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For the third year in a row, the National Cotton Council (NCC) will host the Cotton Consultants' Conference on Jan. 4, the first day of the 2010 Beltwide Cotton Conferences, in New Orleans, La. The meeting will begin at 1 p.m. and wrap up at 5:00.
The first topic on the agenda will address the impact, including benefits and challenges, of spring burndown herbicide programs on insects, weeds and diseases. Dr. Gus Lorenz, University of Arkansas Extension entomologist, will discuss insects; Dr. Larry Steckel, University of Tennessee Extension weed specialist, will comment on weed pests; and LSU AgCenter plant pathologist Boyd Padgett's remarks will relate to diseases.
Dr. Bob Kemerait, University of Georgia Extension plant pathologist, also will discuss cotton diseases – seedling and foliar – and new products that are available to combat them. Of particular interest is cercospora leaf spot, a new cotton disease that is challenging producers in Georgia.
In the insect arena, LSU AgCenter entomologist Dr. Roger Leonard will discuss new products – labeled/not yet labeled – and resistance management.
The featured speaker at the conference is Dr. J.R. Bradley, research entomologist at North Carolina State University. His remarks are centered on the topic "After It's All Said and Done." And during the latter part of the afternoon, several representatives from industry, consultants and a producer will tackle the subject "The Impact of Technology on Consultants."
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In addition to the presentations, a survey of those attending the conference will be conducted through the use of "clickers," or remote personal response systems. Although the responses are anonymous in that the person's name is not recorded, the clickers can be set up to register the respondent as a consultant, Extension personnel, industry, etc. and identify the person's region or state.
A summary of the survey will be available at the close of the meeting.
Although many consultants are actively involved with their state agricultural consultant organizations and have a myriad of other meetings from which to choose, Bill Robertson, NCC coordinator of the Beltwide Cotton Conferences, encourages members of this sector to make a concerted effort to attend the Jan. 4 event.
"The NCC Cotton Consultants' Conference provides an opportunity for professional development and a venue for consultants from across the Belt to get together and share ideas and experiences," Robertson says. "Also, more in-depth information is presented during this meeting to help meet the needs of the cotton consultant."
The NCC Cotton Consultants' Conference and the 2010 Beltwide Cotton Conferences will be held Jan. 4-7 at the New Orleans Marriott Hotel and the Sheraton New Orleans Hotel. Visit www.beltwide.cotton.org.
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Remember, everything gets exaggerated at first
Keep that in mind as the market reacts to China.
It's what happens after they hammer the S&P 500 ($INX) futures that matters. Of course they all have to come down as we decide that China's slowdown is "destroying" everything and everyone in its path. We then get to listen to and read a plethora of bears saying, "I told you so" -- bears who will hate it as much at the end of the day as they did at the beginning of the day. That's because anyone who is bearish thinks the S&P should be back to where it had been before this gigantic advance, and they've been looking for a reason to make that happen.
Might as well be the Chinese.
But then the smoke clears and what do we see?
We see a windfall for the U.S. consumer. We see a windfall for the U.S. manufacturer. We see pressure on those companies that actually ship to China or depend on mining to advance themselves.
You see, this is not 2008. It is the opposite of 2008. We had terrible commodity inflation back then, and it collapsed, but it was almost immediately buttressed by a Chinese acceleration. Now it has already collapsed -- and, unless Europe gets some growth, prices will stay down. Europe is China's biggest trading partner, and I think it has more to do with this decline in China gross domestic product than anything else. China is still an export-driven country, and the goods seem to have nowhere to go.
But let's speak of America -- not that it will matter at 9:30 a.m. EDT, but it will matter for the numbers. For months now, we've seen magnificent performance in U.S. stocks involved in creating consumer products. We had presumed that a lot of that had been because they tend to offer safe, above-average dividends in a declining-yield world. Plus, they have favorable tax treatment over bonds, something that we thought would be taken away.
Now the move has been so nosebleed that a lot of people, including yours truly, had to say to be careful of the very stuff you don't need to be careful about -- bleach, detergent, candy, soft drinks. The stocks began to sell at super high multiples to earnings, and those earnings weren't growing very fast.
But let's see. If you keep your long-fought-for price point in the supermarket or drug store, and your principal raw ingredient -- petrol -- is going down, the margin expansion could be breathtaking. That's what General Mills (GIS) CEO Ken Powell meant when he came on Mad Money and said that he saw the end of runaway commodity inflation.
It's this.
These companies are huge winners, and after the S&P futures destroy everything in their path, remember that. Their rally makes sense. Can it continue to make sense? Yes, if the numbers are too low, and if gasoline comes down a lot, then they are too low.
How about the U.S consumer? The government has been taking away purchase power at the same time that gasoline has been going higher. But gasoline is priced off of Brent crude, and that is getting hammered. For certain, we have seen peak prices at the pump. While most of the people who opine on these issues can only talk about things like the payroll tax holiday ending, a big decline in gas prices could explain why we are seeing such robust action in both retail, and, more important, restaurants. The latter is also going to profit from what will surely be a collapse in grain prices, because they have been trading as part of what had been a terrific bet on the whole commodity complex that has now turned into a disaster.
Yet you thought McDonald's (MCD), Darden (DRI), Chipotle (CMG) and Panera (PNRA) were done? All they are is a collection of raw foodstuffs whipped into concoctions that people in cars fueled by gasoline eat. The consumer spends more, and the restaurant spends less, and the gross margins go higher, and now we know why Panera hit a 52-week high and Chipotle and Darden keep going higher even as we didn't think they could do so without reporting better numbers.
While the drug companies shouldn't, per se, be winners, they will be. That includes the higher-growth names like Celgene (CELG) and Biogen (BIIB), simply because the threat of inflation to the outyears earnings is dramatically lessened. Of course, that's what the stocks have been saying already -- but I presume that, after a nasty opening hit, the buyers will come in to accumulate them again.
