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Anyone else have trouble creaming butter and sugar in a kitchenaid?
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- loukoumades Jan 9, 2011 12:42 PM
Recipes always say to beat softened butter and sugar until pale and fluffy. I can never get this in my kitchenaid. Butter and sugar form a thick paste that coats the walls of the bowl where the beater barely touches, meaning I have to scrape the sides down every few seconds. First I thought maybe my butter wasn't softened enough, but today I tried again making sure my butter was properly softened, same results. Anyone else have this problem?
You want to use the paddle, not the beater, to cream butter and sugar in your kitchenaid. If you're using comparatively small amounts of butter and sugar there may not be enough total mass for the mixer to process it properly. There are paddles on the market, designed for the KA stand mixer, that scrape the sides of the bowl as they oscillate. I don't have one but I am acquainted with others who use them that speak highly of their efficiency. You may be interested in this information:
No, not at all. With the paddle attachment, it takes maybe 5 minutes, but it never fails.
I use a Beater Blade, which scrapes the bowl as it mixes, but the regular paddle should work.
re: Azizeh
I adore my beater blade. Works brilliantly!
re: Azizeh
Me three. That Beater Blade really works and saves me the effort of all that scraping, so I spend a lot less time standing over the mixer.
re: pilinut
Me four. I have the blue one...Is that the beater blade?
re: Becca Porter
Ditto. I'd grab the beater blade as I ran from my burning home :0)
re: soccermom13
I had no idea this existed - it's going on my wish list RIGHT NOW!!! :)
re: Becca Porter
I have a white one with gray rubber insets, but the Amazon link above shows several different colors.
re: Azizeh
If you use the beater blade for creaming the butter and sugar, do you keep using that one for adding the other ingredients, like the eggs, dairy, flour? Or do you need to change blades?
I would guess not. How does it do for these other additions?
Thanks! I"m thinking about this attachment.
re: karykat
re: karykat
No, you do not need to change blades. In fact, I almost never stop the mixer to scrape down the bowl bc the beater blade does such a superb job. I just let the mixer keep beating away as I add the addn'l ingredients (adjusting the beating speed as necessary).
re: Azizeh
I've been thinking of this since I saw it years ago and it's good to see there are good reviews for it. It's plastic, though? My paddle is metal and seems like that would be stronger.
re: chowser
they make the windows of jet fighters out of plastic...!
re: chowser
Never but I use my KA paddle. The wire whip is more suitable for whipping air ino things such as egg whites and so on.
Good luck!
Sorry, should have said - I'm using the paddle not the wire whisk. But not the super scraper paddle, which looks good!
Reading that link (thanks), I'm thinking maybe my sugar is too coarse. On the other hand, I don't have a problem when beating with a hand held electric beater. I'm doing usual quantities for a cake or a batch of cookes, 120g of butter and sugar, for example.
re: loukoumades
you need to beat the butter first separately until it is relatively fluffy then add the sugar gradually.
this is a basic operation in this mixer and there should be no difficulty. If the butter is too cold and hard it will not do it properly - the steel bowl gets cold and the butter will tend to adhere to it. - on the other hand, the butter should not be melty. My guess is that your butter is too cold - let it warm up until it is soft to the touch with your finger and it should work fine. If it srtarts to do this, you could wrap the bowl with a warm towl to bring the temp up a little.
re: jen kalb
right, thanks, I'll try that. I'm sure my butter's not too cold. It's definitely soft to the touch.
re: jen kalb
I always add everything at once and mine comes out fine.
re: birdmonkey
Seconding this advice. I haven't had any problems after doing this (although I did this as soon as I got my KitchenAid, so I haven't experienced the problem you're describing).
How soft is your butter? You want it soft enough that your fingers can put an indent in it easily but not so soft that it seems to melt it. There was a pictorial I've seen somewhere. If I can remember where it is, I'll post it.
Well, I'm stumped. I'd try adjusting your paddle. I routinely start with cold butter and I get it whipped. Eventually. It is harder to get the light texture when you're using something like a coarse, unrefined sugar, though.
My shortbread recipe specifies using diced cold butter to sugar and even that works very well in my KA! As others recommend check your settings.
Try a lower speed. For very soft butter, I do speed #4 or 5. And if it is a cold day, lower than that. One does need to scrape the sides often.
If you are creaming a very small amount, you need to make sure your KitchenAid is adjusted that the tip of the paddle almost touches the bottom of the bowl. An earlier poster stated how this is done.
re: loukoumades
your butter should cream to a fluffy state ahead of adding the sugar. Like I said above, you cream the butter then add the sugar gradually.
Be careful adjusting the beater height - that would be a later resort in my book. It is easy to mess up your beater by adjusting it down too low so it bangs on the bowl. it should just barely clear the bottom of the bowl.
Hi, I am a KitchenAid employee. Here are some tips for creaming butter and sugar together.
Place butter and sugar in mixer bowl. Attach the bowl and flat beater to the mixer.
Turn the mixer to Speed 4 and beat until fluffy, about 2 minutes.
Hope this helps.
re: KitchenAidUSA
Hello Kitchenaid employee. Can I ask you a question?
