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Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Search Engine Shoot Out
Here's the rules of the game. I use my standard search term, my Great-grandfather, Henry Martin Tanner as the basis for comparison. I also check the Alexa standings and some online rating services, to see what the rest of the world thinks. What is my criteria? I assume, probably correctly by the way, that a search engine is supposed to search. But in addition, I further assume that it is supposed to find stuff. So why do I use my Great-grandfather as a search term? Because I have been using his name as an example now for a few years and I have a pretty good feel for how many different websites there are out there that have mentioned or featured his name. Therefore, if the search engine can't find what I know is there, I won't waste my time trying to use it to find things I don't know. Not a perfect system, but better than some.
OK, off to high noon on the Internet.
Here is the Alexa.com ranking for several search engines. Alexa ratings change almost every day depending on the traffic measured, so your results may vary, as they say. This time I am throwing in the genealogy search engine Mocavo.com to see how it is progressing. If you want to see a huge list of search engines, go to Wikipedia:List of search engines. My selections are entirely arbitrary and capricious. You might notice that I include some popular ones, some metasearch engines like Dogpile. Some of the search engines I used to compare have disappeared or been absorbed into larger ones. The ranking is first the world and then the U.S.
Google.com Number 1 and 1
Bing.com Number 26 and 15
Ask.com Number 51 and 33
Yahoo! Number 4 and 4
About.com Number 68 and 36
Dogpile Number 3,761 and 1,071
mywebsearch.com Number 126 and 54
Lycos.com Number 1,629 and 746
Mocavo.com Number 79,586 and 14,192
Aol.com Number 62 and 18
They all have very respectable figures. Mocavo.com is definitely growing. So what about the rankings online? Well, it turns out that most of them are based on the Alexa.com rankings so the list is redundant, but here they are in order:
Of course, I have left off your favorite. But that's life. You can always tout your own favorite in a comment.
Here goes the search comparison of the known subject: Henry Martin Tanner. For this search I will add the term "arizona" to give a somewhat more focused search. If you like, you can dig back in my blog archives and find my previous comparisons, but, of course they are woefully out of date.
I will do an exact search in each search engine and give the number of results.
Google.com Total 3,010
Bing.com Total 26
Yahoo! Total 26
Ask.com No total given but about 30
Aol.com Total 2,960
mywebsearch.com Total 128
Lycos.com Total 26
Dogpile Total 84
About.com Total 0
Mocavo.com Total 710
I have to admit that the search was rigged. I already have a very good idea of how many websites contain a reference to my Great-grandfather. I have done this search as a demo so many times I am pretty confident that Google.com has the closest number. Aol.com did very well and is ranked right up there with Google actually, and Mocavo.com is moving up in the world and should be looked at. The rest fail miserably. In doing an online name search, they just aren't worth the effort.
Will Mocavo.com keep moving up in the genealogical search world? I am convinced it will. Will I start using AOL? Not likely unless there is some way to get rid of their offensive ads. Will any of the other companies figure out how to do websearches? There is always hope. Hint: There is a good reason why Google is number one.
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Was this test done with or without cookies enabled, since if you have already done a number of searches on Google for Henry Martin Tanner (and clicked some links), then when you do the search again their algorithm will pick up on that and may aggregate search terms differently. Also the ordering of results will be different depending on what you have previously clicked on.ReplyDelete
So in the case of Yahoo! or Bing it may be that you don't generally use those search engines which means they don't tailor the results as much or they may suppress some of the results.Replies
I have conducted this test on various occasions with a variety of computers including some on networks with firewalls that do not allow cookies. I always get similar results.Delete
Surprised you didn't mention GenealogyInTime Magazine's two search engines:ReplyDelete
the Genealogy Search Engine for ancestral records
and the Family Tree Search Engine for online family trees and genealogy forums
About.com isn't a search engine so it is no wonder it didn't turn up any searches for genealogical information on Henry Martin Tanner. A search on About.com will only bring up written/edited content on About.com (and its partner sites) - content which is primarily focused on how to accomplish something. It doesn't operate as a search engine and crawl the web.ReplyDelete
Also, AOL contracts with Google for its search results.


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Mohamed Diallo is a foot soldier in the army of savers that banks are leaving behind. A livery cabdriver in New York, he wants to start a fruit-importing business. But his dream is clashing with a harsh financial reality.
After subtracting the cost of leasing his cab, his rent and other expenses like food and a cellphone, the 56-year-old recent immigrant from Guinea typically has just $300 to deposit into a savings account at the end of each month.
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The loan and a $4,000 grant through a U.S. program aimed at spurring savings among low-income refugees made it possible for him to use his savings to buy a 2004 Lincoln Town Car for $8,000. "I opened a savings account, but I don't understand how to ask for a loan," he said.
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Moustapha Cisse, 49, a street vendor from Senegal who sells clothing and accessories in Manhattan, received a $2,000 loan in early August from the business center after being ticketed three times in one day for positioning his cart too far from the curb and other violations. About $1,500 of the money will be used to pay off the tickets, an expense that he says would have put his business in jeopardy. His first payment is due Sept. 15.
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BALTIMORE – UMBC women's basketball continues its road weekend on Saturday, Feb. 8 when it travels to UMass Lowell to take on the River Hawks. Tip-off is set for 1 p.m. inside Costello Athletic Gymnasium, with all the live action available free of charge on the America East digital network.
SCOUTING THE RETRIEVERS (2-20, 1-9 AEC): UMBC held New Hampshire to a season-low 13 first-half points, the lowest total for a Retrievers' opponent since Maine on Jan. 5 of last year, but the Wildcats outscored the Retrievers 33-17 in the second half en route to a 46-35 victory. Freshman forward Sara Tarbert scored a team-best 12 points and added five rebounds, while classmate Taylor McCarley chipped in nine points and six rebounds.
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SCOUTING THE RIVER HAWKS (3-18, 2-8 AEC): UMass Lowell has dropped six of its last seven contests, including Tuesday's loss to league front-runner Albany, 93-47. Junior guards Jasmine McRoy and Shannon Samuels each tabbed double-digit points in the loss, while sophomore forward Lindsey Doucette snagged a team-best 11 rebounds.
