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Weather satellites: How much do we need them? (And more.)
Do we really need NOAA's polar-orbiting satellites? Of course, but maybe that's not the only question meteorologists should be asking themselves.
- NWS high-resolution forecast of Irene's winds for 1 a.m., Sunday, Aug. 7.
I started to write this last week in response to a story that appeared in the Aug. 22 Washington Post. The story discussed potential funding cuts for polar-orbiting weather satellites, meaning those that orbit the earth over the north and south poles and thus as the earth rotates observe the entire planet, and here's what I was correctly quoted as saying:
"I think the loss of any data will have a negative impact," Ryan said. "You can pick and choose big, significant events and worst-case scenarios, but on the other hand, I don't think it's going to have a major day-to-day impact on forecasts.... We're going to have to, for a while, deal with a bit more uncertainty than we've come to [expect]."
Anyway, I wrote the first few paragraphs of this post and then at 1:51 p.m. two weeks ago Tuesday, EARTHQUAKE! Then there was Hurricane Irene. Then flooding. So now, where was I?
Let me begin by providing a little context on where weather satellites came from and how they fit into the overall scheme of today's meteorological enterprise. As Irene proved, we have come a long way in making good forecasts, but can still struggle sometimes predicting tomorrow's weather (not to mention the weather and climate our future generations will expect).
Forecasting the weather is now a solid scientific process, not the part-art form it was 50 or 100 years ago. Forecasting has been likened to a three-legged stool of data, physical science and computer science. The three legs must be about equal for the forecast to stand. Too little data, even with huge supercomputers, won't produce an accurate forecast. Conversely, even if we have all the data in the world, we can't tell whether tomorrow will be sunny or overcast if we lack an understanding of how clouds form.
Since the first one was launched by the United States in 1959, weather satellites have become a very critical part of bolstering the "data" leg of a forecast. Look at this historic television image taken by Tiros-1, which achieved orbit in 1960 and is considered to be the first truly successful weather satellite:
And here is the GOES satellite image of the western hemisphere as Hurricane Irene churned our way:
It's easy to see the tremendous progress we have made. But the GOES satellite did not replace TIROS overnight, and that's where we have run into some problems.
It takes years to develop, test and launch new meteorological satellites and their critical sensors, from high-resolution cameras to remote-sounding instruments that can measure ocean temperatures and moisture in the air from hundreds of miles away. Years ago, it seemed like a good idea to combine the needs of various government agencies for a new generation of polar orbiting satellites as a way of making our tax dollars work better. The program that came out of this idea in 1994 was called the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System, or NPOESS.
For a number of reasons and despite the hard work of dedicated leaders, the NPOESS program eventually ran over budget by billions of dollars. Meanwhile, the time needed to replace old polar satellites grew shorter. So last year the program was split, and to meet the needs of the National Weather Service, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and NASA, the polar-satellite program was renamed the Joint Polar Satellite System. But time and money are tight and the development of this new-generation of weather satellite was slowed:
Then, this July, Congress proposed a major cut in funding that would probably mean the nation's weather services would have only one polar satellite for perhaps a year rather than the two satellites we now depend on. That brought out headlines and letters of concerns from leading scientific professional societies. NOAA ran some simulations of what the atmospheric "models," the core of forecasting, would show using only one polar satellite.
The agency used the famous Washington "Snowmageddon" of Feb. 2010 as an example. This is what the forecast looked like five days before with all the needed data from one satellite compared with the data from two satellites. Lots of changes compared to the actual snowfall – it's sort of like having meteorologists forecast with one hand tied behind their backs:
Now, what does this have to do with my quote in the Washington Post? As Paul Harvey would say, here's "the rest of the story."
I thought and still think that my longtime friends and colleagues at NOAA and NWS using "Snowmageddon" as an example of the risks of losing satellite data (meteorological, not political, risks) is not necessarily the whole story. Why? Because predicting a snowstorm isn't the same thing as communicating about a snowstorm, and one is just as crucial as the other.
Take the Jan. 26, 2011 "Thundersnow" storm. The objective weather forecast done with that system, as well as with Snowmageddon, was excellent. Unbelievably detailed, correct physical forecasts of what would happen in the atmosphere days and especially 24 hours ahead. It was a terrific scientific achievement!
But what happened? Bad decisions were still made and in the case of the terrific Thundersnow forecast, the result was the worst traffic nightmare in Washington commuter history. This past January we correctly forecast the birth of a very unusual weather event... and ended up with Godzilla.
As Roger Pielke Jr. (who pens a must-read blog) and others have correctly pointed out, weather forecasting is not a single delivery of a forecast. It is an "end-to-end event." First, there is the gathering of the data (for sure we DO NEED two polar satellites, not one) to generate the simulations we need to make a very accurate forecast. Then there must be the communication of the forecast to decision-makers including you, the public and finally the correct weather related decision is made.
I as a "media" meteorologist (never thought of myself as a digital entity until recently) have to effectively communicate the weather forecast to you so you will have an idea of what I know, and together we will make the same weather-related decision tomorrow or next week. If we fail to effectively communicate a perfect forecast then we are inviting poor decisions or, even worse, life-threatening decisions. We and I have failed.
We do have to better communicate. The last time I checked, the National Weather Service still had only a few social scientists on staff. I grew up, as many meteorologists, as a weather nerd. I love science, but that does not mean I still know how best to communicate what I know (I do try, for what it's worth). We have the capability now to issue a weather forecast much better than a one liner such as "Saturday rain or snow." But that is part of the legacy of communications systems within a terrific scientific organization that serves our county every day with life saving information. Our National Weather Service.
The forecasting problem is not solved. The forecast track of Irene was terrific and communication was excellent. The forecast of the winds and coastal impacts was just OK and the forecast of inland flooding needed improvement. How and what we as a forecasting/communication/decision-making enterprise did during Irene also needed improvement. And the addition of another or five more satellites will not help that, if we still don't help everyone make the right decision.
I believe that even a once-in-a-lifetime experience such as the terrible outbreak of EF-5 tornadoes this spring and tragic flooding in Vermont can be better communicated and prepared for by everyone if we devote resources to the still-weak links of communications for best decision-making. We are making progress through programs such as WAS*IS at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) and other institutions. Some of the most satisfying advances in the application of the science I have loved for all my life are no doubt yet to come.
We spend about 15 cents per person per week for our nation's weather services. That's 15 cents per week for all the satellites, computers, weather instruments, meteorologists, research, hurricane hunter flights... everything. If we add one extra penny per person per week to study and learn how we can better communicate what we as scientists know so you can make the best decision the next time there is a Snowmageddon or an Irene, would you think that was wasted money?