- Also see: Are you a tax procrastinator?
I know all of this seems obvious but, by nature, the S&P 500 futures crush everything even as most of the companies in the index are net beneficiaries of a commodity collapse.
OK, who will get hurt? Because that is all anyone's going to focus on anyway. The producers of energy will get walloped. Even though they still make a ton of money getting mostly Brent pricing, the oil companies will see margins squeezed. Some drilling should drop off because of worries that oil here won't be economic to find here; and you thought that only the Canadian tar sands companies would get hit. We don't know about natural gas -- the Street is wildly long the commodity, but nat gas surely doesn't trade like other commodities, or it wouldn't have advanced when they had all been contracting.
Coal? The stocks will trade as if they'll go bust.
The steels and coppers and miners, as horrendous as they have been, will keep going down. I am sure people will presume that gold will retrace its entire move for the last few years. It's been up for 12 years straight, so it is reasonable to presume that the 20% decline isn't finished. Silver actually has industrial uses, so it gets hammered more.
Can you buy it?
I think that, if you own no gold, you have to pick up some silver into the weakness. Otherwise, no.
Obviously all machinery stocks get hit, and it won't matter how they are doing. They are considered China plays, and something major will need to happen in China before they get moving. I am sure people will say that will China hurts the tech space, too, so they'll hammer the personal-computer makers. But does Google (GOOG) deserve to sell down on this, given the fact that it doesn't even sell into China? Or does Apple (AAPL), given that it can't sell as well as it would like into China. Take your pick, but tech isn't as dangerous as it would seem because of China, it's just dangerous because we are about to get earnings.
Finally we get to the winners -- and I am sorry to point out winners on a loser day but, in the end, the world is controlled by profits, not S&P futures. First are homebuilders, as their raw costs have been rising and it is hard to see that continuing. The banks should perform well, simply because they do well in a lower-inflation environment. Then, of course, there's the Federal Reserve, which now looks pretty darned smart with its bond buys, not that anyone would ever say that.
Finally, perhaps the biggest winners of all: the airlines. If they can control their pricing -- and it looks like they can, given that there is now a slap-happy oligopoly in the airlines -- then the lower fuel costs will flow right to the bottom line.
Remember, everything gets exaggerated at first and the recessionistas get conflated with the earnings fear mongers while the commodity-based hedge funds liquidate.
Then the bottoming process begins. I wish I could tell you give it berth, but this is a problem largely among China and Europe and much less us, even as we know that there are plenty of company stocks that trade as if all that matters is China.
It matters, but it matters in both a positive way -- as a huge marginal buyer of commodities that we consume and don't produce enough of -- as well as in a negative way. People only think of the latter in the morning. But, in the end, there are a lot more companies like General Mills than there are names like Joy Global (JOY) -- and a lot more service and financial companies than there are oil and coal miners.
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For once you hit upon the truth -- this is not 2008 -- ITS MUCH MUCH WORSE
Gee people wake up and smell the decay and rot going on in our economic system.
Japan is bankrupt they are printing yen to cover their bad debts by the trillions of dollars each year.
The USA is even more broker the Federal Reserve is pumping $85 billion a month into a totally dead economy each month. Over 100,000,000 Americans make less than $30,000 a year and the prices of goods and services are priced as if they made $120,000 four times what they really earn. Over 50,000,000 Americans are on food stamps or they would be starving to death.
Gee Cramer how much worse will the economy have to get 10,000,000 Americans dying of starvation each year before you realize that the economy is much much much worse now than in 2008.
The banks are still leveraged 50 to 1 THAT MEANS THEY LOANED OUT 50 bucks for each buck they had on deposit something that is suppose to be illegal. THEY HAVE ABOUT 20 percent of their loans go south on them which means the LOSSES are 10 TIMES THE AMOUNT OF MONEY ON DEPOSIT.
WHY DO YOU THINK THE FEDERAL RESERVE IS STILL loaning the banks money at zero percent interest???
IF THE FEDERAL RESERVE WAS NOT BUYING US T_BILLS nobody would be buying them.
OUR DEBT LOAD HAS INCREASED BY $6 trillion dollars in the past 4 years.
OUR REAL GDP is about $5 trillion a year. They include for instance $5 trillion in the GDP for the income you make renting out your house and living somewhere else for free. What crazies thought of that add to the GDP -- probably Nixon.
WE ARE FAST going to hit hyperinflation as people move away from the dollar as a trading currency and move to the yuan or RMB.
Europe is about ready to implode at any moment with massive bank runs the likes of which we have not seen since the Great Depression.
NTU... I'm just going to toss this out as validation for you. It's a work-in-progress. Chicago-land. You can't cover overhead on $28/hour. That is- food, housing, transportation and work-related costs. It seems outrageous, but the ancillary costs are what eats-up that pay yield. I have been studying it for sme time now. From 2000 to 2008, Chicago-land paychecks shrank 9% while costs rose more than 25% (ancillary included). From 2008 to-date, sub-wealth (that's everybody except the elitists on top) excluded, pay yield has dropped, wages are closer to $10/hour and full time employment is rarer. In short... nobody is actually making it. Uniquely, the basis for the research is 1905. Chicago proper- had 4 out of every 5 families indebted 125% or more (pay yield) to Loan Sharks. The City actually came to a stand-still economically,compromising both people and businesses together. The Loan Sharks caused the failure through irresponsible and corrupt lending (sharking) but THEY were funded by some of the same BANKS Ben is funding now. Wasn't BEN BERNANKE touted as an expert in the Great Depression Era? Isn't he PRECIDELY following what destroyed France in the 18th Century and America in the first decade of the 20th?
