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Mata Hari, byname of Margaretha Geertruida MacLeod, née Zelle, (born Aug. 7, 1876, Leeuwarden, Neth.—died Oct. 15, 1917, Vincennes, near Paris, France), dancer and courtesan whose name has become a synonym for the seductive female spy. She was shot by the French on charges of spying for Germany during World War I. The nature and extent of her espionage activities remain uncertain, and her guilt is widely contested.
The daughter of a prosperous hatter, she attended a teachers' college in Leiden. In 1895 she married an officer of Scottish origin, Capt. Rudolph MacLeod, in the Dutch colonial army, and from 1897 to 1902 they lived in Java and Sumatra. The couple returned to Europe but later separated, and she began to dance professionally in Paris in 1905 under the name of Lady MacLeod. She soon called herself Mata Hari, a Malay expression for the sun (literally, "eye of the day"). She and MacLeod divorced in 1906. Tall, extremely attractive, superficially acquainted with East Indian dances, and willing to appear virtually nude in public, Mata Hari was an instant success in Paris and other large cities. Throughout her life she had numerous lovers, many of them military officers.
The facts regarding her espionage activities remain obscure. According to one account, in the spring of 1916, while she was living in The Hague, a German consul is said to have offered to pay her for whatever information she could obtain on her next trip to France. After her arrest by the French, she acknowledged only that she had given some outdated information to a German intelligence officer.
According to statements that Mata Hari supposedly made, she had agreed to act as a French spy in German-occupied Belgium and did not bother to tell French intelligence of her prior arrangement with the Germans. She had intended to secure for the Allies the assistance of Ernest Augustus, duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg in Germany and heir to the dukedom of Cumberland in the British peerage.
The French began to suspect her of duplicity, and on Feb. 13, 1917, she was arrested in Paris. She was imprisoned, tried by a military court on July 24–25, 1917, sentenced to death, and shot by a firing squad.
The German government publicly exculpated her in 1930, and the French dossier documenting her activities reportedly indicated her innocence. Viewed by only a few people, the dossier was scheduled for public release in 2017.


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Notre Dame (1-2) takes on the Pittsburgh Panthers (2-1, 2-0 Big East) this Saturday at Heinz field. The action begins at 12:00 PM ET on ABC.
The Fighting Irish triumphed over Michigan State last week in South Bend 31-13. The Panthers lost a close game against Iowa 31-27. The teams last played each in October 2010 as the Irish downed Pitt 23-17 at home.
Notre Dame and Pitt are no strangers. They first squared off against each other in 1909 and have continued to do so almost every year since. The Fighting Irish leads the overall series 45-20-1. The longest game in team history was played against the Panthers in 2008 and lasted four overtimes.
Notre Dame Offense
The offense really gelled against the Spartans last week. The team has not let their big win get to their heads as they still have much to prove and achieve this season. This is not lost on Fighting Irish head coach Brian Kelly. "We have not been infected with success yet," Kelly said Tuesday. "I'll know when that happens. We need to win more and be consistent and pay attention to the little things." The Fighting Irish are tied with Western Kentucky for the most turnovers in the nation at 13 case in point. The offense is still very strong in spite and ranked 37th in the nation.
Notre Dame Sophomore phenom Tommy Rees threw for 161 yards and one touchdown against Michigan State. Also important to note is he turned the ball over twice on an interception and a fumble. On the season Rees has six touchdowns and five interceptions. He leads a team whose passing attack is ranked 27th in the nation. Facing a Panther passing defense ranked 119th in the nation works in Rees' favor this week.
WR Michael Floyd had a slow day only catching six balls for 86 yards and no touchdowns last week. His 10.3 catches per game ranks Floyd fourth in nation in this category. TJ Jones stepped up with a touchdown on 40 yards receiving, averaging over 13 yards per grab.
RB Cierre Wood rushed for a very pedestrian 61 yards but had two scores. Fellow running back Jonas Gray notched a respectable 65 yards in the contest. RB George Atkinson II was a monster on special teams running back a punt for a 89 yard touchdown.
Notre Dame Defense
The squad is ranked 30th in the nation against the run and a paltry 97th against the pass.
Linebacker Adam Lynch had a stand out game against the Spartans with six quarterback hurries. He also recorded a sack and forced fumble.