Even at 16 cents per person per week, our nation's weather services (protecting life and property of its citizens is a fundamental purpose of government, isn't it?) is one of the best bargains for we taxpayers.


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Actress, hairdresser, radio presenter and comedian Leila 'Kacapizo' Kalanzi does not like to be interviewed.
She tells Quick Talk: "Munnange I hate interviews," and then, as if Quick Talk might put a voodoo spell on her, wonders: "Oba onjagaza ki Diana? [I wonder what you want from me Diana]".
Quick Talk doesn't say. She's too busy being surprised by Kalanzi. First, she is cool, calm and collected.
Kalanzi is actually a lady! [Dropped jaw] Then, she speaks English! [More dropped jaw]. And her Luganda is sometimes accented! Bukedde beautifully becomes "Bukeddei" when Kalanzi is speaking to a colleague.
Where the hell is the loud-mouthed, rough-riding, booty-shaking [and not in a good way for all you men getting fantasies], poorly-groomed and poorly-behaved woman that Kalanzi is known to be?
I've two people in there. [An alter ego like Beyonce's Sasha Fierce. Unprompted, Kalanzi relays the woes of presenting a quarrelsome, poorly-bred woman]. Bannange abantu bantya - people are afraid of me. They say that "ka-woman can slap you if you meet her" naye I can't.
[Looks like Kalanzi wants to set the record straight.] So, you aren't quarrelsome in real life?
[In a "like-duh" tone] No.
[Maybe she wants to hook a husband. Kalanzi is beautiful and dresses well. Her perceived quarrelsome nature could be turning suitors away] Are you married?
Nooo! [Tsk, tsk]. I stay with my mum in Nansana with our kids. I like it that way. [Uh?!] N'omusajja naye teyefiirayo - the man [boyfriend] doesn't mind the arrangement too. [What an arrangement!]
You are not romantic.
I am. [As if Quick Talk is in on the fact that she is romantic] Come on.
Do you ever want to get married?
I don't want to stress my husband. I won't have time for him. Eno I'm on stage, at radio, then production.
What's your favourite food?
Irish potatoes and cabbage. Irish potatoes are sweet. [Quick Talk is given a lesson she didn't need but politely listens] Bannange do you know that bazungu [white people] do not know Irish [potatoes]?
They call them potatoes. [Another lesson] For them, they don't have sweet potatoes.
I heard that you were deported from the UK... [Where she spent two years].
Nooo! I came back on my own to build a house and start my family. But people say I was deported. [Kalanzi asks Quick Talk whether she has kids and proceeds to tell her what it is like in the UK]. You are so busy. You don't have time to look for a man.
You don't even have time to listen to a man akukwana - trying to get to know you. For me I had to come back. The good thing [is] my man was waiting for me. [Eh, this man that waits for a girlfriend! He is quite a man].
How long have you been together?
Many years.
What's the colour of the underwear you are wearing right now?
Black [Laughs]
[Kalanzi cuts the interview short. But before she does, she wonders why I have not asked about her parents. She decides to talk about them nonetheless.]
"I appreciate my mother. She did not sit on my talent..."

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It's still technically a rumor at this point, but this week's Famitsu is supposedly revealing Shin Megami Tensei IV for the 3DS. This would make sense, as an unnamed SMT title was announced for the 3DS back at E3 2010, and the previous SMT game, Strange Journey, was on the 3DS.
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The New Zealand Emissions Unit Register (NZEUR) confirmed today that New Zealand will be barred from future Kyoto Protocol deals.
New Zealand made the decision late last year to not sign the second round of the Protocol.
Prime Minister John Key defended the decision, saying the country is "a tiny, tiny, tiny fraction of rural emissions", and already has an emissions trading scheme.
New Zealand subsequently was voted out in December at the UN Climate Change conference in Doha, but Climate Change Issues Minister Tim Groser said New Zealand carbon emitters would continue to have access to Kyoto-based carbon credits until 2015.
But the NZEUR has confirmed New Zealand will be barred from trading in almost all Kyoto credits generated under the second commitment period, which is 2013 to 2019.
"As of 1 January, 2013, only countries that have taken an emission limitation and reduction commitment under the Kyoto Protocol's second commitment period (2013-19) may trade in CP2 Kyoto units," a statement on the registry website says.
The only exception will be Certified Emission Reduction credits (CERs), generated by Clean Development Mechanism projects that Kiwi companies are directly involved in.
International credits generated under the first commitment period could continue to be traded until 2015, but credits generated under the second commitment period can't come into the registry.
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Last Saturday, a good photographer friend of mine, Neil Brandvold, invited me to join him and several friends at the DC United soccer game against the Seattle Sounders. I'm not a soccer enthusiast, but the team's home base, RFK Stadium, is only a few short blocks from my house, and I've been wanting to check it out.
Because I don't really follow sports too much (except for water polo and skiing, both of which I did up until a few years ago), I've never been much of a sports photographer. I remember going to photograph my first Northwestern University football game for the college paper and not knowing where to point my camera, simply because I had no idea what was happening on the field.
However, I do like photographing sports fans and culture. I enjoy capturing the outpouring of enthusiasm people demonstrate for their favorite teams, and the vitriolic antagonism they demonstrate for rivals. A D.C. United home game at RFK Stadium is a great place to explore this spectrum of emotions. Neil has actually been working on a project about the District Ultras, a club of devout D.C. United supporters.
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11.3.13 MEN'S SOCCER: Cavs and No. 19 Ohio Dominican Battle to 2-2 Draw
Men's Soccer, 2013-11-03
(NORTH CANTON, Ohio) – Seniors came up big on a day where they played their final game at Milazzo Field as Walsh and No. 19 Ohio Dominican battled to a 2-2 draw. Both teams were competing for playoff positioning as the Cavaliers (5-10-1, 5-8-1) finished tied for fifth in the conference standings. The Panthers (10-2-4, 9-2-3) were playing for the conference championship, which they earned a share of with the tie.
Chris Lynch (Sr., Bellbrook, OH/HS) struck first for Walsh as he headed in a well-placed free kick from fellow senior Chad Dickerhoof (Alliance, OH/Marlington) at 25:04 for a 1-0 lead. The free kick was from around 40 yards out on the right side and Lynch was able to place himself right in front of the goal for the touch.
