggery (an unrefined, Indian sweetener made with sugarcane juice. Sugar's not a good substitute. You can find this at any Indian store where it's sold in little bales or chunks. To grate it, I take a big knife and chop at it like you would a slab of chocolate)
1 tsp cardamom powder
1 tbsp sesame seeds (you can substitute with poppy seeds)
A pinch of salt to taste (not traditional, but the salt enhances the sweetness of the jaggery)
1 tbsp canola or other vegetable oil
Oil for deep frying
Place the jaggery in a saucepan. Add 1/4 cup of water and heat on a low flame until the jaggery melts. Bring to a boil and let it bubble for around 5-10 minutes on a medium-low flame. You want the jaggery to reach a "soft-ball" consistency. What this means is that the jaggery syrup is ready when you fling a bit of it into some water and it balls up into a soft ball.
Place all the other ingredients in a bowl, mix well, then add the jaggery syrup. With a ladle, mix it up until you have a soft dough that holds together.
Heat the oil. You don't want it to get too hot because the adhirasams will burn on the outside without cooking thoroughly inside. About 325-350 degrees is perfect.
Break off a piece of the dough and form a ball about 3/4ths of an inch in diameter.
Place it in the palm of your hand and flatten with your fingers into a disc.
Fry a few adhirasams at a time in the oil, without overcrowding the saucepan. Flip them over when they start to turn golden-brown and cook the other side.
Remove to a paper-towel-lined sheet and allow them to cool a little before you dig in.
And share them with your pooches, if you have any! Mine really do love these. 🙂 But don't go overboard– as Amma would say, neither of you ought to be eating too much of that deep-fried food!


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im doing an assignment for java intro class and am getting the results i need just dont know if this is layed out right or not
here is what were supposed to do
Write a program that will read an unspecified number of positive numbers from the keyboard and determine the sum and the average of these numbers. A negative number should be used to terminate the input, i.e. when the program encounters a negative number, it should stop prompting and reading data and at that point should output the results. Note that the negative number that terminates the looping should not be added to the sum and certainly should not be counted as one of the valid numbers.
A sample program run would look like this :
Enter a number that is positive or zero 3
Enter a number that is positive or zero 5
Enter a number that is positive or zero 6
Enter a number that is positive or zero 4
Enter a number that is positive or zero -1
You have entered 4 numbers
Total of the numbers you entered is 18
Average of the numbers is 4.5
The program should use a WHILE loop to accomplish it's mission.
when i run it it constantly keeps asking me to put in a number when i only want to enter about 4 or 5 numbers and and then calculate the sum and average of those #'s
btw this is what i got
import java.util.Scanner ; public class Assign6_Roberts{ public static void main (String [] args){ //Create Scanner Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in); int number = 0, sum = 0, numamount = 0; // You can change the variable names. while(number >-1) { // Begin while statement System.out.println("Enter a number that is positive or zero: "); // Get the next number number = input.nextInt(); sum = sum+number; // Get the sum so far. numamount++; // Get the number amount so far. } // End while statement. double average = sum/numamount; //Get the average. System.out.println("You have entered " + numamount + " numbers"); // Output amount of numbers System.out.println("Total of the numbers you entered is " + sum); // Output sum of numbers System.out.println("Average of the numbers is " + average); // Output average of numbers. } }


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- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 garlic cloves, pressed
- 2 teaspoons tomato paste
- 1/8 teaspoon smoked paprika
- Pinch of cayenne pepper
- 1 1/2 pounds unpeeled russet potatoes, scrubbed, cut into 1-inch cubes
- 1/4 cup whole milk
- 2 tablespoons (1/4 stick) unsalted butter
- 1/2 teaspoon coarse kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 3 1/2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided
- 1 cup chopped onion
- 1 large garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 1/2 pound kale, center rib and stem cut from each leaf, leaves coarsely chopped
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme
- 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
Recipe Preparation
Whisk all ingredients in medium bowl. Season rouille to taste with salt and freshly ground black pepper. DO AHEAD Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill.