The Irish pass rushers look to have a big game playing against an offensive line that has given up 12 sacks thus far this year.
Crafty CB Robert Blanton is saddled with the responsibility of matching up against dangerous Panthers WR Devin Street.
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Notre Dame's Brian Kelly insists the Fighting Irish wont get cocky ahead of Pittsburg Panther's
Pittsburgh Offense
Rookie Pittsburgh coach Todd Graham has enjoyed some recent success against Notre Dame. Last season at the helm of Tulsa his squad upset the Irish 28-27 in South Bend.
The Pittsburgh O is run through QB Tino Sunseri. Last week Sunseri passed for 255 yards and two touchdowns, completing 23 of 33 passes. His numbers were overshadowed by his two interceptions and fumble. In good news for the Irish Sunseri is not very mobile having only scrambled for 19 yards on 28 attempts.
Sunseri has an effective target in WR Devin Street. Last week Street caught seven passes including one for a 66-yard score. He has 236 yards receiving and a TD on the season. Wideout Mike Shannahan is a solid receiver as well.
RB Ray Graham is one of the top running backs in the nation. He gained 97 yards against Iowa, falling short of 100 for the first time all season. He is currently the fifth best back in the country averaging close to 140 rushing yards a game. His six rushing TDs rank him third in the nation.
Pittsburgh Defense
The Panthers D has come up short in big spots. They have let up a lofty 49 points total in the fourth quarter. The team, returning 8 starters, however is very strong against the run ranked 23rd in the nation. It held Iowa to 76 yards on the ground and looks to put a fight against the Irish.
LB Max Gruber leads the team in tackles and is complemented by the steady play of LB Tristan Roberts. DE Brandon Lindsey is a threat to Tommy Rees having recorded ten sacks last season and at least one in each of the last 15 games.
The game should be closely contested. Both teams are similar in that they thrive on the run and defend well against it. Notre Dame's passing defense and passing attack are better than Pittsbugh's. This will be the key to the game. If Floyd and company can produce and Rees plays mistake free look for the Irish to go on a two game winning streak. The Panthers rushing attack is fierce however and will be troublesome to the Notre Dame offense.
Notre Dame 24 Pittsburgh 10
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Notre Dame's Michael Floyd climbing up the football charts
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EXPERT SECRETS | DIY Sugar Wax
{Image from this etsy shop where you can buy sugar wax if you don't want to make it. We are not affiliated. I just like the way they look. Let me know if you buy the wax!}
Hello lovely reader. If you have questions after reading this post, see my follow up post on DIY Sugar Waxing with answers to the most common questions asked... leave a comment if you have more questions... we'll answer it!AND We'll be putting together a video for you as well so you can see it in action! Stay tuned. We'll post here when the video is live on the site.
DO YOU ever make your own beauty products? I do, when the mood strikes or I'm bored out of my skull and don't have anything else to do (not often)... hair oil, greek yogurt and avocado face mask, calendula toner (with flowers from my garden, natch), lavender water, baking soda and coconut oil facial exfoliant...
My favorite, though, is homemade sugar wax or DIY sugaring (whatever you cal it).
It's so quick and easy, dirt cheap (you have all the ingredients stocked in your pantry already, swear), non-toxic, hurts less than both strip and hard wax, and rinses clean off, so you don't have sticky spots on your skin when finished; it doesn't clog your pores (Hello?! It dissolves in hot water), and if you have a spill, it's super easy to get off the floor/carpet/clothes (unlike regular wax).
My little sister (the boxer-nail tech-college student) gave me this recipe after a moment of insipration struck while watching the movie Caramel.
Sugar Wax Ingredients
2 cups sugar
1/4 cup water
1/4 cup lemon juice
Seriously. That's it. [I'm as liable to drizzle it over a slice of cake as I am to use it as a depilator.]
Simmer all ingredients in sauce pan on medium-high heat until amber, but don't scorch.
Cool until you can handle the wax without it being too runny or sticky.
- Clean yer skin where you're planning to wax. For real. Unless you want infections or spots or any number of things.
- When the sugar wax has cooled to the non-runny/sticky point, scoop about an 1/8 of a cup out of the pan and start to work it between your fingers until it has a bit of a pearly sheen to it and a texture like taffy (you'll know what I mean when you do it). This makes it pliable and easy to work with, which you need since you use the same piece repeatedly.