The fourth-ranked scoring offense (64.6) in the AEC during league play has McRoy, Doucette and Samuels all ranked in the top-six in the America East in scoring during league play, with each averaging over 14 points a game. McRoy ranks second behind only Albany's Shereesha Richards in scoring, averaging 15.8 points per game during conference action, while Doucette ranks fourth at 14.7 points per game and is adding 8.4 rebounds per contest. Samuels is dishing out 4.8 assists (second in the league) to go with her 14.2 points.
Newcomer UMass Lowell was picked to finish the season last in the America East, after posting an 18-9 record in Division II action last year. The River Hawks finished in fourth place in the Northeast-10 Conference with a 15-7 mark, but return just one starter from last season's squad.
INSIDE THE SERIES: UMBC meets UMass Lowell for just the second time in program history, having lost the season's previous meeting, 65-57, on Jan. 11.
2014 FIRST MEETING: UMBC's freshman forward Sara Tarbert tallied her third double-double of the season and freshman guard Emily Russo nearly added a triple-double, finishing with nine points, 10 rebounds and seven assists, but a 10-0 run over the final 4:30 of the contest gave UMass Lowell its first Division I victory, 65-57.
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As news of the ambush and slaying of five police officers following a peaceful Dallas protest on Thursday began to break, city leaders, politicians and celebrities began to issue statements on social media.
"Murdering the innocent is always evil, never more so than when the lives taken belong to those who protect our families and communities," said Former President George W. Bush, who resides in Dallas with his wife Barbara.
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Plymouth resident Gita Brown, who teaches yoga privately and in the Creative Arts Therapies program at the South Shore Conservatory, says yoga is highly beneficial to children with a variety of special needs. One of her students is 8-year-old Jaylin Melville of Sandwich, who has Down syndrome.
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Jessica Melville, Jaylin's mother, said her daughter has changed dramatically since she was a withdrawn 4-year-old who avoided eye contact. Melville, who used to bring Jaylin to Brown every Saturday, now is trained to do yoga daily with Jaylin in their Sandwich home and brings her to a session with Brown about once a month.
"At first I thought the yoga was really weird, but I trusted Gita," Melville said. "Jaylin is so much more connected to herself and the world now."
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During her session with Jaylin, Brown moved through five sequential steps: opening chant, eye movements, breathing practices, poses and deep relaxation. As she guided Jaylin through lateral, forward and backward bends, Brown was gently, lovingly playful, at one point kissing Jaylin's flexed toes.
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Brown's voice and pacing had a musical quality, not surprising since she is a classically trained clarinetist, teacher and performer, with a bachelor of music degree from the Eastman School of Music and a master of music degree from the University of Michigan. She is also board-certified in music therapy.
As the session closed, Jaylin raised and lowered her arms and breathed with Brown, who softly intoned, "My turn, your turn."
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Account Number
- A unique number assigned by a financial institution to a customer. On a credit card, this number is embossed and encoded on the plastic card.
Additional cardholder
- When you have a credit card it is possible to add an additional card to the account for use by someone else. The main cardholder has responsibility for ensuring payments on the additional card are made. Purchases are shown on the credit card statement sent monthly.
Affinity Card
- Affinity cards are credit cards that are linked to organisations like charities, political parties and sports clubs. They are a good way of raising money as the organisation receives a donation from the card issuer for every card taken out, and a small percentage based on the amount of money you spend on the card each month.
- Every retailer has a purchase limit above which they must seek authorisation from the card issuer before they can complete the sale. This can be done by telephone or electronically at the cash till. Authorisation is used to control credit card fraud. The cardholder's available credit limit is reduced by the authorized amount
Authorisation Code
- A code that an issuer or its authorizing processor provides to indicate approval or denial for an authorisation request.
Authorisation Date
- Date and Time that transaction was authorized.
Authorisation Only
- A transaction created to reserve an amount against a credit card's available limit for intended purchases; the settlement may occur within three to five days, depending on the card type.
Authorized Amount
- Currency amount approved.
Authorized Transactions
- Transaction that has been approved.
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Balance Transfer
- The process of moving an unpaid credit card debt from one issuer to another. Transfers of the balance owed may occur through the use of special checks, or may be handled directly by the issuer on your behalf.
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- An individual to whom a card is issued, or who is authorized to use an issued card.
Cash Back
- Cash back returns to you a percentage of the total amount spent on your credit card over a specific period of time, usually monthly or quarterly. This is particularly useful if you normally pay your credit card bills in full each month, as it means you get an effective discount on the products bought with your credit card.
Co-Branded Card
- A co-branded credit card is sponsored by both the issuing bank and a retail organisation such as a department store or an airline. Cardholders may get benefits such as discounts or free merchandise from the sponsoring merchant based on account usage and terms.
Credit History
- A partial profile of your financial life given within a particular time frame (usually measured in years). It shows the extent to which you pay your bills on time and how much you may owe particular parties. Credit card issuers use this information to decide whether to provide customers with credit cards.
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Data Capture
- Also known as electronic draft capture (EDC) or draft capture. A data processing term for collecting, formatting, and storing data in computer memory according to predefined fields, for example, customer name, account number, and currency amount of purchase. When a terminal reads this information from a plastic card or from entries at a terminal, the information is stored in computer memory for later output as a hard copy printout or as soft copy on a CRT display. See Electronic Draft Capture.
Data Encryption Standard (DES)
- DES. A cryptographic algorithm adopted by the National Bureau of Standards for data security. The algorithm encrypts or decrypts 64 bits of data using a 56-bit key. See also Triple DES.
Data Integrity
- Measures to prevent unauthorized alteration of data.
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- See Electronic Draft Capture.
- Electronic Data Interchange - The process conducting business electronically using a set of standardized forms and data formatting
Electronic Authorisation
- Obtaining authorisation for use of a credit card by electronic means, as via computer equipment and telephone line.
Electronic Commerce
- A system of integrated communications, data management, and security services that allow business applications within different organizations to automatically interchange information.
Electronic Draft Capture (EDC)
- EDC is a point-of-sale terminal that reads the information encoded in the magnetic stripe of bankcards. These terminals electronically authorize and capture transaction data, eliminating the need for a paper deposit.
- Conversion of plain data into encrypted data (plaintext into ciphertext).
- Encryption is the process of disguising a message (using mathematical formulas called algorithms) in such a way as to hide its substance, a process of creating secret writing.