It's my understanding that creaming is using the sugar to help aerate the butter. Does it make any difference whether you use regular granulated sugar or superfine sugar in the creaming process?
re: Hank Hanover
hey Hank, I know that you did not address this to me but I use Baker's(super fine granulated not powdered)Sugar to do all my creaming at work. i find that it dissolves into the butter much quicker and seems to be lighter(airier) than regular granulated.
re: chefj
Hi chef;
I'm sure it would dissolve easier than granulated. I was reading that:
"The creaming of the butter and sugar produces air bubbles in the fat created by the rubbing of the sugar crystals against the fat."
The article goes on to say:
"These holes will get larger and multiply as you continue beating. Starting on low speed and then gradually increasing the speed allows the air bubbles to form and strengthen. Starting at too high a speed could damage or break the fragile air bubbles which will cause the finished cake to be heavy with a compact texture. The goal is to have maximum aeration, that is, lots of air bubbles in the fat. A well aerated batter means a cake with good volume and a soft crumb. "
I was thinking that if the bubbles are created by the sugar crystals rubbing against the fat then maybe the size of the sugar crystal mattered.
re: Hank Hanover
Hmmm, "produces air bubbles in the fat created by the rubbing of the sugar crystals against the fat." that does not make any sense to my ear. How would friction create air pockets? I believe that it is the beater motion that is incorporating air into the mixture that forms the air bubbles and my practical experience seems to bear that out. Perhaps the sugar lends more elasticity to the butter.
re: chefj
Well, just because it was an article published on the web doesn't mean it was factual.
In my business, we joke around saying that if you put something in a spreadsheet, it instantly becomes fact.
The air has to come from somewhere and that is probably the atmosphere. i tend to agree with you.
re: Hank Hanover
It the same in cooking.
Usually if someone says something loud, assuredly and often some folks will just repeat it as fact.
re: chefj
How would friction create air pockets?
it's not really friction that creates the pockets. when the sugar crystals get tossed around they cut into the fat, but they don't then *stay* wedged into place...so as they continue to move through the butter, they leave behind pockets and air gets drawn in and trapped.
re: goodhealthgourmet
I just inserted that in a spreadsheet so it is now fact.
That sounds as logical as anything, ghg. I will accept that.
re: goodhealthgourmet
So you are saying that sugar crystals leave vacuums and some how air is pulled into them and then it is suddenly stable so that it does not collapse?
Hard to make physical sense out of that, but I am not a food scientist so may be.
I do know that superfine fine sugar works great for creaming and whips up very light.
re: KitchenAidUSA
I'm surprised to see you recommend adding the butter and sugar at the same time. Classic cake technique would have you add the sugar slowly after the butter has been beaten, no?
re: danna
Ive alsways use the technique of creaming the butter first, but its not really necessary - the sugar assists in the process of aerating the butter.
re: jen kalb
beating the butter first just softens it so that the sugar incorporates faster/easier.
Not required.
re: KitchenAidUSA
Thanks for coming here to reply KitchenAid employee. What you describe is what I've been doing. And as my post says, I get thick paste stuck to bowl walls. Someone here helpfully suggested re-adjusting the screw. I did that and it's helped. That'll teach me to read the manual next time.
I have had exactly the same problem. Basically the machine is not good at doing small quantities and in my case was also faulty. My $20 hand beater does a better job creaming butter and sugar than my very expensive KitchenAid (and I paid a small fortune for it because KitchenAid charges double the price here in Australia!).
KitchenAid tried to convince me the machine worked fine so I must be doing something wrong which was quite frustrating! They do recommend a minimum amount of butter and sugar though but I didn't keep that information - you should be able to get it from them. I think it was around 60grams of butter and 3/4 cup of sugar.
I ended up taking my machine to a KithcenAid service center where they agreed I wasn't going crazy and the mixer was not operating as it should. The beater blade was not getting in close enough contact with the bowl - and adjusting the height screw was not going to fix the problem. It was also picking up the mix OK at the front of the bowl but not at the back of the bowl - so I too had to scrape the mix down every rotation of the beater. They said they sometimes have to replace the pedestal because the bowl doesn't sit in the correct position. I'm still waiting to get the unit back so haven't been able to try another batch with a bigger quantity.
My unit my looks great but it fails big time on this most simple of things although I know it does everything else just fine. Still, a lot of money spent, and you still have to spend more to buy the scraping beater to get the job done thoroughly if you don't want to be cooking big batches!
re: Kitchenmaid001
Oh thank you! I'm NOT crazy! I hate my Kitchenaide. It doesn't mix anything properly. I also can't add ingredients without lowering the bowl. A handmixer for me!
re: Kitchenmaid001
I agree that it's less-effective for smaller amounts..but quite frankly, I don't make small recipes in my KA because I don't want the fuss of washing the bowl and the beaters, anyway!
Dianne0712, there's something wrong somewhere....you're not really supposed to add ingredients without lowering the bowl (unless you use the cover/chute)...but if it's not mixing properly, the bowl might need to be adjusted (there's a screw on the shaft that accomplishes this - see your instruction manual)
No problems unless I have a small amount and/or my butter is hard. But I always beat the butter for a bit first and then add the sugar. And I scrape once.
re: ldiana
adjust your beaters -- instructions are in the manual.
I have just had this same annoying problem while baking tonight. it's the 2nd or 3rd time in a few months that instead of creaming it just forms a horrible thick paste. Sunshine842 when you say adjust the beater do you mean just using the screw on the shaft? I've already done that and I've tried the paddle AND the paddle with the scraper. Same issue.