- Rinse off hand you're not using to wax (you'll need that to hold your glass).
- Take a sip of wine/beer (you poured yourself a drink, right?) and make sure you've got the TV tuned to 30 Rock.
- Get comfy on the couch with your sugar wax in one hand, drink in the other.
- Load sugar wax onto thumb or index finger on non-drink hand.
- Next, apply the wad of sugar wax directly to hair, smoothing and smooshing it away from you in a bit of a ribbon in the opposite direction of hair growth (unlike traditional wax products).
- Then quickly (no sitting around) pull the sugar wax off your skin in direction hair grows. Be sure to work closely to the skin, not pulling the wax up and away from the skin.
- Keep doing the same thing all over using the same ball of sugar wax. This amount works for one full arm or one half leg (depending on how hirsute you are, sister).
- Take sip break.
- If necessary, repeate waxing in the same area (unlike with regular wax, this stuff doesn't irritate or pull off your skin).
- Sit back and marvel at your amazingly smooth skin.
- Decide what you're going to do with the $50 you saved on that salon leg wax.
- Pour a second drink to celebrate your clever DIY skills.
Frankly, that sounds like a better night, to me, than a night on the tiles...
My age is showing, isn't it?


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Learning a new car, new tracks and a brand new series, is never easy, and yet American driver Joey Hand finished ninth in Spielberg, Austria to score his first DTM points. Driving his Samsung BMW M3 DTM in only the fourth race of the season, Hand is making good progress.
Meanwhile, BMW achieved its fourth podium since its return to the high-profile DTM series this year when Martin Tomczyk crossing the finish line in second place. Driving for BMW Team RMG, this was the team's first visit to the podium, while Tomczyk's team-mate Augusto Farfus from Brazil in the Castrol Edge BMW M3 DTM added another point to his tally by finishing in tenth.
Tomczyk took the flag only one second behind Audi driver Edoardo Mortara, who achieved his first DTM win.
However, the remaining BMW Motorsport drivers left Austria with disappointment when both Andy Priaulx (Crowne Plaza Hotels M3) and Dirk Werner (E-Postbrief M3) were involved in incidents at the start of the race. Bruno Spengler (BMW Bank M3) was also hit by a rival on the opening lap but was able to continue.
However, the driver for BMW Team Schnitzer was ultimately forced to retire while running 11th following continued contact with other drivers.
Tomczyk's second place sees him climb to fifth in the drivers' standings on 36 points. Spengler remains on 43 points in fourth.
The next DTM race is at the Lausitzring on June 29-31, 2012.


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"AUM" also represents several important triads:
Thus OM mystically embodies the essence of the entire universe.
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Events for April 11, 2017
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Art is in our nature. Beyond the galleries, you can explore 100 acres of forested land in the Humber River Valley – from a ridgetop 'wilderness garden,' planted by the McMichaels to echo the northern forest beloved of the Group of Seven, to the heritage waterway important to indigenous peoples in this area.Find out more
The McMichael owes its existence and collection to the generosity of donors. A Foundation for Fifty Years will present some of the most significant donations made for the McMichael gallery's founding year, 1966, by Signe and Robert McMichael, as well as their peers, who were all excited to make Canadian masterworks a gift to the public of Ontario. Installed in the McMichael's principle gallery on the ground floor, this collection of masterworks celebrates our core artists - the Group of Seven and their contemporaries.Find out more
Many of the wilderness landscapes depicted in artworks by Tom Thomson and the Group of Seven were interpretations serving as symbols or metaphors of place. However, writers who positioned and promoted Thomson's and the Group of Seven's work within a geographical and Canadian nation-building narrative, created a sense of authenticity while aligning their imagery with political as well as commercial interests.Find out more
In the landscape art of the Group of Seven, the viewer has been conditioned to recognize the picturesque beauty of the Canadian forest. Fierce, strong, and often unspoiled, it reflected a sense of character for a developing nation. This exhibition, however, presents historical and contemporary art—including those of the Group and their associates—that suggests the forest is no symbol of glory; it is where beauty, mystery, fantasy, and darkness collide.Find out more