The score remained 1-0 through halftime, but Ohio Dominican had a strong second half charge. The Panthers eventually tied the game on a goal by Jacob Atkinson on a failed clear. As Justin Nolan (Sr., Medina, OH/Highland/Ashland) attempted to boo t the ball away, Atkinson was able to jump up and deflect the ball into the net at 62:42.
Walsh regained the lead when Jeremy Dietrich (Sr., Parma, OH/Padua Franciscan) received a strong pass from Evan Heiss (Fr., Dearborn Heights, MI/Divine Child) at the top of the box and had a one-on-one opportunity with the goalkeeper. Dietrich went right for the score at 68:33. The Panthers tied the game once again when Jakob Szabo and Caleb Winston scored with fewer than eight minutes remaining.
Both teams had strong chances in the first overtime period as each side registered three shots. In the second overtime period, Ohio Dominican recorded five shots, but Nolan came up huge with three saves to keep the game alive. Ohio Dominican outshot Walsh 27-20in the game.
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Seymour Martin Lipset Lecture on Democracy in the World
The Eleventh Annual Seymour Martin Lipset Lecture on Democracy in the World will be held on Wednesday, October 29, 2014 at the Embassy of Canada featuring Lilia Shevtsova, Senior Associate at the Carnegie Moscow Center. Dr. Shevtsova will deliver a lecture entitled "Russia's Political System: The Drama of Decay." :: more
The Seymour Martin Lipset Lecture on Democracy in the World was inaugurated in 2004 by the International Forum for Democratic Studies at the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) and the Munk School for Global Affairs at the University of Toronto as an important new forum for discourse on democracy and its progress worldwide.
The lecture is named for one of the great democratic scholars and public intellectuals of the twentieth century. Seymour Martin Lipset's scholarship on such themes as the conditions for democracy, political parties, voting behavior, extremist movements, ideologies, and public opinion constitutes one of the most prolific, insightful, and widely read bodies of work on democracy ever produced by a single author.
Lipset was also one of the most important comparative analysts of the two great democracies of North America, and a strong advocate for US-Canadian cooperation. The joint US-Canadian sponsorship of the Lipset Lecture provides an opportunity for influential audiences in both countries to hear and discuss a major intellectual statement on democracy each year. It serves as a catalyst for further cooperation between Canada and the United States in the promotion of democracy and democratic ideas around the world.
The Lipset Lecture is delivered in both the US and Canada. It is an intellectual platform for men and women who, like Lipset, have made important contributions to our thinking about key issues of democracy through their writings and other accomplishments.
While some lecturers may be known primarily for their academic achievements, others will have records of public service that equal their intellectual stature. The lecture is published each year in NED's Journal of Democracy.
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Seymour Martin Lipset (1922-2006) was one of the most influential and prolific social scientists of the period beginning in the second half of the twentieth century. The son of Russian immigrants, Lipset studied sociology at the City College of New York, whose "Alcove One" brought him into contact with other rising intellectuals of the anti-Stalinist left.
One of Lipset's major scholarly interests throughout his career has been the question of why socialism never took hold in the United States. This led him to write his doctoral dissertation at Columbia University on the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation (CCF), a Canadian agrarian socialist party that at the time was experiencing significant electoral success in Western Canada. Thus marked the beginning of a lifelong interest in Canada and comparative study of the two great democracies of North America.
Early in his career his interest in the failure of social democracy turned to the comparative study of the conditions for democracy. His major work was in the fields of political sociology, trade union organization, social stratification, public opinion, and the sociology of intellectual life. Lipset's academic affiliations included Columbia, Stanford, Berkeley, Harvard and George Mason University.
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A young woman is rushed unconscious into casualty after a road accident. If an operation is not performed quickly, she may die. But what the duty doctor does not know is that the patient has had a bad reaction to anaesthetic in the past and been warned that another dose could be fatal.
This situation is extreme, but it illustrates the dangerous consequences of a problem faced by doctors every day - making decisions about people's health without knowing all the facts. To compound the problem, the duty doctor's chances of finding out more about the patient quickly are virtually non-existent, because communications within the health service are so primitive.
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Nina Davuluri crowned Miss America, immediately sparks racist backlash
First there were the contingent of people who were confused about how non-Caucasians could even be Americans and also confused that Indian = Muslim.
An Asian and an Indian?? I thought this was Miss America!?-- Brock May (@BrockMay21) September 16, 2013
We have an Asian and a Muslim competing for Miss America. #worldisending-- Kody Workman (@ImadoWorkman) September 16, 2013
Wtf? How could you expect to be Miss America if you're a muslim or a chink-- Trevor Simpson (@tsimpson17) September 16, 2013
So a Muslim is representing New York and wanting to be miss AMERICA? That's not ironic at all-- aaron scott (@abscott01) September 16, 2013
For the record, Davuluri isn't a Muslim. Most Indian people aren't. Most of them are Hindu. Those are two totally different religions.
Then there were the people mad about the "Arab" winning, which is a different mistake than the Muslim thing, but in the same family of mistakes. We also saw some 9/11 remarks, like somehow this is a slight to New York City and all those who died on that tragic day.
I am literarily soo mad right now a ARAB👳 won #MissAmerica-- Dallas Robinson (@DallasRobinson8) September 16, 2013
Then there were people who weren't "confused" per se about where India is or what its people practice, but moreso just outright racists:
Miss America? You mean Miss 7-11.-- CHEEZ-IT (@JPLman95) September 16, 2013
We think our favorite were the few people we saw who thought they were on the side of good, but were also confused. Glass houses, friend:
Miss America is Muslim, I bet there are a bunch of pissed off rednecks now-- jonah (@JonahMoor) September 16, 2013
There was also a vocal contingent about how Miss Kansas Theresa Vail, the Army sergeant with a ribcage tattoo, is the "real" Miss America, summed up by Fox News commentator Todd Starnes:
Apparently the liberal Miss America Pageant judges weren't ready for a patriotic, gun-toting, deer-hunting Miss America. Miss Kansas, a gun-toting, deer-hunting, military veteran was America's choice - but not the liberal Miss America judges' choice. The liberal Miss America judges won't say this - but Miss Kansas lost because she actually represented American values. Miss Politically Correct America.
But at least for every racist or ignorant tweet we saw, there were several more jumping on that person for being ignorant or racist. So, at least there's that.


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Jim Wallis on Holding Obama Accountable
Jim Wallis, founder of Sojourners, plans to hold president-elect Barack Obama accountable for his commitment to reduce the number of unintended pregnancies. I spoke with Wallis last night, and here's his take on the evangelical vote, working with an Obama administration, and abortion.