Encryption Key
- When used in the context of encryption, a series of numbers which are used by an encryption algorithm to transform plaintext data into encrypted (ciphertext) data, and vice versa.
End-to-end Security
- Application of security measures consistently across a whole data system or process, leaving no weak points.
Expired Card
- A card on which the embossed, encoded, or printed expiration date has passed
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Fraudulent Transaction
- A transaction unauthorized by the cardholder of a bankcard. Such transactions are categorized as lost, stolen, not received, issued on a fraudulent application, counterfeit, fraudulent processing of transactions, account takeover, or other fraudulent conditions as defined by the card company or the member company.
Fraudulent User
- An individual who is not the cardholder or designee and who uses a card (or, in a mail/phone order or recurring transaction, an account number) to obtain goods or services without the cardholder's consent.
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HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol)
- HTTP is a client/server protocol for delivering hypertext material across an internet. HTTP is stateless: when a client makes multiple requests to a single HTTP server, each request is treated independently. HTTP servers do not remember the earlier requests. The stateless protocol allows HTTP servers to respond to requests quickly.
HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol - Secure)
- A variant of HTTP for handling secure transactions. Browsers that support the URL access method, "https", connect to HTTP servers using SSL. "https" is a unique protocol that is simply SSL underneath HTTP. Use "https://" for HTTP URLs with SSL and "http://" for HTTP URLs without SSL. The default "https" port number is 443.
- An active cross-reference from one resource to another. The cross-reference is called active because it is presented in a medium which allows the reader to follow it, for example by mouse-clicking it. A reader can follow hyperlinks in an HTML document using a Web browser, or navigate through online help, or follow hyperlinks between terms defined in a glossary.
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- Independent Service Organization. In the payment systems industry, a third party organization that facilitates merchant registration to accept charge or credit cards.
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Independent Service Organization (ISO)
- ISO. In the payment systems industry, a third party organization that facilitates merchant registration to accept charge or credit cards.
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Magnetic Stripe
- A stripe of magnetic information affixed to the back of a plastic credit or debit card. It contains customer and account information required to complete electronic financial transactions. The physical and magnetic characteristics of this stripe are specified in the International Organization for Standardization standards 7810, 7811, and 7813.
Magnetic-stripe Reader
- A device that reads information from the magnetic stripe and transmits that information to a transaction processor or computer terminal. Also referred to as card reader.
Magnetic-stripe Terminal
- A terminal that reads the magnetic stripe on a plastic card.
Mail/phone Order Merchant
- A merchant that transacts business by mail or phone.
Mail/phone Order Transaction
- A transaction where a cardholder orders goods or services from a merchant by telephone, mail or other means of telecommunication, and neither the card nor the cardholder is present at the merchant outlet.
Merchant Agreement
- A written agreement between a merchant and a bank containing their respective rights, duties, and warranties with respect to acceptance of the bankcard and matters related to the bankcard activity.
Merchant Bank
- Bank that has a merchant agreement with a merchant to accept (acquire) deposits generated by bankcard transactions.
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Online Financial Transaction
- A transaction that is authorized, cleared, and settled in a single online message.
Open To Buy Amount
- Currency amount of credit remaining for customer at the time of authorisation.
Order Number
- A 17 character alphanumeric field that may be used between the Cardholder and the Merchant for accounting or tracking purposes.
- This refers to a cardholder's account that has surpassed its credit limit with a transaction. (Their outstanding balance is beyond their credit limit.)
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PIN (Personal Identification Number)
- A sequence of digits used to verify the identity of the holder of a token. It is a kind of password.
Plastic (Card)
- This is a generic term used to identify any of the various cards issued to cardholders.
Point Of Sale (POS)
- Location in a merchant establishment at which the sale is consummated by payment for goods or services received.
- An informal, generally natural language description of desired system behavior. Policies may be defined for particular requirements, such as confidentiality, integrity, availability, safety, etc.
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- A hard copy document recording a transaction that took place at the point of sale, with a description that usually includes: date, merchant name/location, primary account number, amount, and reference number.
Recurring Billing
- Transactions for which a cardholder grants permission to the Merchant to periodically charge his account number for recurring goods or services.
Reference Number
- Number assigned to each monetary transaction in a descriptive billing system. Each reference number is printed on the monthly statement to aid in retrieval of the document, should it be questioned by the cardholder.
- Create a credit to a cardholder account, usually as a result of a product return or to correct an error.
Request Auth
- Submits a transaction for Authorisation Only. (See Authorisation)
Retail Merchant
- A merchant that provides goods and/or services in the retail industry, but is not a mail/phone merchant, a recurring services merchant, or a T&E merchant.
Retrieval Request
- An issuer's request for a transaction receipt, which could include the original, a paper copy or facsimile, or an electronic version thereof.
- An online financial transaction used to negate or cancel a transaction that has been sent through interchange in error.
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Service Charge
- A component of some finance charges, such as the fee for triggering an overdraft checking account into use.
Standard Floor Limit
- A floor limit that varies by merchant type. This refers to a currency limit on transactions above which authorisation requests are required.
- A written record prepared by a financial institution, usually once a month, listing all transactions for an account, including deposits, withdrawals, checks, electronic transfers, fees and other charges, and interest credited or earned. The statement is usually mailed to the customer.
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Terminal Id
- In the payment card industry, a number provided to a merchant by a credit card processor when that merchant retains the services of that credit card processor to uniquely identify a terminal. Also sometimes called the terminal number. A credit card processor may assign several terminal IDs to a given merchant's terminals although that merchant has a single merchant ID with that processor.
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User Authentication
- Process of validating that a user is who the user represents himself/herself as.
User Id
- The identity of the person authorized to log on to the system.
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Variable Interest Rate
- With variable-rate cards, the APR changes when interest rates or other economic indicators change. Also known as a floating rate.
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What are accounts payable?
Money a company owes for merchandise or services bought on credit. (Source: SmartMoney)
What are accounts receivable?
Money owed to a company for merchandise or services bought on credit. (Source: SmartMoney)
What is an affiliate?
Two companies are affiliated when one owns less than a majority stake of the other, or when both are subsidiaries of a third company. Or, generally, any association between two companies that is short of a parent-subsidiary tie. (Source: SmartMoney)
What is an annual percentage rate?
