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pfil, pfil_head_register, pfil_head_unregister, pfil_head_get, pfil_hook_get, pfil_add_hook, pfil_remove_hook, pfil_run_hooks -- packet filter interface
#include <sys/param.h> #include <sys/mbuf.h> #include <net/if.h> #include <net/pfil.h> int pfil_head_register(struct pfil_head *head); int pfil_head_unregister(struct pfil_head *head); struct pfil_head * pfil_head_get(int af, u_long dlt); struct packet_filter_hook * pfil_hook_get(int dir, struct pfil_head *head); void pfil_add_hook(int (*func)(), void *arg, int flags, struct pfil_head *); void pfil_remove_hook(int (*func)(), void *arg, int flags, struct pfil_head *); int (*func)(void *arg, struct mbuf **mp, struct ifnet *, int dir); int pfil_run_hooks(struct pfil_head *head, struct mbuf **mp, struct ifnet *, int dir);
The pfil framework allows for a specified function to be invoked for every incoming or outgoing packet for a particular network I/O stream. These hooks may be used to implement a firewall or perform packet transformations. Packet filtering points are registered with pfil_head_register(). Filtering points are identified by a key (void *) and a data link type (int) in the pfil_head structure. Packet filters use the key and data link type to look up the filtering point with which they register themselves. The key is unique to the filtering point. The data link type is a bpf(4) DLT constant indicating what kind of header is present on the packet at the filtering point. Filtering points may be unregistered with the pfil_head_unregister() function. Packet filters register/unregister themselves with a filtering point with the pfil_add_hook() and pfil_remove_hook() functions, respectively. The head is looked up using the pfil_head_get() function, which takes the key and data link type that the packet filter expects. Filters may provide an argument to be passed to the filter when invoked on a packet. When a filter is invoked, the packet appears just as if it ``came off the wire''. That is, all protocol fields are in network byte order. The filter is called with its specified argument, the pointer to the pointer to the mbuf containing the packet, the pointer to the network interface that the packet is traversing, and the direction (PFIL_IN or PFIL_OUT) that the packet is traveling. The filter may change which mbuf the mbuf ** argument references. The filter returns an errno if the packet processing is to stop, or 0 if the processing is to continue. If the packet processing is to stop, it is the responsibility of the filter to free the packet. The pfil interface is enabled in the kernel via the PFIL_HOOKS option.
If successful, pfil_head_get() returns the pfil_head structure for the given key/dlt. pfil_add_hook() and pfil_remove_hook() return 0 if successful. If called with flag PFIL_WAITOK, pfil_remove_hook() is expected to always succeed. pfil_head_unregister() might sleep!
The pfil interface first appeared in NetBSD 1.3. The pfil input and output lists were originally implemented as <sys/queue.h> LIST structures; however this was changed in NetBSD 1.4 to TAILQ structures. This change was to allow the input and output filters to be processed in reverse order, to allow the same path to be taken, in or out of the kernel. The pfil interface was changed in 1.4T to accept a 3rd parameter to both pfil_add_hook() and pfil_remove_hook(), introducing the capability of per-protocol filtering. This was done primarily in order to support filtering of IPv6. In 1.5K, the pfil framework was changed to work with an arbitrary number of filtering points, as well as be less IP-centric. Fine-grained locking was adding in FreeBSD 5.2.
pfil_hook_get() is only safe for internal use. FreeBSD implements only hooks for AF_INET and AF_INET6. Packets diverted through these hooks have data in host byte order contrary to the above statements. The bridge(4) diverts inbound AF_INET traffic, but contrary to the above statements, the data is provided in host byte order. When a pfil_head is being modified no traffic is diverted (to avoid deadlock). This means that unwanted traffic may flow for a short period of time.
bpf(4), bridge(4) FreeBSD 5.2.1 September 8, 2003 FreeBSD 5.2.1


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Forgot your Lenovo Vibe C password or pattern lock? This article explains easy methods to unlock your Lenovo Vibe C without hard reset or losing any data.
Let's get started!
There are basically multiple methods to unlock your Lenovo Vibe C, and what method to opt for depends on you.
What You Will Learn:
Unlock Lenovo Vibe C by Answering Google Security Questions
If you have security questions set during under your Google account security, then you will be able to unlock your device by answering these questions.
Step 1: After multiple wrong attempts, you will get "Forgot Pattern" or "Forgot PIN/Password" option.
Step 2: Tap on it, and then select "Answer Questions" option.
Step 3: You will be presented with your Google security questions which you have added in your account. Answer them accordingly.
Step 4: If you answer the security questions correctly, you Lenovo Vibe C will unlock.
Step 5: After successful unlock, you will be asked to create new PIN, Password or Pattern Lock for your Lenovo Vibe C.
Unlock Lenovo Vibe C Using your Gmail Account
To unlock Lenovo Vibe C using your Gmail account, follow below-mentioned steps:
Step 1: After multiple wrong attempts, you will get "Forgot Pattern" or "Forgot PIN/Password" option.
Step 2: Login with your Google (Gmail) account by entering its details such as username/password.
Step 3: Once you are logged in successfully, your smartphone will be unlocked.
Hard Reset (Factory Reset) Lenovo Vibe C to Unlock
If none of the aforementioned methods works in your case, unfortunately, you are left with only option of doing factory reset/hard reset on your Lenovo Vibe C. To do this, follow these steps:
Step 1: Turn Off your Lenovo Vibe C.
Step 2: Now turn it ON by pressing "Power + Volume Up button" combinations for few seconds until you see Lenovo Vibe C logo on the screen.
Step 3: Select "Yes" option to factory data reset message.
Here, you can follow the detailed guide on Factory Reset/Hard Reset Method.
Please note that hard resetting will erase all the data and settings on your Lenovo Vibe C.
Unlock Lenovo Vibe C Using Google Find My Device
While you may be able to unlock your Lenovo Vibe C using Google Find My Device, this method will erase all the data on your phone.
Here's how you can do so:
Step 1: Open Google Find My Device and sign in with your Google account.
Step 2: After successful login, you need to select "Erase device" option followed by "Erase all data".
Step 3: As soon as you hit "Erase" button, the data deletion on your Android device will begin.
Unlock Lenovo Vibe C With Android Data Recovery Tool
Step 1: Simply, download and install the Dr.Fone Software.
Step 2: Once, the software is downloaded, now run it.
Step 3: Connect your smartphone to a computer using original cable.
Step 4: Dr.Fone will start detecting your smartphone.
Step 5: Once the process gets complete, now follow the on-screen instructions accordingly.
Step 6: Choose the options available on Dr.Fone accordingly and you are good to go.
Follow the complete guide on Unlocking Lenovo Vibe C With Dr.Fone Software.
Unlock Lenovo Vibe C Using Android Multi-Tool
Step 1: Download the Android Multi-Tool Software.
Step 2: Moreover, Install the required USB drivers for your particular smartphone model.
Step 3: Connect your smartphone to a computer using original cable.
Step 4: Boot your smartphone into Android boot mode.
Step 5: Launch the software and type in the commands accordingly available in the Multi-tool windows.
Follow the complete guide on Unlocking Lenovo Vibe C Using Android Multi-tool.