Cook potatoes in large saucepan of boiling salted water until tender, about 25 minutes. Drain; return potatoes to same saucepan. Add milk and butter. Mash potatoes (with peel) until smooth. Season with 1/2 teaspoon coarse salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Transfer 3 cups mashed potatoes to large bowl and cool (reserve remaining potatoes for another use).
Heat 11/2 tablespoons oil in large deep skillet over medium heat. Add onion and garlic. Sauté until onion softens, about 5 minutes. Increase heat to medium-high. Add kale and thyme. Toss until kale wilts, about 5 minutes. Add kale mixture, 1/2 teaspoon coarse salt, 1/2 teaspoon pepper, and nutmeg to potatoes; blend. Cool potato mixture 30 minutes.
Shape potato mixture by 1/4 cupfuls into 1/2-inch-thick patties. Arrange on rimmed baking sheet. DO AHEAD Can be made up to 2 hours ahead. Let stand at room temperature.
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A woman has been accused of using a wrench to beat her common-law husband who was found dead a week later.
Dalhart police said Thursday that Lenora Pruitt did not seek medical help for Cody Freeman.
Sgt. David Conner says Pruitt was charged with murder and bond is $100,000. Jail records did not list an attorney for Pruitt, who was arrested Monday.
Conner says police are investigating why the couple apparently argued June 15 before their sons, ages 7 and 4. Pruitt allegedly hit Freeman in the head with a socket wrench.
Pruitt and the boys were home with Freeman until she found him dead June 22. Police say Freeman apparently had a brain injury but could still move and talk.
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Study Confirms Gender Differences in Progression from HIV to AIDS: Despite Differences in "Viral Load," Men and Women Develop AIDS at the Same Rate
During the first years of HIV infection, women have significantly lower amounts of the virus in their blood than do men, according to one of the largest studies ever to examine gender-specific differences of HIV infection. Despite their lower initial viral levels, women suffer the loss of immune cells and develop AIDS just as swiftly as men. The findings, reported in the March 8 issue of The New England Journal of Medicine, lend further support to recent changes in the criteria used to help doctors tailor anti-HIV drug therapy to delay the onset of AIDS.
Through a collaboration funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), investigators from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and the Johns Hopkins University monitored more than 200 participants in the AIDS Linked to the Intravenous Experience (ALIVE) cohort.
"We established the ALIVE cohort in 1988 as a natural history study of HIV disease among injection drug users," explains NIDA Director Alan I. Leshner, Ph.D. "The current research evaluated the risk of progression to AIDS by measuring several factors, including the amount of virus in the blood, known as viral load."
The researchers found that the median initial viral load of the women who progressed to AIDS was almost five times lower than that of the men who progressed to AIDS.
"Despite early differences in viral load among men and women, as time went on, both men and women had a similar risk of developing AIDS," says Timothy Sterling, M.D., assistant professor of medicine and epidemiology at Hopkins and the first author on the study. "In addition, men and women experienced a similar rate of loss of their CD4+ T cells, the immune cells that decrease as a result of HIV infection."
Senior co-author Thomas C. Quinn, M.D., a senior investigator in NIAID's Laboratory of Immunoregulation and professor of medicine at Hopkins, says, "Previous studies in men have shown that initial viral load can be used to gauge their likelihood of progression to AIDS, but these data confirm that the initial viral load is much lower in women than in men and consequently not as predictive for women."
Between 1988 and 1998, the team followed a group of 156 men and 46 women who became HIV positive. During that time, 29 men and 15 women developed AIDS. The research team measured the volunteers' HIV load at regular intervals, starting from around the time they became infected with HIV and continuing for several years afterwards.