WHAT???? This 'isn't 2008'??? Well...you are right there Kramer; it isn't 2008. It's worse......way way worse than 2008. 2008 was only a precursor..only a tiny vision of the collapse that was to come and soon. What we are seeing now, and trying to avoid by all the 'can kicking' money printing old Benny Bucks Bernanks is doing, is pervasive and permanent compressive contraction.
your are totally outside reality Cramer
While most of the people who opine on these issues can only talk about things like the payroll tax holiday ending, a big decline in gas prices could explain why we are seeing such robust action in both retail, and, more important, restaurants.
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You do not run the world's largest economy on what restaurants are doing or retail sales from Wal-mart.
GOLD is just gold in the ground until someone mines it and someone else melts it down and someone else processes it into I-phones or I-pads or jewelery or idols.
IT'S THE ACT OF SOMEONE TAKING A RAW MATERIAL AND forming a new useful item from it that produces wealth.
RIGHT NOW most Americans work at jobs that are less useful than cave-men chewing cocaine leaves on the hill sides of what is called Columbia today.
Nobody down here is shocked at all about what we are seeing; markets have been doing very well lately and manipulators are having coronaries; we knew they would come out swinging this morning and they are selling anything and everything...Blame it on China; oil; a lousy weekend, irrelevant...They will do their thing as long as they can get away with it...Oh well, still very early, we will see what happens...More later.
We have had a bad economy since 2008.....we voted for Obama In 2008. The economy has been bad since he became president. WHAT RECOVERY? We then reward him AGAIN with FOUR MORE years! What? Our President, and his administration, has done NOTHING to turn this around. His policies and OBAMA CARE.....have and will make it much worse than today. When Obama Care fully kicks in....businesses will go down, down, down......This is OBAMA'S NEW NORM!
See everyone- Fat Cat does invest in companies- like mattel - complete with collectable barbie(Ms. Bambi) & Ken (Mr. Brucey) dolls. And don't forget the Hot Wheel collectables.
But you need to resist not play with them everyday- lowers the value of them.
Now put them back in their case and go get a chulupa lunch from across the street.
HaHaHa !!!
"VL:Too bad you missed the bull market.It`s been great.I`ve bought 2 nice cars, dined at nice restaurants and have been on great vacations.Is it fun being bitter?"
Here is your post from 4 days ago PUKE....... Just a caddy now not 2 cars. Liars always get found out because they can't keep their stories straight.
LOSER --- I bet you have a capital "L" tattooed to your forehead.
Said 6 times... it takes three to sink into the minds of normal people. Three more for psychopaths. End the Federal Reserve TODAY and begin the reconciliation of our national financial circumstance. Get GITMO ready... here come the nutcases who thought themselves above the rest of us.
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Air cargo out of Asia is seeing its first peak season in five years, and better capacity management among cargo carriers is set to push up freight rates into the last quarter.
There really was a Christmas in July this year, at least in terms of increased global container business. That bodes well for North American trucking, intermodal rail and package delivery companies now preparing for an influx of freight ahead of the holiday season.
U.S Senate investigators said Wednesday that computer networks of transportation companies that work for the U.S. military were broken into 20 times in one year by hackers with links to the Chinese government, highlight the growing cyberattack risk to shippers and carriers.
Strong domestic volumes in the air and on the ground delivered double-digit profit growth for FedEx in the first quarter of its new fiscal year.
Low prices invariably generate increased demand, so exports of corn, soybeans and energy products derived from those commodities will do quite well in the coming year and beyond, said David Hightower, principal at Hightower Associates in Chicago and publisher of the Hightower Report on commodities.
China-Europe rail services continue to grow in popularity with DHL the latest forwarder to offer a new weekly scheduled block train from Suzhou to Poland.
Research firm Gartner identified 15 European companies with the best performing supply chains, based on metrics including inventory turns, return on assets and revenue.
In a sharp turnaround from previously proposed rules, forwarders and non-vessel-operating common carriers in the U.S. wouldn't have to post larger bonds under the Federal Maritime Commission's revised ocean transportation intermediary rule overhaul proposals.
Advances in technology and shipper demand are leading trucking companies toward the 'connected enterprise' and closer ties to customer supply chains.
An estimated 300,000 40-foot reefer containers are expected to be added to the global fleet by 2018 as strong demand for perishables drives the business and improving technology enables their long distance transport.


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U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials say Yuma Sector agents responded to "possible bandit activity" near an Arizona 85 checkpoint about 6 p.m. Tuesday.
The agents reportedly came across two armed men about 14 miles southwest of Gila Bend and at least 1 of the agents fired, hitting 1 of the armed men.
CBP officials say the wounded man was airlifted to a Phoenix hospital and was in stable condition Wednesday.
They say the other man was an illegal immigrant from Mexico and was arrested. Agents reported finding a handgun and assault rifle at the scene.
It's the second reported shooting by border agents in Arizona this week.
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(WHAS11) -- The youngest jockey ever to win the Kentucky Derby is getting honored permanently. Well known African American, jockey Lonnie Clayton won the Derby back in 1892 aboard Azra.
On Friday a historical marker was placed at Bashford Manor in his honor.
It's a place many here in Louisville remember only as a shopping center but Bashford Manor was formally known as Bashford Manor Farm.
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NASHVILLE (BP) -- Most church members give little thought to the amount of time it takes a pastor to prepare each sermon. In reality, sermon preparation is a large portion of a pastor's workweek. Unfortunately, this work is invisible to typical church members. They don't realize the enormous amount of time it takes just to prepare one sermon.
I recently conducted an unscientific Twitter poll to ask pastors how much time they spend in sermon preparation. For this question I asked for the amount of preparation time for one sermon. Many pastors must prepare more than one sermon per week, so their workload to prepare to preach is even greater.
I am pleased and appreciative for the number of responses I received. Here are the results of the poll by three-hour increments:
1 to 3 hours 1%
4 to 6 hours 9%
7 to 9 hours 15%
10 to 12 hours 22%
13 to 15 hours 24%
16 to 18 hours 23%
19 to 21 hours 2%
22 to 24 hours 0%
25 to 27 hours 1%
28 to 30 hours 2%
31 to 33 hours 1%
The results were fascinating to me. Here are some key points I found in the study:
-- Most pastors responded with a range of hours. I took the midpoint of each range for my data.