I a trying to recall whether my failed mixes were with particularly small amounts but i'm not sure.
so where are we at with all these replies? the general consensus seems to be don't use small quantities and make sure the beater is adjusted to scrape the bowl properly. This didn't help in my case as the scraper was working fine but the gluey mix was too tough for it to get off the bowl.
re: maria2014
Yes -- the screw on the shaft adjusts the bowl in tiny increments up and down.
Never thought I'd think about spending serous $$ on a stand mixer... I don't do much baking and I'm, well, CHEAP! SIL was raving about one she got (a basic model, maybe $200) and FORCED me to take it home on Thanksgiving to try out. Had to almost sign in blood promising to return the following weekend. November in my kitchen (on concrete slab) means "room temp" butter is still pretty darn solid. Made dough for at least 4-5 different kinds of cookies in no time... just put in butter & sugar and let it go (with paddle)... light/fluffy in no time and no wrestling with dough at all.
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aren't they GREAT? :)
My 6-quart Artisanal was a Christmas prezzy from Mr. Sun. I wanted one, but I *never* would have bought the big one for myself.
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Yes, use the flat paddle beater, not the whip. Is that your problem?
I used the flat paddle beater just today, creaming butter, shortening and sugar in to a beautiful creamy substance which accepted the dry ingredients and buttermilk beautifully.
Don't beat the batter too fast.
To clarify, I am using the original equipment flat beater blade, not the one that scrapes the sides of the bowl as it spins.


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WASHINGTON – Sen. Ted Cruz was booed off the stage Wednesday night at a conference for Middle East Christians after insisting that the interests of Israel and American are fully entwined.
His insistence that "Christians have no greater ally than Israel" was met with boos. The catcalls only grew louder as he continued.
"Those who hate Israel hate America," Cruz told the crowd he'd been invited to address as the dinner keynoter. "Those who hate Jews hate Christians. If those in this room will not recognize that, then my heart weeps. If you hate the Jewish people you are not reflecting the teachings of Christ. And the very same people who persecute and murder Christians right now, who crucify Christians, who behead children, are the very same people who target Jews for their faith, for the same reason."
The Daily Caller posted a partial video of the event, as did the Christian Broadcasting Network.
"If you will not stand with Israel and the Jews, then I will not stand with you," Cruz told the crowd before walking off.
At midnight, he issued a statement on the "In Defense of Christians" dinner a few hours earlier.
The event, Cruz said, "should have been a night of unity…It unfortunately deteriorated into a shameful display of bigotry and hatred."
"Anti-Semitism is a corrosive evil, and it reared its ugly head tonight," he said.
He noted that much of the audience applauded when he spoke in support of Israel and the Jewish people "who are being persecuted and murdered by the same vicious terrorists who are also slaughtering Christians." He blamed "a vocal and angry minority of attendees" for shouting him down, adding that "anyone who hates Israel and the Jewish people is not following the teachings of Christ."
The "In Defense of Christians" summit sought to raise awareness about the threats to Arab minorities from the so-called Islamic State terror group, or ISIS. Some reports tied the group to supporters of Syrian strongman Bashar al-Assad, with a speaking roster that included some of Assad's "most vocal Christian supporters, as well as religious leaders allied with the Iranian-backed terrorist group Hezbollah." Cruz was hardly the only lawmaker who agreed to speak. Others included Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., and California Reps. Darrell Issa, a Republican, and Brad Sherman, a Democrat.
"Christians in the Middle East have no better friend than Israel," Cruz said, recounting his message Wednesday night. "That Christians can practice their faith free of persecution in Israel. And that ISIS, al Qaeda, Hamas, and Hezbollah, along with their state sponsors in Syria and Iran, are all part of the same cancer, murdering Christians and Jews alike. Hate is hate, and murder is murder."


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Theodore "Ted" Scholtes II, age 83, of N6391 Knox Street, Munising, died on Sunday evening, February 7, 2010 at the Jacobetti Home for Veterans in Marquette following a lengthy illness. He was born on April 21, 1926 to Dr. Theodore and Alice (Berube) Scholtes. Ted graduated from Sacred Heart School and then attended Wm. G. Mather High School. He left school and joined the U.S. Navy from July 12, 1944 until May 13, 1946. Ted served in the Asiatic Pacific Area. When WWII was over, he finished school and then went to work at Kimberly Clark on July 14, 1947. Ted worked in the Machine Room, Beater Room and then the Technical Department. He was the Sample Processor at the time of his retirement on June 1, 1987 after completing over 39 ½ years of service. Ted had married Joy Loewer on June 21, 1951. They were married over 57 years when she preceded him in death on October 19, 2008. Ted was a faithful member of Sacred Heart Church, the 4th Degree Knights of Columbus, the Munising Lions Club where he served as the Chairman of Eye Bank, the Munising Senior Citizens, the Munising Township Fire Department and the American Legion. Ted enjoyed talking to people and helping people. Even after he was unable to speak, he always had a smile on his face and was able to sing "You Are My Sunshine."
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After one of the most exciting opening weekends in NCAA Tournament history, the 'Sweet Sixteen' have been set and will tip off beginning March 27th. If you were late in jumping into the tournament pool during the round of 64, there's still time to print out a sweet sixteen bracket and get in on the fun with all the other slackers.