It can be extremely frustrating when you are unable to unlock your own device for the reason being forgetting PIN, password or pattern lock.
However, by following above methods, you can unlock your Lenovo Vibe C without losing any of your important data if you remember your Google account security questions' answer.

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Chat, email, or text a Florida librarian
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Madam President, 15 years ago this week three American citizens–the brothers Ylli, Agron and Mehmet Bytyqi –were transferred from a prison to an Interior Ministry camp in Eastern Serbia. At that camp, they were executed and buried in a mass grave with dozens of Albanians from Kosovo.
Today, I again call upon the Serbian authorities to bring those responsible for these murders to justice. Belgrade has given us assurances in recent years that action will be taken, but no clear steps have actually been taken to apprehend and prosecute those known to have been in command of the camp or the forces operating there.
The three Bytyqi brothers went to Kosovo in 1999, a time of conflict and NATO intervention. Well after an agreed cessation of hostilities in early June, the brothers escorted an ethnic Romani family from Kosovo to territory still under Serbian control, where that family would be safer. Serbian authorities apprehended the brothers as they were undertaking this humanitarian task and held them in jail for 15 days for illegal entry. When time came for their release, they were instead turned over to a special operations unit of the Serbian Interior Ministry, transported to the camp and brutally executed. There was no due process, no trial, and no opportunity for the brothers to defend themselves. There was nothing but the cold-blooded murder of three American citizen brothers.
Serbia today is not the Serbia of 15 years ago. The people of Serbia ousted the undemocratic and extreme nationalist regime of Slobodan Milosevic in 2000, and the country has since made a steady, if at times difficult, transition to democracy and the rule of law. In 2014, Serbia began accession talks to join the European Union, and in 2015 it will chair the OSCE, a European organization which promotes democratic norms and human rights.
I applaud Serbia on its progress and I support its integration into Europe, but I cannot overlook the continued and contrasting absence of justice in the Bytyqi case. The new government of Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic has pledged to act. It must now generate the political will to act. The protection of those responsible for this crime can no longer be tolerated.
The surviving Bytyqi family deserves to see justice. Serbia itself will put a dark past behind it by providing this justice. Serbian-American relations and Serbia's OSCE chairmanship will be enhanced by providing justice. It is time for those responsible for the Bytyqi brother murders to lose their protection and to answer for the crimes they committed 15 years ago.


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When I was seven years old, my family went to Disneyland. My father took a few weeks' holiday from work, and we set off in a camper van down the Pacific coast from Vancouver, stopping to see attractions like the Grand Coulee Dam ('the Eighth Wonder of the World!' exclaimed my mother, reading from a promotional pamphlet. 'Bigger than the pyramids!') and making detours into Nevada and Arizona to visit Death Valley and the Petrified Forest. We stayed at state parks and KOA Kampgrounds. It was awesome, at least until I got mumps on the way back and had to sit, fat-faced and forlorn and bundled in a blanket at the side of the campground pool while my sister and parents splashed and enjoyed the last days of our holiday.
Disneyland was the highlight of the trip, but in truth I remember very little of it. I remember the most notable attractions – Pirates of the Caribbean and the Haunted Mansion and the Peter Pan ride and the Country Bears Jamboree – and I remember making a wish in Snow White's wishing well, although for the life of me I can't remember what I wished for. I also remember some ride that made you think that you had been shrunk to smaller than a snowflake, and remember that my sister, then four, emerged from the ride in tears, devastated because, she imagined, her lollipop had shrunk along with the rest of us. Mostly, though, I remember my mother's childlike delight as we explored the park.
The rides amazed and thrilled her; she insisted that we visit the Pirates of the Caribbean again and again, exclaiming every time our little boat navigated its way between the battling pirate ships – cannons! exploding! – that it was so exciting! So real! The Mad Hatter's Tea Party with its spinning teacups made her dizzy, but the Haunted Mansion delighted her (ghosts! right there in the car with us!) and she clapped and cheered her heart out at the Country Bears Jamboree. I was, at seven years old, convinced that my thirty-something mother was having a much better time than I was, and I was almost certainly correct.
My mother insisted for years that the wonders of Disneyland were as potent for adults as they were for children, but I always doubted her. One of my mother's signature personality traits has always been her childlike enthusiasm for anything fantastical, and it seemed to me that Disneyland was very probably as close to a spiritual homeland for her as any other place in the world. So I was always doubtful when she insisted that Disneyland was as magical a place for grown-ups – even sensible, non-silly grown-ups, like the kind that I knew I would grow up to become – as it was for kids.
I was right to be doubtful. But, also, I was wrong.
My children and I spent this past weekend at Disney World. We could have gone anywhere in the US (thanks, Motorola), but I chose Disney World. I chose Disney World – against all of my pre-parenthood commitments to myself to do parenthood differently, to make unconventional choices in parenting, to not fall back on the convenience of sparkle and glitz and licensed characters – because it was just going to be me and the girl and the baby and that – combined with the fact that I don't drive – was just too much parenting to be managed anywhere where there weren't ample distractions ready-at-hand. Disney World, it seemed to me, was one big handy distraction. And if what my mother had said was true, then I would enjoy it too. It would be a vacation for my children, and for me. Win-win.
It wasn't, as it turned out, so much of a vacation for me. It was hard, hard work. Herding a jacked-up three-year old in a Buzz Lightyear costume with a baby strapped to one's chest from dawn 'til dusk at the Happiest Place On Earth is less conducive to happy-making than one might think. I didn't get enough sleep, I didn't eat enough food, and I spent at least one thirty-minute period locked, with the children sleeping in the double stroller, in a wheelchair-accessible restroom in Fantasyland fighting off an anxiety attack. The rides were, for the most part, exactly how I remembered them from Disneyland, but without the unfailing suspension of disbelief possessed by small children and my mother, and, also, with the strain of carrying a 22 lb baby on my chest, they were a touch less magical than memory served. (There were exceptions, of course: I found the Winnie-the-Pooh ride with its trippy voyage through Pooh's honey-soaked dreams completely fascinating. Also, the Escher stairs in the Haunted Mansion.) (Yes, I took the three-year old and the baby into the Haunted Mansion. She insisted. What of it?)
And yet, and yet… there was still magic to be found, and I found much of it. Emilia was delighted beyond measure. Not amazed, not dazzled – it seemed to her that of course there would be places like Disney World, where all the characters from her favorite movies live and where small children are given stickers and sparkles and smiles at every corner and allowed to race around without restriction, and so, really, what's the big deal? – just delighted. And I, of course, was delighted at her delight. Her delight filled my heart and made it swell to bursting and because it was just so full, so bouyant, it was impossible for me to not have a spring in my step, even with the jumbo baby strapped to my chest and the bag-laden stroller in front of me. I was uplifted.
(Don't even get me started on Sea World. DON'T. I will cry. I was completely and totally seduced by the heart-tuggy schmaltz that is the Shamu spectacle and I cried like a baby through the whole thing. Emilia now thinks that all swimming pools should have giant whales, and that we should all be allowed to play with them. We'll discuss Free Willy when she's a little older.)