The investigators found that the women who developed AIDS had a median initial viral load of 17,149 copies of virus per milliliter (ml) of blood, about 4.5 times lower than the level found in men who progressed to AIDS, whose average was 77,822 copies/ml. Even men in the group who never developed AIDS had a higher median initial viral load of 40,634 copies/ml.
The women's lower levels meant that early after HIV infection a smaller percentage of them would have been eligible to start treatment with anti-HIV drugs. That calculation of eligibility relied upon clinical recommendations that were available at the time of the study. Such recommendations, which are reviewed regularly, have been updated recently.
"This research forms part of the body of data reviewed in forming the latest HIV treatment guidelines," says Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., director of NIAID. "It's important to conduct such studies that can give us a clearer picture of the unique challenges HIV/AIDS poses to women's health, because so many new cases of this disease are occurring among women, and among minority women in particular."
While the study sheds light on the effects of gender differences on viral load, Dr. Quinn notes that the best point at which to start anti-HIV drug treatments is still not known. Many other related questions remain - why are women's initial viral loads so much lower than men's? Are hormonal differences the key? Why do their levels rise after the initial years? "More studies on the dynamics of HIV infection could give us a better idea of when to start drug therapy to delay the onset of AIDS in people with HIV. Then we can help them have longer and healthier lives, which is our ultimate goal," says Dr. Quinn.
T Sterling et al. Initial plasma HIV-1 RNA levels and progression to AIDS in women and men. The New England Journal of Medicine 344(10):720-25 (2001).
NIDA and NIAID are components of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). NIDA supports more than 85 percent of the world's research on the health aspects of drug abuse and addiction. NIDA carries out a large variety of programs to ensure the rapid dissemination of research information and its implementation in policy and practice. NIAID supports basic and applied research to prevent, diagnose, and treat infectious and immune-mediated illnesses, including HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases, tuberculosis, malaria, autoimmune disorders, asthma and allergies.
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As the group of Peruvian villagers closed in on her, pelting her with rocks as she huddled under a small cliff, Jennifer Wolfrom heard her brother scream and then a loud crack.
"It was a board hitting him in the face … at that point I had to assume they were dead and I was alone with people surrounding me and throwing rocks at me. This was the first point in time I was like this is how I'm going to die; this is it," Wolfrom told Metro in her first newspaper interview just days after returning to the United States earlier this month. She currently lives in Wyoming and graduated from Northeastern University in 2005.
The 30-year-old Northeastern alumna traveled to Peru last month to meet up with her brother and sister-in-law for a vacation in the South American country. They were supposed to spend 10 days together doing what the three of them love – seeking out adventures. Instead, their 10-day vacation turned into a nightmare that would be terrifying enough in a horror movie, let alone real life.
Her brother, Joseph, and his wife, Meghan Moore Doherty, were driving a truck camper through Central and South America on an international road trip. The trio met up in Peru and while making their way to the city of Cusco on Dec. 29 they decided to pull over because it was getting dark. Wolfrom said that as the group split two beers between them to celebrate her birthday that evening they were approached by two villagers. They asked if they could park there and the villagers said yes, but soon began blowing whistles and using their cell phones to alert other villagers of trio's presence.
The villagers demanded to see their documentation, but knowing that they weren't police Wolfrom said her group tried to leave. That's when the villagers started throwing stones at them.
The villagers built rock roadblocks to prevent the group from leaving, Wolfrom said. Her brother tried to drive around them, but their truck got stuck. Rocks were being thrown through the windshield. One cut her jaw. They decided to make a run for it. They used cans of bear spray to fend off their attackers. For nearly an hour they ran, Wolfrom said, until they were surrounded by villagers and brought back.
They pleaded for the village leader to let them go, she said.
"At this point we were all bleeding severely from our heads and Joseph´s front teeth were knocked out and his eye blundered shut by a rock," Wolfrom wrote in an online post about the attack.
Dozens of villagers held them for 11 hours, whipping them with ropes, kicking them and even once shooting at them, Wolfrom said.