-- 70 percent of pastors' sermon preparation time is the narrow range of 10 to 18 hours per sermon.
-- Keep in mind that these numbers represent sermon preparation time for just one sermon. Many pastors spend 30 or more hours in preparing messages each week.
-- The median time for sermon preparation in this study is 13 hours. That means that half of the respondents gave a number under 13 hours; the other half gave a number greater than 13 hours.
-- Most of the respondents who gave a response under 12 hours indicated they were bivocational pastors.
-- If the sermon was part of a series, the pastors indicated they spent even more upfront time to develop the theme and preliminary issues for the sermons to be preached.
-- Many of the pastors are frustrated that they don't have more time for sermon preparation.
-- A number of the pastors indicated that finding consistent and uninterrupted sermon preparation time was difficult.
Most pastors have workweeks much longer than we realize because of the invisible nature of sermon preparation. As for me, the results of this poll have caused me to pray even more fervently for my pastor. His work is long. His work is never-ending. But the work he does is vitally important.
I pray that we all will remember to pray for our pastors every day.
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Pretty & very well made
By doris
from toronto
This is my first purchase of this line and it did not disappoint - this pendant is everything & more of what I expected - the craftwork is so beautiful and unique. Love-love-love!
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By Rosemary
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I bought two of these for my granddaughters. The m for a 14 year old and the b for an 8 year old. They are appropriate sizes for both of them., I am thinking of buying one for myself as well. They are beautifully made with not a rough edge anywhere. The price is phenomenal for workmanship of this category. Great gifts.
Pretty & Petite
By Kathy
from Holland Landing, Ontario
This is a lovely pendant that is on the petite side. Nothing big and flashy about it. The chain is cheap and will need to be replaced by a sturdier one.
pretty pendant
By URSULA
from MAPLE RIDGE
I purchased the C for one of my granddaughters for Christmas and I like the overall look of it, but I also thought the pendant as such could have been bigger. Still, I think my granddaughter will like this pendant.
Nice pendant
By woody
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I just received my letter A and am quite pleased but not totally wowed by it ......the design is lovely with a small glitch in the silver work but wont be noticed.....I forgot the bail is included in the measurement...so I found it a bit smaller than I expected and consequently a little lighter too .....for the price and hand made it is good value....now for the chain....it is a lovely chain spoiled by too much oxidisation.....why are we buying silver if it is going to be blackened by this ugly process...PLEASE use much less of it and let the silver shine..it is too beautiful to cover up....I shall be using another chain not this one
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By IrenePhD
from Winnipeg
Very pleased with my first purchase from this line; it was packaged well and came with a cleaning cloth. Needless to say, it felt as if I had received more than I ordered. The pendant has a lovely chain, and my initial "I" has always been illusive to find. This was a lovely purchase and I will consider more from this line. My pendant is comfortable and shows well, and as mentioned, the chain coming with this initial is lovely. While the clasp is somewhat small, I am still pleased with the chain.
By Forthy
from Kitchener Ontario
I just received this pendant with chain and was pleasantly surprised. The chain is very fine and the pendant has a beautiful clasp holding the pendant. The initial I chose was a D and unfortunately there is only so much you can do to make it as striking as some of the other letters. Well worth the sale price. I also appreciated the cleaning cloths and instructions on taking care of it. This would also make a lovely gift for a loved one.


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Why is All-Clad cookware so much more expensive than Cuisinart or other brands? Are the materials and construction far superior, or are we just paying for the All-Clad name?
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Thanks for your question. We're big fans of All-Clad here. Sara Kate is building a collection of the MC2 line, while Chris likes the shine of the dishwasher-safe Stainless line.
Yes, All-Clad is expensive. Premium cookware is a significant investment, but your All-Clad collection (at least the pots and pans that don't have non-stick coating) will last for your lifetime and beyond. If something does go wrong, All-Clad offers a generous warranty.
All-Clad's bonded cookware is expensive becasue it is made in the USA. They are committed to bonding or "cladding" the best, high quality materials.
All-Clad's heat-conducting core runs up the sides of the pan. Other pans conduct heat through a disc welded to the bottom of the pan.
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• Because All-Clad pots are so costly, skip the sets that stores like Williams-Sonoma push. Instead, we suggest you buy just one pan at first. Cook with it regularly. You might even want to run your own side-by-side comparison with another pan you use often. As you run your test, pay attention to the sides of the pans.
We started off with the 2 quart sauce pan. We made some rice and warmed some chocolate in the pan and were quickly won over.
• Buy irregulars. The 2 quart sauce pan is $139.95 on Amazon and $140 at Sur La Table. The same pan -- as an irregular -- is $95.20 at Cookware 'n More. That's a savings of more than 30%. Cookware 'n More runs occasional sales that cut the prices even lower!
We've bought irregulars from Cookware 'n More several times and highly recommend them. Many times the blemishes and imperfections are often barely noticeable. Cookware 'n More runs out of inventory from time to time and gets back ordered. If you need a particular piece in a hurry, call them to ask if it is in stock before you place your order.
Readers, what do you think about All-Clad? While many of you told us that you'd pay less than $60 for a saucepan, we bet there's a crowd out there who will say All-Clad worth the price. Who has All-Clad on their wish list this holiday season?
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All-clad is on my permanent wish list.
All-clad is expensive, there is no doubt about that. It is professional quality which means it's heat conductive properties are superior and it will last forever.
So, if you want it and you want to save money, you have to play the game. Irregulars sound like a good option and of course sales.
I have also heard that some of these celebrity chef pot and pan sets are all-clad. Not sure if that is true but if it is sometimes you can buy those sets for less. You just have to live with a t.v. personality's name on your pots and pans.