The interest rate borrowers pay on a loan. Most of a loan's upfront fees are factored into the APR. (Source: SmartMoney)
What is a balance of payments?
A statement of a country's trade and financial transactions with the rest of the world over a period of time. (Source: SmartMoney)
What is currency?
Money that circulates in an economy. Also refers to a country's official unit of exchange. (Source: SmartMoney)
What is a depreciation?
A decline in value. In accounting, a reduction of earnings to write off the cost of an asset over its estimated useful life. (Source: SmartMoney)
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Heredity and Cancer
Cancer is such a common disease that it is no surprise that many families have at least a few members who have had cancer. Sometimes, certain types of cancer seem to run in some families. This can be caused by a number of factors. Often, family members have certain risk factors in common, such as smoking, which can cause many types of cancer.
But in some cases the cancer is caused by an abnormal gene that is being passed along from generation to generation. Although this is often referred to as inherited cancer, what is inherited is the abnormal gene that can lead to cancer, not the cancer itself. Only about 5% to 10% of all cancers are inherited. This document focuses on those cancers.
DNA, genes, and chromosomes
Cancer is a disease of abnormal gene function. Genes are pieces of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid). They contain the instructions on how to make the proteins the body needs to function, when to destroy damaged cells, and how to keep the cells in balance. Your genes control things such as hair color, eye color, and height. They also can affect your chance of getting certain diseases, such as cancer.
An abnormal change in a gene is called a mutation. The 2 types of mutations are inherited and acquired (somatic).
- Inherited gene mutations are passed from parent to child through the egg or sperm. These mutations are in every cell in the body.
- Acquired (somatic) mutations are not present in the egg or sperm. These mutations are acquired at some point in the person's life, and are more common than inherited mutations. This type of mutation occurs in one cell, and then is passed on to any new cells that are the offspring of that cell.
Genes are found on long strands of DNA called chromosomes. Humans have 23 pairs of chromosomes in each cell. We inherit one set of chromosomes from each parent. Each chromosome can contain hundreds or thousands of genes that are passed from the parents to the child. Every cell in your body has all of the genes you were born with. Although all cells have the same genes and chromosomes, different cells (or types of cells) may use different genes. For example, muscle cells use a different set of genes than skin cells use. The genes that the cell doesn't need are turned off and not used. The genes that the cell is using are activated or turned on.
Genes and cancer
Genes seem to have 2 major roles in cancer. Some, called oncogenes, can cause cancer. Others, known as tumor suppressor genes, stop cancer from developing or growing. More information about oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes can be found in our document, Oncogenes, Tumor Suppressor Genes, and Cancer.
Oncogenes are mutated forms of certain normal genes of the cell called proto-oncogenes. Proto-oncogenes are often genes that normally control what kind of cell it is and how often it grows and divides. When a proto-oncogene mutates (changes) into an oncogene, it turns on or activates when it is not supposed to be. When this occurs, the cell can grow out of control, leading to cancer.
Tumor suppressor genes are normal genes that slow down cell division, repair DNA mistakes, or tell cells when to die (a process known as apoptosis or programmed cell death). When tumor suppressor genes don't work properly, cells can grow out of control, which can lead to cancer.
A tumor suppressor gene is like the brake pedal on a car. It normally keeps the cell from dividing too quickly just as a brake keeps a car from going too fast. When something goes wrong with the gene, such as a mutation, cell division can get out of control.
An important difference between oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes is that oncogenes result from the activation(turning on) of proto-oncogenes, but tumor suppressor genes cause cancer when they are inactivated (turned off).
Even if you were born with healthy genes, some of them can become changed (mutated) over the course of your life. These mutations are known as sporadic or somatic, meaning they are not inherited. Sporadic mutations cause most cases of cancer. These mutations may be caused by things that we are exposed to in our environment, including cigarette smoke, radiation, hormones, and diet (although in many cases there is no obvious cause). More gene mutations build up as we get older, leading to a higher risk of cancer.
When someone has inherited an abnormal copy of a gene, their cells already start out with one mutation. This makes it all the easier (and quicker) for enough mutations to build up for a cell to become cancer. That is why cancers that are inherited tend to occur earlier in life than cancers of the same type that are not inherited.
When should I worry?
When many cases of cancer occur in a family, it is most often due to chance or because family members have been exposed to a common toxin, such as cigarette smoking. Less often, these cancers may be caused by an inherited gene mutation. (These are called family cancer syndromes.) Certain things make it more likely that an abnormal gene is causing cancers in a family, such as
- Many cases of an uncommon or rare type of cancer (like kidney cancer)
- Cancers occurring at younger ages than usual (like colon cancer in a 20 year old)
- More than one type of cancer in a single person (like a woman with both breast and ovarian cancer)
- Cancers occurring in both of a pair of organs (both eyes, both kidneys, both breasts)
- More than one childhood cancer in a set of siblings (like sarcoma in both a brother and a sister)
Before you decide that cancer runs in your family, first gather some information. For each case of cancer, look at:
- Who is affected? How are we related?
- What type of cancer is it? Is it rare?
- How old was this relative when they were diagnosed?
- Did this person get more than one type of cancer?
- Did they smoke or have other known risk factors?
Cancer in a close relative, like a parent or sibling (brother or sister), is more cause for concern than cancer in a more distant relative. Even if the cancer was from a gene mutation, the chance of it passing on to you gets lower with more distant relatives.
It is also important to look at each side of the family separately. Having 2 relatives with cancer is more concerning if the people are related to each other (meaning that they are both on the same side of the family). For example, if both relatives are your mother's brothers it means more than if one was your father's brother and the other was your mother's brother.
The type of cancer matters, too. More than one case of the same rare cancer is more worrisome than cases of a more common cancer. And having the same type of cancer in many relatives is more concerning than if it is several different kinds of cancer. Still, in some family cancer syndromes, a few types of cancer seem to go together. For example, breast cancer and ovarian cancer run together in families with hereditary breast and ovarian cancer syndrome (HBOC). Colon and endometrial cancers tend to go together in a syndrome called hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC), also known as Lynch syndrome.
The age of the person when the cancer was diagnosed is also important. For example, colon cancer is rare in people under 30. Having 2 or more cases in close relatives under 30 could be a sign of an inherited cancer syndrome. On the other hand, prostate cancer is very common in elderly men, so if both your father and his brother were found to have prostate cancer when they were in their 80s, it is less likely to be due to an inherited gene change.