Finally, the villagers said they could go if they agreed to sign a paper that said they were in a car crash. National police eventually came and assisted the trio and photographed their injuries, the damaged car and the roadblocks, she said.
The villagers took their possessions, including their documents. Wolfrom wasn't able to make it home until Jan. 10 after seeing doctors and reporting the incident to the national police.
Wolfrom said she wants to see some people go to jail, mainly the village leader and the people responsible for whipping them. But she also said there were some people in the group of villagers who "contributed to saving our lives. They knew what the village was doing was wrong."
Her brother had to have multiple root canals and her sister-in-law is having issues with her ear after being hit very hard in the side of her head. The two of them were finally able to leave Peru on Monday after having their car fixed.
Despite the incident, Wolfrom said she would go back to Peru and added that what happened to her and her relatives was not representative of the other people they met.
"It's one of the most beautiful places I've ever seen," she said. "A lot of the people that we met were great."
State Department help
Wolfrom said the trio reached out to the U.S. Consulate in Cusco and that they started getting more help once they and their friends back home started contacting U.S. officials.
A State Department spokesman said the Embassy in Lima provided assistance to the group.
"The U.S. Embassy in Lima is aware of this disturbing account of violence directed toward three U.S. citizens camping in Peru," said John Echard, a State Department spokesman. "Since learning of the incident, consular officers from the U.S. Embassy in Lima and the U.S. Consular Agency in Cusco have provided assistance in securing medical treatment, and are replacing travel documents and facilitating contact with friends and relatives. We are also in contact with Peruvian authorities involved in the case."
When asked if the U.S. was pushing for charges against those responsible, Echard referred questions about the case to Peruvian authorities.
Help from home
When Rachel Segien heard what happened to Wolfrom – one of her best friends and her former roommate at Northeastern – she was brought to tears.
Segien, who also graduated Northeastern in 2005, wanted to help and started an online fundraising drive to assist the trio in paying for their medical bills, lodging, cab fare and other expenses. Segien said the online fundraising effort spread and that in just a few days more than 350 people had contributed about $20,000.
"They didn't have any documentation, any access to money, any phones," Segien said. "It's a ridiculously traumatic experience and I think they were very overwhelmed with the process."
Wolfrom called the outpouring of help "amazing."
"It's also hard. You feel kind of guilty accepting that kind of help. I'm not really the type of person that asks for help," she said. "Jed, Megan and I were just in tears. We couldn't believe that that many people had heard the story already and that many people were willing to support us financially."
Cause unknown
Wolfrom said she has no idea what made the interaction with the villagers turn violent so quickly.
She could only guess that it "probably was wrong place at the wrong time" or the villagers' feelings about larger governments that are directed at foreigners.
On the State Department's Peru travel web page, it warns that Embassy employees are prohibited from nighttime overland travel anywhere outside major urban areas because of the risk of robbery and unsafe road conditions.
It also said that of the 350,000 U.S. citizens that visit Peru each
year, "a small but growing number have been victims of serious crimes."
NBC's TODAY show reported on the attack and said the mayor of the area in Peru where the attack happened apologized for the incident and said that the villagers speak a local language, not Spanish. He also said that the villagers could have possibly thought the trio were delinquents.


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"The Cell 2" hits DVD and Blu-Ray June 16th, and the artwork's at the link. You know, in case you thought there were unanswered questions from the original.
There's a new "Uncle Coffins" commercial up at the "H2" Myspace, and still nothing from Danielle Harris. The wait continues...
Hot chick Erica Leerhsen is in "The Message", which has a trailer at the link. Leerhsen's prevous credits include "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" (2003) and "Blair Witch 2: Book of Shadows".
I'm not really sure that I'm anticipating Park Chan Wook's "Thirst" as much as everyone else is, but Twitch calls this trailer "brilliant", so I guess I'm just going to roll with it. Check it at the link.