If you cook a lot, All-clad would definitely be worth the investment.
I recently lost my All-Clad in a divorce settlement. And because I had to pay for replacements myself, I bought a set of the Calphalon Contemporary stainless steel pots and pans. To be honest, I think Calphalon is just as good as the All-Clad, and, dare I say, are more beautiful to look at.
I love my stainless Cuisinart ware, we bought it because we seriously doubt that All-Clad is really All-that!
I second the Calphalon comment. Just got the tri-ply stainless set on Black Friday (less $$$ than All-Clad) and I'm loving it!
What I wonder is, is all-clad any better than calphalon triply, which is also aluminum coated with stainless steel?
I like to read the Cook's Illustrated website, which usually rates all-clad the highest for regular pots and pans, but not other products... and usually recommends a cheaper second choice.
My husband moved into my apartment with his All-Clad collection, some clothes and cds, and not much else. We've got the 13" skillet, the 10" saute pan, two saucepans, a nonstick, a large pasta pot and a saucier - all MC and MC2. We could probably get along without the last three - purchased by an overly zealous mother-in-law, but they each have proven incredibly useful, and we've never needed anything else. My previous pots were hand-me-down Calphalon, which scratched, stained and stuck. I happily gave them away. His first few pots are a good ten years old at this point, so I'd say durability is not an issue. I've burned the hell out of a few, and they come sparkling clean with a little Barkeeper's Friend. We've bought from Cookware 'n More, and found no difference in quality but a huge one in price, along with a comprehensive selection. Definitely worth the investment, overall.
I bought several pieces of all-clad at close to 50% off retail several years ago. Even those prices were a little breathtaking for a 20-something. But I figured I love to cook and it would be a lifetime investment. I have no regrets.
Good advice to just get one piece (that you will use often) to see how you like it.
I'm also a COOKS ILLUSTRATED fan and hang on every word they say and all-clad performs well in their tests. Along those lines, they recently had an article singing the praises of pre-seasoned cast-iron skillets. I bought one several years ago and (somehow) have developed and maintained a pretty decent season on the surface. For some cooking applications, I prefer it to my all clad skillet. And much cheaper.
I tend to be inherently opposed to nonstick pans but sometimes they are nice for eggs and such. Does anyone use an All-Clad nonstick and if so, what do you think of it?
I also think it's a good idea to start with one pan and see how you like it. I have the 10" skillet. I bought all clad because after test-holding many different brands in the store, the all clad felt the most comfortable for me.
I like that I can't mess the pan up - it always washes up nicely. What I don't like is how things stick to it. I've followed the instructions of all clad, keeping a low to medium flame and preheating the oil. Eggs are the hardest - uses lots of oil and you need to loosen it with a spatula a lot.
I have had a dozen stainless steel All-Clad pans for 12 years and love every one of them. They conduct heat well and are easy to clean. They are heavy though and you must always use potholders with the covers as they get quite hot even on the stovetop.
I have had one nonstick All-Clad pan that we have used almost exclusively for eggs for 10 years. It cooks nicely and cleans like a dream. However, some of the nonstick coating has worn off on the very top edge of the pan. I suspect that this might be due to my regularly using a cover from a regular stainless All-Clad on it. I stopped doing that and haven't had any more coating wear off.
when we were buying our first grown-up pots and pans, we visited a local kitchen store that has a reputation for an extremely knowledgeable (and honest) staff. we were initially looking at the all-clad, but were told that they had recently lost their patent, and that the calphalon tri-ply and cuisinart multiclad are exact copies of the all-clad pans that were more than twice the price. after sort of talking our ears off long enough to convince us he truly was an encyclopedia of all things kitchen, the guy said, "if you'd asked me a year ago i would have told you to buy all-clad or buy nothing at all. not anymore."
we ended up buying one all-clad piece and two cuisinart pieces, and i've honestly never ever noticed a difference.
I guess I should clarify my comment that All-Clad cleans pans
are easy to clean.
They are easy to clean but not necessarily quick to clean. If my frying pan becomes heavily scorched, I fill it with the hottest tap water and a little detergent and about a teaspoon of baking soda and soak it for a few hours or overnight. Then everything comes off easily with a sponge.
After a lot of research, we went with the Calphalon tri-ply and couldn't be happier.
2 features it offers that All-Clad doesn't: 1)glass tops, so you can see inside the pots/pans when you are cooking and 2)rounded edges, easier for pouring out of the pans.
We've sometimes found All-Clad for reduced prices at Marshalls or TJ Maxx type stores.
All Clad is the way to go. I have the stainless version and have bought piece by piece as necessary. By far, the best pans I have ever used. I throw them in the dishwasher, they are fairly low maintenance.
Faith, I have the 10inch nonstick skillet. Took a while for me to get used to, but now I use it exclusively for eggs, low heat, a little oil, cooks like a dream.
I have one non-stick skillet in my slightly excessive collection of All-Clad. I got it at TJ Maxx or Marshalls for $40 which I think was about 1/2 or 1/3 the regular price. I've been using it for around 8 years, and it's about at the end of it's non-stickiness despite the fact that I've always treated it carefully.
I considered it an experiment that has confirmed my thinking that non-stick isn't going to last forever even if it's All-Clad. If I had paid full price for that skillet I think I'd be annoyed.
IMO, a non-stick skillet is indispensable, but I wouldn't waste my $$ on All-Clad non-stick unless it's at a steep discount.
Easy to clean, heavy to hold.
After much research I recently settled on All Clad LTD for my wedding registry and I couldn't be happier. I was debating Calphalon but the new handle design is tacky; besides that I think the difference is very slim. All Clad is leaps and bounds beyond my piece milled collection of pre-wedding cookware. Cooking with it makes my heart sing!
i have used both the all clad and the calphalon tri-ply. i bought a set of the tri-ply. it's a little bit lighter without giving up quality. the handles are more comfortable to hold since they don't come up at a straight angle. the curve is more comfortable. and because of the notch near the pan, they dont get hot so you don't have to use a towel or pot holder on the handle.
as far as the emeril line goes, it's not worth the money and it's no where near as expensive at the regular all clad or calphalon. it's easily dented, and because of the thick disc on the bottom, it very heavy.