When many relatives have the same type of cancer it is important to notice if the cancer could be related to smoking. For example, lung cancer is commonly caused by smoking, so many cases of lung cancer in a family of heavy smokers is more likely to be due to smoking than to an inherited gene change.
Types of cancer
For many types of cancer, a portion of those cancers are linked to a family history. Breast, ovarian, prostate, and colon are some of these cancers. Some of these are discussed briefly here, but only to help explain heredity and cancer. Please refer to the American Cancer Society specific cancer site documents for more information about a particular type of cancer and its genetic components, diagnosis, and treatment.
Breast cancer
Many women are concerned that breast cancer seems to run in their family. A woman who has a first-degree relative (a mother, sister, or daughter) with breast cancer is about twice as likely to develop breast cancer as a woman without a family history of this cancer. Still, most cases of breast cancer, even those in close relatives, are not part of a family cancer syndrome caused by an inherited gene mutation.
The chance that someone has an inherited form of breast cancer is higher the younger they are when they get the cancer and the more relatives they have with the disease. Inherited breast cancer can be caused by several different genes, but the most common are BRCA1 and BRCA2. Inherited mutations in these genes cause hereditary breast and ovarian cancer syndrome (HBOC). Along with breast and ovarian cancer, this syndrome can also lead to male breast cancer, pancreatic cancer, prostate cancer, as well as some others. This syndrome is more common in women of Ashkenazi Jewish descent than it is in the general US population.
Women with a strong family history of breast cancer may choose to undergo genetic counseling to estimate their risk for inherited breast cancer. They then can choose to be tested to find out if they have a breast cancer gene mutation. If a mutation is present, the woman has a high risk of developing breast cancer. She may start getting mammograms at an age younger than 40, have special breast cancer screening tests, or take other measures to try to reduce her risk of getting breast cancer.
Colon cancer
One cause of hereditary colon cancer is a disease called familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP). People with this disease start getting colon polyps by their teen years, and over time may have hundreds of polyps in their colon. If left alone, at least one of these polyps will become cancer. The gene for this syndrome is called APC, and testing for mutations in this gene is available. If FAP is diagnosed early in life, surgery to remove the colon is often used to stop the cancer from developing.
The most common inherited syndrome that increases a person's risk for colon cancer is called hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC), or Lynch syndrome. People with this syndrome have a high risk of colorectal cancer. Most of these cancers occur before age 50. People with HNPCC may also have polyps, but they only have a few, not hundreds as in FAP. HNPCC also leads to a high risk of endometrial cancer (cancer in the lining of the uterus) in women. Other cancers linked with HNPCC include cancer of the ovary, stomach, small intestine, pancreas, kidney, brain, ureters (tubes that carry urine from the kidneys to the bladder), and bile duct.
HNPCC is caused by mutations in one of the DNA repair enzyme genes MLH1, MSH2, MSH6, PMS1, or PMS2. Mutations in these genes can be found through genetic testing. Another option for people with colorectal cancer is to have the tumor tissue tested for changes that can be caused when one of these genes is faulty. These changes are known as microsatellite instability (or MSI). Having normal findings (no MSI) implies that HNPCC is not present and that the genes that cause it are normal.
Someone who is known to carry an HNPCC gene mutation may start colonoscopy screening at an early age (such as during their early 20s) to find cancers and polyps early. Some people even have surgery to remove of most of the colon to try to prevent cancer from starting. Women with HNPCC may choose to be screened for endometrial cancer. Some even have their uterus removed after they have finished having children.
Childhood cancers
Like adult cancers, most childhood cancers are not inherited. They are caused by mutations acquired during the child's life. Some of these may even have occurred before the child was born (while still in the womb). A few types of childhood cancers are known to occur more often in some families. Some of these are due to hereditary cancer syndromes.
Retinoblastoma: This is a childhood cancer that starts in the eye. It can be caused by an inherited mutation in the tumor suppressor gene Rb. In about 1 out of 4 children with retinoblastoma, the abnormal gene is in every cell in the body. In most of these cases, this is due to a new mutation (gene change) in the sperm or egg. In some cases though, the abnormal copy of Rb was inherited from a parent.
Even though the child has a remaining normal copy of the Rb gene, he or she is likely to develop this cancer. This is because there is no backup to stop the mutated gene from making abnormal cells if the remaining healthy Rb gene stops working in even one cell.
Patients with the hereditary form of retinoblastoma are more likely to get tumors in both eyes. They also have an increased risk of developing other types of cancer, including cancers of the bone, brain, nasal cavities, and a type of skin cancer (melanoma).
Li-Fraumeni syndrome: This syndrome occurs when a person inherits a mutation in the gene for p53 (TP53, a tumor suppressor gene). A normal gene for p53 stops the growth of abnormal cells. People with a TP53 gene abnormality have a higher risk of childhood sarcoma, leukemia, and brain (central nervous system) cancers.
Li-Fraumeni syndrome also raises the risk of cancers of the breast and adrenal glands. One study showed that 15% of Li-Fraumeni patients who had cancer were diagnosed later with a second cancer, and some developed a third and fourth cancer later on.
Genetic counseling and testing
People with a strong family history of cancer may want to find out about their genetic makeup. This knowledge may help the person or other family members in planning health care for the future. Since inherited mutations affect all cells of a person's body, they can often be identified by genetic testing that is done on blood samples. Genetic counseling and testing may be recommended for some people with a strong family history of cancer. For more information on genetic testing, refer to our document, Genetic Testing: What You Need to Know.
Future directions
The Human Genome Project is an international program devoted to determining the complete DNA sequence in humans. Although all the genes have been listed, there is still a great deal to learn about what protein each gene makes. Researchers need to find out how each gene fits into the body's activities at the cellular level and the effect that activity has on diseases such as cancer.
The hope is that the Human Genome Project will some day provide a single reference to all human genetic information, including cancer genes and markers. The impact this project will have on the future of cancer is profound. You can read more about the Human Genome Project on the Web at www.genome.gov.


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2005 Honda Pilot EX for sale.
It's 3.5L 6 cyl, V-TEC engine with automatic transmission.
Has power windows and door locks, power mirrors, power/tilt steering, A/C and cruise control.
