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THERE'S SOMETHING PRIMAL that draws us to high places. Long before parachutes and observation decks, people were climbing cliffs and trees and daring each other to look down. This penchant must be part of what attracts us to high-rise hotels and resorts, a sector of the hospitality industry whose popularity continues to, well, rise. While many of these hotels offer far more than just height, inevitably most of their guests find themselves returning for the view.
Take Dubai's Burj Al Arab (pictured), for instance. If Louis XIV could have built vertically, Versailles might have looked like this sail-shaped structure towering 1,053 feet above the Persian Gulf. Self-billed as the "most luxurious hotel in the world," it boasts an absurdly opulent interior that's a riot of Italian marble and gold leaf. There are personal butlers, a "pillow menu" with 13 options, a fleet of Rolls-Royces for hire and (if cars are too down-to-earth) a helipad. The landscape definitely gets in on the act, though, as the view from the aptly named Skyview Bar, situated in an ovoid tube 656 feet above sea level, is spectacular.
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High-rise hospitality isn't a recent development, however. Completed in 1957, Moscow's Radisson Royal Hotel (formerly the Hotel Ukraine) stood for two decades as the world's tallest hotel. While the neoclassical façade speaks to Communist Russia's infatuation with muscular buildings, the recently restored interior is a subtle mingling of old-world elegance and sleek utility. The czars would have approved of the lobby, with its marble floor and frescoed ceiling, though it's hard to say what they'd have made of the Wi-Fi-equipped library. Standing at 650 feet, the Radisson Royal affords panoramic views of the Moskva River, but the most arresting sight of all might be the one from the outside, showing Stalin's fantastical, forbidding interpretation of the skyscraper.
There's little that's low-key about the Ritz-Carlton Hong Kong, the tallest hotel in the world, which occupies floors 102 to 118 of a sparkling new skyscraper on Victoria Harbor. The top floor is home to the restaurant-bar Ozone, which is what you'll be inhaling when you step onto its al fresco terrace. Yet while the hotel offers stunning views of Hong Kong, you'll struggle to avert your eyes from the décor: Everywhere you look, there's a swirling chandelier, a mirrored column, a glowing lattice, an impossibly stylized chair. The hotel describes itself as "taking luxury to new heights"; it's also taking luxury to new extremes.
In New York, if you had to pick the city's loftiest hotel suite, you could do worse than the Ty Warner Penthouse at the Four Seasons New York. Not only is the suite at the top of the city's highest hotel, on the 52nd floor, but it also comes with one of the world's steepest daily room rates ($35,000, plus tax). Non-billionaires looking to feast their eyes on the view can head to the hotel's signature restaurant, L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon, which provides some of the best celebrity-spotting in town.
Speaking of celebrities, Donald Trump has a well-publicized aversion to the small scale, so it's no surprise that he should lend his name to the Trump International Hotel & Tower Chicago, the steel and glass edifice that looms 92 stories over the Loop. But comparisons to The Donald only go so far. The muted, elegant interior suggests old-money Midwestern understatement rather than conspicuous wealth; the staff is friendly and attentive without being overbearing; and a premium is always placed on comfort over style. Even taking into account the hotel's lavish amenities, the only truly grandiose thing about it is what lies beyond its windows: the big-shouldered Chicago skyline, jostling along the shores of Lake Michigan, a spectacle that will never seem subdued.


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NOT so long ago Clunes was a dying town.
Popular cafe/lolly shop Widow Twanky's owner Tim Hayes recalls when he came to Clunes just over a decade ago most of Fraser Street had shut up shop in the former gold mining hamlet.
Fast forward a few years, and Clunes is a thriving township with most of its main street stores open for business and locals describing a relaxed and friendly community.
So what happened to rejuvenate the home of Victoria's first official gold strike? In 2006, the very first Clunes Booktown helped put the town on the map.
Based on a European-style concept, Booktown is now Australia's largest collection of rare, out-of-print, small press, second hand and collectable books.
Clunes has also since become an international Booktown and is described as a "vibrant, rural, cultural hub for book writing and ideas".
Author Peter Merck also describes what attracted him to Clunes nine years ago.
Mr Merck came to finish writing a book and stayed for the peace and tranquility, plus the local fishing.
"You get to see all the beauty spots tourists don't get to see, along the lower levels of the plain," Mr Merck said.
Michael Spalding was also drawn to the town a few years ago and is now keen to set up a yoga retreat at nearby Durach.
"You can walk down the street and chat with people," Mr Spalding said.
"And I love books. I've always loved books."
The Basics
Municipality: Hepburn Shire
Population: 900
First settled: 1839
Main industries: Grazing, gold mining.
Claim to fame: Clunes was the sight of Victoria's first official gold strike.
Five fast facts
1. Major Mitchell passed through Clunes in 1836 and pronounced it "good".
2. Clunes is surrounded by rounded hills which are actually extinct volcanoes.
3. Clunes is one of the most intact 19th-century towns in the central goldfields.
4. The main street of Clunes, Fraser Street, has been the setting for many films, including Mad Max and Ned Kelly.
5. The first European settler was 21-year-old Donald Cameron, who named the town after his birthplace in Scotland, which means "a pleasant place" in Gaelic.
Five things to do
1. Head to the annual Booktown event, which brings together book sellers, writers and speakers from all over Australia and is staged right across the town.
2. The Mount Beckworth Nature Reserve was the site of bushranger Captain Moonlight's hold-out and provides numerous walks, rides, climbs, camp spots, horse riding, rock climbing, bushwalking, bike riding, caving, bird watching and abseiling possibilities.
3. The Clunes Museum contains exhibits of life during the gold rush and early settlement, as well as maps, brochures and tourist information.
4. Mt Coghill, Mount Beckworth and Eastern Peake wineries are all located in the Clunes area.
5. Take a scenic drive or walk around the Port Phillip mine, the site of Australia's first gold rush. There are plenty of plaques and old mining equipment to look at.
Clunes confectionary retailer Tim Hayes. PICTURE: JUSTIN WHITELOCK
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About half of the 102 original Mayflower passengers died within the first year. So everyone claiming Mayflower ancestry has to trace their lineage back to one of the survivors (some of those who died had children, but the pool of possible ancestors is limited to a list produced by more than a hundred years of research. The "official" keeper of the list is the General Society of Mayflower Descendants (GSMD). Membership in the Society would seem pretty simple; all you have to do is prove a direct line connection with one of the people on the list or any of their descendants. That may sound simple, but I had one person during the past week who claimed to be a descendant and it turned out the person her family claimed as an ancestor died without any provable children and was not on the list.
If you would like to get into the battle over whether or not one or the other of the people in the Plymouth Colony were descendants of the original boatload, then be my guest. It could turn out to be a full time job. Just analyzing the existing source material is an overwhelming task. Fortunately, all of the huge amount of research that has gone into establishing the historicity of these people is recorded in an encyclopedia-type set of books called the following:
Kellogg, Lucy Mary, Edna W. Townsend, and Robert S. Wakefield. Mayflower Families Through Five Generations: Descendants of the Pilgrims Who Landed at Plymouth, Mass., December 1620. Plymouth, MA: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1975.
There are about 30 or so volumes of this series, each volume dedicated to one or more of the passengers and their descendants. As I found out, research on these lines in ongoing and there was a major correction to the Richard Warren line since I last updated my database. So, I had some extensive revisions to my outdated data.
Originally, this project was supposed to trace the ancestry of Thankful Tefft, but because no parents have been located for either Francis Cooke or Richard Warren, I decided to correct my data coming forward while I had the time and the resources to do so. I had researched the connection previously to my satisfaction, but with age comes increased skepticism and I needed to redo the research. It turned out to be a good thing to do since I had not kept up on the latest discoveries in my lines from the Society and hence the extensive revisions.