You still have time because come Friday night, the 16 remaining teams will have been pared to eight and each will only be one step away from a trip to the Final Four.
Despite a weekend that saw plenty of upsets, three of the four #1 seeds still remain in the tournament. The notable exception on that list is Wichita State, who was served their only defeat of the season by the talented but inexperienced Kentucky Wildcats. The victory for UK sets up a matchup with their state rivals Louisville in what is sure to be one of the most exciting games of the whole event.
Let's take a quick look at where each region stands
Sweet 16 Brackets Set: Teams to Play Thursday and Friday
South Region: This region features one game that could have been easily predicted, and one that no one saw coming. Top overall seed Florida matches up with #4 UCLA, while bracket busters Stanford and Dayton play in a surprise meeting. Florida is still the overwhelming favorite to reach the Final Four from this region. These games are going to be played on Thursday, March 27 in Memphis, Tennessee.
West Region: In games also played on Thursday, the West region will be contested in Anaheim, CA. The number one seed in the West is Arizona, who will meet with San Diego St., with the winner headed for a showdown with the winner of #6 Baylor vs. #2 Wisconsin. For those who enjoy offense, the Baylor vs. Wisconsin game is one worth paying special attention to.
East Region: Played on Friday at the historic Madison Square Garden, the East Region starts off with surprising Connecticut Huskies squaring off against Iowa State. ISU was a popular pick pre-tournament, but a broken foot to one of their best players has lower expectations a bit. Capping off the night at MSG will be a clash between #4 Michigan State vs. #1 Virginia. This game should be a defensive struggle, with both coaches focused on tough, physical basketball.
Midwest Region: Also Friday, but being played in Indianapolis, the Midwest region will be settled with another #11 seed Tennessee playing against Big Ten champion #2 Michigan, and the aforementioned Kentucky vs. Louisville battle. Tennessee had to get into the tournament via the 'play-in' games and along with Dayton, the lowest seed remaining in the tournament. Yet Tennessee looked formidable last weekend to reach the Sweet Sixteen. However, if there is one game of this round that can't be missed, it is definitely the in-state clash between Kentucky vs. Louisville.
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DNA in Bones Near Plane Crash Matches Fossett's
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The Aviator
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Logan Parrish was one of three Bishop Dwenger wrestlers to win by pin in a 71-6 victory over Bishop Luers.
Parrish (138 pounds), Jeremy Reese (220) and Shawn Ryan (285) each won by pin for the Saints.
Jordan Bly (132), Brian Trahin (145) and William Hilger (195) also won matches for Dwenger. The Saints won seven matches by forfeit. Eli Rider won at 152 pounds for Luers.
Girls basketball
WEST NOBLE 64, CONCORD 46: Kelsie Peterson scored 21 points for the Chargers in a home victory.
Haley Richardson added 17 points.
NORTHROP 97.150, DEKALB 96.950: Kristin Russell placed first in the all-around for the Barons.
Girls swimming
DEKALB 88, COLUMBIA CITY 80: Nicole Gillespie won two individual events for the Barons. Gillespie won the 200-yard individual medley and the 100 breaststroke.
EAST NOBLE 111, ANGOLA 58: Mackenzye Dafforn-Koebler (200 free and 100 backstroke), Kari Guthrie (200 individual medley and 100 breaststroke) and Mackenzie Corbin (50 and 100 free) each won two individual events for the Knights.
BELLMONT 131, ADAMS CENTRAL 48: Sarah Evans (200 individual medley and 100 breaststroke) and Rachel Klingensmith (50 and 100 free) both won two individual events for the Braves.
Boys swimming
COLUMBIA CITY 103, DEKALB 67: Nathan Koch and Foster Eber both won two individual events for the Eagles. Koch won the 200 free and the 100 breaststroke. Eber won the 50 free and the 100 free.
EAST NOBLE 87, ANGOLA 75: Phillip Phan (200 individual medley relay and 100 backstroke) and Matt Lewis (50 and 500 free) both won two individual events for the Knights.
BELLMONT 105, ADAMS CENTRAL 78: Zac Torrey won two individual events (50 and 100 free) for the Braves.


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Written by Dr. Elaine Kanas,Superintendent, East Williston School District Friday, 08 March 2013 00:00
Thank you to those of you who helped us 'try out' the important priority survey we will be distributing to the entire East Williston School District community in March.
On Monday, Feb. 18, Dr. Sean Feeney, Wheatley Principal, was a special guest on WNYC-FM's The Brian Lehr Show, which featured a Principals' Roundtable. The discussion focused on being a principal in today's world. You can hear a recording of the broadcast by going to http://www. wnyc.org/shows/bl/2013/feb/18/principals-roundtable/
Recently, North Side reading and other support teachers participated in a two-day training session in Leveled Literacy Intervention for third grade. (Note: This training is supportive of one of this year's curriculum goals, implementing our District Response to Intervention Plan.) The Fountas & Pinnell Leveled Literacy Intervention System (LLI) is a small-group, supplementary intervention program designed to help teachers provide powerful, daily, small-group instruction for children in the early grades. Next month reading teachers and grade K, 1 and 2 support teachers will participate in the training.