Comes with factory AM/FM Radio and 6-Disc CD Changer. Gray cloth interior with electrically adjustable front driver's seat. Third row seats. Dual climate controls. All wheel drive with 4WD locking differential, traction control and ABS equipped. Alloy wheels and good tires. Good brakes all around. Fresh oil change. No issues or problems of any kind. Runs and drives excellent!
Has only 132,056 actual miles and Washington Rebuilt title. VIN: 2HKYF18435H544047.
Asking $5,500. Please call or text whenever, (253) 709-3138. Thank you.
|Front head room
|42 "
|Rear head room
|41 "
|Front shoulder room
|62 "
|Rear shoulder room
|61 "
|Front hip room
|58 "
|Rear hip room
|57 "
|Front leg room
|41.4 "
|Rear leg room
|37.4 "
|Luggage capacity
|16.3 Cu.Ft.
|Maximum cargo capacity
|90.3 Cu.Ft.
|Standard seating
|188.0 "
|Body width
|77.3 "
|Body height
|71.7 "
|106.3 "
|Ground clearance
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|4,431 Lbs.
|Gross weight
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|Fuel tank capacity
|20.4 Gal.
|EPA mileage estimates
|17 City / 22 Hwy
|Base engine size
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|Base engine type
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The Honda Pilot gets a new engine for 2005, giving it a significant boost in power, along with other revisions that improve this sport-utility.
The Pilot is the Honda of SUVs, practical, efficient, reliable, and powerful. That last one is aided by an all-new 255-horsepower 3.5-liter V6 paired with a five-speed automatic transmission and an advanced four-wheel-drive system. The Pilot drives more like a car than a truck, with the crisp, predictable handling for which Honda is known. Yet it delivers impressive fuel economy. As a Honda, it offers quality, durability and reliability.
Capable of seating up to eight passengers, the Pilot is not a small vehicle. It's larger overall than a Toyota Highlander and Nissan Murano it's wider than a Ford Explorer, and it offers more cargo space.
The 2005 model year also brings enhanced safety in the form of a tire pressure monitor, electronic stability control, revised steering and an upgraded air bag system.
All Pilots come with the new V6, all-wheel drive, and a five-speed automatic. Two models are available: LX ($27,350) and EX ($29,920). Both are well equipped.
The LX comes with air conditioning, cruise control, AM/FM/CD stereo, power windows, mirrors and door locks, and a rear wiper. Standard safety features: anti-lock brakes, front-passenger frontal and side-impact airbags.
The EX raises the ante with synchronized front and rear automatic climate control, a power driver's seat with adjustable lumbar support, an outside temperature indicator, HomeLink garage-door remote, a premium seven-speaker stereo with cassette and 6-disc CD changer, steering-wheel audio controls. EX can be distinguished by its aluminum alloy wheels and body-colored moldings, mirrors and door handles. Safety is enhanced by an electronic stability control system that Honda calls Vehicle Stability Assist.
Option packages for the EX include the leather interior ($2,200) with heated front seats and side mirrors. The entertainment package ($3,700) includes the leather package and rear-seat DVD video system. The navigation package ($4,200) adds leather and a satellite-linked guidance system. A towing package and brush guards are available as dealer-installed accessories.
The Pilot gracefully borrows key styling cues from Honda's smaller CR-V. The grille and headlights are a careful enlargement of the CR-V's fluid wraparound face.
The wheel arches are aggressive enough to offset any impression that this is a toy truck, but subtle enough to be consistent with the Pilot's likely hangouts in upscale neighborhoods and suburban mall parking lots. Large Honda badges on the grille and liftgate make it clear that the company is proud of the Pilot, and expects customers to feel the same way.
Honda has limited the amount of matte-black plastic bodywork that seems to be increasingly popular on sport-utilities, and we appreciate that. Body-colored moldings give the Pilot EX a more refined, upscale look. The Pilot's only nod to this allegedly rugged SUVness is the step on the rear bumper (a good thing) and rubberized plastic guards under both bumpers. Roof rails are standard on the EX, but if you want the crossbars that actually turn them into a true cargo rack, you'll have to get them as an accessory from your dealer.
The Pilot can seat up to eight, but some of them best be small. The second-row seats are comfortable for adults, but the third-row seats are more suited for children.
The second- and third-row seats are slightly higher than those ahead, theater style, improving forward visibility for passengers. The second-row seatbacks recline, albeit with limited range. The second row can slide fore and aft, allowing leg room for the second and third rows to be adjusted according to the size of the passengers. Getting into the third row is aided by the seat design. Flip a lever and the second-row seatback pivots forward while the entire seat slides forward. The seat returns to its original position by pushing on the seat back.
Pilot's seating system is exceptionally versatile for handling a mix of cargo and people. Both rows of rear seats are split 60/40. The second-row seat folds away easily via a single lever and drops the seat flush to the floor. There are no gaps in the cargo floor as with some SUVs such as the Ford Explorer.
In terms of cargo capacity, the Pilot is among the best in its class. With both rear rows folded flat, the Pilot offers 90.3 cubic feet of cargo space. That's considerably more than the GMC Envoy or Chevy Trailblazer (80.1 cubic feet), Ford Explorer (81.3) or Toyota Highlander (80.6) or Nissan Murano (81.6). Moreover, the Pilot's load floor is four feet wide, allowing full sheets of building materials to fit inside.
Up front, the Pilot's bucket seats are spacious and comfortable. The LX model's manual seat adjustments are simple but effective. A driver's foot rest, or dead pedal, is standard on all models for 2005, a welcome addition. All controls are easily accessible by the driver. Visibility is excellent in all directions with as little obstruction as you'll find in an SUV.
In a particularly clever move, Honda made the largest dial in the center of the instrument panel a switch to shift the audio controls from front- to rear-seat audio. Several observers with young children immediately recognized this as the control they would use most, and they appreciated its large size and central placement. The other instruments and controls will be familiar to anyone who has driven a Honda. The company seldom varies much from the layout that for decades has proven to be a model of ergonomics. Most of the Pilot's switches operate with a satisfying, positive action.
All is not perfect inside the Pilot, however. The minivan-like column shifter is spindly and moves in an ovoid path, like that of the Odyssey. The thin, sliding plastic lid over the center console works fine, but is not aesthetically appealing and sounds cheap when you drop a set of keys on top of it. Buttresses on the sides of the center console look like they'll collect detritus. The fold-out cell-phone holder with a power outlet seems at first a nice feature, but blocks the two cupholders in front of it.