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Vehicle Vault a fun setting for arc Thrift's second friend-raiser
The Vehicle Vault in Parker, a museum, gallery and "car condominium," was the setting for arc Thrift of Colorado's second annual friend-raiser, Get Your Motors Runnin'.
"It's a great way to introduce our organization to a new demographic," explained Frances Owens, arc Thrift's director of community relations.
The Vehicle Vault is owned by Lou Hutchison and operated by his daughter and son-in-law, Erin and Daniel Dilley. Guests were able to view 57 rare and vintage autos dating back to 1906.
The 150 who attended Get Your Motors Runnin' were welcomed by a host committee that included former Gov. Bill Owens, former U.S. Rep. Bob Beauprez, state Senate Majority Leader Mark Scheffel, Ann Alexander Pritzlaff, Bradley Joseph, Louise Richardson, Jennifer Daurio, Josh Hanfling, Carolina Vega Neff, Tim Jackson, Vince Abrue, John Davidson and Parker Mayor Mike Waid.
Attorney Craig Fleishman, there with Carol Leo, was comparing the 1962 Corvette on display to the one he owns. "The cars here are just incredible," he said.
"The Vehicle Vault is a car-lover's dream," added Frances Owens, who also introduced the arc Ambassadors in attendance, Heather Pyle, Ryan Maly and Aaron Walbert.
Sue Hall, whose Hall Brewing Co. has a tap room in Parker, said arc Thrift is one of three nonprofits that her company supports.
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Lewis said his passion for the organization stems from the fact that his son, Kennedy, was born with Down syndrome and "Like all fathers, I want the best life for my son that's possible: the best education, a proper place in the community and the opportunity for employment when he graduates from school."
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During a press conference in Harrisburg, Corbett said university leaders have promised to keep tuition increases as low as possible in exchange for the $1.58 billion investment in higher education. Corbett will unveil his entire 2013-14 budget to the Pennsylvania General Assembly on Feb. 5.
"Our message to college students today is that both my administration and the leaders of your state and state-related schools are committed to making the dream of higher education attainable,'' Corbett said.
Among those joining Corbett onstage were university representatives as well as Sen. Jake Corman and Rep. Kerry Benninghoff, whose districts encompass University Park. Representing Penn State were Rob Pangborn, interim executive vice president and provost, and Keith Masser, chairman of the Penn State Board of Trustees.
Pangborn thanked the governor for the proposed stable funding for higher education, acknowledging the "persistently difficult budget environment" the Commonwealth faces. Pangborn also recognized Corman and Benninghoff for their ongoing support of Penn State.
"We understand that this is the beginning of a long process and that legislative support is required, but this early indication of your support for funding at at least last year's level will allow us to give early assurance to our students -- current and prospective -- that they will be able to continue to afford a Penn State education," he said. "Dr. (Rodney) Erickson will be working with our Board of Trustees, and we are confident that the board shares our priority to keep an excellent higher education affordable to every Pennsylvania resident student."
Penn State's appropriation from the state last year was $279 million.


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Capturing "Earthrise" from Apollo 8
Clip: Season 45 Episode 18 | 1m 45s
Bill Anders was looking for a spot to land on the moon when he saw the Earth appear over the horizon. Many consider the resulting photo, "Earthrise," to be one of the most important photos of the 20th century.
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Broadcast Media Services: Internship Program
BMS hires about ten student interns as lab aides or work study each
semester. You will learn about delivery/care/maintenance of various
broadcasting-related equipment, and you will gain valuable work
experience. Come and join us! The day supervisor and the night manager
both started their current careers as lab aides at City College.
Interns must be registered in the Internship class BCST 160 (a very
valuable career resource course), and be taking at least five
additional units at City College. It helps to be a returning broadcast
or new media student. Must be detail-oriented, reliable and prompt,
able to run up hill, able to lift/carry 25+ pounds, and willing to
You must be approved through the Student Hiring Eligibility Process prior to applying for any City College student job.
Log-in to Web4, click STUDENT SERVICES, and then choose STUDENT EMPLOYMENT. Our ads usually say something like this:
Division: Broadcast Media Services
Job Title: Lab Aide / College Work Study
Days/Hours: 5-15 hours/week (8a-10p M-Th; 8a-5p Fridays) Pending funding
Location: Ocean Campus
Openings: 10
Manager: Dana Galloway, (415) 452-5687, email@example.com
Day Contact: Robert Thomas III, (415) 452-5678
Start date: Beginning of Semester
When to Apply: Nearest to the beginning of the semester
How to Apply: Complete SHEP, then pick up an application.
- Reliable and prompt
- Must be currently enrolled in BCST 160 (1 unit)
- Must be enrolled in a total of 6 or more units at CCSF
- 2.0 (higher preferred) grade point average
- Good English communication skills (reading, writing, telephone)
- Detail-oriented
- Ability to understand and
follow written and/or oral directions
- Preference is given to students who have completed and are currently enrolled in media production courses.
- Familiar with and good at navigating around Ocean Campus
- Ability to lift and carry 25 pounds
- Ability to run uphill
- Familiarity with audio/video concepts and/or some technical background
- Completion of and/or concurrent enrollment in 3 or more units within the Broadcast Electronic Media Arts program (esp. BCST 120, BCST 140, and/or BCST 145).
What You Can Learn
- Scheduling, delivery, operation and troubleshooting of various types of audio and video equipment
- Processing patron requests for an assortment of services and equipment
- Front end customer service and telephone skills
- Explaining equipment use to faculty and students
- Using audio and video production, recording and playback equipment.
Job Description
- Under the direction of Broadcast Media Services Classified staff, paid interns deliver, set up, and pick up video production, recording, and playback equipment throughout the Ocean Campus.
- Interns assist with Broadcast Electronic Media Arts student equipment issue and open lab check-in & check-out.
- Interns assist in EATV/BMS/BEMA clerical duties, assist with district audio production, video production, and equipment and production facility maintenance as needed.
- Related duties may be assigned.


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60 Beautiful and Realistic Pencil Drawings of Eyes
Drawing of Eyes : Eyes are the most expressive and one of the beautiful features on a face. No matter which part of the world you are from, your eyes can speak volumes. As an artist, drawing of eyes is a very liberating experience. Have you been practising a lot on the eyes drawing? Well, you can take it to the next level, by drawing eyes in a realistic way. Drawing of 3d eyes needs a lot more experience, since one needs to the get the basics right. These eye drawings were created by artists around the world using ... Read Full Post >
20 Beautiful and Creative Eye Makeup Ideas and art works by Tal Pele
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|...in front of the Christmas tree...
|...and with my Christmas cards as a backdrop.
Of course, the best part of Christmas is the fantastic food I get to eat...
|...and there it is. The 'Turkey God' in all its (24lb/11kg) glory.
Without thinking, I began to pray, VERY VERY HARD...
|The 'Turkey God' is the only deity I worship. (Except, of course, when the 'Lamb God' is in town).
Unfortunately, after a while, the 'Turkey God' mysteriously disappeared. Not to worry, it was soon time for the 'Homer Gift Unwrapping Ceremony'.
|Look at all my presents!
|Ta-da! Here they all are unwrapped.
Wait a minute, what's that I smell?
|Woo - hoo! The 'Turkey God' is back. This time with a suntan, and with his 'disciples', the 'Roast Potato', 'Carrot', 'Broccoli', 'Mushroom' and 'Yorkshire Pudding?!?' gods.
|Oh My Dog! Looks yummy!
|Finally, the 'Missus God' took over and prepared Yours Truly's Christmas dinner. Doesn't it look scrumptious?
|Here I am waiting to get tucked in...
|...and then I was off!
|It didn't take long for me to finish off this helping. But don't worry, there was plenty more of the 'Turkey God' left for later.
Merry Christmas everyone!!


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Expert Reviews
2013 Chevrolet Equinox
The Chevrolet Equinox has pricing and features of a compact SUV, but it's slightly larger than its direct competition, closer in size to a midsize and it has features not expected in its price class.