Wheatley is now in the process of scheduling for the 2013-14 school year.
A Reminder from the Guidance Department: Have a thoughtful conversation with your child about their course selections. Students are encouraged to choose courses that challenge their intellect and stimulate their minds. Building a schedule that provides opportunities for research, exploration and critical thinking is important as students look forward to the college years.
Next year's juniors and seniors will have the opportunity to take two brand new courses. One is the Junior Seminar, which will involve preparation for the SAT and ACT exams as well as support students in the college search process. Seniors have the opportunity to sign up for the Senior Seminar where they will work on essay writing, building a resume and other activities designed to support them in their college application process.
Wednesday, Feb.27 was the first Budget Workshop. At this meeting the district presented an overview of the budget, as well as the administrative and capital components of the budget. Other parts of the budget will be highlighted at upcoming workshops, the calendar of which is listed on our website. Each Friday, I will highlight the key details from each budget meeting in this newsletter. You will also find the Budget Info page on the website updated after each workshop. [Start at www.ewsdonline.org and click on the District tab > Departments > Business & Finance > Budget Info > 13-14 Budget Info. You may also find the Budget Info page in the news box on the home page of the website.]
Congratulations to Wheatley's Boys Varsity Basketball team, the number one seed in the Nassau County Class B Championship Tournament.
Friday, 06 December 2013 00:00
Howard Kroplick was just settling in to his new position as North Hempstead's town historian in April of 2012 when a phone call from a resident who found an old headstone led him into a comprehensive study of all 28 cemeteries within
the town's boundaries.
Kroplick, an East Hills resident for 29 years, serves in the unpaid role as an advisor to the North Hempstead board, out of his longtime love of history. His exhaustive study of the area's cemeteries has helped him complete a history of
North Hempstead that will be published in January, which will coincide with the 400-year anniversary of the discovery of Long Island, by Dutch explorer Adriaen Block. It was Block, according to Kroplick, who first identified Long Island as an actual island, not a peninsula as many believed back then. The 128-page book from Arcadia Publishing is the first ever written about North Hempstead.
Thursday, 05 December 2013 00:00
For the time being, much of the Roslyn area is without representation on the Town of North Hempstead council. Recently, Thomas K. Dwyer, who has represented Roslyn on that body since 2002, announced that he would step down from the board while he is in negotiations with a Manhattan-based consulting firm.
Dwyer, who is the chief operating officer of Syosset-based American Land Services, would not identify the firm he is talking to, but he said that the new job would represent a conflict of interest with his work on the town board.
Thursday, 14 August 2014 00:00
SUNY College at Old Westbury recently named Dr. Anthony DeLuca of Levittown as the College's NCAA Faculty Athletics Representative (FAR), beginning at the start of the 2014-15 academic year.
DeLuca, now entering his third year at Old Westbury, also holds the position as director Old Westbury's Honors College.
"We are thrilled that Dr. DeLuca will serve as Old Westbury's Faculty Athletics Representative," said director of athletics Lenore Walsh. "He is a champion for intercollegiate athletics and has been involved with our program since his arrival at Old Westbury. I am looking forward to the opportunity to work closely with Dr. DeLuca in support of our students' academic and athletic pursuits at Old Westbury."
Thursday, 20 February 2014 00:00
Albertson resident and Kellenberg sophomore Gabby Schreib qualified for the Millrose Games in New York City. Schreib qualified as a member of the Sprint Medley Relay along with Danielle Correia, Bridget McNierney, and Jazmine Fray.
The Kellenberg relay's close second place finish in January's Millrose Trials has moved them closer to defending the title they won in the same relay at last year's Millrose Games. Schreib and her teammates time is currently second in the United States for girls track and field performances.
Pete Hamill Lecture - December 5
Chazak Celebration - December 7
More Mussar Programs - January 8
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The South Asia Channel
Operation Waziristan: Can Pakistan's Military Root out Taliban Sanctuaries?
The bane of Pakistan's counterterrorism policy has been denial, delay, and as some would argue, deception. This approach not only earned widespread insecurity; the country also paid heavily in terms of tens of thousands of innocent lives Thousands of soldiers and policemen courageously laid down their lives fighting terrorist outfits, but the confused state policy -- partly a product of directionless public opinion-- did little to protect their sacrifices. The latest military campaign, named Zarb e Azb (meaning sharp and cutting strike), geared towards targeting all and sundry among the terrorists in the North Waziristan tribal agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) promises a new beginning. Indeed, it is better late than never.
Even though mistakes committed in the conflict in the tribal belt can haunt Pakistan for a while, the real question now is whether Pakistani public opinion can sustain support of the new campaign in the long haul and if the apparent civil-military cooperation in the matter can also survive. In the face of the almost certain Pakistani Taliban backlash in urban areas, national resilience will be critical.
I spent the last few days in Iraq and, while shuttling between the cities of Najaf and Baghdad, I observed many military convoys heading north. Civilians traveling on the highway showed tremendous support for them. In Najaf, I was staying in near the residence of Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Seestani, the most influential Shia cleric in Iraq. There was a constant flow of large groups of Iraqi tribes visiting him (and other 3 grand Ayatollahs) to complain that Iraqi army was not registering them for fighting against ISIS terrorists. Seestani had encouraged his followers to join the Iraqi military in a major fatwa earlier. While witnessing this history unfold in Iraq, I could only pray for similar leadership from Pakistan's religious parties. Unfortunately, it turned out to be only Jamaat-i-Islami and Jamiat-i-Ulema-i-Islam -- the two leading religious political parties in the country -- who refused to support the military campaign.