The leading member of the Group of Seven, Lawren S. Harris has become one of the most recognizable figures in landscape painting in Canada. A lesser known side of Harris's story is that he spent the second half of his career as an abstract painter.Find out more
Lawren Harris sought greater and greater heights as his career progressed; from mountains to states of mind, he aimed to go higher. This iconic Canadian landscape painter took a seemingly unexpected turn toward abstract art in 1934 – the year in which he moved to the United States, where he remained until 1940. Higher States frames Harris in the larger North American context during his years in New Hampshire and New Mexico, and features an important presentation of his US counterparts, including Georgia O'Keeffe, Arthur Dove, and Marsden Hartley. Guest curators Dr. Roald Nasgaard and Gwendolyn Owens investigate the evolution of Harris's painting from landscape to abstraction and demonstrate his integral role in cross-border artistic developments.Find out more
To , truth is given through oral tradition, mysticism, intuition, all cognition, not simply by observation and measurement of physical phenomena. To them, the ocularly visible apparition is not nearly as common as the purely auditory one; hearer would be a better term than seer for their holy men. ‐‐ Edmund Carpenter and Marshall McLuhan, Acoustic SpaceFind out more
Ontario's Greenbelt is the solution for fresh air, clean water, and a thriving economy with healthy local food and active outdoor recreation. At 2 million acres, it's the world's largest permanently protected greenbelt, keeping our farmlands, forests, and wetlands safe and secure while fostering sustainable growth.Find out more
In July 1979, the McMichael was honoured to host Norval Morrisseau as artist-in-residence. For three weeks, Morrisseau worked in the Tom Thomson Shack where visitors could engage with the artist and see his painting process. He worked on sixteen paintings which were commissioned by the McMichael.Find out more
A Primary Exhibition organized by the McMichael Canadian Art Collection for Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival
Size Matters brings together the work of painter Steve Driscoll and photographer Finn O'Hara for their first-ever exhibition at a public art gallery.
These Toronto-based artists face a dichotomy familiar to many Millennials: urban lifestyles combined with a love for the outdoors. Their work is a creative response to the need for a sense of scale.
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Each landscape has an abstract, graphic presence at its core. This intense, fun, hands-on course will teach artists to go beyond the obvious and truly explore composition, movement, texture, colour and bring out abstracted form and colour, whether they are beginners wishing to start developing a style of their own, or established artists looking to refine theirs in the medium of their choice.Find out more


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"War Cries" Season 5 Episode 14
Pictured: Miguel Ferrer (NCIS Assistant Director Owen Granger). When two private military contractors are murdered, the teams' investigation leads to a suspect who puts one of their own in serious danger. Meanwhile, Sam sets up Callen on a blind date, on NCIS: LOS ANGELES, Tuesday, Feb. 4 (9:00-10:01 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Photo: Sonja Flemming/CBS ©2013 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.


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Danfrech needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 230 designs submitted by 51 freelance designers.
Confecciones Frech Etts
We are involved in the art of designing and manufacturing women's apparel for branded women's apparel stores (C&A, Zara types of stores, etc.)
We are a family owned business.
Apparel we design:
The apparel we design and manufacture can be defined as casual, contemporary and trendy - Clothing that women can wear to work everyday as well as clothing for everyday use.
We are the second generation of the family involved in the business. We have experience, but we're bringing a fresh perspective, updating our brand and creating a new style in keeping with always changing customer preference.
Mainly buyers from branded stores such as JC Penney, Zara, Macy's, etc.
We want the logo to reflect a serious, dependable company that is fresh in ideas and concepts. Always in tune with women's fashion and trends.
Keep in mind that we sell to businesses (buyers) not directly to consumers.
Be creative. We believe that sometimes simple is better.
Focus on "Frech Etts" rather than on "Confecciones Frech Etts"- Please make sure the logo connotes a clothing company.
We want to SEE VARIETY in the SUBMISSIONS.
Colour COMBINATIONS that POP, along with a FRESH and hip styling.
Stay away from colours like:
• Baby blue
• Teal
• Dusty pinks
• Baby pinks
• Taupe
Also, stay away from using needles, scissors, etc.
Winner should turn in both vector file as well as jpeg.