Front-wheel drive is standard, optional all-wheel drive adds winter weather capability. Equinox offers a choice of four-cylinder and V6 engines.
The standard 2.4-liter four-cylinder uses direct injection for more power and better fuel economy. It's smoother than most four-cylinders and we think it's a capable engine. The 2013 Equinox with the 2.4-liter engine and front-wheel drive gets an EPA-estimated 22/32 mpg City/Highway; the 2013 Equinox AWD is rated at 20/29 mpg.
For 2013, a 3.6-liter V6 replaces the previous 3.0-liter V6, adding 14 percent more horsepower and 22 percent more torque while delivering virtually equivalent fuel economy. The numbers are 301 horsepower and 272 pound-feet of torque. The 2013 Equinox with 3.6-liter V6 is EPA-rated at 17/24 mpg City/Highway. With all-wheel drive, the 2013 Equinox AWD is rated 16/23 mpg. Regular gasoline is recommended for all Equinox models; more-expensive Premium is not needed. We found the more powerful V6 makes upgrading to the bigger engine worthwhile.
The 6-speed automatic transmission is updated, also, which benefits all 2013 Equinox models with a smoother driving experience than before.
The current model is the second-generation Equinox, which was launched as a 2010 model. 2013 Equinox models come with some new features, including an eight-way adjustable front passenger seat and a universal garage door opener. The 2013 Equinox LTZ is available with Lane Departure Warning and Forward Collision Alert, which can help the driver avoid an accident.
Equinox offers good ride quality, absorbing sharp bumps without disrupting passenger comfort, whether with the 17-inch or 18-inch wheels. The Equinox is not sporty, but its handling is on par with that of the Honda CR-V and Toyota RAV4.
Interior roominess is one of its major strengths. Equinox has plenty of room for up to five passengers and their cargo. The front seats are comfortable and supportive, and they have 10 inches of travel, so drivers of all sizes will fit. The useful MultiFlex rear seat offers eight inches of travel, so tall passengers can ride in back or the driver can push the rear seat forward to carry more cargo.
Equinox has an attractively designed cabin, but the sea of hard plastics and the lack of noise isolation impart a cost-cutting feel. There are some nice amenities, though, including ice blue ambient lighting, dual-zone automatic climate control, a power liftgate, and a dual-screen rear DVD entertainment system. Chevrolet's MyLink touchscreen infotainment system is also available; it provides a link to apps through smartphones.
A roomy cabin and a reasonable pricing make the Chevrolet Equinox an attractive alternative to smaller compact crossover that cost about the same. Buyers get some nice amenities not expected in this price range.
Model LineupChevrolet Equinox LS 2WD ($23,755); LS AWD ($25,505); 1LT 2WD ($25,400); 1LT AWD ($27,150); 2LT FWD ($27,270); 2LT AWD ($29,020); LTZ 2WD ($30,515); LTZ AWD ($32,265)
Walk Around
The Chevrolet Equinox is larger than a compact SUV (such as the Honda CR-V) and smaller than a midsize (such as the Honda Pilot). Equinox uses the same Theta architecture that underpins the GMC Terrain.
Up front, Equinox features Chevrolet's signature two-tier dual-port grille with gold bowtie insignia. The headlights wrap around the front fenders. Air ducts sit below the headlights and house fog lights in chromed bezels that bisect the openings. The lower front fascia is charcoal-colored plastic and it has an air dam in the center. The hood has three character lines.
Around the sides, the Equinox has pronounced fender flares and a wheels-at-the-corners stance, especially up front. The roof features wraparound side glass at the rear and available tinted rear and rear side windows. All but the Equinox LS model have luggage side rails. Seventeen-inch aluminum wheels are standard and 18- and 19-inch wheels are available.
At the rear, the Equinox has dual round taillights, a takeoff of the Malibu design, and a roof spoiler. The tailgate opens upward, and a power, programmable tailgate is offered. Owners can program the tailgate to open to different heights so shorter drivers can reach it. Overall, the look is attractive and fairly aerodynamically efficient, with a 0.36 coefficient of drag. The LTZ's additional chrome trim adds a touch of class, especially with the chromed 19-inch wheels (though they are ridiculously priced at $3,600).
Chevrolet says the Equinox interior was inspired by the interior of the last generation Malibu midsize sedan. While that may be true when it comes to aesthetics, it's not true in terms of execution. The Malibu has since been redesigned and the interior materials have improved significantly. Equinox lacks the Malibu's soft-touch surfaces and thoughtful flourishes of chrome trim. Instead, like the Toyota RAV4 and Honda CR-V that Chevrolet benchmarked when developing this vehicle, the Equinox has hard plastic on the entirety of the dashboard, as well as on the center console and door panels. Elements of the Malibu's attractive double-cockpit design are there, but we'd like to see more soft-touch surfaces, tighter gaps and some wood, aluminum or chrome trim.
There are some nice touches, though. The ice blue ambient lighting is a delightful feature. It's standard on all models, but you get more as you go up the range. Equinox LS models have it on the center stack surround and in the center console cupholders. Equinox LT models add it on the instrument panel and center console, and the Equinox LTZ gets it in the door handle recesses, in the footwells, and in the door map pockets. Equinox offers dual-zone automatic climate control, Chevrolet's MyLink infotainment system, and a dual-screen rear DVD entertainment system.
MyLink features a 7-inch touchscreen and provides access to apps through owners' smartphones. The first two apps are Stitcher and Pandora internet radio. The system's home screen features icons that are easy to understand, though drivers may have to stretch to reach the screen, which is also heavily hooded and leans away from the driver. If you can get used to it, you may be better off using the voice commands. The radio, navigation system, Bluetooth phone, and mp3 players are run through the MyLink. Overall, the system is fairly easy to use and it provides much of the connectivity that today's drivers desire, but we find the 8.4-inch touchscreen in the Dodge Journey more user friendly.
The instrument panel is attractive. The speedometer and tachometer feature white numbers and black backgrounds. They are set in large pods and in between are water temperature and fuel gauges, as well as a digital trip computer readout. The base interior has a storage cubby at the top of the center stack. When the MyLink system is ordered, it sits in this spot. The center stack is trimmed in a good-looking clear-coated silver-painted plastic. The controls here are grouped in a tight bunch, with the radio buttons up top and the climate controls at the bottom. This mass of buttons, dials and knobs can be confusing.
Space is not a problem in the Equinox. Cloth or leather, the front seats are comfortable and supportive. GM obviously spent some money here. They are especially attractive in leather, with their two-tone coloring and contrast stitching. The front seats have 10 inches of travel and the steering wheel tilts and telescopes, so everyone from the very short to the very tall will be comfortable.
The rear seat features the useful MultiFlex system, which includes a reclining feature and eight inches of travel fore and aft. With the rear seat all the way back, a tall rider can fit behind a tall driver. When the rear seat is pushed fully forward, rear cargo capacity is 31.4 cubic feet. The rear seat is also split 60/40 and it folds to open up a total of 63.7 cubic feet of cargo space. The load floor is fairly flat.
Driving Impressions
With its car-like unibody design, the Equinox offers a controlled if somewhat gruff driving experience. The vehicle leans a bit in turns, but body motions are kept in check. Like its Honda CR-V or Toyota RAV4 competitors, handling feels like a tall car, not a heavy SUV. The brakes are easy to modulate, and the electric power steering that comes with the four-cylinder engine is light and somewhat numb. The V6 gets hydraulic steering that is a little more direct, but all models are rather noisy. Road and engine noise can intrude on conversation, and we noticed some body drumming over washboard surfaces. Most of Chevrolet's latest offerings are more refined.
The ride, however, is quite good. With the standard 17-inch wheels, the Equinox absorbs even sharp bumps without disrupting passenger comfort. The available 18-inch wheels also provide a comfortable ride, even on rough Midwestern streets. We haven't tried the 19s, but we suspect they will offer more road feel without being too harsh. Models with the V6 get new dual-flow front dampers that both help the ride on rough surfaces and firm up to help to improve handling through steady-state curves.