A comprehensive military action in North Waziristan was seen as unlikely for many years because the so-called 'good Taliban,' like the Haqqani network, Hafiz Gul Bahadar, and the Maulvi Nazir group (and lately the Khan Said Sajna) were also operating in this specific zone. None of these factions were believed to be involved in terrorist activity in Pakistan. Only recently, Pakistan's security 'wizards' have started realizing that Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) (the really 'bad Taliban') benefits in many ways from logistics, infrastructure and even funding sources of 'good Taliban.'
What Pakistan still avoids to fully acknowledge is that TTP today is a far more dangerous group than it was when it emerged in late 2007. Now, its tentacles are reaching deep into Pakistan and it has close links with the remnants of al Qaeda as well as organized crime. It is diverse in its human resource outlook, drawing on Uzbeks, Chinese and non-Pushtun (especially Punjabi) militants. It raises funds from Karachi (through bank robberies and kidnapping for ransom) and hundreds of its foot soldiers have landed in the Syrian conflict areas learning new techniques and acquiring new weapons. A TTP-ISIS alliance is only a matter of time. A joint communiqué from them should not come as a surprise; security analysts both in Pakistan and the U.S. are behind the curve in this regard.
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif left no stone unturned in an effort to reach a negotiated settlement with the Pakistani Taliban but in the end it seems that the TTP fooled the government by engaging in 'talks' and gained time to move their assets to safer locations. The new military leadership under General Raheel Sharif and his two top advisors, Lt. Gen. Nadeem Ashfaq, Chief of General Staff, and Maj. Gen. Aamir Riaz, Director General Military Operations, acting as army's core strategist group, appears to be clearer in their thinking in comparison to political leadership. They made the case for a decisive military action to disrupt the TTP's onslaught.
Still, Pakistan will not be able to defeat, dismantle, and discredit the TTP through military means alone in FATA. It should be ready to deal with them through civilian law enforcement methods inside the mainstream Pakistan, especially Punjab and Khyber Pukhtunkhwa province. Pakistan's recent security policy brief shows little indication that it has any plans to invest in reform and modernization of its police and broader criminal justice system. Change in this arena will be the most potent sign of real shift in Pakistan's counterterrorism policy. President Obama's policy adjustment as regards its drawdown schedule in Afghanistan gives Pakistan some more time for a corresponding shift in its approach -- which in Pakistan's case will be through establishing its writ in its FATA and incorporating it in mainstream Pakistan. Last but not least, religious political parties in Pakistan whose misdirected enthusiasm has played a critical role in Pakistan's overall drift must also be convinced to do some rethinking. Degradation of religious education and discourse remains a very important factor in this matrix. The military has finally taken a solid step forward in its fight against terrorism. It will only succeed if other sectors of the state and society do their part. Stabilizing Pakistan will take time but it is certainly achievable.
Hassan Abbas, an academic based in Washington, D.C. is the author of the recently published book, The Taliban Revival.
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The Sun Prairie Police Department is conducting a death investigation after crews responded to a report of a person who was not breathing and was unresponsive, according to a release.
Crews responded to 921 Vandenburg St. around 3:30 Thursday afternoon, officials said.
When officers arrived on the scene, the person was dead.
The person was a 52-year-old female, according to Sun Prairie Department press release.
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Jolie looks like a goddess but is treated like an urchin.
Michael Winterbottom takes Hardy's Tess to today's Mumbai.
Showing her rangeSalt is a highly anticipated film, starring Angelina Jolie as a female Bourne. Lots of action, lots of acting by Jolie's lips.Who wouldn't want to see it?Well, possibly anyone who's gone to an Angelina Jolie in the past ten years.Among her films in the past decade:
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Painting of Queen Amina of Zaria by Floyd Cooper. (Source).
Front cover of The Forgotten Queens of Islam by Fatima Mernissi, translated from French by Mary Jo Lakeland (University of Minnesota Press, 1993, hardcover).
Two Andalusian Arab women playing chess, with a girl playing lute (Chess Problem #19, F18R) , from Alphonso X's Book of Games (Libro de los Juegos). The book was commissioned between 1251 and 1282 CE by Alphonso X, King of Leon and Castile. It reflects the presence of the Islamic legacy in Christian Spain. It is now housed at the monastery library of St. Lorenze del Escorial. (Source).
Anonymous oil painting portrait, now located at Topkapi Palace in Istanbul, of Hürrem Sultan or Roxelana (c. 1510 - April 18, 1558), the wife of Süleyman the Magnificent, known for her charities and engagement in several major works of public building, from Mecca to Jerusalem and in Istanbul. (Source).
From an adjacent room, women attend the preaching of Shaykh Baha'al-Din Veled in Balkh, Afghanistan. Miniature in Jami' al-Siyar, 1600. MS Hazine 1230, folio 112a, Topkapi Saray Museum, Istanbul. (Source).
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A famous signed sketch of Hypatia, included as an insert in Elbert Hubbard's pamphlet Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Teachers, vol. 23, no 4, 1908.