Liam Neeson and Ralph Feinnes will star in the "Clash of the Titans" remake currently in development over at Warner Bro's. That may be more fancy Britishness than one set is capable of handling.
Here's a cool new poster for "Martyrs", the French film which I'm sure you're all getting close to sick of hearing about. Featured on the new quad are a handful of quotes from some other horror sites, which is always a cool thing to see, even if John Shelton's name is conspicuously missing from it ;)
This is a teaser for "Freddy Vs Jason Vs Ash: The Nightmare Warriors #1 and it's pretty kick ass. Just think, instead of the remakes we could be seeing this action on the big screen. Such a shame.
Alyssa Milano will be doing the vocals for Sigourney Weaver's character in the upcoming "Ghostbusters" game. That's what you call a "boner upgrade" my friend.
Variety reports on why the original poster for Park Chan-Wook's "Thirst" was banned in his native Korea. You can take a look at the comparison at the link. The original is a little sexier, but the revamped version actually turned out visually more interesting. Go figure?
Shawnee Smith to return as Amanda in "Saw VI". The producer also says it will be "a lot more violent than the previous five". Um... okay. All I want to know is when will they bring Tobin Bell back as a zombie, because we all know that's the logical place this series should go.
Here's the teaser for Park Chan Wook's vampire film "Thirst". I have no idea what's going on since it's in Korean but people seem excited so I'm just going to go with it.
The guy who wrote "Watchmen", David Hayter is going to direct a werewolf thriller called "Slaughter's Road". No real details as of yet, but Thomas Dekker ("The Sarah Connor Chronicles") and Ray Stevenson ("Punisher: War Zone") are in talks to star.
AICN has the first look at "Goon", the CGI adaptation of Eric Powell's comic book of the same name, being produced by David Fincher. I've never heard of the property but it looks pretty sweet to me.
I'm sure this movie "And Soon the Darkness" is about something. Personally, I stopped reading after "starring Amber Heard and Odette Youstman". What are they trying to start the apocalypse? Do they sincerely thing our pea-brains can handle all that hotness on one movie screen?


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Kelvin Doe is an engineer and inventor from Sierra Leone, and his story is remarkable. One of the most incredible things about inspiration and innovation is that they can spring from anywhere. Kelvin's drive to teach himself electronics by reverse-engineering radios, generators and other devices from what 99.9% of the population would consider trash is a moving reminder of that fact.
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15-Year-Old Kelvin Doe is an engineering whiz living in Sierra Leone who scours the trash bins for spare parts, which he uses to build batteries, generators and transmitters. Completely self-taught, Kelvin has created his own radio station where he broadcasts news and plays music under the moniker, DJ Focus.
Kelvin became the youngest person in history to be invited to the "Visiting Practitioner's Program" at MIT. THNKR had exclusive access to Kelvin and his life-changing journey - experiencing the US for the first time, exploring incredible opportunities, contending with homesickness, and mapping out his future.
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Notice that the dinosaur quilt has finally reached the binding stage--what has it been...a month now? And after MUCH swearing, I broke out my newer sewing machine (thanks, Grandma Bangle!) to sew some buttonholes, acknowledging that the presser foot plate on my older, and constantly used, sewing machine is too thrashed to do a zigzag stitch without fraying up the thread. I totally got Matt up in there to see if he could rig some sort of repair, but after HE swore a few swores, I have made peace in my head with the fact that I will just use two sewing machines from now on. Nothing wrong with that.
Instead of a lot of goofing around outside and going to the park to goof around and maybe taking the two-wheeler pedal bike out for a spin, Willow did a lot of computer games and painting and puzzles:
I really, really, REALLY love this puzzle, scored from the Montessori Garage Sale, entitled "Industries of Europe." I have a serious weakness for geography puzzles in which the pieces are shaped by geographic boundaries. That, and it cracks me up to watch Willow trying to fit France all sorts of places--Soviet Union, Egypt, Iceland...hmmn.