The 2.4-liter four-cylinder engine benefits from direct fuel injection, which improves both power and fuel economy. It provides usable power from a stop and on the highway, and it even offers decent passing punch. Chevrolet quotes a 0-60 mph time of 8.6 seconds for a front-wheel drive model, which is respectable for a four-cylinder-powered vehicle of this size. The 2.4-liter engine is rated at 182 horsepower at 6700 rpm and 172 pound-feet of torque at 4900 rpm.
Fuel economy for the 2.4-liter four-cylinder is an EPA-rated 22/32 mpg City/Highway on an Equinox with front-wheel drive. Not even the RAV4 or CR-V can match the Equinox's 32 mpg Highway figure. The Mazda CX-5, however, offers up to 35 mpg on the highway. While engine noise is a problem in all models, the 2.4-liter four is smoother than most four-cylinder engines.
The new 3.6-liter V6 is a considerable improvement over the 3.0 it replaces. It offers much more power with little penalty in fuel economy (just one mpg on the highway). It makes 301 hp at 6500 rpm and 272 pound-feet of torque at 4800 rpm, up 37 hp and 50 pound-feet, respectively. Fuel economy is a government-rated 17/24 City/Highway mpg with front drive and 16/23 with all-wheel drive. With the V6, the Equinox has a towing capacity of 3500 pounds. The four-cylinder can tow only 1500 pounds.
Both engines are Flex-Fuel capable. However, using E85 (85 percent ethanol, 15 percent gasoline) results in an EPA-estimated 14/20 mpg with the 2.4-liter four-cylinder, 12/17 mpg with the 3.6-liter V6. Not an efficient strategy.
While it was hard to tell the difference between the 3.0-liter V6 and the 2.4-liter four, the power of the 3.6 is much more noticeable. It makes the Equinox jump off the line and provides ready and willing passing punch. Chevrolet says a front-drive Equinox with the V6 can accelerate to 60 mph in 6.7 seconds, more than a second quicker than last year. The new engine also sounds quite good, emitting a refined growl. We wouldn't have spent the extra $1500 for the V6 last year, but now we would.
The Equinox's 6-speed automatic transmission is updated for 2013. The changes are both internal and in the computer controls. They make the shifts quicker and keep the transmission from hunting for gears as often as in the past. We found it to be smooth, responsive, and hard to confuse.
The Chevrolet Equinox is sized like a midsize and priced like a compact. Equinox offers useful interior space for people and cargo, as well as a choice between thrifty fuel economy and willing power. It looks good, has a smooth ride, and a controlled dynamic character. Small families looking to downsize from a large, inefficient SUV will find the Equinox a good value. However, new competitors like the Mazda CX-5 and Ford Escape offer greater refinement and better handling for roughly the same price.
New Car Test Drive correspondent Kirk Bell filed this report after test drives of Equinox models in Detroit and San Francisco.


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Shop that sold guns to Nancy Lanza had 500 violations
Riverview Gun Sales had license revoked after Sandy Hook
An attorney for a Connecticut gun shop that legally sold weapons to the Newtown school shooter's mother years ago says federal authorities didn't think violations warranted revoking the owner's license until after the massacre.
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Robert Altchiler, attorney for Riverview Gun Sales in East Windsor, said Thursday that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives was discussing a temporary shutdown of the store last year. He says the revocation came about a week after the massacre in which Adam Lanza killed 20 first-graders and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
An ATF spokeswoman had no immediate comment.
The documents accuse Riverview of committing more than 500 violations and say the licensee received 11 instances of instruction from ATF dating back to 2004 on how to comply with federal firearms laws.


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(The Root) — I am a Title IX baby. My 10-year career as a competitive gymnast and high school and college track athlete can be credited to the 1972 measure, which increased funding for women's sports programs at all levels so that young women like me were able to excel in a new athletic frontier. As Title IX celebrates its 40th anniversary on June 23, it's still up for debate whether the landmark legislation has been 100 percent successful. Still, there's no question that Title IX fundamentally transformed our society from a world where sports was just for boys to a much more even playing field.
Title IX, which passed as part of the Education Amendments of 1972, stated, "No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance." This shift allowed women to compete like their male counterparts in athletics against rival schools. Coming on the heels of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX was the culmination of pressure from women's-rights advocates who viewed athletic participation crucial to women's development and as an opportunity for them to be well-rounded students.
Women's ability to participate in sports is something that is taken for granted now, but that was not the case 40 years ago. Since Title IX, there has been a 1,079 percent increase in the number of girls playing high school sports. It is no longer unusual for the best athletes from a school, township or university to be female. It is no longer unusual for legends in a sport to be women — see Serena and Venus Williams.
Sports are so essential to the personal development of young women that it's hard to remember a time when they weren't even allowed or encouraged to participate. Studies have suggested that the changes set in motion by Title IX have had a positive effect on women's academic, employment and health prospects and that athletic participation decreases the likelihood of teen pregnancy and also helps raise self-esteem.
When President Obama, whose daughters are active in sports, was asked this May about what the anniversary of the transformative legislation meant, he said, "I am a huge believer that sports ends up being good for kids, and especially good for girls. It gives them confidence, it gives them a sense of what it means to compete. Studies show that girls who are involved in athletics often do better in school; they are more confident in terms of dealing with boys … I think [it] has helped to make our society more equal in general."
Not everything about Title IX is positive. Earlier this month, the New York Times put Title IX and race under a microscope, highlighting the fact that its focus on gender equality did not necessarily take into account racial equality in women's sports. The result is that the measure had a much larger effect on white girls than it did on anyone else.
"There's a whole host of African-American women who have benefited greatly from Title IX. We've gotten college scholarships and college degrees; we've made Olympic teams. Track and field is an area where a large number of African-American women receive college scholarships," Benita Fitzgerald Mosley, an Olympic track-and-field gold medalist, told the New York Times, "But in the grand scheme of things, Caucasian girls have benefited disproportionately well, especially suburban girls and wealthy Caucasian girls."
According to the Times, a 2007 Department of Education study concluded that, while 51 percent of white sophomore girls participated in sports, only 40 percent of black girls, 34 percent of Asian Pacific Islanders and 32 percent of Hispanics did. In college, although 50.6 percent of Division I women's basketball players are black, as are 28.2 and 27.5 percent respectively of women's indoor and outdoor track-and-field participants, the numbers are dismal in other sports: 2.2 percent in lacrosse, 2 percent in swimming, 5 percent in soccer, 8.2 percent in softball and 11.6 percent in volleyball.
"We should be allowed to say that Title IX doesn't produce the solutions for all girls, because that's the next step for advancing to a solution that does," Dionne L. Koller, director of the Center for Sport and the Law, told the New York Times.
Joanne Smith, the founder and executive director of Girls for Gender Equity, Inc., was a college athlete. She benefited from Title IX but, like Koller, is not afraid to discuss its shortcomings. "I got a basketball scholarship," she told The Root. "To be able to graduate [from college] without debt was an amazing opportunity, but at the same time, many of the coaches continue to be male, even in women's sporting events."
Smith is pointing out one of the other rarely talked-about realities of Title IX. While there were increased opportunities for female athletes, there has not been the same level of opportunity for women to coach as the number of teams increased. In fact, the number of women who coach intercollegiate women's sports decreased after Title IX — from 90 percent in 1972 to 44 percent in 2010.
Smith also says that all aspects of the law — which bans gender inequality in federally funded programs as a whole, not just in sports — should be adhered to, and the implementation of the law must be uniform at all levels. "There is still such a gap between the letter of the law and the application of the law," she said. "Title IX coordinators should be identified on the school's website. It's time for the Department of Education to revive this policy and put things in place to uniformly implement Title IX."