The calphalon stuff is awesome. All-Clad definitely has you paying a big premium for name. The Calphalon saucepans I've used are really fabulous.
I've got a beautiful 11" Mauviel fry pan that is excellent for anything acidic, responds basically instantly to heat, but truth be told my cast iron skillet gets at least 20 times more use and looks just as timeless. It's the only thing that gets used every day. Builds up those wrist muscles, too. :)
I'd never pay $100 for anything teflon coated, since it's not going to last all that long, and really we barely use our teflon as it is.
I've had great experiences with the super thick aluminum/steel stuff purchased from restaurant supply stores, and some of the no-name brands sold there are made by the fashionable companies, except for $75 rather than $150. Not exactly beautiful, but my 6 gallon stock pot is super useful, cost $45 and will outlive me I'm sure.
I just got a GIANT enameled cast-iron pot that I love at Marshall's for $40 (Outset brand). That same size LeCreuset pot at Williams Sonoma would have cost at least $250. Marshall's ROCKS for stuff like that!
As someone noted above, you are also paying a big premium for made in the good old USA. Any time that option presents itself, I vote for made in Pennsylvania. And, by the way, the pots/pans rock.
There are often quite substantial discounts at Broadway Panhandler
Can anyone compare Swiss Diamond to All-Clad (besides non-stick vs. stainless)?
I bought a Swiss Diamond large saute pan - I nearly choked on the price, but am so happy I made the investment. It browns wonderfully without burning, and since it's non-stick, it's a dream to deglaze with and clean.
My assumption is that anything made in the "good ole USA" should be cheaper to buy because it does not have to be taxed highley for being shipped across the pond.
Anyway, I do love good pots and pans. I believe that stainless steel is always the way to go. Non-stick is for non-cookers. I have Wolfgang Puck pots and pans. I'd love to have All-Clad or Calphalon but Wolfie will do for now. They are actually very good pots/pans. They don't stain or stick. They get sparkly clean. They will certainly do until I can get a higher brand.
However, with that being said, I do keep one medium-grade, non-stick frying pan for eggs. (for all the people above that complain that eggs stick no matter what) I have a great Italian-made frying pan whose brand name is TVO (I think). I bought it at Marshall's. It does the job well. Eggs will stick even if it's all-clad.
I have found sigle All-Clad items at the local T.J. Max at a significant markdown. I apologize if someone mentioned it above - I scanned the comments quickly and didn't see it.
orangejuce, sometimes made in the "good ole USA" (despite lower shipping costs), means that the manufacturer pays its workers a living wage and benefits, and that they effectively contribute to the economy of this country.
Anyway, I love the (2) All Clad pieces (one skillet and one saucepan) that currently consitute my "collection". The heat distributes so evenly, I believe I am a better cook because of them.
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This may be the dumbest question ever, but are you supposed to season pans like this? (can you even season stainless steel?) I had an all-clad pan and I was surprised to find that was absolutely horrible. No matter what I cooked, everything stuck to it like cement. Most of my meal was wasted (regardless of increasing amounts of olive oil used to combat the incredible stick.) I was finally so fed up that I just threw the pan out.
Sorry, meant to type 'single' - and I now see that splatgirl mentioned TJ MAXX as well. I love the three pans we have. They are in constant use.
I have owned one All-Clad 2 qt sauce for over 10 years and it is always my goto pot. Also own a Calphalon set that I just gave away for 4 reasons--wanted to get non-stick coatings out of my life since they have been linked to causing cancer, you're really supposed to wash them by hand—the outsides of mine looked white washed, I didn't have storage room for the whole set I purchased since moving, and to be honest, I just wanted all All-Clad.
About one month ago you highlighted Cookware n' more and I realized that if I just bought the pots and pans that I really use vs a set, I could afford it. Cookware n' more was great. The irregular aspect of all my pots/pans were a scratch or a slight discoloration and were not noticable after one use. It also allowed me to purchase the pots, I knew I would really use. Many of those sets are set up for families not singles.
All-Clad, All the way!
I actually never really understood the significance of why brand name cookware for the home was such a big deal until I started working for a Sur La Table store and my manager & culinary employees explained to me the reasoning. It wasn't until then I realized that maybe my 1-2 pans (w/ teflon coating) to cook everything in was not the best idea. Nothing was cooking at an even temperature. I purchased a couple of All-Clad items and it has completely changed the way I cook. I swear I just sounded like an infomercial just now haha.
Just a note -- one of the tips I've read that was news to me, but apparently is absolutely required to keep food from sticking to stainless steel, is 'hot pan, cold oil.' (Try googling that phrase.) You're supposed to bring your empty pan up to heat first, then add the oil/butter/whatever you're using, then when that's hot (not long afterwards, or it will start to smoke), you add the food. Adding oil/butter/etc. to a cool pan and bringing both up to temp is what allows for sticking. Could explain why some posters can cook eggs in stainless and the rest can't.
I have All-Clad pots and pans in all sizes. When I'm cooking, I always grab my nonstick 12 inch pan and 2qt nonstick saucepan. I especially like the 2qt nonstick saucepan for cooking rice. I heard that using nonstick pan in the oven, is not recommended, since it gives off fume and deteriorates the nonstick surface at a temp above 500 degrees.
I've been scratching my head on the sticky egg posts (guess I am so old, the Frugal Gourmet's old addage of "hot pan, cold oil" is drummed into me), but my eggs do not stick in my All-Clad.
The only piece I was ever unhappy with was a non-stick LTD pan. We threw it out, as the coating cracked and crazed (after 8 years). Now we stick with the stainless All-Clad, along with several iron frying pans.