The biggest weekend project, however, has been to create the most crucial component of Sydney's upcoming rainbow party---The Rainbow Party Playlist. I love a good party playlist, ask anyone. Seriously, anyone.
The playlist's theme is, of course, the rainbow, and all the songs are about rainbows, or at least prominently feature a rainbow metaphor. I have some jiggering to do--there are a LOT of sappy rainbow songs out there, which is bringing down the middle of my playlist, and I still have to score the original Judy Garland "Somewhere over the Rainbow" and an unmixed version of that Hawaiian dude's cover of the same, but here it is in essence:
1. "The Colors of the Rainbow in English" from Color Wheel Cartwheel
2. "Rainbow" by Colbie Caillat, from Breakthrough
3. "Rainbow Colors" by The Wiggles, from Racing to the Rainbow. Have you ever read the Wikipedia entry on the Wiggles? Fascinating.
4. "She's a Rainbow" by The Rolling Stones. I'm gambling that the young partygoers, who will range in age from infancy to six years or so, aren't going to get the metaphor in this one, so it's cool.
5. "Arco Iris" by Sol Y Canto, from El Doble De Amigos
6. "The Colors of the Rainbow in Spanish" from Color Wheel Cartwheel
7. "True Colors," from...ahem...Glee, the Music, Volume 2 (thanks, Kimberly!!!)
8. "The Colors of the Rainbow in Dutch" from Color Wheel Cartwheel
9. "Rainbow" by Paul Lippert, from Rainbow in the Sky
11. "Look to the Rainbow" from Finian's Rainbow
12. "The Colors of the Rainbow in French" from Color Wheel Cartwheel
13. "Rainbow Connection" covered by Willie Nelson
14. "That Terrific Rainbow" from Pal Joey
15. "The Colors of the Rainbow in Italian" from Color Wheel Cartwheel
16. "Roy G. Biv" by They Might be Giants from Here Come Science
17. "The Colors of the Rainbow in German" from Color Wheel Cartwheel
18. "Eat Like a Rainbow" by Jay Mankita from Putumayo Kids
19. "Rainbow Connection" covered by Jason Mraz from For the Kids Too
20. "The Colors of the Rainbow in Farsi" from Color Wheel Cartwheel
21. "Rainbow Connection" by Kermit the Frog
Later this week, I suppose, I'll deal with the less important details of the upcoming party--plates, silverware, napkins, mowing the lawn--you know, the minor details.
P.S. Check out my review of Making Waldorf Dolls over at Crafting a Green World. As soon as local, happy sheeps get sheared, I'm making myself--I mean, the girls, ahem--a hard-core, true-to-life Waldorf doll.


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So yesterday was a hard day for me. I had to take my daughter to get a renal sonogram and a dye test to see how her kidneys are doing. She has had some major issues going on and they wanted to be sure nothing is wrong with her kidneys since we have a family history of kidney disease and stones.
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Hard Day
Posted by Jara at 8:21 AM
5 comments:
- Leah said...
Awww, bless your heart! I can only imagine how difficult that was... so glad it's over!!! I was upset just reading it, give Kinsley an extra big hug for me today!
- July 28, 2009 at 11:07 AM
- Leah said...
P.S. Almost forgot, you asked about my camera... it is a Canon Rebel T1i
- July 28, 2009 at 6:09 PM
- Sarah said...
I was crying right along with you as I read this. What a difficult experience. Was everything OK with her kidneys, etc?
- August 1, 2009 at 12:29 PM
- Mande said...
while i was reading this, all i could think is that must be how God feels for us and how He (in Jesus) took it all for us, so we didn't have to. thanks for sharing!
I know how you feel, i've been there too. i think it is harder the older they get. when do you get the results? i'll be praying for kinsley!
- August 5, 2009 at 12:36 PM
- marymary said...
You made me cry too, very well put Jara. You have a sweet, tender spirit and I'm so glad to know you.
- September 4, 2009 at 9:56 AM