"The important evangelical vote this time is the black church. Black churches are evangelical. They're voting overwhelmingly for Barack Obama. The most important evangelical vote is the black evangelical vote, not the white evangelical vote. When we talk about the evangelical vote, you've gotta talk about evangelicals of color.
"There are a lot of evangelicals who are willing to engage with an Obama presidency on global poverty, the environment, Darfur, on trafficking, on war and peace in Iraq. The life issue has been defined very narrowly. I voted the way black evangelicals vote for a very long time. It's wonderful to see black evangelicals leading the way this time. The abortion rate does not go down. I think we have a serious chance for an abortion reduction, and I think we have a serious chance with an Obama administration.
"Barack Obama will be held accountable on a serious commitment to abortion reduction. He called for that, his campaign platform said that, and he should be held accountable to that. He needs prayer and accountability, support and pushing, both at the same time."


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Cleaning cement stains.
What did y'all use to do a final cleaning of your dome interiors? I've heard that dishwashing detergent (the dishwasher kind) works well. I plan on acid washing the stonework oven stand, but am stii out to lunch on what to clean the firebricks with.
Re: Cleaning cement stains.
I used a 800 degree fire...:D
But seriously, mine was prefab. For cleaning cement, I try and use a sponge/brush within a day or two of working with the cement or grout. (This wetting is actually good for the curing cement anyway) After that sometimes a stiffer brush and water will work but beyond that I get into an acid wash, being careful not to overdo it.....
I have non stick tiles on my floor and it's a b**** to clean the cement if I let it dry.....once I'm completely done with the Kitchen project, I'll do the acid wash over the area.
Good luck Nick.
Re: Cleaning cement stains.
XJ, Nick,
I used about the same procedures as XJ. It's important to get at refractory mortar before it cures with water and a stiff brush. There was some staining that remained on the inside of the dome (I used LaFarge Fondue), but, as XJ says, an 800 degree fire removes it pretty quick. Diluted Muriatic acid works, but if your timing is good, so is a strong solution of TSP. Wear gloves unless you really need those fingerprints removed for legal reasons.
Re: Cleaning cement stains.
Cool. I've been cleaning my work as I go, but there is still a thin residue left. The inferno should take care of that. My fingerprints are mostly gone already from idiotically pointing my joins with my fingers. Can't seem to get the same feel with a glove on.. This formless deal is hard. I'll post photos after tonights work.. Too hot to do anything during the day here in L.A.
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Bill Belichick is pissed off at the ridiculous notion that he shouldn't have played Rob Gronkowski on the extra point attempt.At first I was mad at him for doing that, until I realized that he had actually benched Rob Gronkowski for the actual series leading up to that. With Hernandez out, and Daniel Fells inactive, the Patriots did not have a whole lot of tight ends to fill in on that special teams unit. Besides, how many injuries have you heard of on an extra point play?Belichick was obviously asked about this when he had his weekly appearance on WEEI. Here's the transcript, courtesy ESPNBoston:As for the wing position on the field-goal protection unit, Belichick previously mentioned that it's an important job. "I could just hear it now, if someone else is in at wing that wasn't used to playing there on the field-goal team, and a guy came around the edge and dove in there and the holder or kicker got torn up -- 'Why was he in there? Why wouldn't you go with the same guy that's bee...
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Crytek says it will fix its damaged reputation with quality products
Crytek co-founder Avni Yerli admits that the studio's reputation has been damaged by recent controversy, but that the firm can turn that around.
Crytek CEO: 'We're not perfect; we paid the price for transformation'
The founder and CEO of Crytek has admitted that the studio has 'paid the price' to downsize and cut costs.
Deep Silver acquires Homefront IP from Crytek
Deep Silver has purchased the Homefront intellectual property from Crytek, taking Homefront: The Revolution out of Crytek's hands and placing Deep Silver Dambuster Studios in charge of development.
Homefront: The Revolution director quits Crytek, report claims
The situation at Crytek's UK studio appears to be worsening.


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A More Competitive Europe
Your article "EU to identify lagging economic sectors" (Nov. 20) discussed a European conference where 23 sectors of the European economy were identified as "malfunctioning." Many of the solutions proposed included exporting European regulations to other nations. But perhaps Europeans should blame their own regulations for economic "malfunction" and not foreign competitors.
Instead of trying to apply burdensome European regulations to other nations, maybe Europe should try deregulation. Competitiveness doesn't just mean hurting one's competition, it means improving oneself. For years, Europe's chief product has been red-tape. A real economy cannot thrive with so much bureaucratic output.
Bureaucrats can't foster competitiveness with regulations. True competition can only arise when entrepreneurs and consumers are free to choose for themselves in a market with as little regulation as possible. Bureaucrats must remain unproductive for economies to become competitive.


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Lipscomb University's Institute for Law, Justice & Society (LJS) undergraduate legal education program looks at the legal system as a vehicle for bringing about social change. By blending LJS course offerings with classes from a variety of academic areas including psychology, sociology, history, political science, business, Bible, and communications, students explore how laws impact society. As a result, students wanting to make a difference in the world discover ways they can institute legal change for resulting social change, and vice versa. Students will also critically analyze the notions of equality, justice and fairness.
Our Mission
The program's mission is to provide an integrated, multidisciplinary learning environment that will develop a practical liberal arts knowledge of the many areas of influence the American legal system has on society, within the context of ethics and Judeo-Christian values.


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Before his sentencing hearing, Andrew Auernheimer, who was convicted on one of charge of conspiracy under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) and one charge of fraud involving personal information, declared in a statement that he was going to jail for "arithmetic."
Twenty-six year-old security researcher, known as "Weev," was sentenced to forty-one months in prison, three years of supervised release and ordered pay $73,000 in restitution to AT&T.
The Verge reported that prosecutors had cited a Reddit chat he did on Sunday night when justifying the length of his sentencing. In other words, speech he engaged in where he showed no remorse for his action was used against him.
During proceedings, Auernheimer tried to use a tablet. He was cuffed by agents. He left the courtroom and returned in shackles five minutes later.
The Electronic Frontier Foundation announced the digital rights organization would be supporting an appeal before the Third Circuit Court of Appeals. "Weev is facing more than three years in prison because he pointed out that a company failed to protect its users' data, even though his actions didn't harm anyone," EFF Senior Staff Attorney Marcia Hofmann said in a press release. "The punishments for computer crimes are seriously off-kilter, and Congress needs to fix them."