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The Society for Mathematical Psychology promotes the advancement and communication of research in mathematical psychology and related disciplines. Mathematical psychology is broadly defined to include work of a theoretical character that uses mathematical methods, formal logic, or computer simulation. The Society journal is the Journal of Mathematical Psychology.
|Postdoc for Categorization and Perception
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Postdoctoral Position on Object Categorization and Perceptual Expertise
Vanderbilt University
Applications are being considered for a postdoctoral fellow to join an NSF-funded project on visual object categorization and the development of perceptual expertise at Vanderbilt University. Candidates will have opportunities for research combining laboratory experiments, online experiments, and computational modeling. Collaborative opportunities are possible with members of the Perceptual Expertise Network and the Temporal Dynamics of Learning Center.
Applicants can hold a Ph.D. in psychology, neuroscience, computer science, mathematics, engineering, or related disciplines. Start date is negotiable. Salary will be based on NIH postdoctoral scale. Programming skills and some knowledge of Bayesian statistics are desirable. Applicants should send a cover letter with a brief research statement, a CV, and names and email addresses of three references to:
Thomas Palmeri
Department of Psychology
Vanderbilt Vision Research Center
Vanderbilt University
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Rahab's Adoption
First John 3:16–18 makes it very clear that we acquire many brothers and sisters when we become children of God, many of whom will count on us to help take care of them when they are in need ...Read More
The Fall of Jericho
Joshua and the Israelites were commanded to destroy the inhabitants of Canaan because of the spiritual threat they presented to God's people (Ex. 34:11–16). Since this holy war was limited in scope and duration, the church is ...Read More


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Safer Networking heeft de final release van versie 2.0 van Spybot Search & Destroy uitgebracht. Spybot is een bekende speler in de wereld van het opsporen en verwijderen van spyware, adware en malware. Het kan de computer controleren op de aanwezigheid van foute software, maar kan ook de browser- en systeeminstellingen aanpassen, waardoor het voor malware moeilijker wordt om de computer binnen te dringen. Versie 2.0 heeft niet alleen een nieuw uiterlijk gekregen, de software is ook sneller en gemakkelijker in het gebruik geworden. De release notes voor deze uitgave zien er als volgt uit:
Spybot 2 now available for download
We are proud to release version 2.0 of our anti malware tool Spybot – Search & Destroy.
When designing our new product we took on board many of the suggestions from our worldwide user base. Now we believe that it addresses not only the needs the user that wants just protection but also the experienced professionals that need tools to help them deal with the problems created by malware.
In our discussions with our users we realised at an early stage that they wanted a more modern user interface. We believe we managed to create this new front end in our Start Center that has a clean look while proving easy access to many additional new features and tools.
The tools available are grouped in the 'Start Center' into three sections. Most of the 'Basic Tools' existing users will be familiar with but they have all been improved to increase speed and usability
The 'Advanced Tools' really start to let you get to the core of your system and are not for the faint hearted. 'Settings' gives you control of how Spybot 2 behaves and really allows you to tailor settings to get the maximum out of our software. Here you have control of everything from schedules to choosing how Spybot 2 interacts with other installed software. By tweaking the settings available scan speeds can be fine tuned. 'Startup Tools' give you access to various registry settings grouped logically. This is a tool for real experts and caution should be exercised when making changes. A 'Secure Shredder' is also provided which allows you to effectively delete files by making sure that all traces of data have been removed. This is very useful if you are worried about confidential documents falling into the wrong hands.
'Advanced Tools' also provide a 'Rootkit Scan' which can provide a Quick Scan of you system or a 'Deep Scan' which is of course more time consuming. There are also facilities here to check for updates and repairing broken system entries.
Some new tools grouped in the third section 'Professional Tools' are only included in the paid versions. With the 'Professional Tools' we are really getting into the realm of experienced user that understands exactly how difficult malware can protect itself from less advanced software. Here you will find a tool that allows you to create the popular Spybot 2 liveCD. With the liveCD you can do a 'clean boot' of a system and still gain access to registry hives. This is something that cannot be achieved with bootable CDs based on other operating systems. The 'Protected Repair Environment' which allows you to scan and clean without the interference of malware. For iPhone users there is also a useful tool provided for scanning 'apps'.
The 'Scripting Tool' and 'OpenSBI Editor' found here are not the type of thing that would be used in the everyday detection and removal of malware but are of use in situation where an Administrator wants to provide more protection to users.
As with the previous versions we are still providing a fully functioning version for free download!