We bought a great set at a deep discount, and the rest is open stock.
You can also get seconds for great prices at the factory store in Pennsylvania.
A tip from a friend to handle the heat of the All-Clad pot lids - save some corks from wine bottles and place three or four side-by-side under the lid handle - it gives you something cool to grab when you need to lift the lid.
Seconding the Cookware n' More tip. They used to be in Flemington, NJ and after I got a nice bonus at work I headed over there and picked up a dutch oven, a saucepan, a frying pan and saute pan to replace my crappy college set. IIRC I saved about 60-65% off retail for barely scratched cookware. I'd never pay full price, but it really is nice to cook with. I also have a small Cuisinart saucepan from TJ Maxx, and it's perfectly acceptable, although not as weighty as the All-Clad. I like weighty.
I cook all the time and have several type of cookware, some pieces I use more often then others, but for frying nothing beats a cast iron skillet. I have one that is over 30 years old inherited from my grandmother. It is always seasoned after use. My brother was the only person in the family who can cook an egg in the pan and not have it stick, i havn't quite mastered that skill yet. I also have all-clad stainless steel and calphalon no-stick. But it seems the cast iron is the one I use the most
We have All-Clad and I love it. Yes, it's expensive, but I don't plan on having to replace it.
I agree with the cast-iron skillet recommendation as well... I prefer that for things like eggs and the All-Clad for everything else.
I have a few All-Clad pieces and enjoy using them. My only gripe is that the lid handles get way too hot to handle.
As for the made in USA part, only the bonded pieces are made in the US. The lids, for example, are made overseas as are the tools and accessories. And just out of curiosity, I wonder how many people here know that since 2004 All-Clad has been owned by the Groupe SEB, a large French consortium.
Cast iron is pretty nonstick and doesn't have any unnatural creepy off-gassing and whatnot. And it costs next to nothing, lasts forever, and gives you needed iron just by cooking in it.
All Clad pots are too heavy for me to lift, so we opted for a Cuisinart set and I love them.
All-Clad has a huge warehouse sale twice a year in Canonsburg PA, where they are manufactured. Prices are fabulous for the basic pieces - I recall 75% off on some items. I haven't been to the sale, but my parents retired there (don't ask) and have happily served as my personal shoppers and hand-delivered my purchases to me in NYC. Add a visit to Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater and the singing Perry Como statue and you have yourself a weekend.
I have one All-Clad pan I got for a steal and a whole set of Calphalon stainless (we researched the materials used and couldn't fine a compelling difference in materials or quality for the huge jump in price) and, frankly, I can't tell the difference between the two.
Had I know All-Clad was made in the USA, I might have spent the extra money (if we'd had it at the time, which is unlikely).
I've had the Calphalon for five years. Still in great shape. Added a non-stick Calphalon One pan last year. Also has worked very well, though it is the least-used of my pans. I like to use it for breakfast on the weekends.
One name brand I have a major jones for is Le Crueset. I want a soup pot and a casserole pan!
I generally LOVE my stainless steel cookware for everything (with cast iron coming a really close second); but for some strange reason, things do tend to stick to the All-Clad more than my others... I have no idea why.
We have the All-Clad Brushed Stainless Steel pots and pans, the five-ply versions. They work great, but it is our first (and only) set of "real" cookware so I have nothing to compare it to but cheap Calphalon (not the new stainless steel ones) and Circulon. From the abuse that they've received already it seems that they will last a lifetime. We also got one nonstick pan for eggs and pancakes, also works great, much better than my old pans, the heat that it retains is great once you get used to it.
All-Clad is a great investment, especially because of the lifetime warranty. I buy my All-Clad from Cookware & More. The irregulars usually come looking almost perfect and they are so much cheaper!
Can you tell me more about the irregular All Clad? Is the irregular more related to cosmetics only? Anything to do with the heat construction if it is irregular? Thanks.
I have been buying All Clad since 1980 when I could go to the factory and buy seconds.
The company has been sold and has really grown. They have two sales per year and I am lucky to live close by to take advantage of the sale. I have everything, but I go just for fun to see what is new. Come to Pittsburgh (Washington County Fairgrounds)
and join in the fun.
PS...Happyface.. irregular pans just have small blemishes which do not affect performance...and Figitiverouge, you need to heat the pan before adding butter or oil. If you do this, the pans cook like non stick. Eggs slide around the pan, try it.
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The 11-track album features acoustic versions of eight songs from Justin's previous album, Believe : "Boyfriend," "As Long as You Love Me," "Beauty and a Beat," "All Around the World," "Take You," "Be Alright" and "She Don't Like the Lights," and what's described as a "live studio version" of "Fall."
In additions, fans will get two previously-unreleased songs -- "Yellow Raincoat" and "I Would" -- plus a song titled "Nothing Like Us," which was written and produced solely by Justin. That last one is described as a song that "gives fans an unprecedented and intimate glimpse of young love." Maybe his relationship with Selena Gomez inspired that one.
The album is now available for pre-order and will arrive January 29. On February 9, Justin will both host and serve as musical guest on Saturday Night Live. One blog has snarked that Justin was tapped because it's the Saturday before the Grammys, and since he wasn't nominated -- a fact about which Justin's his manager was furious -- he's the only artist who's available to do the SNL gig.
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Congratulations to the Corcoran's students in the MA Interior Design program who participated in this year's Cosmo Couture. The International Interior Design Association Washington Metro City Center (IIDA MAC), partnered with the Corcoran Gallery and Corcoran College of Art + Design, for this year's Cosmo Couture fundraising event, which was held on September 20, 2012 at the Artisphere in Arlington, Virginia. Cosmo Couture fosters a direct collaboration between local Architecture and Interior Design firms and their manufacturing partners in the Washington DC area, to create garments reflecting a given theme. The garments are judged during a runway show and awards were given to design teams in different categories. The beneficiary for this year's event will be My Sister's Place.