The appeal indicated that EFF, along with other attorneys, would be making his case a part of a legal effort to challenge CFAA. EFF Staff Attorney Hanni Fakhoury said Weev's case shows how "problematic" the CFAA happens to be.
The CFAA has come under scrutiny and faced calls for reform since Aaron Swartz, who was being zealously prosecuted under the law for downloading documents off an academic database, committed suicide in January.
Auernheimer spoke to Mashable. In the interview he recounts how, in June 2010, there was an AT&T public server that he discovered was exposing customers' personal data.
"There was a URL in this web server with a number at the end," he explains. "And, if you would add 1 to this number, you would see the next iPad 3G user email address. I figured it was egregiously negligent for AT&T to be publishing a complete target list of their customers."
According to Auernheimer, AT&T had a chance to address this security flaw in this public application programming interface (API), which is defined as a group of routines, protocols and tools for building software applications. Auerneheimer then sampled data from the API, aggregated it and gave the data to a journalist because he felt "if a company puts you at risk you deserve to know about it and they deserve to be embarrassed."
He only waited a few hours before handing over data, but Auernheimer said he believed there was a limited amount of time before AT&T would have issued an injunction so the company's customers would not find out about the flaw. Also, it was out on the open Internet. He is a security researcher and believes, "You don't have the right to say you can't cite this thing you published," and, "You don't have the right to cry later about how people use it to criticize you."
When Auernheimer was convicted in November of last year, Andy Greenberg of Forbes highlighted the reaction from security researchers:
The information security community is now arguing that Auernheimer's conviction sets a precedent that could dangerously restrict free speech and behavior online. If merely visiting an unrestricted web page to copy an email address counts as unauthorized access, the legal line between intrusive hacking and testing websites for vulnerabilities–or merely visiting a website at all–could be blurred.
"The chilling effects are huge," says Rob Graham, an analyst and consultant with security firm Errata Security. "Researchers will be more circumspect about what they re willing to disclose. They'll fear that they might be the next Weev."
Jacob Appelbaum, a Tor software developer who has been targeted by the United States government for his ties to WikiLeaks, called the case a "neo-classic whistleblower crackdown."
Auernheimer did not discover the flaw on his own. Daniel Spitler found what he detected in his work. The two became the subject of an FBI investigation. Spitler was pled guilty to charges in 2011 and then eventually testified against Auernheimer.
In a "statement of responsibility" posted on TechCrunch, Auernheimer shared:
I can't survive like this. I am happy to be hitting a prison cell soon. They ruined my business. The feds get approval of who I can work for or with: they rejected one company because the CEO had a social network profile with an occupation listed as "hacker." They prohibit me from touching any computer that isn't federally monitored. I do my best to slang Perl code on an Android device to comply with my bail conditions. It isn't pretty.
Ivy league educated and wealthy, Aaron dealt with his indictment so badly because he thought he was part of a special class of people that this didn't happen to. I am from a rundown shack in Arkansas. I spent many years thinking people from families like his got better treatment than me. Now I realize the truth: The beast is so monstrous it will devour us all. None will be spared.
He pointed out, like Swartz's case, prosecutors were using anything they could against him to prosecute him. For example, his security research group is Goatse Security. Zach Intrater, one of the prosecutors, said that a comment he made about Goatse Security "starting a certification process to declare systems 'goatse tight' was evidence of my intent to personally profit." Auernheimer added, "For those not in on the joke: Goatse is an Internet meme referencing a man holding open his anus very widely. The mind reels."
It is classic politics of personal destruction. Auernheimer, a bombastic hacker-type, was made an easy target and made to do time in prison.
The service provided by the Justice Department to AT&T is hard to separate from the reality that AT&T was granted retroactive immunity for committing felonies when it engaged in warrantless wiretapping under the administration of President George W. Bush. Congress voted to give telecommunications companies like AT&T this immunity. President Barack Obama voted to give telecommunications companies this immunity. AT&T was a big sponsor of the Democratic Party's national conventions in 2008 and 2012.
But, what does that have to do with this case? It is not like the nexus of cooperation between corporations and the state targeted his free speech rights and worked together every step of the way to make sure an example was made out of Auernheimer.


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There are few things worse than a helpless, injured animal. And so it is with sadness and a big ol' box of tissues, that I'm writing this blog post.
Cisco, a 7-year-old Australian Blue Heeler, was shot shortly after approaching an Austin Police Officer last Saturday afternoon. Though the officer has since stated that the dog approached him in "an aggressive manner," Cisco's owner Michael Paxton has reported that his dog ran to the officer's feet, barking, which dogs of course do, especially when their owner and best friend is being threatened. Paxton was unable to restrain Cisco as he was being held at gunpoint. He even cried out to the officer "to not shoot [the] dog, that he [would] not bite."
What's extremely distressing about this incident in particular is the fact that the officer, responding to a domestic disturbance call, had arrived at the wrong home. Paxton's neighbors have since admitted that they were responsible for the aforementioned "domestic disturbance." Â Michael Paxton, and unfortunately his now deceased pet, were just in the wrong place at the end of a barrel cocked by a jumpy cop.
The Austin community, and even the nation, has backed Paxton and his call for justice. The Justice for Cisco Facebook page has, at this time, reached 68,471 "likes" (+1 for my recent support) and features articles from the Huffington Post, CBS, MSNBC, CNN and an Australian version of MSN. While Cisco's devoted owner doesn't expect the cop responsible to be fired, he does expect disciplinary action to be taken. More importantly, Paxton is looking into the implementation or reform of policies and procedures regarding police action toward animals in situations like this one.
Meanwhile, Paxton and the 68,472 people behind him are consoled by the pictures of his sweet dog and the puppies his buddy fathered. Here's to hoping justice is brought about for Cisco.


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Burglar makes off with safe hidden in Budweiser carton
Independence County deputies were kept busy with thefts and burglaries Wednesday, according to reports, but no arrests were made at that time.
Deputy Fred Friar reported that he was dispatched that evening to North State Street on a residential burglary call. When he arrived, he was told by Tommy Winningham that between 8:15 a.m. and 7 p.m. Tuesday, someone entered his residence through the rear door, then removed a lockbox containing $2,000 in cash, 30 silver dollar coins and important paperwork.
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Local student chosen to go on pilgrimage
Louis Canada
Louis Canada, 87, of Batesville died Sunday, June 14, 2009, in a Salina, Kan., hospital.
Arrangements will be announced by Roller-Crouch Funeral Home of Batesville.
Donald Wright
Donald Neil Wright, 54, died June 5, 2009, in Little Rock.