Nonetheless, the console provides plenty of storage space in a compartment behind the cell-phone holder (where our cell phone ended up most of the time). A covered compartment located below the Pilot's center stack provides more storage in the space between the console and the instrument panel.
The Pilot is loaded with kid-friendly stuff. There's a cupholder for every seat and pockets on the seatbacks in the first two rows. The EX includes a second-row fold-down activity tray with more cupholders and storage for pocket-sized electronic games or fast food, including a little spot that cradles sauce containers.
The optional seven-inch DVD screen doesn't take up much space when not in use yet it's easily viewed from all of the rear seats when deployed from the headliner. Audio and video input jacks are provided for a variety of electronic accessories, from camcorders to portable VCRs to game consoles. The system includes two sets of cordless headphones, with jacks for three more wired s.
The Honda Pilot shares its platform with the Acura MDX sport-utility and Odyssey minivan, both highly successful vehicles. Like the MDX and Odyssey, the Pilot is a joy in daily use. We found it easy to maneuver and park in crowded parking lots.
The Pilot shares mechanical features (engine, transmission, all-wheel-drive system, and brakes) with the more expensive Acura MDX, and it shows. The Pilot's road manners seem just a little better than necessary to compete in this class. Pilot was developed primarily for highways and city streets, though its ground clearance, suspension travel and standard tires are fine for light off-highway duty.
The new 255-horsepower 3.5-liter V6 is more than adequate to propel the Pilot, which weighs in at 4400 pounds. Acceleration is excellent, particularly in the 30-60 mph range that matters most in daily use. The Pilot outguns the V6-powered Toyota Highlander by 25 horsepower. More important, the engine produces 250 pound-feet of torque from 3000 to 5000 rpm, slightly more than the Toyota V6. The big 4.2-liter six-cylinder in the Chevrolet TrailBlazer and GMC Envoy produce 275 horsepower and 275 pound-feet of torque, but are based on truck chassis and are about 200 pounds heavier than the Pilot. They don't have five-speed automatic transmissions and their fuel economy is slightly lower.
The new Honda engine features a broad and flat torque curve, very low emissions and high fuel economy. The new drive-by-wire throttle replaces a conventional throttle cable with an all-electronic system that relays throttle pedal position to the engine computer. The new system reduces overall weight by incorporating the cruise control system and reduces shift shock by communicating with the transmission during up- and down-shifts.
The Pilot's five-speed automatic transmission shifts smoothly and precisely, even under hard acceleration. It benefits from Honda's Grade Logic Control system, which monitors throttle position, speed and acceleration to avoid hunting between gears. The transmission's computer controller holds lower gears longer than normal for better performance going up hills, or to provide engine braking on downhill grades. Fourth and fifth gear ratios have been revised for 2005 to improve fuel efficiency.
The all-wheel-drive system is Honda's full-time VTM-4 (Variable Torque Management 4WD) with an electronically locking rear differential. Most power is delivered to the front wheels, but Honda's AWD is a bit more proactive than most similar systems. Based on a front-drive layout, Honda's system doesn't wait for the front wheels to slip to spread the power around; it sends some of the power to the rear wheels any time the driver accelerates. The push-button differential lock improves traction in extremely slippery or stuck conditions by making sure both rear tires get power. So equipped, Honda rates the Pilot for what it calls medium off-road duty, including 30-degree dirt grades.
Need true off-road ability to climb steep, unpaved hills or traverse bolder fields? The Pilot won't fit the bill. Need to make it down a rough dirt road to a cottage on the lake, or along a forest trail to an undeveloped campsite? Pilot is up to the job.
The Pilot's speed-variable rack-and-pinion steering provides good feedback and adjusts power assist smoothly as the SUV accelerates. The steering wheel returns to center comfortably and intuitively for maneuvers in parking lots and tight driveways.
Overall ride and handling compares better to midsize cars than to truck-based SUVs. The Pilot is stable at highway speeds, nimble in parking lots and sufficiently well-damped to run over winter-buckled and pothole-laden urban streets without discomfiting its passengers. The steering wheel transmits road conditions enough to keep the driver informed without jerking the wheel at every pavement disruption. Passengers in the second-row seats found the ride equally comf.
The Honda Pilot is a reasonably priced, good-looking, practical sport utility that offers exceptional interior space, excellent comfort and good power for the money. It brings Honda values, including an overall efficiency of design and operation, excellent build quality and a reputation for reliability to the medium-size SUV class. It also brings Honda's pricing strategy, which means choices for individual options are limited. You'll have to buy the high-trim EX if you want any options.
If what you need more than anything is the family-friendly versatility of a minivan, with the security presented by all-wheel drive and the higher seating position of an SUV, then give Pilot serious consideration. In a world where many SUVs take up far more space than their utility justifies, and drink far more gas than their performance merits, the Pilot is a breath of fresh air.
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When Suzanne Myers and Adam Pincus moved from their Manhattan apartment to the Boerum Hill neighborhood of Brooklyn in 2009, they transformed a classic 1850s brownstone into a chic but cozy home for their growing family. Like many Manhattan transplants, the couple came to Brooklyn in search of more space and light--and the possibility of a yard where their small boys could kick a soccer ball around.
"I remember walking into this house for the first time," says Suzanne, a writer, producer, and film director. (She helped develop The September Issue, a critically acclaimed documentary film about Vogue editor Anna Wintour.) "We looked at each other and said, 'We love this. How can we make this work?'"
Make it work they did, choosing to see the bright side of the fact that the previous owners hadn't renovated in more than 40 years. "That left us a lot of funky charm to work with," Suzanne says. The happy discovery that they did not need to reconfigure the layout of the house (they live in the top three floors and rent out the ground-floor apartment) added to this cheerful attitude. But the decay of the old house's inner workings did dictate that it become a major renovation project.
Suzanne's father, renowned California modernist architect Barton Myers, drew up what plans they needed. "Stylistically, it's not his thing, but he does have a soft spot for traditional; he's from Virginia, after all," Suzanne says with a laugh.