Emilia would, of course, have been delighted with any number of holiday experiences. She would have been delighted if we had rented a camper van and parked ourselves by a beach and set her loose with a bucket. And we'll totally do that. But it was fun, this time, to indulge in a cheesy commercial fantasy, to let her romp in a world constructed entirely for children, one that makes no apologies for childishness and cheesiness and glitz, one that is specially designed to provoke giggles and squeals of delight.
So what if I could see the wires behind the animatronic Captain Hook, or see the creases in Cinderella's make-up? This vacation wasn't for me. It was for her.
And I loved every minute of it.
(Many, many thanks to Fidget, for coming to visit us at our hotel – which lacked a restaurant, and therefore room service, which meant that I might have starved Thursday night had she not brought hummus and crackers and – mercy, mercy – wine, and to Miss Britt and her delightful, delightful family, who spent the afternoon and evening with us at the park on Saturday.) (You can see Emilia and her daughter Emma driving a race car in the video that she put together of the weekend – her son's birthday weekend – here. Really, they were so awesome.)
Quick – what's your happiest family-vacation place on earth? I'm already plotting and lobbying the husband for a family vacation for the four of us next year. I'm thinking road trip. Should we retrace the path of my family's Disneyland trek? Or what? Where are some good places on the continent to go? Where would you go?
I have not yet figured out how I am going to pay this trip forward, but I'm going to try. Ideas are welcome, but they need to be richer in spirit than in dollars, because, you know: recession. Leave your thoughts below; whoever leaves the idea that I choose gets a Scrabble Diamond Anniversary Edition game…
UPDATE: Loonstruck came up with the pay-it-forward idea that I'm going to run with – offer my home to another blogger who wants to see this part of Canada. There are going to be some cool bloggy events here this year, and I will happily play host to someone who wants to attend. Stay tuned. (And as requested, the Scrabble game went to the library – youth section – where it was much appreciated!)


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Hawaii vs. Tulsa, 5p.
One more bowl game before Christmas Day, this one pitting two teams with strangely similar climates and city landscapes. Does Tulsa, the home of the Drillers, have a shot against a home team favored by 10? Do you care, except for the fact that sitting through this game to escape wrapping presents might compensate for having to see this guy run around the field?


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FISA Court: We Approve 99 Percent Of Wiretap Applications
A letter (pdf) released today by a special surveillance court clears up some misconceptions about legal oversight for government wiretap activities. Responding to a letter from Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Pat Leahy (D-VT) and ranking member Charles Grassley (R-IA), the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court says, yes, it's true, we do approve 99% of all wiretap applications. But for the first time, the FISC also says that it demanded changes to 24.4 percent of those applications before granting final approval (that's for a recent three-month period).
This is the court's way of saying, we are not a potted plant — or a rubber stamp, as some have alleged. We are reading these applications closely, and pushing back where appropriate.
But the letter also shows that the court could also be accused of operating hand in glove with government lawyers making these requests. Judge Reggie Walton says court legal staff "may meet with the government as often as 2-3 times a week..." to discuss whether privacy protections are adequate. That raises this question: Is this rigorous oversight, or does this close contact make the court more likely to grant final approval, albeit with emendations? Right now, the court only hears from the government, although as Walton notes, on a handful of occasions civil liberties groups have also filed motions with the court.
These details could be important as Congress decides whether to change surveillance laws so that a civil liberties advocate could appear before the FISC. Would such an advocate change the thinking of the FISC? Could an advocate possibly compete with the resources of the Justice Department? As we learn more about the workings of the once-secret surveillance court, Congress will have to decide whether an outside advocate is adequate to provide the oversight that lawmakers themselves have been slow to exercise.


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- Click on Get a Translator Account in the sidebar
- Click on the and enter your username, the language you want to translate for and if you intend to translate off-line icon
- Use to save the information
- When your user has been added to the group (you should get an e-mail notification), click on Start Translating in the sidebar
- If the UserBase interface is in English and there are no any page titles showed on the page, you may need to enter the language you want to translate to in and click on .
- Click on a page you want to translate in the list
- In the Translate page, set in the first drop-down list or you can choose to improve the translated messages
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- In the section, click on the link to the left of the message you want to translate
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Iwaki water pump filter assembly contains all the items needed to complete a filter system, except the filter ( select filter seperately ).
Designed to work with Wet-Dry, Euro or KIS style sump filter systems. Includes 36" flexible drain line, elbow, hose barb fittings and clamps to connect the Internal Overflow to the top of the filter. Additionally, all pump fittings, union ball valves, check valve, 8 foot of flexible tubing and bulkhead hole pre-drilled into the end of the filter.
The Iwaki 30 RT water pump is a Japanese made ( TOP QUALITY ), magnetic driven and sealess pump. Low heat exchange and quiet in operation. Highly durable design.extremely quiet ! It has 3/4" male threaded inlet and outlets and moves approximately 510 GPH at 4 foot of head.
Safe for freshwater or saltwater applications. Pump comes with mounting bracket, 6' power cord, BUT DOES REQUIRE A PLUG END.


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Be sure to leave a comment below to enter the drawing for a skein of Dowager Countess from Roman Hills. If you have problems leaving a comment try being "anonymous" but be sure to leave contact information of some kind!
Poem found in the front of John Madson's book...
May I say how much I love my joins? |
That's newly sprung in June;
O my Luve's like the melodie
That's sweetly play'd in tune.
As fair art thou, my bonnie lass,
So deep in luve am I:
And I will luve thee still, my dear,
Till a' the seas gang dry:
Till a' the seas gang dry, my dear,
And the rocks melt wi' the sun:
I will luve thee still, my dear,
While the sands o' life shall run.
And fare thee well, my only Luve
And fare thee well, a while!
And I will come again, my Luve,
Tho' it were ten thousand mile.
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Often, I am unsure if what I am doing is correct. What can I say? It's my first time and each corner I turn, each crossroad I stand at makes me stop and think "What next?", "Where do I go from here?"
Being a mother is an adventure of a lifetime. And I know I only have one go at this so I better make sure that I do this thing called "raising a child" right.
Unfortunately, we were never handed out an instructions manual when our children were born. Wouldn't it be great to have that manual given to you along with the birth certificate?
There are days when I wish I had that manual. I'd flick to the index look up where my kid is troubleshooting and find a quick fix for the problem. It does not work that way though and as parents we are often left scratching our heads and looking for the solution to the current tantrum is like looking for a needle in a haystack.
The years have moved along, the kid turned from a starry-eyed toddler to a smutty-faced third-grader, and as a parent, I have learned a few tricks. I still do not have all the answers, and am never sure if the answers that I do have are all the right ones but I have learned to trust my instincts. Although it is still scary, at the same time, parenting is wonderfully exciting and rewarding.
One thing that I have learned along the path is "that everything is just a phase!" I keep that branded in my mind. Sometimes I wish I could tattoo it on the kid's forehead so that I do not forget to stop for a breath and chant the phrase like a powerful mantra when my patience is really being pushed to the limit.
Ticking out at bedtime? It's just a phase. Wearing swim goggles everywhere, not just the pool. A phase. Suddenly deciding that only green grapes are safe to eat when I have bought a crateful of red ones? (Breath) Another phase.