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Nine Queen's University faculty members have been elected to the Royal Society of Canada.
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Forty is the new thirty, and fifty is the new forty and so it goes. Women are looking younger and younger for their age and dressing the part. Leggings, short skirts, and high heels were not in our mother's closets, but today, women wear them and look good in them well past fifty.
It is not uncommon to walk behind someone in a cute outfit and be surprised when you catch a glimpse of their face to recognize they are much older than their youthful body and dress. I have shared my closet with my daughters since I can remember, and so have many of my friends.
When women take good care of their bodies should there be an age limit on when specific clothes or look is appropriate? Many people think so. For example, it may become a problem when a fifty-year-old mom is still dressing like her seventeen-year-old teen. Teens may feel uncomfortable when their mom wears clothes or sports a tattoo or body piercing that seems age inappropriate. There is a boundary between moms and their teens, and when a teen feels threatened that mom is encroaching, they retaliate and withdraw. Belly piercings and tattoos may help an older woman feel young, but the reflection it sends to others is usually negative. According to numerous studies, women are more likely the ones to be judgmental of other women as well as men when it comes to expiration dates on specific looks.
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3. If whatever you are wearing makes your child feel embarrassed especially at a school event it is wiser not to wear it.
4. Muffin tops are one thing when teens flaunt them, quite another when a fifty year old does. They are avoidable if you are willing to go up a size in your clothing.
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Of course, everybody likes rabbits. They're furry. They're adorable. They make great pets, and, ask any child, they're very generous about dropping off chocolate at Easter. But as Kim Severson writes in today's New York Times, there's another increasingly popular reason to love bunnies — they taste delicious!
Severson reports that the rabbit is becoming a trendy new meat for ethically conscious carnivores. This isn't the first time that rabbit has been touted as the next big thing — the Wall Street Journal argued the same thing over a decade ago — but in this case, there are several cultural factors working in its favor. Most notably, the fact that the movement toward ethical, local butchery has become a major part of American food culture over the past few years, and the rabbit is perfectly suited to it. (In her NYT piece, Severson attends a Brooklyn seminar where aspiring butchers pay $100 to learn how to raise and slaughter their own rabbits.)
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Air cargo out of Asia is seeing its first peak season in five years, and better capacity management among cargo carriers is set to push up freight rates into the last quarter.
There really was a Christmas in July this year, at least in terms of increased global container business. That bodes well for North American trucking, intermodal rail and package delivery companies now preparing for an influx of freight ahead of the holiday season.
Strong domestic volumes in the air and on the ground delivered double-digit profit growth for FedEx in the first quarter of its new fiscal year.
Air freight is suffering from the same issues that afflict container shipping, with growing volumes not enough to lift profitability in the face of high fuel prices, weak yields and growing capacity, the International Air Transport Association said in an industry report.
Air France initiated a contingency cargo plan today as pilots begin a week-long strike that will ground more than half of the carrier's flights.
Strong air cargo traffic out of Asia continued to lift Cathay Pacific volumes with August figures soaring almost 20 percent year-over-year and the Apple iPhone 6 launch expected to keep traffic high through September.
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European shipping lines, ports and cargo airlines are bracing for a further loss of business and possible service interruptions as the Kremlin weighs its response to the latest EU sanctions over Russia's role in the Ukraine conflict.
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Help Choose the Next Roadmap Initiatives
I'd like to draw the entire cancer community's attention to a Request for Information (RFI) in the October 20 issue of NIH Guide to Grants and Contracts. This important new RFI is soliciting suggestions for new initiatives that will improve and accelerate biomedical and behavioral research and its impact on public health, to be implemented under the aegis of the NIH Roadmap for Medical Research.
The feedback generated will build the foundation from which five to eight new Roadmap initiatives will be launched, from within the currently projected Roadmap budget, beginning in Fiscal Year 2008.
With this RFI, NIH is reaching out to as broad an audience as possible - the scientific community, health professionals, patient advocates, and the general public - to amass a broad array of novel and transformative ideas. On behalf of the NCI leadership team, I encourage the entire cancer community to participate in this process, nominating novel ideas on topics such as new ways to overcome barriers to research, accelerate translation of scientific discoveries, and fill research gaps that do not fall within the mission of any single NIH Institute or Center (IC).
The Roadmap is often described as an "incubator space" for initiatives that cut across scientific disciplines but that also represent "high-risk" projects that, under normal circumstances, might not be funded. That framework will continue with this new batch of initiatives.
In formulating your suggestions, please take special note of the inclusion criteria outlined in the RFI and that responses must be submitted by November 17.
I've already had an opportunity to participate in this endeavor. This summer, along with NIH Director Dr. Elias Zerhouni and National Institute of Mental Health Director Dr. Thomas Insel, I co-chaired one of five "consultation sessions" that represented the first phase of the process to identify these new initiatives. During these sessions, participating scientists, who represented a broad range of disciplines, discussed major impediments to rapid advances in biomedical research and how to possibly overcome them.
The second phase entailed all IC directors submitting their top ideas/initiatives for consideration. This RFI is the last, and perhaps most important, phase. In addition to submitting ideas, I also encourage you to review and provide feedback on the ideas nominated to date via the consultation sessions and IC Directors.
By the spring of 2007, all of the new ideas generated via this three-phase process will have been vetted, grouped into topic areas, and prioritized by the NIH IC Directors and the NIH Director, who will consult with the Advisory Council to the Director prior to selection of an FY08 cohort of new initiatives.
Based on the initial experience with the first round of NIH Roadmap initiatives - 379 grants to 326 investigators - and some of the available results from the first round of Roadmap-funded projects, I believe this second wave will also produce significant advances.
I encourage members of the cancer community to learn more about the Roadmap's goals and areas of focus and to take advantage of such a unique opportunity to influence biomedical research and patient care.
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