For Smith this includes a focus not only on athletic participation but also on a reduction in gender-based harassment and violence in schools. "If we focus on these other areas, it will help us normalize Title IX and accept that we need implementation in other areas — instead of just focusing on the area of sports."
Zerlina Maxwell is a political analyst and contributing writer for Ebony.com, theGrio.com and Feministing.com. She writes about national politics, candidates and specific policy and culture issues, including domestic violence, sexual assault, victim blaming and gender inequality. Follow her on Twitter.


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hrawling necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 234 diseños de 49 diseñadores freelance.
Cornerstone Fundraising Solutions is a new startup company specializing in providing fundraising consulting services to non-profit organizations.
Cornerstone Fundraising Solutions (changed 11/12)
Desired Color Scheme:
Blue/Grey or Blue/Silver or Blue/White (changed 11/12)
Desired Style:
Professional looking (i.e. not cartoonish), logo needs to instill confidence and convey integrity
Accepted File Formats:
Standard Web Formats (.jpg, .gif or .png); Vector Formats (.eps, .pdf or .ai); Layered Formats (.psd or .tiff)
Added comment on 11/12/07: Thank you to everyone for all the great entries...very hard to narrow it down. After considering many options over the past few days let me provide some "updated" thoughts as a result of seeing the wide variety of logos submitted: I like the block/blocks to the left of the text, I have decided (for now) to go with a blue/grey or blue/silver or blue/white color scheme (at this point no longer interested in green/gold). I like a serif font for the word "Cornerstone". Also, please note that I have changed the company name to "Cornerstone Fundraising Solutions". This shouldn't be too much of a big deal as you can replace "Consulting Group" with "Fundraising Solutions". Since "fundraising" is now in the company name, I no longer need the tag line. From this point forward I will just rank the entries and will attempt to keep the top 5 to 8 and provide comments for those; others that are not in the top 5-8 will just be removed. If you would like comments, then just PM me.  Thanks again to everyone for your submissions.Â
Added comment on 11/11/07: You may want to try a green/gold or green/some other color combination. Just my opinion, but green=money and gold=wealth or prosperity. Thanks to everyone for entries thus far!Â
Added comment on 11/09/07: Sorry for any confusion. The logo should be about "Cornerstone Consulting Group", "CCG", or something that conveys the word "cornerstone" (see description below). There probably shouldn't be anything in the logo that refers to "maxfundraising" (the name of the web site). Again, sorry if that wasn't clear in the original post.Â
Cornerstone Consulting Group (CCG) is a new startup company specializing in providing fundraising consulting services to non-profit organizations. Specifically, we provide a "turn key" program and consulting geared towards pledge-driven fundraising events (by "pledge-driven" I mean that the fundraisers send out a pledge brochure and ask their family, friends, and neighbors for a donation.) Our target market is primarily private Christian schools, churches, and ministries, although conceivably we could work with many other types of non-profits. With respect to the "type" of event that a non-profit would use to raise funds, there are many options: golf-a-thon, your basic walk-a-thon, serve-a-thon (where participants also participate in "service projects"). The first word in the company name, "Cornerstone", has a biblical overtone. Our tag line, "Building Foundations for Fundraising Success", ties into this idea in that the "cornerstone" is part of the foundation. The idea that we are "building a foundation" has the connotation that this is not a 1x fundraising event, but rather a "foundation" on which the non-profit will build all of their other fundraising efforts. Note: the tag line does not necessarily have to be in the logo. Need file formats that can be used for business cards, letterhead, web site.
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Tooling Update
Catalog Showcases Salvagnini-Style Punch-Press Tooling
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Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Mate Precision Tooling, Anoka, MN, has published a 28-pg. catalog featuring Salvagnini-style Type II and Type III tooling, as well as Type 70 and 90 tooling, fully guided assemblies and PU and PB forming assemblies.
Punches are manufactured from premium powdered-metal-based high-speed steel, boasting high abrasion resistance, anti-galling properties and hot and red hardness. Perforating strippers are fully guided, supporting the punch point throughout the punching cycle. And, dies are of high-speed tool steel with Mate's Slug Free dies available as an option for Type III stations.
Last but not least—fabricators can order special Salvagnini assemblies for Type III tooling for slitting, shearing, multiple parts on sheet and tabbing, as well as for threadforming, louvering, beading, embossing and stamping.
Mate Precision Tooling: 763/421-0230; www.mate.com
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"Russel 'Mark' Anderson, 54, Green Bay, died unexpectedly, Sunday, Jan. 8, 2012, at his home. He was born Jan. 19, 1957, in Chicago, to Russell J. and Dona (Van Caster) Anderson. Mark attended Bay Port High School. He later served his country in the U.S. Marine Corps. He began his career as a mechanic at an early age. Mark owned and operated Anderson Motors in Green Bay and later worked at Mr. Outboard as a marine technician. He was a member of the Waterboard Warriors since the 1980's. Mark had a love of racing and enjoyed snowmobile and boat racing in particular.
Survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law, Amanda and Brandon Rusch, Ashley and Nick Golik; a grandson, Wyatt Golik; his father and mother, Russell J. and Dona Anderson; four sisters and brothers-in-law, Rita and Roger Kieselhorst, Rhonda and Paul Knope, Rose and Rick Campbell, Becky and Mike Lindgren; many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Mark was preceded in death by a brother, Rick Anderson; and his grandparents.
Friends may call at Blaney Funeral Home, 1521 Shawano Ave., from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday. A Memorial Service will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home with Pat Dennison, Pastoral Associate officiating. To send online condolences, please go to www.BlaneyFuneralHome.com.
A memorial fund has been established."
Mark's obituary was posted online at the Blaney Funeral Home and had been published in the Green Bay Press-Gazette (Jan2012). Mark was my husband's 2nd cousin.
Rest in peace Mark. We will remember you always.


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I have a working Excel file that creates CSV files that when used with Paul Rowntree's csv to 2d vectors it will create all parts of a cabinet with full dado's. I have been building cabinets for a living for quite some time and I still hand drew lots of parts. I am wondering if someone is willing to help turn this into a useable stand alone gadget without the need to create the CSV's in excel. It would consist of a fill in sheet for specs, then a master selection page for entering the size and type of cabinet. Sub pages would do the calculations that excel does and have it put the parts directly in Vcarve or aspire.
I use toolpath templates from there as my parts go into vcarve with layers. Automatic toolpaths that would work with it would be nicer than having to create the toolpaths, even though the use of templates makes it very easy. I'm just trying to save some steps on my end of file creation, but what I have is functioning well.
The third request would be part nesting instead of my crude way of calculating where the parts go.
I have included some screen shots of what I have working and one of the upper cabinets created and imported into Vcarve.
I'm wondering if any Gadget Guru's are willing to tackle the project.


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The Goodyear Eagle Supersport RS is a more hardcore track day tire that is still street legal and seems positioned against the Pirelli Trofeo R and Michelin Sport Cup 2R.
Many of us are looking for sticky rubber that is still streetable with how powerful cars are getting. The Toyo R888R is popular for that purpose but tire technology evolves and cars certainly are not getting less powerful.
Are these new offerings from Goodyear the tires to have? We will have to wait and see.
There is a test of both tires on a Porsche 991.2 GT2 RS below but they are not compared to the rubber the car comes with. Regardless, the Superport RS turns a lap four seconds quicker than the already impressive R.
A direct comparison of the top streetable track tires should come soon and we may have a new champion with these new Eagle Supersports.
The Eagle F1 SuperSport R further increases grip levels and steering precision on and off track. Grip levels are enhanced through use of a high-friction compound that provides exceptional dry grip levels, while excellent cornering stability is ensured by bridges in the tread patterns inner groove reducing deformation of tread blocks under extreme cornering forces. Steering precision and feedback have also been further enhanced by optimizing the tires footprint for more consistent pressure distribution.
The Eagle F1 SuperSport RS is Goodyears most race-focused tire, designed to push the limit on track while remaining road legal. A highly specialized racing-originated compound provides ultimate grip and performance levels in dry conditions.