My instincts tell me to ride along this roller coaster of phases, after all he needs to develop, to discover and to learn to make his own decisions. I am doing my best to guide him rather that desperately fight these phases and I realize how immensely liberating it is when we progress through the phases together, like a team.
Recently, a well known fast food chain with the golden arches enticed young boys with Lego figures from the Star Wars series The Clone Wars. The hottest phase since the Pokémon phase. While the boys of the third grade collected these figures from the fast food place, Soeren would come home and tell me about the newest figures his friends showed him. While Soeren counted the figures, I was counting the numbers of kid's meals one would have to eat before all the figures were collected. He never asked me to take him there directly because he was aware there was no way that was happening, at least not for all seven of the figures.
My conscience however, was getting the best of me and I was beginning to crumble. I hate peer pressure! One morning I drove past the place, the big golden "M" shone down on me and as if enlightened by the higher force, I was struck by an exceptional idea and decided to surprise Soeren.
That evening we had a Mac Mum's Meal, homemade lamb burgers, with grilled halloumi cheese and oven baked fries and apple juice, served in brown bags with a red heart drawn in crayon and the arches of the M adorning the center of the heart. M for Mum of course. This mum had a very satisfied grin on her face when the kid came running into the kitchen flustered and excited holding up seven brand new Lego Star Wars figures. The force was with me!
The lamb burgers are wonderfully succulent spiced with flavors of coriander, cumin and a sprinkling of cinnamon, while the halloumi cheese adds an exceptional salty note. Topping it all off are sweet caramelized onions.
Recipe: Spiced Lamb Burgers with Caramelized Onions and Halloumi Cheese
Printable version of recipe here
Prep Time: 30 minutesTotal Time: 1.5 hours
- 1 kg minced lamb
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- 1 medium red onion, finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon coriander seeds, crushed
- 1 teaspoon cumin seeds crushed
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon powder
- Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 4 tablespoons olive oil
- 4 burger buns, to serve
- 200 g halloumi cheese, sliced
- 3 large red onions, sliced
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
- Place the minced lamb in a large mixing bowl and add the garlic, onion, crushed coriander, cinnamon and cumin. Season well with salt and pepper and mix all the ingredients using your hand until combined.
- Divide into 8 portions and shape the mixture into burgers. If you want to check the flavor, fry a small burger in a drop of oil before shaping the rest and, if necessary, add extra flavorings or seasoning.
- Place the burgers on a tray and cover with cling-film. Allow them to relax for at least 30 minutes in the fridge.
- You can either heat up a skillet and fry the burgers on each side in a little olive oil for 5-8 minutes or heat up the barbecue and cook them for 5-8 minutes over medium-hot coals. To prevent the burgers from sticking, brush with a little oil before barbecuing them.
- In the same way fry the halloumi cheese on both sides until slightly brown.
- For the caramelized onions, heat oil in a large frying pan over low heat. Add the onions and a good pinch of salt and cook gently for 15-20 minutes, stirring occasionally to prevent them from sticking to the bottom of the pan and burning.
- When onions are softened and colored golden, add sugar and balsamic - this starts the caramelization process. Continue to cook onions over low heat for a further 5-10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until sticky and caramelized.
- To assemble the burgers place lettuce, tomatoes and cucumber slices on one side of the bun. Place the lamb burger on the salad, a few caramelized onions and finally top with the cheese. Cover with the other half of the bun.
Note: Use your favorite sauces or relishes to add additional flavor to the burgers.
Everyday, parenting teaches me new lessons and that, I know is not a phase. "Once a parent, always a parent" was what my mum often said – now I know what she meant. The tricks I learn along the way are sometimes frustrating, often exhausting but all of them are rewarding, especially when I see the results. Looking at Soeren I think I might be doing a few things right.
Like these burgers! They are so downright right and satisfying that even the kid agreed Mac Mommy's rocks. The fusion of flavors here is exceptional, with the warming aromas of coriander, cumin and cinnamon, paired with the sweetness from the soft and rich caramelized onions and the slight saltiness of the grilled halloumi. A burger that everyone will enjoy digging into!
The weather has been incredible here lately. Although the mornings are still cold, the warmth of the sun warms us during the sun. The first signs of Spring are visible as trees begin to bud and the flowers are sprouting in my garden. I wish you a warm and happy week ahead and hope the weekend brings you lots of fun, food, friends and family your way.
More great Mac Mommy Meal ideas from WFLH:
Vegetable Paneer Frankies with Mango Chutney | Chicken Club Sandwiches | Pain Crevettes |
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The egg was doomed from the start.
The thin-shelled cargo was strapped to the front of a tiny car that careened along a hallway of Princeton's Jadwin Hall. The boys who built the car, Jared Schuller and Rafael De Los Santos, watched as it crunched into a low wooden wall. The boys cringed. Egg innards oozed down the wall.
The boys, both eighth-graders at nearby Hillsborough Middle School, were among the 600 middle and high school students who attended the New Jersey Science Olympiad on Thursday, Jan. 8, at Princeton. The tournament drew students from 60 schools around the state to compete in 30 events that tested their science knowledge and engineering skills.
The events, which were run by volunteers from the University and the Research and Development Council of New Jersey, included catapult, robot and bridge building -- tests of students' knowledge of ecology, meteorology and microbiology -- and the event that Schuller and De Los Santos entered, "The Scrambler."
Of the lessons the boys learned at the Olympiad, one was clear: Science can be messy. The goal of The Scrambler was to launch a homemade car across the ground and come as close to a wall as possible without hitting it and crushing their egg.
The catch: The competitors didn't know until just before the event started how far the car would need to travel. That meant they had to design their car so the brakes could be calibrated on the fly to prevent their egg from being … well … scrambled.
The Hillsborough team's launching device worked well, but Jadwin's slick tile floors threw off their brake calculations. "We practiced on a shop floor that was rougher and covered in sawdust," said Schuller. "The different friction here made the car go farther."
Anthony Hoffman, an electrical engineering Ph.D. student who volunteered to judge The Scrambler, said it was his favorite event of the Olympiad. "The neatest thing is that there is an unknown variable," he said. "They have to set their machine in 10 minutes."
Hoffman was one of several volunteers at the Olympiad from Princeton's Mid-Infrared Technologies for Health and the Environment center, or MIRTHE, which focuses on producing devices that can detect minute amounts of chemicals found in the atmosphere, emitted from factories or exhaled in human breath.
Another MIRTHE researcher, Yan Zhang, a civil and environmental engineering Ph.D. student, took a break from her thesis work -- developing mathematical models of the atmosphere -- to judge "Trajectory," the tournament's catapult competition. The event was held in the lobby of Jadwin Gym.
"When I was a middle school student, we had science competitions, but we just went into a classroom and solved equations," she said. "This is quite different. Here they get to apply the equations to the real world."
Nearby, Sirui Ma and Ankur Sare, sophomores from East Brunswick High School, were preparing to fire their knee-high catapult at the target, a square wooden platform.
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"Opposition leader Mohamed el Baradei claimed at a news conference that the growing violence proves Morsi has lost all legitimacy. The Nobel laureate urged the president to abandon his decrees putting himself above the law and to delay a national vote on a controversial constitution drafted by his allies.