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This is what my daughter Emma wants from Santa this year: a soda drinking hat. I'm always amused by the items on her list. Once, she asked for an engine to make her bed fly. Or a fireplace for her bedroom. Or even a two-story clubhouse, complete with mini fridge and lights that clap-on-clap-off. At least this year, she has scaled down her request to something that would actually fit on his sleigh. Emma designed everything on her hat, from the pinwheels to the dangling choco cornets filled with treats. And even though I put tea mugs in the holders, she wants you to know that there's soda in there.
Ack! Another Friday is upon us. I hope I get next week's word done a little earlier next time.
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Beatrice Black Bear
The World's Wettest Dam Photographer
by John Grandits, illustrated by Brian Floca
Image: There is a picture of a bear, with a camera, standing at the base of a large dam and gesturing towards the top.
Bear says, "I'm taking pictures at Lake Powell in Arizona. That huge wall is a dam built across the Colorado River. It holds back the water to create the lake.
"Dams do a lot of work. They help make electricity, and people use lake water for drinking and farming."
Image: There is a picture of a bear with swimming goggles, and overlays of a person sailboarding, and of three children playing in the water.
Bear says, "But when the work is done, it's time for fun! The lake is great for sailboarding… or swimming with your friends."
Image: There is picture of a bear water skiing in a human pyramid. The women on the bear's shoulders have started to fall.
Bear says, "Water skiing is the best, but it's not as easy as it looks!"
- What would happen if people put trash or oil into Lake Powell?
- Imagine you live near Lake Powell. Make a poster that tells why it is important to keep Lake Powell clean. Draw pictures to show what would happen to the people, plants, and animals if the lake had oil and trash in it. Draw other pictures to show those people, plants, and animals when the lake is clean.


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I've regularly reviewed alternative search engines here on SEO Chat. I consider it one of the perks of this job, because every time you review a new search engine, you're looking at a different perspective on what is important and how to sort the Internet. Often the creators of these new search engines consciously take an approach that is different from Google's. "Different" doesn't necessarily mean "better overall," but it can mean "better for certain situations."
To coin an analogy, think of Google as the biggest department store in the world (I know, that's either Wal-Mart or Amazon, but bear with me). For most of your needs, you'll probably be able to find the right item at that department store. But say your portly Aunt Edna just fell and did something nasty to her knee, for which she now needs a custom-built brace. You wouldn't go to the department store for that; you'd go to a hospital, which would be able to refer to you to the right place to have that made.
By the same token, if you're looking for the most up-to-date medical information on a particular condition, you might go to Google if it's a well-known and much-discussed condition such as breast cancer, but not if it's something that's more rare and unusual. For that, you'd be wise to consider some of the vertical search engines that explicitly cover the health and medical field. I've reviewed several of those for SEO Chat.
The general point is that it is good to have options. You can try to be all things to all people, but if you do, it's almost inevitable that you will fall short in some areas. That's where alternative search engines come in. In the rest of this article, I'm going to look at ways you can find out about the alternative search engines, what kinds of things they cover, and why you might want to check them out — not just as a searcher, but as someone who wants to get your web sites in front of people.
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Ironically — or perhaps appropriately — the quickest way to find out about alternative search engines is to search on that phrase in Google. The first site that comes up is Search Engine Watch, a regular stop for anyone who does SEO. After all, they've been covering the field since 1996. If you visit this page on the site, it takes you to a list of links. These links take you to specific categories of search engines, such as news search engines, shopping search engines, multimedia search engines, kids' search engines, specialty-related search engines, and more. If you have a fascination with knowledge in general and a few specific areas in particular, you might want to line up a number of pointed queries, get comfortable with this site, and spend a day or two poking around. Depending on how lucky you've been finding that kind of information on Google, you just might find some new favorites.
Another web site worth checking is www.altsearchengines.com. The entire site is devoted to coverage of alternative search engines, though it does cover the majors as well. You can subscribe to the site via email or RSS feed. While the site definitely has the feel of a professional blog (which is what it is, essentially), it's better organized, making it somewhat easier to find things. There are colorful tabs labeled "alts," "majors," "updates," "in beta," "newcomers," "news" and "verticals" to help you navigate. There are also ads from alternative search engines on the site. Each month, they compile a list of the top 100 alternative search engines; it seems to have turned into a mission for Charles Knight, the man doing the compiling. Here's a link to the list for April 2007.