Ruqaya Al Ghasara won the women's 200m final at the 15th Asian Games in Doha in 2006. Gold Medallist Bahraini Ruqaya Al Ghasara prostrating after winning 100m and 200m sprint. (Source)
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Asmā-i Nabī calligraphy by Hilal Kazan.
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A woman with a belly wrap (Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale, Département des Estampes, Od. 26-26a). © Nil Sari and Ulker Erke.
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Barbecue Themed Dinner - Any suggestions for mains?
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- cookerlady Aug 25, 2011 12:17 AM
While "barbecue'" might not sound like much of a theme, it was what was chosen for our dinner club.
I am the host and responsible for the main course. Appetizers and Desserts are also supposed to be grilled. I am looking for some new ideas. Hamburgers or steak feels a bit predictable. I have considered pizza. Any recommendations or suggestions for some creative grilled main courses?
Lamb...sorry prolly not all that inventive...but sooo good...with corn and grilled veg. Try grilled peaches with a nice ice cream for desert. Also flat breads for the kids to make slouvki type roll ups.
Grilled pizza sounds like an unexpected surprise.Also, do you have access to a goat or whole pig? I agree with Luna, grilled halved peaches with a scoop of premier Vanilla ice cream in the pit space would be good, especially if you have a good sauce to baste them with while they grill (maybe butter, rum, and brown sugar with a pinch of cinnamon?).
re: PotatoHouse
Are you actually using a BBQ? If so, you could do beer can chicken.
Not to be pedantic, but do you mean barbecue or grilling? Here are some suggestions:
1. You can't go wrong with pulled pork or beef. A nice pork shoulder or chuck roast slowly smoked will be a hit.
2. Consider something that is not normally cooked on a grill or bbq cooker. For example, I make grill-fried chicken sometimes, where you batter chicken pieces in some chicken fry, and cook on the grill at high, indirect heat until done. Just baste with a little oil about 10 minutes into the cook, and it will give you a great flavor and texture. (pizza is a good thought, too. With a pizza stone and a good, hot grill, you can turn out some nice pies).
re: bagofwater
Have never ever thought about doing something like this, but now I've got to try this. Will wonders never cease: grilled fried chicken.
re: mamachef
Here's the method I followed. I've had success with both storebought chicken fry and homemade. Make sure you baste the pieces with oil or the breading will have too much crunch.
The summer BBQ item that people crave in my area is "BBQ" chicken halves cooked low and slow on the grill.
The halves are basted in a simple sauce of tabasco, vinegar and a bunch of other things (I can give the the recipe, it is super easy but at home while I am at the office at the moment) and the halves get a nice smokey-grilled flavor, the skin gets crispy and the seasoning is simple, it doesn't overwhelm. It is not at all like mainstream BBQ sauce.
These could be done ahead of time and kept in a warm oven. We do it over a wood fire but I have gotten great results on the gas grill when I didn't need to cook for a crowd.
barbecue not much of a theme?
Well of course not if you are thinking burgers and steaks. That sounds like griling and not barbecue if you ask me.
Chicken / beef / lamb boti
Jerk Chicken / pork
brisket / pulled pork (more advanced bbq)
If you really are just going to grill stuff and not barbecue:
grilled outer skirt steak and chicken thighs for a taco / tostada bar.
Jerk chicken will work as well, but is really so much better when it is barbecued rather than grilled.
Shish kebob varieties.
So it's "grilling" not "barbeque"?
If so, what about grilling some watermelon to have as a salad with tomatoes, feta and mint?
Pineapples and peaches take to the grill pretty well.
On the dessert side, grilled pineapple is stupendous. Grilled peaches are also amazing. You can sprinkle a little brown sugar on either fruit to make them that much more enticing. I have done grilled peaches with a balsamic vinegar glaze, too. Plunk that down with some good vanilla ice cream and you are done. Super easy.
(Edit: sorry, LeoLioness, I didn't notice that you had just posted about pineapple and peaches too! But I second the recommendation!)
Hands down pulled pork!!! Can slow cook the day before then add whatever bbq sauce you want to use to add to the pulled pork. Easy to eat, a favorite to everyone. Plus pork is the other "white meat". I agree with bagof water just can't go wrong with pulled pork or beef. So many spice variations you can use. Think making pizzas on the grill would be too time consuming since you would have to make so many and would need lots of grill space for each one and think you would run the chance of burnt pizza dough is you didn't watch them every second and you would be spending all of your time at the grill instead of enjoying everyones company.
i am also going with "grilling as the theme" u mean?
barbeque is low and slow with seasoned cuts of meat such as brisket,pork shoulder..ribs...whole hog...type stuff and usually takes several hours if not overnight....
for desserts...u can "grill" pretty much anything....
fruits..as mentioned...peaches,pears,watermelon,pineapple,bananas...and pair with any kind of ice cream or sorbet..or sauce
u can even grill cake.....pound cake..angel food cake...(not the frosted kind)
veggies ...the same...grilled tomatoes...bacon or pancetta wrapped asparagus...
eggplant...onions..corn on the cob...peppers (any kind u like)
even grilled radicchio or romaine for the salad...
mains..."beer can" chicken altho it doesnt have to be beer...
fish...u can plank grill almost any kind of fish...
pork chops..
veal chops..
or combine the veggies and meats..any kind of kebob u can think of....
pizza is good grilled as well..
and a real quality steak grilled nicely is always good.....
re: PotatoHouse
You can do those bad nanners right in their own skin, too: just slit em, put in a dabby of butter and some brown sugar, and let them roast; finish with a good spoonful of rum (when they're off the grill and away from the flame, natch.) and give a squeeze like you would a baked potato, then top off with a scoop of yummy vanilla bean or butter pecan ice cream.