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A few days ago I was reading an article on The Wall Street Journal about macarons going mainstream. It seems that what once was reserved to indulge in at high-class French patisseries, macarons are becoming so popular that in France one can buy them at a popular American burger joint!
It does sound rather perverse – ordering a cheeseburger, fries and a macaron to go! Of course the French are not amused at the fact that macarons are being sold at several American outlets like Starbucks and Trader Joe's thus being pumped into a mainstream unlike anything before.
Macarons for everybody! Well after thinking about it – why not? While I certainly am all for everyone having the opportunity to indulge in whatever the heart desires, I think there certainly is a difference whether you are sinking your teeth into a fresh delicate cherished Ladurée macaron or a mass produced macaron. Tastes differ. While some will turn up their noses at the macarons available readily at the local supermarket and only indulge in the up-scale pastries, there are others who are left cold and prefer the macarons available at supermarkets and bakeries.
I think it goes beyond that though. Walking into Ladurée is probably best compared to walking into Tiffany's. You are paying for the experience, you expect the luxurious and want the best.
Now do not get me wrong – believe me I am definitely not a macaron snob. I am the type of person who would buy myself a macaron if I was craving it with my Chai Latte at Starbucks (provided they tasted good) but would also pay the extra Euros to experience a macaron at Ladurée. There is a difference. Just like Jimmy Choos are Jimmy Choos and everything else – well – are just shoes!
Macarons seem to have travelled the globe and I was surprised to see them so abundantly available in Dubai too. I went on a tasting spree, trying them at Paul's with my latte, at Bateel, known for it's date delicacies and several patisseries at the Dubai Mall. Macarons adorned their shop windows in a kaleidoscope of colors. In one such patisserie (and I am kicking myself because I have misplaced the card I was given) I had a wonderful experience of tasting macarons in a way that I have never before.
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As I walked into the shop there was the incredible aura of Oriental charm mixed with French chic. Like in an expensive jewelry boutique, the macarons were encased in glass showcases. I slowly walked past, my hand brushing the glass, gazing at the colorful displays of macarons sparkling like precious gems. I stopped and looked a little closer and smiled. As the shop assistant came towards me I noticed he too seemed to be smiling at me. Without uttering a word I pointed at the ruby red macarons, tiny and delicate. He gently took one out of the showcase and placed it on a black velvet lined tray.
As I bit into it I was taken aback, fruity and nutty – Orient meets Paris. I looked at the assistant and gasped "Raspberry and tahini?" I think I surprised him – he was not expecting it but I had deciphered the flavor code. This seemed to be my ticket to get into the VIP lounge – a few red carpet colored stairs up and I was in a room lined with heavy red, green and gold fabric, in the middle a large circular sofa. I felt underdressed!
I looked down at Soeren who's eyes were probably gleaming just like mine. Was this what Charlie was feeling when allowed into Mr. Wonka's chocolate factory? We sat down and were brought a small tray with a variety of 4 macarons by the assistant. I took a small bite of each and passed the rest to Soeren. As I chatted with the assistant he told me about all the flavors offered in the shop. My questions seemed to intrigue him and soon we were exchanging dialogue without realizing that an hour had passed.
As we walked out again reality sucked me in and walking away from the shop I looked back one last time and patted the small velvet box lined with four delicate macarons.
I'll cherish this experience and its all because macarons have gained on immense popularity that such extravagant high-end Parisian treats are available in the far-away desserts of Dubai.
I took an idea from that experience and brought it back to my blog, along with a few ingredients for these macarons. Rosewater and dried rose petals – a taste of orient – perfume the macaron shells subtly and ripe raspberry jam scented with a hint of rosewater adds a fruity, floral and sweet note.
March 20 celebrates macarons in Le Jour du Macarons – Macaron Day. While I do not need a specific day to bite into a macaron, my motivation to create new flavor combination comes from Mactweets, a monthly event that encourages us to make and perfect our macaron making skills. This month its all about Spring Fling and flowers. Flowers have been playing a big role in my life lately and I've been enjoying every little detail too.
Note: If you are making macarons for the first time please read my comprehensive collection of macaron tips. All the way from the prep work to removing macarons from the baking paper, you'll find valuable tips and tricks for perfect macaron making.
Rosewater and Raspberry Macarons
Printable version of recipe here
For the macaron shells
Recipe for macaron shells adapted from Ottolenghi - The Cookbook
110g icing sugar
60g almonds, very finely ground
60g egg whites, (about 2 eggs) aged for either 5 days in the fridge, then for 24 hours at room temperature or a little over 24 hours on the countertop
40g castor sugar
1 teaspoons rosewater
1/2 teaspoon dried rose petals
a few drops of red food coloringFor the raspberry rosewater jam
Makes 2 x 350g jars
500g raspberries, fresh or frozen
600g fine sugar
2 teaspoons rosewater
For the macaron shells
- Prepare your baking tray and baking sheets with a stencil of circles. Draw circles on some baking paper using a (mathematical) compass about 2 cm in diameter. Then place some white parchment paper on the baking tray and flip the baking paper back around. Or use this macaron template.
- In a large mixing bowl mix the egg whites with an electric hand beater (alternatively you can use a stand mixer with the whisk attachment) until it is thick and frothy. Gradually add the granulated sugar and rosewater, whisking all the while, until the mixture turns into a thick glossy meringue. The consistency of the macaron batter should be similar to hair mousse or shaving foam. Make sure the meringue is not over-beaten or else it will be too dry.
- In a food processor pulse together icing sugar, dried rose petals and almonds until the nuts and flowers are finely ground and powdery. Sift the mixture 2 or 3 times to make sure there are no lumps.
- Place the dry ingredients into a bowl. Add the meringue in three portions, giving it a quick fold using the macronnage technique described in my macaron tips section. Add a few drops of red food coloring to get the desired color tone. Fold the mixture a few times to break the air. Continue until you get a smooth and supple mixture, thick in consistency so that when you lift the spatula it flows back in thick ribbons. Test a small amount on a plate – should the tops fall back and flatten by themselves then it is ready, if not give it a few more folds.
- Fill a piping bag with a plain tip with the batter and pipe small rounds (2 cm in diameter) on your prepared baking paper. Leave the macarons to rest and dry for about 15 to 30 minutes.
- In the meantime preheat the the oven to 150 degrees C. When the macarons are ready bake the shells for 12-15 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow to cool. Use a flat offset spatula to gently remove the shells from the baking paper and allow to cool further on a rack.
For the raspberry rosewater jam
- Place raspberries in a saucepan and heat slowly, then gently bring to a boil. Continue to boil for 5-6 minutes. Reduce heat then add sugar and rosewater. Stir mixture until the sugar has dissolved.
- Turn up heat to bring the mixture back to a boil and boil for approx. 10 minutes. The mixture should thicken considerably.
- Remove form heat and skim off any bubbles on the top then ladle into sterilized jars and seal. Store in cool dark place for up to 3-4 weeks.
Assembling the macarons
Using two spoons place dollops of the raspberry rosewater jam on one of the shells and gently cover with another shell. Do not press. Continue to do this until you have used up all of the filling and shells.Storing Macarons
If you are not going to be using them right away you can store the shells in an airtight container at room temperature for 2-3 days.They freeze well too but it is recommended to freeze them unfilled. To fill them take the shells out of the freezer 48 hours prior to serving and without defrosting fill them. This way the flavors will be allowed to blend as they thaw.