Born May 17, 1955, at Pierre, S.D., he was the son of Carl and Anna Lois Goings Wright of Sharp County. He served in the U.S. Navy. He received a bachelor of arts degree in history from the University of Oklahoma and a juris doctor from the University of Oklahoma School of Law, both in Norman, Okla. He was a member of the Arkansas Bar.
Survivors include three brothers, Carl Richard Wright of Parkville, Mo., and Jimmy Lee Wright and Daniel Ross Wright, both of Olathe, Kan.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Randy Elliott
HARDY — Randy Lynn Elliott, 57, of Hardy died Friday, June 12, 2009, near Mammoth Spring.
Born Oct. 18, 1951, in Harrisonville, Mo., he was the son of Ralph and Ila Beckman Elliott. He was a U.S. Army veteran, having served in Vietnam. He was a dental technician.
Izard County reports arrests
MELBOURNE — A Brockwell man who tested positive for drugs was taken to the Izard County jail Saturday night after allegedly making a threatening call, Sheriff Tate Lawrence said.
Eric Burke Lafleur, 44, was arrested following a call to a residence in the Bandmill community. He was charged with first-degree terroristic threatening and disorderly conduct.
"Lafleur tested positive for cocaine, opiates and marijuana," Lawrence said.
Lafleur remains in jail.
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Family & Friends Briefs
'Desperaux' to be shown outdoors at dusk Sunday
Deadline approaching for watermelon pageant
CAVE CITY — The Cave City Watermelon Pageant will be June 26-27 in the new Cave City High School Cafeteria, pageant director Carolyn Wammack said.
June 22 is the entry deadline.
Contests the first night beginning at 7 o'clock will include Little Miss Melon, for ages 4-5; Little Mr. Melon, ages 4-6; Petite Miss Melon, ages 6-7; Young Miss Melon, ages 8-9; Pre-Teen Miss Melon, ages 10-12; Junior Miss Melon, ages 13-15; and Queen Melon, ages 16-21.
Reed, Lankford to wed
DESHA — Jessie and Cleta Hubbard of Desha have announced the engagement and upcoming marriage of their daughter, Carol Hubbard Reed, to Henry Charles Lankford Jr., son of Rose Mary DeWitt of Zion and the late Henry Charles Lankford Sr.
The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Lester and Addie Lee Autry of Spring Mill and the late Ted and Ina Hubbard of Batesville.
The prospective groom is the grandson of the late Will and Fanny Lankford and Anna Stroup, all of Zion, and the late Jack Stroup of Batesville.
Cook, Moody plan to solemnize vows
NEWPORT — Tena Cook of Newport has announced the engagement and upcoming marriage of her daughter, Jessica Shea Cook, to Michael Odell Moody, son of Odell and Sandra Moody of Jamestown.
The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Martha Ashcraft of Newport and the late Lowell Cook of Oil Trough.
She is a graduate of Newark High School and is a full-time student in the registered nurse program at the University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville. She is employed by White River Medical Center.
Karson Keith Walden
Justin and Kendra Walden of Little Rock have announced the birth of a son at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Medical Center in Little Rock on June 1, 2009. The baby weighed 7 pounds, 7 ounces and has been named Karson Keith Walden.
Grandparents of the child are Ken and Dolores Blackmon of El Dorado and Dan and Terri Walden of Batesville.
Joslynn Lee Stroud
Mathew and Jennifer Stroud and John of Sidney have announced the birth of a daughter and sister at White River Medical Center on June 2, 2009. The baby weighed 8 pounds, 11 ounces and has been named Joslynn Lee Stroud.
Grandparents of the child are Lester and Cindy Greenhaw and Timothy and Markeeta Stroud.


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Hi Matt, I would like to know if I can embed video and the video play straight from the page without redirect to another page? like the motion picture theme> http://themeforest.net/item/motion-picture-wordpress-video-blogging-theme/full_screen_preview/222214
I very interested to buy this. thanks.
Not without making some manual changes to the templates, no.
What kink of changes we are talking about?
You would have to alter the homepage template to show the featured post's embed code in place of the thumbnail. This is not something I can help you with, as I only offer support for bugs and such, not customizations.
Hi Matt,
I saw a comment from 2 years ago saying that the menu dropdown comes the embedded video's. Now, 2 years later, it still does that. I am using Google Chrome on Windows. Can you fix this or tell me how to fix this?
Two years ago, things were quite different when it comes to how videos are embedded. Now a days, they're mostly iframes, and you can't layer anything on top of an iframe. Meaning, there really is no work around for drop down menus if the videos you're embedding are in an iframe.
Ok So I guess i'll just get rid of the iframe. Thanks
Hi, having some issues with thumbnails, featured images etc. I use this feature on other Wordpress blogs and it works fine.
On this theme I upload the image, click 'use as featured image' and I can see the image on the Wordpress post page, however, it does not show when I view the site.
I've tried adding the path to the images manually as well and that doesn't work either.
Am I missing something obvious?
Thanks for any help.
Hi, this theme supports automated thumbnails creation from youtube? I want to post videos from youtube but dont want to manually upload any image.
No sorry, you have to put in the thumbnail path manually, or upload an image.
Hi, I 'm trying to edit/remove the "0 comments" which displays next to the post previews. However, editing comments.php doesn't seem to change anything. Which file do I need to edit?
You're looking in the wrong place. Open up home.php and index.php and look for the following tag. You'll likely want to remove the span that precedes it, as it's a vertical divider.
<?php comments_popup_link('No Comments', '1 Comment', '% Comments'); ?>
Hey Matt, awesome theme mate.
One question: How does the theme handle tablets? Does it look good? Is the theme responsive in case of different screensizes (mobile, tablets)?
Wave is nearly 3 years-old now. We weren't even thinking about tablets back then. I haven't gone back and added support for mobile devices to my older themes. Sorry.
Ok cheers that fixed it. By the way – nice template. Our audience engagement stats have started to improve since changing over.
Good to hear!
Hello I am interested in purchasing this theme. Does your theme integrate with Facebook comments plugins?
I haven't tested it, but I don't see why not. If you decide to go ahead and purchase the theme, then run into trouble with the plugin, I'd be happy to roll out an update to fix any incompatibilities. Feel free to contact me directly if you run into any trouble.
Hi, which files control the layout of the widget section in the admin panel? Somehow that page has become corrupted and now I can't edit the widgets.
Will try replacing with the files from the original Waves download.
That would be the functions.php template. But if the widgets section in WP-Admin is broken, you may need to reinstall WordPress. Sounds like it might be a bigger issue.