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Here is a lesson for all you BOTDF fans out there. There is two mascot characters that are supposed to represent both members from Blood on the Dance Floor. There is Iggy Boo, and Icky Boo. Today I will be showing you "how to draw Iggy Boo", step by step. He is the mascot or depiction of Dahvie Vanity because I guess Dahvie is supposed to be the nice one out of the two. Iggy Boo is a very cheery and delightful looking figure, while Icky Boo is very poisonous and yucky like Jayy Von Monroe makes himself to be. This is a very simple lesson that will show you how easy drawing Iggy Boo can be. he is a very happy looking ghost like being with a pair of vampire teeth. Thanks folks and enjoy!
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Young pitchers and catchers take up yoga
copyright the Chronicle February 12, 2014
by Richard Creaser
NEWPORT — Jay Gonyaw has operated a clinic through the Junior Legion Baseball Program for area pitchers and catchers for the past eight years, first at IROC and now at North Country Union High School. His coaching experience, however, goes back even further. Mr. Gonyaw is also the coach of the North Country Falcons junior varsity squad.
"I coached my first time when I was 18 years old," Mr. Gonyaw told the Chronicle on Tuesday. "So I've been around baseball and coaching baseball a long time."
What Mr. Gonyaw has noticed lately is that his young athletes often aren't quite in the condition they should be. To remedy that, he's introduced an unlikely new element to his coaching regimen — yoga.
A number of factors contribute to the fact that kids aren't as limber as they once were. They range from the widespread use of technology to a more stringent focus on single or double sport athletic training.
"You see it when a kid transitions from playing in one sport season and switching over to a different one in the next season," Mr. Gonyaw said. "They have to be in great shape to play at a high level in one sport, but when they switch they end up sore. They're going from working one group of muscles to a completely different group of muscles, and their bodies just aren't ready for that."
The ability to adapt from one sport to the next has also declined as varsity athletes begin to focus more on a single sport instead of the two or three sports that athletes of his generation played, Mr. Gonyaw said. Working on the muscle groups that are used most ignores the benefits that a more complete workout experience delivers to those muscle groups you use less frequently.
Back in the day when outdoor activities formed a major part of a child's life, multiple muscle groups were always being tested. Kids rode bikes through town, played soccer in the park, or swam at the local beach. As "free-play" activities have diminished, so has exposure to different kinds of body workouts. And that has affected the ability of athletes to meet the physical demands of their sports, Mr. Gonyaw said.
"I see a lot of kids coming into my clinic or at the start of the season and they are pretty stiff," Mr. Gonyaw said. "It got me to thinking that the traditional stretching routine maybe isn't working as well as it used to. So I started to think outside the box."
So Mr. Gonyaw and his fellow trainer Eric LeBlanc arranged for yoga instructor Rebecca Marcotte of Barton to come in and work with his players. The first 30 minutes of each weekly session are dedicated to yoga stretching and the final 60 minutes to pitching and catching.
"We've been at it for five weeks of our seven-week clinic and we're already seeing a big difference," Mr. Gonyaw said. "I've had kids ask me why we didn't do this sooner, so they're really buying into it. They're seeing the value of what we're doing."
While the clinic focuses on pitchers and catchers, the benefits of yoga would apply equally across the diamond and the outfield, Mr. Gonyaw said. Pitchers and catchers are the only players with direct interaction with every pitch but that doesn't mean that the position players, or batters for that matter, wouldn't benefit as well.
"A centerfielder or a left fielder might go a couple of innings without needing to do anything," Mr. Gonyaw said. "But then they need to be ready to run at full speed and make the catch or make a throw right away. That puts a lot of strain on the body."
Not only will yoga help players perform at a higher level of readiness, but it should also help to avoid some of the more common injuries that occur during the season. As short as the high school baseball season is in Vermont, by the time an injury has healed the season is effectively over for that player.
"I think we will see some early results when we start the daily practices in the spring," Mr. Gonyaw said. "The real test will come at the end of the season when we see how many injuries we have or how many sore arms we have. I really think that this is going to make a huge difference."
Mr. Gonyaw intends to bring back yoga for his clinic in future years, and he also hopes to incorporate a ten- to 15-minute yoga routine in his daily practices and pre-game regimen. As the student athletes become more comfortable with the yoga routines, he expects that players may also start to recognize the meditative benefits of yoga as well.
"I know of yoga mostly as a good way to stretch out your muscles and joints," Mr. Gonyaw said. "But I can see a time when a batter or pitcher can step back and refocus for the next at-bat. The mental part will come."
Mr. Gonyaw's annual pitching and catching clinic is open to a wide range of ages from 12 years old to 17 years old and to kids from all over. This year's group includes four catchers and 13 pitchers who work with Mr. Gonyaw and Mr. LeBlanc, a former pro baseball player.
"Eric really has an amazing understanding of what it takes to pitch at all levels," Mr. Gonyaw said. "He understands the mechanics of each pitch and the benefits of a good stretching routine. That really enhances the experience for everyone."
The positive feedback from players so far indicates that Mr. Gonyaw's unorthodox yoga regimen has hit a home run. How well the yoga stretching philosophy extends beyond the kids in his clinic is yet to be seen.
"I definitely think there's something here that would benefit all players in all sports," Mr. Gonyaw said. "If it helps them perform better and avoid injuries, it's been totally worthwhile."
contact Richard Creaser at [email protected]
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Induction Cooking – Pots and Pans
What you'll find in this post about Canadian Induction Pots and Pans:
An Introduction to Induction Pots and Pans
A Review of all the sets I considered
Photos of many of the sets
A few words about the Manufacturers
Introduction to Induction Cooking
In the never-ending reno, the kitchen is getting an Induction Cooktop. Induction cooking requires special pots – they have to have flat magnetic bottoms. My old Revere Copper bottom pots meet neither of those requirements. (You can test the magnetism of your pots by holding a magnet up to the bottom. If it sticks, your pot is magnetic.)
So, what to buy? Well, I wanted something handsome, shiny and silvery. This meant, to me anyway, stainless steel. Stainless steel is an iron alloy with chromium and nickel. It is corrosion resistant, and non-reactive to alkaline and acidic foods. It is also resistant to scratching and denting. The best percentage of chromium and nickel is 18/10, but some pots are 18/9 and many are 18/8. The thickness of stainless steel will vary with the expense of the pot. Lower end pots will be made of stainless steel that is .5 mm thick. Most pots will be .6 mm, while premium pots will be .7 mm to 1 mm.
Stainless steel doesn't conduct heat very well, so pots will have aluminum or copper or both of them to conduct and retain heat. Less expensive pots will have these metals only in a conductor disk on the bottom of the pot. More expensive pots will be clad, that is they will have a layer of copper or aluminum extending over the entire pot, in addition to the conductor disk on the base. The conductor disk will be enclosed in stainless steel, with the layer next to the induction cooktop made of a magnetic metal.
I expect to make a lifetime commitment to these pots, so I looked on the internet for local Canadian retail outlets where I could visit my prospective purchase before I bought. I checked internet listings for pots that came in sets, because that is the cheapest way of buying them. All in all, I collected data on 34 prospective lines of pots, though there are likely more. The information that follows may have inaccuracies – I didn't actually go to the store to verify the information.
Most of the pots listed below will be 3 ply stainless, unless otherwise indicated. Most will have riveted handles. Most of them will likely be Made in China, even when the manufacturing company lives elsewhere. Many of the pots listed below are available from other sources, often directly from the manufacturer via their website.
A Review of the Pot and Pan Sets – All of the prices are in Canadian Dollars (in December of 2010).