Macarons taste best the next day. Prepare and fill them, then keep them in an airtight container in the fridge. This allows the flavors to intermingle with each other. Enjoy them at room temperature the next day.
The light perfume of roses lingers in the air when the box opens promising flavors of far away Orient and fruity raspberry brings on the yearning of Spring. An ethereal combination coming together in a delectable bite. Gaining on popularity? I hope so because only this way can we have the pleasure of indulging in such exquisite treats.
Monthly Mingle Reminder
Don't forget that I am celebrating four years of What's For Lunch, Honey? with lots of bubbly. So, I am really looking forward to having you all over for this party. I've already gotten a few sparkling champagne creations and hope to see yours too.
Party deadline is March 16th. Hope you'll make it
Have you all heard the latest? Food Blogger Connect 2010 is now open for registration! London will be rocking this June with the hottest food blogger event in Europe. We've got a fantastic line-up of incredible speakers and the itinerary promises fun, networking and a lot of great presentations. Don't wait any longer to register – tickets are going like hot cakes! Looking forward to seeing you all there!
More macarons from WFLH:
Lebkuchen Spice Macarons with Quince Jam and Candied Ginger | Spiced Chai Latte and Salted Caramel Macarons | Pistachio and Lemon Cream Macarons |
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Security Agency has broken privacy rules or overstepped its legal authority thousands of times each year since Congress granted the agency broad new powers in 2008, according to an internal audit and other top-secret documents."
According to the Post, "most of the infractions involve unauthorized surveillance of Americans or foreign intelligence targets in the United States, both of which are restricted by statute and executive order. They range from significant violations of law to typographical errors that resulted in unintended interception of U.S. e-mails and telephone calls."
It adds that the audit and other documents come from "NSA leaker" Edward Snowden and "include a level of detail and analysis that is not routinely shared with Congress or the special court that oversees surveillance."
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Return Policy
At Revital Exotic Jewelry & Apparel Boutique (aka. Revital Imports LLC), our biggest goal is to well serve our fabulously loyal customers. If you're not completely satisfied with your order, we will do everything we can to try and make it better!
Please look over your order as soon as you get it in your hands. If you think that you've received a defective item, contact our customer service team within 3 business days of receipt of your order. If you were sent incorrect items or are missing items from your order, please contact our customer service team as soon as possible so we can get that mishap sorted out for you!
Here is a simple run-down of the rules and procedures for returns:
- Items can be returned for store credit only, issued in the form of a gift card sent via email. We cannot issue refunds.
- All returns must be received within 30 days* of the date that we ship out your order.
- Anything purchased with any form of personalization is a FINAL SALE and is not eligible for return.
- Anything purchased at a discounted price is a FINAL SALE and is not eligible for return.
- Returned items must remain un-washed and unworn.
- Include your return form and original receipt. (It helps us out if you circle the item(s) you wish to return.)
- Shipping is non-refundable, unless there was a mistake on our end.
- Please allow our team 5-7 business days to process your return once it is received at our warehouse.
*Please allow 5-10 days for package transit. This will ensure that we receive your return within the 30 day window.
*Please note that our return policy applies to both domestic and international orders.
We are now offering exchanges for the SAME item but in a different SIZE! If you wish to exchange your item for a different size, please indicate that on the back of the return form. An exchange order for the new size will be processed and shipped out to you within 5-7 business days. You will receive an order confirmation email to the email address on the original order. Please note that the exchange is subject to availability. If we do not have the item and size in stock when we receive your return, we will process the return as a gift card code. Personalized items are not eligible for exchange.
*Revital Imports will only accept clothing returns that have not been worn and MUST have any liners completely attached.
Return Policy
We know that ordering things online can be a gamble since you can't touch the items or try anything on, and because of that we try our best to be very return-friendly. However, as in life, there are certain rules that must be followed so that we can help you out!
- Any goodies you purchased must be returned within 30 days of shipping and all items are only eligible for store credit issued in the form of a gift card.
- Returned items must remain un-washed and unworn.
- Anything purchased with any form of personalization is a FINAL SALE and is not eligible for return.
- Anything purchased at a discounted price is a FINAL SALE and is not eligible for return.
Jewelry Returns
If you are not completely in love with your new jewelry, you can return the unworn piece back to us in it's original packaging for a store credit within 14 days from order placement. Once we receive the piece back at our warehouse, we will issue your store credit in the form of a gift card for the original amount paid (excluding any shipping charges). An email will be sent to you with the store credit/gift card information.
***Please note that all items listed at a reduced price within our Sale Collection are FINAL SALE. All custom made jewelry and custom malas are FINAL SALE.
For further information, please contact firstname.lastname@example.com.
***Please note that all items listed at a reduced price within our Sale Collection are final sale.
Revital Eyes Custom Malas Policy: All custom malas are custom made to order. Prepayment is required before mala can be made. This is done so that we may source the gemstones and other pieces required for your unique piece of jewelry. No Refunds are offered on custom made jewelry.
If you are not completely in love with your custom jewelry, you can send the unworn piece back to us in it's original packaging within 14 days. We will make the changes for you, and send it back to you right away. We want you to love the jewelry you wear!
Hassle-Free Returns
We've worked really hard to try and make the returns process as simple as we can to keep you from pulling your hair out. (Trust us, we've been there!) We've spelled out the process below so that you'll know just what to expect.
All we need you to do is fill out the return form included with your order and slip it into the package with your original receipt and the item you are returning. We'll take it from there! Don't forget that your original shipping cost is non-refundable.
Once our favorite postman drops your return off at our warehouse, our Revital Team will unpack it and put all of your information into the system as quickly as they can! Even though they're the fastest returns gals we've ever seen, please allow 5 to 7 business days for your gift card to be issued via email. The automated email will be sent to the email address used to place the order – we cannot change this! (We promise, we have tried!)
Gift Cards (Store Credit)
Oh, store credit. That beautiful little thing that allows you to be the proud owner of fabulous pieces that'll have everyone you encounter asking "who's that girl?!" Here are a few things to remember about your store credit issued in the form of a gift card and send via email. If we missed anything just drop us a line at firstname.lastname@example.com!
- If you have your eye on that must-have maxi and it's a little more than your gift card is worth, an additional form of payment will be required at checkout. Pssst… it's totally worth it!
- Gift card codes and store credit codes will expire five years from the date issued.
- Your use of the Gift Card constitutes your agreement to our Terms & Conditions
Changing or Cancelling Your Order
Sometimes something happens and you need to change or cancel your order. We totally understand and are here to help, but you must contact us immediately! The Revital Team is always trying to beat their records, which means they pack and ship orders fast! Once they initially process your order in the warehouse (usually within 2-4 hours) we will be unable to make any changes to your order.
Adding Items to an Order You Just Placed
Have you ever had that moment when you've just submitted your order and you see a top that makes your heart stop? Well, we have. First, contact us immediately! We may be able to add the item to your existing order, but only if our team has not already processed your order (usually within 2-4 hours). We cannot add additional items to your order once it has been processed. If you miss that window, place a new order for that can't miss item, and, if it is within 24 hours of your previous order, contact us immediately. We will do our best to ship it out with your first order or waive the shipping fee on this additional order. Just email us at firstname.lastname@example.com and include both order numbers in your message.