Yet another site to check is About.com. Of course, it's an alternative search engine itself these days. It has a guide, Wendy Boswell, for the Web Search topic. One of the areas she covers is search engines. The link I gave will take you to articles that review and discuss the alternatives. She even has an article titled "Web Search 101," which gives you answers to frequently asked questions about search and helps you zoom in on the kind of search engine you want based on your needs.
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When search engines began convincing businesses to advertise with them, they had a hard-to-beat pitch. Most other forms of advertising interrupted the user's experience. With radio, TV, newspapers, and magazines, users were there for the content, not the ads. So right away you'd start off annoying your potential customer, who just wants to get back to enjoying the content.
Search is different. The searcher is actively looking for something related to what the advertiser is selling. As long as the ad is relevant to the key word, it's not quite the same kind of interruption. Instead of being annoyed, the searcher is given another piece of information to consider, along with the other information for which he or she was already looking.
Niche search engines take this to the next level. If you're advertising on a niche search engine, you're reaching a market that you probably couldn't reach as easily with Google or Yahoo or the other major search engines. Since niche search engines cater to specific needs, if you have a product or service that is aimed at filling the same needs, you might want to consider this advertising venue.
You might find yourself with a smaller pool of prospects, but since your ad is appearing in an area that affords it even higher relevance than Google, you could see a much better conversion rate. Chris Copeland, director of search at online advertising company The Digital Edge, notes that one of its retail clients gets 17 percent of all its search traffic from smaller search engines.
This will matter more as time goes on and the niche search engines continue to do an excellent job of branding themselves. There are already some that stand out in one's mind: Shopzilla for shopping, for example, or YellowPages.com for businesses. If you feel you've already done all you can with the major search engines, or you seem to have hit a plateau in your search engine marketing, you might take another look at niche and vertical search engines that cater to your market.
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The potential advantages of a vertical or niche approach haven't escaped the notice of Microsoft. A monopoly player on the desktop, the software giant places a distant third in the search engine field. In May, less than nine percent of all searches by U.S. web surfers went through Microsoft's search engine, according to Nielsen/NetRatings. In the same period, Google snagged more than 50 percent of the same market.
The fact of the matter is that Microsoft's share of the search market has been declining, and if it hopes to become more competitive, it's going to have to think differently. The company seems to realize it too, judging from its recent purchases. For example, in February Microsoft bought MotionBridge, a provider of search technology for mobile phones. A month or two later it grabbed Medstory, a startup specializing in health care information. About the same time it also bought TellMe Networks, a leader in voice recognition technology. When I wrote about that particular acquisition for Microsoft, I reflected that it could give the software giant an edge in the mobile search market.
When you add those acquisitions to Microsoft's home-grown efforts to build niche search engines focusing on images, news, and other content, the picture that emerges is of a competitor desperately looking for chinks in their opponent's armor. Still, desperation aside, the move is sensible. "There's a lot of opportunity in domain-specific areas," notes Microsoft Chief Software Architect Ray Ozzie.
A recent Business Week article speculated that Microsoft has deep enough pockets to mine many niches. The article suggested that the software giant might look into buying search engines in such vertical markets as job openings, comparison shopping, classified advertising, travel information, and more.
Microsoft might be one of the biggest players in this fight, but it's not the only one. The biggest prize might still go to Google. That doesn't mean alternative search engines are going to lose; the pie could grow to be big enough for everyone. It all comes down to which slice and what kind of pie you want. And if you're one of those people who'd rather have cherry pie from time to time instead of a steady diet of apple, then you already know why having so many niche search engines is a good thing: it's always good to have options.


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Coordinated by NAFEMS , the project consortium contained 32 companies from across Europe each of whom had a significant interest in the use of simulation within the automotive industry. They include OEMs, Tier 1 and Tier 2 suppliers, consultants, researchers and software developers.
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This STUNNING wrap around necklace features a solid bronze eagle crown filigree medal. A second pendant--a Vintage red glass Sacred Heart of Jesus Pendant--hangs from an oxidized Victorian toggle clasp. Beautiful, sparkly PYRITE rondelle shape gemstone beads are linked together with oxidized wire. This is a substantial necklace and makes a great statement piece of jewelry. **ONE OF A KIND**
Solid Bronze filigree medal, 1-3/4" long
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Necklace length: 36"
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NILES, Ill., Dec. 4, 2012 —Sound Well Technology is celebrating 45 years as a valued Shure Distributor. To commemorate the partnership, Sound Well Technology Principal Arthur Chiu has accepted a special congratulatory certificate from Shure President and CEO Sandy LaMantia.