1. I didn't want pots with black handles – no big reason, just a preference. (However, black handles are generally less slippery.) That eliminated:
Lagostina Elysee – available at Sears.ca; 5 pots, 4 lids; black handles, tempered glass lids; $500
Lagostina Ticino – available at Canadian Tire; 5 pots and 5 lids; black bakelite handles; $350
Lagostina Venezia – available at The Bay; 6 pots and 5 lids; black bakelite handles; $500
Lagostina Verbania– available at The Bay; 10 pots and 7 lids; black bakelite handles; $700
Paderno Artistry – available at Sears.ca; 5 pots and 4 lids; handles black silicone; $540 (was on sale for $400)
Paderno Royale – available at Home Hardware; 4 pots and 3 lids; black handles; $290
2. I didn't want pots with "pot bellies". I also didn't like the appearance of some pots. Again, no big reason, just a preference. That eliminated:
Henkels Twin Select – available at Sears.ca; 5 pots and 4 lids; $950
IKEA 365+ – available at IKEA; 4 pots and 3 lids; $50
IKEA FAVORIT – available at IKEA; 4 pots and 3 lids; $170
Lagostina Commercial Pro – available at Canadian Tire; 6 pots and 6 lids; $200
Lagostina Gastronomica – available at Sears.ca; 7 pots and 5 lids; handles have santoprene inserts; $700
Lagostina Padova – available at Canadian Tire; 6 pots and 5 lids; handles have santoprene linserts; $600
Lagostina Capri – available at Canadian Tire; 5 pots and 5 lids; $430
3. Some pots didn't appear to be high temperature oven proof, according to the information I found. That eliminated:
Kuraidori Kuradri – available at Home Hardware; 5 pots and 4 lids; handles have black inserts; oven safe to 350F; $200
Lagostina Windsor – available at Sears.ca; 6 pots and 5 lids; oven safe to 350F; handles have santoprene inserts; $600 (was on sale for $300)
Wolfgang Puck Gourmet – available at Bed Bath and Beyond; 5 pots and 5 lids; oven safe to 400F; $180
4. Some sets contained pots that I didn't want. Some pots were more expensive than other pots of equal specifications. And some pots were just very expensive. That eliminated:
Calphalon Tri-Ply– available at Bed Bath and Beyond; 8 pots and 5 lids; $380
Calphalon Contemporary– available at The Bay; 5 pots and 3 lids; $1000
Gordon Ramsay Maze – available at The Bay; 6 pots and 5 lids; $800
Weil – available at Bed Bath and Beyond; 5 pots and 3 lids; $650
Kirkland Signature Tri-Ply – available at Costco; 7 pots and 6 lids; $300
Paderno Everlast – available at Paderno.ca; 5 pots and 5 lids; $600; (was on sale for $400)
Paderno Paradigm – available at Home Hardware; 6 pots and 5 lids; $400
Paderno Hearthstead – available at Sears.ca; 7 pots and 5 lids; $750 (was on sale for $200)
All-Clad Stainless Steel– available at Bed Bath and Beyond; 8 pots and 5 lids; stainless steel lids; $1400
Culinary Institute of America – Masters– available at Bed Bath and Beyond; 6 pots and 4 lids; 7 ply; $700
Lagostina Academy FivePly Copper – available at Sears.ca; 5 pots and 5 lids; 5 ply; $1350 (was on sale at Lagostina.ca for $800)
Costco Heritage – available at Costco; 6 pots & inserts and 6 lids; manufacturer unknown; $200
Mauviel 1830 – available at Bed Bath and Beyond; 5 pots and 4 lids; 5 ply; $900
5. This left me with only 5 sets that met with my approval. In order of apparent quality, starting with the best, they were:
Lagostina Pro-clad VII – available at Sears.ca; 6 pots and inserts and 5 lids; 5 ply body; $900 (was on sale for $450)
Paderno Copperline – available at Sears.ca; 6 pots and 5 lids; 5 ply; $750 (was on sale for $350)
DeLonghi Genoa – available at Sears.ca; 7 pots and 7 lids; stainless lids with steam holes; $700 (was on sale for $350)
DeLonghi Venice – available at Sears.ca; 10 pots and inserts, 7 lids; stainless lids with steam holes; $700 (was on sale for $350)
Paderno Flair – available at Home Hardware; 6 pots and 5 lids; $700 (was on sale for $230)
And the Winner is:
A trip to the store let me look at the pots, feel their weight, and admire their features. After much consideration, I chose a set of Paderno Copperline pots, and one 8L Pasta Pot from Paderno Flair. All the Paderno pots I looked at above are made by a Canadian Company, not the Italian manufacturer also called Paderno.
Here are Photos of many of the pots I reviewed in 2010.
Styles and availability of these pots will likely be different today. To see these photos in full size, and view the slideshow, click on any of the photos. To close the slideshow, click your 'ESC' button, or the little 'X' in the top left corner.
The Major Manufacturers of Pots and Pans that are available in Canada are:
All-Clad – All-Clad is an American Company that was formed in 1971. Their products are made in America, from American metals.
Calphalon – Calphalon is a company formed in 1963 in Ohio, USA.
Culinary Institute of America – Masters – The Culinary Institute of America is a non-profit culinary college. The Masters collection is high end cookware.
DeLonghi – DeLonghi was founded in 1902 in Italy.
Gordon Ramsay – Gordon Ramsay is a Scottish celebrity chef living in London.
Henckels – Peter Henckels registereds the ZWILLING J.A. HENCKELS logo with the Cutler's Guild in Solingen, Germany in 1731.
IKEA – IKEA is a Swedish company founded by Ingvar Kamprad in 1943. The company is committed to providing good quality, affordable products manufactured in a sustainable way.
Kirkland – Kirkland is Costco's store brand.
Kuraidori – Translated from Japanese, the word means grade, class, quality, unit, digit. As for the pots, I can't find any information on the internet about the manufacturer.
Lagostina Canada – Lagostina is an Italian Company founded in 1901.
Mauviel 1830– Mauviel was founded in France in 1830. It is still a privately owned company.
Paderno Canada – Paderno was formed in 1979 in Prince Edward Island (Canada). They still have a plant there, and it makes their Classic line (which is trademarked as Pots for Eternity), their Chef's Choice line, and their new Fusion 5 line. Their plant does not have the machinery or capacity to manufacture some cookware demands (tempered glass lids, induction cooking, copper encapsulation, etc). These come from different countries around the globe (Germany, Italy, China, Indonesia, etc) but are made to Paderno's standards from inspected manufacturing plants. Their importation of these products have allowed them to increase their Canadian employment in administration, retail and warehousing without eliminating any Canadian manufacturing jobs. Paderno is the only Canadian cookware manufacturer.
Weil – Dr. Andrew Weil is an American who writes about healthy lifestyles through alternative medicine.
Wolfgang Puck – Wolfgang Puck is an award winning chef from Austria who has a line of professional quality cookware.
71 thoughts on "Induction Cooking – Pots and Pans"
Interesting to know that not all Paderno pots are made in Canada! Where are the Copperlines from? How are you enjoying them now that you've used them for a few months?
We replaced our stove with a gas range and are looking for new cookware. We found a set at Cosco-lagostina commercial capsule technology (using aluminum vs copper) and I was wondering if the Pandero copper clad or another set was overall better?
Saw a 11 piece KitchenAid Clad set at canadian tire this week on sale for 239.99 – looked AMAZING
Thank you very much Margie for sharing the info which no doubt took hours to research. I'm was considering buying the Copperline pots which are on sale at Costco right now and your research makes me feel confident with my choice! Thanks again!
I noticed your info on Induction pots and pans. Thank you. You have saved me hours of research and I like the idea of buying Canadian.
I wish we had an induction cooktop & a huge kitchen! 🙂
Before I buy anything, I too, research out info to help me make decisions. It now was a decision between Lagostina and Cuisinart until I found Sears website with Paderno Copperline. Just by chance I came across your website this morning and was surprised at how similar our preferences to cookware was. Having read your comments has been a big help. My first pots were Revere(copper bottom) which I liked a lot but I lost them in moving. Than I went into Visions (made in France) which I still use. Now I'm looking for pots for making candy in. I don't need a whole line of cookware but mainly different sized pots geared for high heat for candy. Paderno Copperline seams to be my first choice at the moment. I was hoping to get clear lids with them but maybe it's not available. I was wondering if you or any other readers can recommend any pots that they may use for candy, (peanut brittle to start)?