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North Korea this week quite literally demonstrated an old truism, with the world as an anxious witness. It turns out that reaching space is, as the saying goes, as tough as rocket science.
The much hyped launch of the Unha-3 rocket, which North Korea said was meant to place a satellite into orbit to celebrate the centenary of the country's "Great Leader" Kim Il Sung, apparently failed Friday shortly after launch. It was the fourth time North Korea had tried and failed to do it, adding to the growing worldwide history of failed rocket launches.
So why is missile and rocket technology so difficult to get right?
Failure Is Always An Option
Jim Walsh, a research associate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Security Studies Program, says the first thing to consider is that lots of things can go wrong.
"A rocket is an extremely complex device. There are millions of pieces and therefore millions of opportunities to make errors — to make errors in calculations, to make errors in construction," Walsh says.
One of the biggest technical challenges to getting a satellite into orbit — or a long-range missile to its target — is "getting the staging right, so that the separation and ignition occurs at the right time and in such a way that it doesn't change the rocket's trajectory," says Greg Thielmann, a senior fellow at the Washington, D.C.-based Arms Control Association.
The more stages, the greater the difficulty. Like most satellite launch vehicles, the Unha-3 is a three-stage vehicle.
"It's not just that adding a second stage just makes it doubly difficult or that adding three stages makes it three times as difficult," says Walsh. "It goes beyond that. You're trying to integrate those stages and, in this case, carry a payload into orbit. So, it's substantially more challenging and that's why you have so many failures."
And in rocket science, failure is always an option, says Walsh. He points out that while the capability to launch either a spacecraft or a warhead is substantially the same, producing a nuclear bomb such as the one North Korea successfully tested in 2006 "turns out to be far easier to do than to develop a three-stage rocket that can carry it halfway around the world."
A Shallow Talent Pool
For Pyongyang, the talent pool for engineers and rocket scientists is shallow. While some of that expertise exists elsewhere, it takes thousands of qualified individuals, Walsh says.
"Think NASA in the 1960s. It had lots of failures along with lots of successes, but NASA had lots of cash and tens of thousands of employees as well as hundreds of thousands of industrial and university contractors," he says.
What you really need to launch satellites is people who have had experience — and lots of it — at getting things wrong, says Guy Ben-Ari, deputy director and senior fellow with the Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
You really need to have a talent pool that has experience working on these issues.
"It's not enough to have access to the published papers, the plans and the documents," he says. "You really need to have a talent pool that has experience working on these issues."
There's another complexity that may be more important than the complicated inner workings of a rocket. It has less to do with technology than it does culture, says Ben-Ari.
"How do you structure an organization with so many working parts that need to come together for a common goal? How do you incentivize the right amount of risk-taking, how do you manage knowledge and information-sharing among different parts of the organization? That's not easy," he says.
Even in the United States, those hundreds of thousands of individuals worked together under the NASA rubric that eventually sent men to the moon. In North Korea, a society in which the individual consequences of failure could be quite severe, creating a workable management structure could be supremely difficult, says Walsh.
"In a society like North Korea, people are risk-averse and extremely cautious. That's probably not the best culture for a huge, technical endeavor like this," he says. "When mistakes happen, they may not get corrected out of fear."
The evidence that North Korea's rocket program may suffer from disorganization goes beyond the obvious string of failures, says the Arms Control Association's Thielmann.
"We can see evidence that they are digressing from a well-managed program," he says.
Practice (At Failure) Makes Perfect
Each of the four failed launches involved a different staging configuration, he says.
"Testing is everything in a rocket program, and you can't control the variables that way," Thielmann says. "The more you change things around, the less likely you are to get usable results."
If North Korea is going to successfully weaponize its nuclear arsenal so it has the capability to rain warheads on the West, it's going to take a lot more work, Thielmann says.
"That means they are going to need a warhead that is small enough and can survive the immense vibration of re-entry and they are going to need the telemetry to test it," he says.
Thomas Donnelly, a defense and security expert at the American Enterprise Institute, acknowledges that North Korea's rocket program faces some steep obstacles. At its core, ballistic missile technology is still rocket science — but it's getting easier, he said.
"As it was for us, the engineering challenges are difficult," he says. "But you're not inventing new science here. You just need the resources to do this repeatedly. This is definitely a case of practice makes perfect."
Sooner or later, North Korea will have rockets that work, he warns.
"Relying on them to fail is not a great plan. They are trodding a path that many nations have trod before," he says.
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Freshman Sen. Rand Paul insists that he won't decide until next year whether a 2016 presidential run is in his future.
But comments the Kentucky Tea Party Republican made this week at a newsmaker breakfast about a run — "we're considering it" — as well as upcoming speaking engagements in early caucus and primary states Iowa and New Hampshire suggest serious consideration.
He also drew national attention last month for his 13-hour filibuster of President Obama's nominee to head the CIA, over questions about the domestic use of drones. He's among those currently featured on the cover of Time Magazine's "100 Most Influential People In The World" issue, and recently gave a high-profile speech at historically black Howard University in Washington, D.C.
But as his national profile continues to rise, the new generation Paul will have to come to terms with one intraparty issue that has divided Republicans and thrown a number of state party organizations into turmoil: his father's political legacy.
Advocates may tout Paul's built-in support and money networks established during 2008 and 2012 presidential runs by his father, former Texas Rep. Ron Paul, but many view the dad's libertarian legacy as a decidedly mixed bag.
Though many state-level Republicans who disdained his father, largely over his noninterventionist foreign policy stance and a demeanor they believed stopped short of presidential, are indicating a willingness to give the younger Paul a listen, they say he has work to do.
Iowa Party In Turmoil
"Ron Paul and his supporters have left a very bad taste in the mouth of many Republicans," says Jeff Jorgensen, a Republican county chairman in Christian conservative western Iowa. "I don't want anyone out there to get the impression that we're throwing in with Rand Paul."
He describes the party as having devolved into disarray since Ron Paul supporters took over top state leadership positions, as well as some county chairmanships.
The party's current state chairman, A.J. Spiker, was vice chairman of Paul's 2012 Iowa campaign.
Iowa is not the only state where Ron Paul's supporters wrested control from party regulars. GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney in 2012 established a parallel campaign organization in Nevada, where Paul loyalists controlled the state party.
In other states, including Maine, whose Ron Paul-pledged delegates staged a walkout at Romney's nominating convention, the intraparty struggles complicate the younger Paul's nomination path.
We decided to take a look at the on-the-ground situation in Iowa, not only because Paul is scheduled to speak at the state party's big May 10 (an invitation that has raised some hackles), but because the state's caucuses are traditionally the first contest of the presidential election season.
Ron Paul finished a close third in the state's 2012 Republican presidential caucuses with just over 21 percent of the vote, trailing former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, at 24.6 percent, and eventual party nominee Mitt Romney, at 24.5 percent.
Joel Kurtinitis, a Ron Paul loyalist who is an organizer of the new , said there is excitement about Rand Paul within the "liberty movement."