Well I reinstalled the latest version of wordpress but the widgets page is still broken. Also tried replacing the functions.php with the file from the original waves download.
Any other possible files that may be involved?
There are files for each of the widgets, so you could try replacing those. They're in a directory called "widgets" in the theme's root. If that doesn't sort it out, shoot me an email via my ThemeForest profile with a link to your site, and WP-Admin access so I can take a look. I don't mind helping you troubleshoot.
Ok great thanks. Just mailed you through your theme forest profile.
For anyone else who might run into a similar issue, it was a third party plugin (Good Old Gallery) that caused this issue. Disabling the plugin corrected this issue.
Yeah the widgets page works fine now – thanks for taking a look and fixing it!
I see that you keep stating how old this theme is. That is to bad, I was going to buy this theme; like I have so many others on this site.
WE don't mind buying themes that work and that are UPDATED to TODAY . Maybe you should update the theme and constantly make it better so that people will buy the theme no matter how dated it looks or acts.
Just a suggestion, but the fact that that there are issues and you come back saying it is three years old, may just keep people from sending money your way!
Thanks for the feedback, Doug.
You're right, it might seem like I'm under-selling my theme at times, but I'm just being honest. While I'd love to pack every new feature and the latest best practices into every one of my themes, it's simply not within my means to do so. Someone asked about it having a responsive layout – while it's possible to retrofit an existing site with a responsive layout, it's a lot of work, and can even require re-coding the entire site.
My themes are in no way broken or stagnent. I've been known to revisit them and add new features months or even years after they've been released (take a look at Imperial and Black Aperture, for example). But I'm going to be honest with people when they ask if a theme supports a certain feature, and why it doesn't, if that's the case.
I'm planning to get back into theme development in the coming weeks, which I'm actually super excited about. And one of the ideas I've been kicking around, is releasing successors to my more popular themes (Wave included), and retiring the original themes. I'm listening to the feedback my customers are giving me and taking notes. In fact, just this morning I asked a Wave customer to give me a "wish list" of features for a video theme.
The "Follow Me on Twitter" button on the home screen goes to www.twitter.com instead of www.twitter.com/#!/mytwitteraccount. Is there a way to fix this?
Appearance -> Settings -> Miscellaneous Settings -> Twitter URL
Thx! That was easy enough!!
Hi Matt,
Before I purchase, is this theme translation ready and how easy is it to change the backgrounds?
No on both counts, sorry.
How can I exclude certain categories (like Featured) from showing in the Latest Videos section?
Not easily, no. In early versions of Wave it was possible. But I changed how featured posts are flagged (via checkbox, instead of category) which made it more difficult.
I there mattbrett. I did buy your template. Thank you in advance.
In the settings when i put the url of my facebook: www.facebook.com/eubuda, and click on it on my blog, the url instead of going to my facebook account it goes to http://www.trailer.pt/www.facebook.com/eubuda (error 404 Not Found)
Can you please help me fix the problem?
Thank you, Duartini
Make sure you have http:// at the beginning of all of your social media URLs. That's the issue.
Ok mattbrett thank you. The problem with facebook it´s fixed.
Do you have a tutorial of making a post of a video to match exacly like this post http://themeforest.net/item/wave-a-video-centric-theme-for-wordpress/full_screen_preview/45855
In my post i put the title, the embed code on the Video embed code box, the width because you say it is required (why it´s required?) and the featured image. But with only this information the video doesn´t show on my site www.trailer.pt (it appears an error 404 page not found). Can you please tell me what should i fill in order to be exacly like your post?
Thank you mattbrett and keep up the good work. Duartini
Hi Matt, Having a similar problem to calangoqueri where the custom logo only appears on the home page – if I do make it absolute as you suggest it disappears from the home page as well.
If it's showing up on the homepage and not sub-pages, the path is incorrect. That's all it can be, really.
Please send me a message via my ThemeForest profile and be sure to read my support policy.
If you're using Wave and enjoy it, you may want to take a look at my new theme Conduit. The layout is quite similar to Wave, and it's backwards compatible. Meaning, your videos will be in tact.
There's also all sorts of great new features, like a responsive design, 2x images for high resolution displays, 2 styles with light and dark variants, custom accent colours, dynamic homepage, simply yet powerful theme options panel, translation ready, and much more!


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It looks like the rumored Apple event for March 24th may not take place, or it may include products entirely different than what most expected because Apple has just updated all of the products rumored for the event.
Early this morning, Apple unveiled the updated Mac Pro, Mac mini and iMac. If you are in the market for a new desktop, that's great news, but we are interested in the other two products that were updated. Apple has also updated the AirPort Extreme Base Station and Time Capsule.
What's most interesting about the update is that it adds dual-band Wi-Fi. This means that the router is able to simultaneously work with both the 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands, allowing all devices on the network to perform at maximum efficiency. So now your 802.11n computer and your 802.11g iPhone can be used simultaneously without the iPhone bogging down the network.
This applies to both the AirPort Extreme Base Station and Time Capsule.
If you already own one of the devices, it may not be worth the price of upgrading to the new version simply for this new feature. Unless you are one of those people who absolutely must own the latest and greatest. If you are in the market for a wireless router or back-up drive, however, Apple's offerings just got a bit more appealing.


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Pasta with Tomatoes, Garlic, Basil, and Brie
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Author Notes: My mother made this pasta, which originated from the Silver Palate Cookbook, every summer while I was growing up. It was only recently that I rediscovered how wonderful a combination it is. Forget your pre-conceived notions of Brie and try this out before summer is over! —Merrill Stubbs
Serves 6 as a main course
- 3/4 pound Brie (triple cream if you can get it)
- 4 medium ripe-as-can-be tomatoes
- 2 medium cloves garlic
- 1/2 cup loosely packed basil leaves, cleaned and dried
- 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons excellent olive oil
- Kosher or sea salt and freshly ground pepper
- 1 pound curly pasta (I like cavatappi)
- Put the Brie in the freezer for about 20 minutes to firm up a little. This will make it easier to cut when the time comes.
- Roughly chop the tomatoes and put them in a large serving bowl. Finely chop the garlic and add it to the bowl. Chiffonade or roughly chop the basil and add that to the bowl too. Pour in the olive oil and add a generous amount of salt and pepper. Gently stir everything together.
- Once the Brie is firm enough, cut it into 1/2-inch cubes and add these to the bowl. Gently fold to combine the cheese with the rest of the ingredients. Cover the bowl and let it sit at room temperature for at least 2, and up to 8, hours -- the longer the better.