Thank-you for sharing your findings with us. Lots of long, hard hours you're put in.
Thank you for posting this. I JUST bought the Paderno Copperfield 11 piece set from Sears today (reg $549.99 on sale for $179.99!!); but when I saw they were made in China I wondered if I'd made a wrong decision (I've been doing some research, but not near as much as you did!). I'm glad that you are happy with the set, eases my worry, and now I'm really looking forward to cooking my first meal for my family in my new pots and pans!
I am not a pro at cooking, but I enjoy good tools when I do anything. This write up gave me a lot of ideas and insights as to what to look for. I thought the Paderno Copperline pots were beautiful too when I saw them after reading your article. I just got home with a 12 pc. set.
Thank you so much or this write-up. I feel confident buying a product knowing someone put a lot of work and energy into comparing so many variations of cookware.
I sadly found out (along with some shocked appliance salesmen) that the magnet test does not mean much….you must try your pot on the cooktop. I have very expensive cookware, the magnet stuck but sadly the range did not work with them. Now I am one the hunt to replace my $3000.00 pots and pans with something significantly less. Is the induction worth it?
Do you know if the Paderno Flair line has handles that stay relatively cool when using on a gas or electric stove-top. I'm looking for a set that the handles stay fairly cool when cooking with them.
Thanks for your help Margie..I will contact them.
just got my new Induction Cooktop.. struggling with what to buy? I have a really old set of pots, I did the Test with the magnetic strip .. It does stay on, But some of the material in the pot is copper, is that OK to still use Margie?
I did purchase the 12pc copperline set from Paderno. Unfortunately was surprise to see it was made in China (but imported by some company based in PEI) and that nowhere on pot/package/instructions where 18/10 stainless steel was mentionned but it is advertised as 18/10 on the costco.ca website.
So now I having such difficulty finding any official literature or any Paderno web page to confirm that type of stainless steel those pot are made of. I am very doubtfull these are 18/10 but want to make sure before I return them. I am trying to get official details from Paderno but they are very slow to respond and have yet to provide an offical answer.
I already returned 2 sets (Cuisinar copper and Benix) which were made with that ungrade/cheap stainless steel made in China (probably 18/8). These pots were showing pitting and permanent white stains right after the first use. My 13 years old set which is made of 18/10 SS still looks better and never pitted or permanently stained but no longer usuable since i switched to a gas range because the plastic handles sometime burn.
Would anyone know what type of stainless steel is used for those Paderno Copperline cookware, especially the inside?
Margie, this a nice and helpful review.
There is a comment on the Costco.ca web site that supports Scott remark above, dated November 12, 2012, to the effect that the copper color is just a colored foil affixed to the outer ring. Here is a copy of the text followed by the reference link:
"Well the set is absolutely gorgeous and appears to be of excellent quality. So I would have no problems what so ever referring this set to a friend.
However … after contacting the supplier Paderno to inquire on the thickness of the copper layer, I was informed that the copper is only for aesthetic and that in fact the core of the set is aluminum encapsulated in stainless steel. This information was confirmed by email and via the phone…
Unfortunately, I will return this cookware set, since I was expecting a copper core…
In addition I truly believe that responsible distributor / supplier should correct the item description to properly reflect what the item is made of in a non-misleading way.
I would like to reiterate that if you are not dead set on a copper core cookware set, then I highly doubt that you will be disappointed by this set and I would recommend it…"
Here is the link to that review: http://reviews.costco.ca/2070-en_ca/10349740/paderno-paderno-12-pc-copperline-cookware-reviews/reviews.htm
So, the Copperline pots may not have a copper core but they are an excellent choice. I saw this cookware set this afternoon, it meets my need, and I intend to buy… Thank you for your help Margie!
Paderno's web site describes the Copperline set as "…made from … stainless steel with an encapsulated copper base." Refer. http://paderno.com/shop/11pc-copperline-set/
I feel that, for clarity's sake, Paderno should modify the product description on their web site to better reflect the response from Warranty and Customer Relations. This should assist in building customer's trust. This product is excellent and would only benefit from complete information.
BOY, I wish I'd seen this post a year and a half ago when we were considering an induction hob for our RV! Our choices would have been so much easier! We've been cooking on the induction all the time since then — even when we had to move (temporarily) back into our house because of a failed home sale contract. There we had a conventional electric range with four burners but I preferred cooking over the single burner induction because I like it so much more!
Nice blog!
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thanks, I had no idea what pot set to buy my wife this x mass. I am going with the paderno copperline which are on sale at sears right now nov 22 2013 for $149.99 for an 11 piece 18/10 set. she is also getting a kindle so don't yell at me
What a great find! I loved reading the blog and the discussion. I ordered the Paderno Copperline from Costco. They were $239.99 for 12 piece set. I hope they come before my family comes for Christmas. I'd like to get the stainless steel question answered and will keep looking for clarification on that matter. Years ago I had a whole set of LeCruset–yup a wedding gift from the in laws. Would you believe I gave them away. All but the Dutch oven which I still have. Who knew that at 50 I'd finally appreciate quality tools!!! Still remember leaving tomato soup in my Revere overnight and having a pitted circle left behind. Well, I was young ….
Almost bought Paderno.
BUT for my family…when it comes to anything that involves food….Made in China = a big fat NO.
Even the Canadian-made Paderno lines seem to be using China-sourced steel. I tried but didn't get any answer from Paderno when asking where their steel is sourced/made.
So, while it's great they're creating Canadian jobs, for health reasons we couldn't buy Paderno. Too many stories of lead, mercury, radioactive waste and other contaminants in Chinese metal. Nobody – not the companies, not the government – is testing or doing safety monitoring on imported products. Not in any meaningful way.
We went with All Clad. No mystery metals…they use American steel.
Lol I sound like an activist, but it's so frustrating to realize how many top-brand manufacturers are side-stepping safety and environmental issues. The movie Death by China really opened my eyes…highly recommend it!
Love the blog!!
I bought a 12-piece Paderno ClassIIc set at the Paderno roadshow in Ottawa this week. It was a smidge over $300. Lovely set, great quality, looks exactly like the original stuff except it's induction- friendly. But, I think I'll return it and buy more useful-to-me pieces from their shelves of open stock, or at the next Home Hardware sale (mid-July) as I really don't need, or want, two teeny pans and two tiny frying pans!
It's an amazing sale, though, well worth attending when it hits your area – details on their website. I bought a TON of stuff, including half-price hand-blender, beater, and coffee grinder – all cuisinart.
Hi Margie, i'm so glad to have read your very informative blog about induction cookware. I just bought a Paderno kettle two days ago after searching from so many stores here in our area. The store clerk said it is made in Canada & has 25 years warranty. The box label at the bottom indicates it's imported by PADINOX Inc. , Prince Edward Island and made in China. I promised myself never to buy China cookware but this kettle metal finish is so similar with my US made ($3,000) induction cookware which i have been using for 7 years. Anyway, thanks Margie for all the information and to who shared their informative posts.
I am curious to know if any of yor readers have tried the logastina line of "induction" non stick cookware. The bottoms have a pattern with small circles cut out so the bottom is not perfectly flat. I found 3 non stick pans at sears and bought them. They were non stick but I found they did not heat up as fast or as hot as my other stainless steel flat bottom pots and pans. Now canadian tire is selling logastina bianco which is an 11 pc. white ceramic of non stick pots/pans. I haven't opened the box yet as I am still researching. I contacted logastina a while back about my induction concerns but they didn't answer the question about the effectiveness of their bottoms on induction ranges. I hope someone replies to this before too long.