He acknowledged what he characterized as the younger Paul's "challenges," and said that he expected Iowa to be the testing ground where the son will see if he can capture his father's supporters, as well as Republicans outside the libertarian embrace.
The liberty movement in Iowa, Kurtinitis says, is largely peopled by "limited government conservatives who are very excited about Rand because he actually has a broader appeal."
He says he views Rand Paul as a candidate who can unite liberty movement and Tea Party Republicans under the banner of limited government.
"He's a good spokesman," Kurtinitis says, "and has a more palatable way of expressing himself."
Rebekah Maxwell, 26, is executive producer of conservative Steve Deace's national syndicated radio show out of West Des Moines, Iowa.
She's among a wide swath of Republicans who were uncomfortable with Ron Paul's stance, but sees nuances in the son's stated beliefs.
"If Ron Paul says we shouldn't have gone to capture Osama bin Laden, we shouldn't have defended ourselves against Iranian threats — that promotes emotional and reactionary responses among conservatives," says Maxwell, who calls herself a "conservatarian." She did not caucus for Ron Paul in 2012 and declined to say who she supported.
She sees Rand Paul cultivating a brand that embraces a noninterventionist view similar to his father's, but making a constitutional case for action when warranted in the name of national defense.
"Rand has a bit more balanced view about how things can work in the real world," Maxwell says.
In Polk County, the state's most populous, GOP county co-chair Chad Brown described Rand Paul as a "rising star who communicates a message in a way that is acceptable to different groups of the party."
Brown, part of a slate that last month convincingly beat back efforts by Ron Paul supporters for control of the county party, views the younger Paul as more aligned with mainstream Republican views, particularly in the area of foreign policy.
"Sen. Paul is more of a spokesperson for social conservative and Tea Party factions of the Republican Party," says Brown. "I was uncomfortable with the father on foreign policy, as well as some other issues."
Fading Father Influence?
Ron Paul Republicans not only lost this spring in Polk County, but were also ousted in Story County, the home of Ames and Iowa State University; and in Clay County, in the state's northwest corner.
Incumbents also beat back Ron Paul challengers in other counties, and GOP county leaders have been described as being "in revolt" against the Paul-faithful state party leadership.
"We are in turmoil at the state level," says Jorgensen, the Pottawattamie County chairman. "But it appears that Ron Paul's support in Iowa is trending down, and will continue to do so going into 2014."
To do well in the Hawkeye State, he says, the younger Paul "has to distance himself from his dad's people."
It may not be that easy in a state where Tea Partiers, libertarians, Christian evangelicals, and moderates are all battling for the soul of the Republican Party.
"Conservatives want to get things sorted out pretty soon," says Maxwell, the radio producer. "Nobody wants a replay of 2012."
"Republicans have a real problem on their hands, as everyone knows," she says.
The Republican National Committee has acknowledged that some of those problems stem from state parties like those in Nevada and Iowa hobbled by factionalism. The RNC recently launched an effort to shore up state party organizations to avoid the dysfunction that hurt Romney in 2012.
Whether Rand Paul, with both his dad's baggage and benefits, emerges as the person who can help reconcile party factions may be decided early, and in Iowa.
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Tons of people responded — thoughtfully, wittily, smartly, poignantly — to NPR's recent request: Tell us the six songs of your life.
Sifting through the more than 1,000 annotated playlists, we came up with a few that seem exemplary of the original idea: People telling the stories of their lives — up to this point — through a half-dozen songs.
We were knocked out by the variety of the selections.
The Beatles show up on lots and lots of lists. So do Bruce Springsteen, Marvin Gaye, Billy Joel, Gladys Knight, Elton John, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Elliott Smith, Leonard Cohen, Jimmy Eat World and the Avett Brothers.
One-namers Adele, Beyonce, Coltrane, Madonna, Prince, Raffi and Sting mean a lot to a lot of people. As do old-timers Beethoven, Mozart, Vivaldi and Sinatra.
Certain church music, ethnic tunes and novelty songs loop through people's memories. Themes from Mister Rogers, Sesame Street, Charlie Brown specials, Star Wars and NPR's news shows pop up on people's personal soundtracks. Along with songs of optimism, such as "You Are My Sunshine"; wistfulness, such as "Somewhere Over the Rainbow"; and resignation, such as "Margaritaville."
A lot of people are named for songs. A lot of people know what songs they want played at their funerals. One guy from Pittsburgh chose six songs by Fountains of Wayne.
On that note, here are a couple of the folks and their lists, lightly edited for length and clarity, and — artfully stitched together by NPR Digital News producer April Fehling — montages of the songs of their lives.
Amy Bailey, 33, is a family doctor in Athens, Ga. She listens to WUGA in Athens and WNCW in Greenville, S.C.
1) "Amie" — Pure Prairie League
My parents named me after this song. My father made us learn to read music and play many instruments. He would sing this song to me and I would be mortified as a child. Now I remember him doing it and smile.
2) "Rocket Man" — Elton John
My father had to pull me aside when I was a child and explain to me that I would never marry Elton John, because he is gay. He did tell me however, that I could still be an astronaut.
3) "Selah" — Lauryn Hill
This song was on the radio THE MOMENT I knew I wanted to be a physician. I had just graduated from Georgia Tech, I was torn between wanting to do nothing and wanting to do something big like medicine. It inspired me to stop being afraid of failure and go for it. I am now a family medicine doctor.
4) "Here Comes the Sun" — The Beatles
My husband and I walked hand-in-hand down the aisle to this song at our wedding.
5) "Safe and Sound" — Capital Cities
This was a hit when I got pregnant, and was still a hit when I was diagnosed with an ectopic pregnancy and had to deal with the loss of our unborn child. What had me rocking out in the car one week had me crying and looking for uplifting answers the next.
6) "Rewrite" — Paul Simon
Simplifies the complications of my day-to-day life of always trying to work on something with constant edits and revisions.
Jill Davidson, 58, is a school psychologist in Poulsbo, Wash. She listens to KUOW in Seattle and KPLU in Tacoma.
1) "Pretty Ballerina" — The Left Banke
I think it's one of the best-constructed pop songs of all time, and I would simultaneously fantasize about being the guy and about being the woman. The last line still sends chills through me.
2) "Somebody to Love" — Jefferson Airplane
The sound was so utterly different than anything I had heard before, with Grace Slick's astonishingly strong female vocal. And, at 12, I needed to find somebody to love.
3) "Within You Without You" — The Beatles
Growing up transgender, it made me question my perception of reality (at age 12). And introduced me to Indian music.
4) "Seven Island Suite" — Gordon Lightfoot
A song about escaping to the lakes and islands of the North and not forgetting your Self.
5) Little Talks — Of Monsters and Men
This song, about a woman haunted by the conversations with her late-lover, was strangely comforting after losing my partner to cancer after 37 years together.
6) "The Butterfly" — The Bothy Band
I've been interested in Celtic traditional music since high school, and this has always been my favorite tune. Strangely melancholic, capturing the flitter of a butterfly in sound.
The Protojournalist: Experimental storytelling for the LURVers – Listeners, Users, Readers, Viewers – of NPR. @NPRtpj
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