- When you are ready to eat, bring a large pot of heavily salted water to a boil and cook the pasta until just al dente. Strain it and tip it into the bowl with the sauce. Fold everything together until it is well combined, the Brie has begun to melt, and the pasta is slicked with cheese and tomato goodness. Serve immediately with a big green salad.
Tags: basil, brie, garlic, pasta, room temperature, Summer, tomatoes
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Comments (37) Questions (1)
about 1 month ago Liz Shelton Richardson
You can find Triple cream brie at Trader Joe's! This recipe looks to die for!
10 months ago koc
Absolutely delicious! Even a family member who doesn't like Brie thought it was great.
10 months ago linda
Love love love this recipe!!! It's delicious even cold!
10 months ago Erin
This looks SO good!
11 months ago bgavin
One pound of pasta serves six, as a main course? Not in my house. We are such pasta sluts.
11 months ago a Greek cook
I have made this recipe every summer for almost 20 years. My kids love it too and I hope one they post a recipe I made for them as you have. Thank you for posting as I am in Greece aat a vacation rental without my cookbooks and couldn't remember the proportions off the top of my head. Making it for a crowd!
11 months ago baker
Just made this tonight and very very disappointed. We had pasta soup! My son, who took the other half of the recipe had the same problem. I made the recipe exactly as written. The cheese melted and turned into milk, which mixed with the tomato juice... soup with noodles. A big waste of money and time.
28 days ago Ramat Chapmon
I haven't tried the recipe but as a studying culinarian, may I suggest a smoked mozzarella? An
11 months ago hotlikeginger
Sitting down right now with a bowl of this! It's sooooo good... I whipped out a quick version by pan-grilling some halved grape tomatoes, threw in a bit of fresh corn, added the garlic and then tossed all that with pasta, cheese, and basil. My advice is, don't skimp on the basil - its zesty flavour really shines against the brie. Thanks for this!
11 months ago Rebecca Cherry
Ah...yes...a recipe from a time when calories weren't counted, wheat was wanted, and cheese added class. I love this dish just as it is - plus, some pancetta and green peas. We used cambozola (a brie and blue hybrid).
about 1 year ago Kathy Wehrmann
Can this dish be served at room temp?
11 months ago Rebecca Cherry
Slightly warmer than room temperature could possibly could work; however, the cooled off remnants of sauce did leave a residue of congealed oil and melted cheese on my empty plate.
almost 2 years ago kvass2
I must agree with HalfPint about the excessive fluid but that can be easily drained
off. What I decided to do with this dish was to move on from the brie and try
gorgonzola. We will never go back. I sometimes think we waste times doing an
entree and just serve things like toms, garlic(big time fresh homemade pesto} &
quinoa brown rice pasta. It always seems to go first. I did try roasted delicata squash & walla sweet onions marinated in balsamic as the veg. All completely eaten . The entree was slow roasted pork chops that at any other time would
have been gobbled up. Are we back to a veggie time?
almost 2 years ago hennef7
I too made this recipe from The Silver Palate for years. Just thought about it for the abundance of beautiful tomatoes on hand!
almost 2 years ago
HalfPint is a trusted home cook.
I have made this many times now this summer. I think the key thing, for a creamier sauce, is to use less tomatoes or drain off so of the juices. The other night, I used about 1.5 cups (it was one large tomato) for about 12 oz of pasta. I was running low on the brie, only had ~5 oz. It was just perfect. The sauce was really creamy, even with less brie, but not so that it overwhelmed the tomato flavor.
almost 2 years ago suzgab
Just made this with some leftover brie from a party and some different colored organic cherry tomatoes. A fun and flavorful blast from my pasta and cheese laden past.
almost 2 years ago Barbie
Do I take the rind off the brie after having it in the freezer??
almost 2 years ago
Merrill Stubbs
Merrill is a co-founder of Food52.
I don't - but if you don't like the rind, by all means remove it!
almost 2 years ago kvass2
Made it again last evening with rind on and slightly old and not triple cream. It all worked perfectly well. However I did use rice & quinoa pasta & tonight by myself
I put it in a casserole with some browned chicken thighs and got my leftover dish
which turned equally as good. All so simple
almost 2 years ago kvass2
One last comment -- Got to say --I think the key in my case was the slightly chopped over ripe heritage tomatoes. Of course piles of fresh herbs including
basil from my kitchen deck.
almost 2 years ago H
We make this as a salad every summer (have since getting The Silver Palate;-) and I regularly make a version using fresh mozzarella with pasta as my summer standby (sometimes adding a wee bit of aged balsamic). This is a favorite, thanks for bringing it back. (And I, too, will be digging out my copy of the SP!)
almost 2 years ago vivanat
This worked very well with a leftover(!) chunk of Mt. Tam I had in the fridge.
almost 2 years ago lynneswift
I had the same experience with too much liquid at the end of the maceration (is that a word?). Tomatoes vary regarding the amount of liquid they exude. Next time I will try cherry or Roma tomatoes and if necessary will drain off excess liquid and save for sauce. The triple creme brie is just too delicious to lose in a broth--it should cling. Aside from this, great recipe with lovely ingredients.
almost 2 years ago baker
I just made this recipe. I had so much juice from the tomatoes that when the cheese melted it just became tomato water with cheese liquid. There was also way to much pasta that it didn't work. I love the idea but I think I need to seed the tomatoes and use less pasta.
almost 2 years ago
Merrill Stubbs
Merrill is a co-founder of Food52.
I'm sorry you didn't have good results with this. The tomatoes should get quite juicy, which is why you let them sit for so long with the salt and the other ingredients. The amount of pasta has always worked perfectly for me -- maybe this type of sauce is just not to your taste? As you can see from the photo, it's not meant to be a thick sauce, nor to coat the pasta heavily. It's quite different from other tomato sauces, so I can understand if it was not what you expected.
almost 2 years ago kvass2
Merrill - I think that ordinary cherry type toms will cut down the too much fluid problem. Lately I have taken to the Quinoa & Rice pasta and it really is better
for my tastes but to go back to too much fluid -- perhaps it is a matter of how you drain your pasta & at what point you add the cheese -- cheese is basically
fluid. OOps -- I said basically which I have been trying to avoid -- next thing
I will be saying literally. God forbid.
almost 2 years ago kvass2
Angela Hartnett of the Guardian had a very similar recipe (minus the brie) in one of
her midweek supper columns last summer. This time of year I have taken to using
a freshly made basil pesto & a bit of lemon juice to liven it up. But my next attempt will certainly include the brie.