When it came to decorating the house, Suzanne and Adam leaned toward a style that is a mix of off-center traditional and mid-century modern with a healthy dose of whimsy thrown in. The cobalt-blue kitchen was Suzanne's vision. The stainless-steel nautical hardware and collection of Bauer pottery are Adam's contribution. (A native Californian, Adam is head of content for a media agency and a television producer who recently worked with George Clooney on a documentary.) He has scoured flea markets and junk shops for Bauer since he was a teenager. He scored the antique tripod lamp that's now in the den at a Paris flea market and persuaded a skeptical flight crew to let him stash it in an overhead compartment for the trip home. He also found almost all of the doors and hardware for the house at salvage outlets.
The "parlor floor," or second level, is furnished with a mix of traditional furniture (the reproduction Chippendale sofa) and modern classics (the antique Corbusier armchairs), many of which are hand-me-downs from Suzanne's family. Much of the like-minded couple's decorating style seems to be intuitive. A rare moment of indecision over dining chairs for their olive-green metal dining room table was solved when they spotted at Ikea a smaller version of the classic Shaker chairs they were eyeing at Design Within Reach. The next floor up houses the master bedroom and a den/office/guest room. Suzanne, who loves wallpaper but didn't want to overpower the smallish rooms with pattern, satisfied her yen by papering just one wall in the master bedroom and den. The sophisticated effect makes a great backdrop for the couple's eclectic collections of furniture and artwork.
The boys' playroom and bedrooms are tucked away on the top floor of the house. It's a cozy, colorful hideaway with a spy's-eye view of the rooftops and gardens below.
The bustling Brooklyn neighborhood is overflowing with children, unique shops, and top-notch restaurants. "There are young families up and down this block," Suzanne says. "On Halloween, it's like Sesame Street. I can't believe how lucky we are to live this way in New York."
Architect: Barton Myers, Barton Myers Associates Inc., 1025 Westwood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90024; 310/208-2227, bartonmyers.com. Contractor: Isogon Interum, LLC, 204 28th St., Brooklyn, NY 11232-1604; 718/369-9587.
Photography: Jonny Valiant
Produced by Sabine Rothman
Armchairs (vintage 1960s, Corbusier); pillows on armchairs; sofa (Chippendale reproduction): owner's collection.
Sofa fabric: Brunschwig & Fils, 800/538-1880, brunschwig.com.
Drapery ("Mantadia"): Anthropologie, 800/309-2500, anthropologie.com.
Apple and pear prints on wall (by Enzo Mari): Nova 68 Modern Design, 800/420-4137, nova68.com.
Hanging pendant light: The Conran Shop, 866/755-9079, conranusa.com.
Bookcase (custom, for vinyl record albums): Furniture Design by Knossos, 718/729-0404.
Lamps on bookcase: Abingdon 12, 212/206-6845. abingdon12.com.
Floor lamp: West Elm, 866/428-6468, westelm.com.
Wall paint ("Floral White" #OC-29); trim and door paint ("Horizon" #OC-53): Benjamin Moore & Co., 888/236-6667, benjaminmoore.com.
Ceiling ("Best White," custom color): Isogon Interum LLC, 718/369-9587.
Ceiling rosette: Felber Ornamental Plastering Corp., 800/392-6896, felber.net.
Flooring: original to house.
Here, as in many Brooklyn brownstones, the parlor floor houses the kitchen and dining room.
Table ("Strut Table"/Dark Olive): Blu Dot, 612/782-1844, bludot.com.
Chairs ("Salt Chairs" #12592): Design Within Reach, 866/377-0825, dwr.com.
Light fixture over table (from EBay); area rug (family heirloom); mirror (tag sale); mantel (original to house): owner's collection.
Wall paint ("Floral White" #OC-29); trim and door paint ("Horizon" #OC-53): Benjamin Moore & Co., 888/236-6667, benjaminmoore.com.
Ceiling ("Best White," custom color): Isogon Interum LLC, 718/369-9587.
"I imagined the inside of a Fabergé egg, all sparkling blue and white," is how Suzanne describes the inspiration for the color of the kitchen.
Cabinetry (custom): Isogon Interum LLC, 718/369-9587.
Cabinetry finish ("Van Deusen Blue" #HC-156): Benjamin Moore & Co., 888/236-6667, benjaminmoore.com.
Hardware (Flush Ring Pull with Solid Center): Baldwin, 800/566-1986, baldwinhardware.com. Through Simon's New York, 212/532-9220, simonsny.com. Stove: Bosch, 800/866-2022, boschappliances.com.
Sink: Shaw's Original Collection by Rohl, 800/777-9762, rohlhome.com.
Refrigerator: Jenn-Air, 800/536-6247, jennair.com.
Pottery (styled after vintage Bauer): Bauer Pottery, 888/213-0800, bauerpottery.com
An Eileen Gray desk and a chair from a Paris flea market face Cole & Son wallpaper.
Wallpaper facing desk ("Orchid" #66/4030, Contemporary I Collection, by Cole & Son): Lee Jofa, 800/453-3563, leejofa.com.
Desk (antique, by Eileen Gray); desk chair (flea-market find); desk-chair fabric (by Thomas O'Brien): owner's collection.
Desk lamp (Thomas O'Brien for Target): Target, target.com, product line varies.
Art Nouveau-style wallpaper from Cole & Son in the master bedroom complements a vintage Eames chair.
Wallpaper ("Lily" #69/3110, Contemporary II Collection, by Cole & Son): Lee Jofa, 800/453-3563, leejofa.com.
Mirror: original to house.
Chair (vintage Eames LCW (lounge chair wood): owner's collection.
Grass cloth warms the walls of the den/office/guest room. The marble fireplace is original to the house.
Wallpaper (grasscloth): Walnut Wallpaper, 323/932-9166, walnutwallpaper.com.
Sofa ("Nomade"): Ligne Roset, 212/375-1036, ligne-roset-usa.com.
Coffee table (vintage); chair; tripod floor lamp (Paris flea market): owner's collection. Area rug ("Cowhide"): West Elm, 888/922-4119, westelm.com.
Mantel (original to house); mirror (tag sale); ceiling fixture (original to ouse): owner's collection.
The top floor is the kids' domain, with this playroom and their bedrooms.
Child's table: target, target.com (product line varies).
Rug under table: IKEA, 800/434-4532, ikea.com. Bookcases: custom.
Blackboard: blackboard paint.