What about grilled chicken halves with white barbeque sauce? Or comeback sauce? Kebabs are also nice, and while not unique aren't just the old tried and true burgers and dogs....and can kinda be made to spec., if someone doesn't care for meat, or seafood, or whatever.....
remember you can wrap potatoes in foil, and "bake" them in the coals while meat is grilling: not gourmet by any stretch, but then you could have a toppings bar which is fun. The universal favorite though, seems to be pulled meat of some type. I'd run with chicken or beef or both, for a crowd, since some people avoid pork heavily. Oh, and a wonderful side that's also grill (or bbq-themed) is halved baby romaine, drizzled with oil and minced garlic, s&p, and finished with a good squeeze of lemon. That one is generally unexpected, not to mention well-liked and received. Oh (edit) and if you grill those lemon halves for the romaine? Very showy, delicious and juicy. And everyone everywhere's not quite doing it yet, so you can be the trailblazer for your crowd.
re: cookerlady
Purists refer to barbecue as meat cooked "low and slow", as opposed to grilling, which tends to be a hotter fire, a quick cooking time, and (crucially) not necessarily meat.
re: cookerlady
barbeque is the low and slow method of cooking...
grilling is hot and fast..
u have a weber "grill"
so yes technically you are grilling...
the fuel doesnt matter so much ..charcoal,gas or wood...(it does depending on where and who is doing the cooking)
so when u say were having a cookout...think grill..hot dogs, hamburgers and steaks...
when u say barbeque...think ribs.brisket,pulled pork....
when u say barbeque...people will give u answers based on that
and completely different answers based on grilling...
re: cookerlady
I hope I've got the semantics of this one down...
My best understanding is that what you own is a charcoal grill. Purists (and I am not sneering at all) would say, therefore, that what you're going to do is grill. The difference seems to be that barbeque proper is smoked first and then finished on the grill. A lot of it seems to be locale-driven: what's considered barbeque in Texas is smoking meat in California. The wood or charcoal used is also figured into the equation. This is like seeking a medical opinion: for every doc. you see, you'll wind up with a different answer. But that's my best understanding. And I think the fact that yours is a gas-powered grill will also figure into some folks' replies.
Either way, gonna be delicious. Enjoy your fete.
re: cookerlady
Barbecue is more about the method than the fuel. With barbecuing, you are cooking with indirect heat at a low temperature, for a long period of time. With grilling, you are cooking at a high temperature over direct heat.
You can do either with a gas grill, though a charcoal grill lends itself better to barbecue (oxygen flow is a prime design consideration, considering it is required to keep the coals burning, which means you can get better heat and smoke convection). Some gas grills don't move heat around the cooking chamber very well, but the Weber gassers do. Just crank up a burner on one end, and cook the meat at the other.
If you're looking for a really good grilled food recipe, try this roadside chicken recipe. A lot of people on the forum cook with indirect heat, but while I generally cook my chicken that way too, I like direct grilling with this particular recipe. That could be a theme of your party -- roadside foods: roadside chicken, roasted corn, etc.:
re: bagofwater
It is all about indirect (BBQing) or direct (grilling) heating. I was hoping someone would jump in with the good sooner. Finally...Thanks bagowater! Good tips there too.


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Turkey not to 'leave Crimean Tatars in the lurch'
Friday, March 07, 2014
ESKISEHIR - Turkey`s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that Turkey would support Crimean Tatars in maintaining their political rights amid the ongoing crisis in Ukraine.
"We will not leave Crimean Tatars in the lurch," Erdogan said during a rally in the central Anatolian city of Eskisehir before the local elections on March 30.
"I have talked to Russian President (Vladimir) Putin on the events in Crimea and told him that Russia should protect the rights of Crimean Tatars as they do with the Russian majority and other minorities in Crimea," he said.
The Crimean Parliament decided on Thursday to hold referendum to join Russia amid a diplomatic push to solve the political crisis in the peninsula.
Russian and pro-Russian forces retain control of top institutions and military bases in Crimea, which Western countries say is a breach of Ukraine's sovereignty and international law.
Nearly 60 percent of Crimea`s population are ethnic Russians or Russian-speakers, who are represented by an overwhelming majority in the parliament.
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7 Simple Yet Effective Social Media Tactics You Should Leverage Today quicksprout.comSubmitted by VinnyLaBarbera Aug 15 2013 in Social 2 Comments Discuss (2) |
The social media landscape has changed over the years, so if you're starting to leverage social media today, you might be late to the game. That means you can't leverage some of the tactics I used to boost my social media accounts because I did them when sites like Twitter and Facebook first came out.
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Vinny La Barbera @VinnyLaBarbera
If you can tolerate the multiple pop ups, then there's actually some good tips and tools mentioned in here.
Patrick Coombe @patrickcoombe Mod
Good, yes, but very elementary and fairly regurgitated information. "use infographics on Pinterest, really?"