"We thank Sound Well for its loyalty and are proud to celebrate 45 years of business together," said LaMantia. "As we take time to acknowledge this relationship, we keep all of Sound Well's employees—past and present—in our thoughts, remembering their ongoing commitment to produce great sound."
Working together for more than four decades, the Hong Kong-based company has built a successful partnership with Shure to offer customers industry-leading and professional-quality audio solutions.
"We are very glad to achieve this relationship milestone with Shure, a well-respected and trusted audio brand worldwide," commented Chiu. "In the past 45 years, we have been proud to bring products of high quality and performance to customers in Hong Kong. Our long-term partnership has helped grow our business model. We look forward to many more years of successful cooperation with Shure."
Shure values its network of global channel partners and has built strong relationships with Distributors worldwide by demonstrating its commitment to quality, loyalty, and trust.


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'Comfort Women' Await Apology from Japan By Suvendrini Kakuchi
'Comfort Women' Await Apology from Japan
By Suvendrini Kakuchi
WeNews correspondent
Sunday, May 30, 2004
The aging women who suffered as sex slaves in Japan's World War II army--so called comfort women--are still hoping for an official apology. As time runs out for many of them, activists are working to provide them with mental and physical care.
SEOUL, South Korea (WOMENSENEWS)--Nestled on a hill, amid quiet residences in central Seoul, lies a small brick house called the House of Sharing. It shelters five aging Korean women who, during World War II, were forced into sexual slavery by the Japanese Imperial Army until its defeat in 1945.
It's been nearly 60 years since they returnedhome but these women, known as "grandmothers" in South Korea, continue to struggle withhorrifying memories.
Tears pour down the wizened cheeks of Hwang Gum Ju, 84, who still battles nightmares and excruciating loneliness. She is one of the former "comfort women," the euphemism commonly used here to describe sex slaves. She spoke with Women's eNews during an interview at the House of Sharing, which she gratefully acknowledges as her final resting place.
She says the day her family was duped by a broker who said he would arrange a secure job for her--and then sold her into sex slavery--is etched in her memory. "My life ended that day. I had just turned 15 years," says Hwang, who spent her war years in Northern China.
As a result of the damage caused to her body from sex work, Hwang says, she underwent a wrenching hysterectomy that left her unable to marry. Her last hope, she says, is a dignified death, a wish that can only be fulfilled when she receives an official apology and compensation from the Japanese government.
But activists contend that desperate hope is fast disappearing.
Tokyo refuses to pay compensation or issue an apology and several lawsuits during the last few years filed against the government have failed.
Such statements, however, say activists, have only strengthened their fight for justice on the ground.
Keeping Up the Pressure on Japan
"Time is running out for them. We must keep up the pressure on Japan," says Yoon Min-Hyang, head of the Korean Council for the Women Drafted for Military Sexual Slavery to Japan, one of the oldest feminist organizations that provides help to the survivors.
Last week, Yoon's group, based in Seoul, hosted an international conference to push for settlement for comfort women. In addition to human rights organizations and women's rights groups, attendees included officials and nongovernmental advocates from countries that have survivors, which include Taiwan, the Philippines and China.
International support for the comfort women, according to activists, has been heightened by the growing concern and negative publicity about sex trafficking in Asia, which pulls tens of thousands of impoverished young girls in developing countries into prostitution. Yoon says the situation echoes the sex-slavery system of the Japanese army.
"The gross abuse of human rights of women continues," she says. "It is only by clearing the past that we can true justice."
Research dug out by historians on the comfort women system--whose existence the Japanese government denied for years--shows it ensnared between 100,000 to 200,000 women, mostly from the Korean peninsula, as well as China, Taiwan and Southeast Asia.
Survivors Describe Ordeals
Survivors say they had to serve, on average, 30 men a day, endure daily beatings, starvation. They say women had their heads cut off if they fell sick or tried to escape. After the war they were destitute and many committed suicide.
Chung Yun-Hong, 87, who also lives in the House of Sharing, says she has often contemplated killing herself in desperation.
Following her tortured youth, she spent years hiding to protect herself and her family from deep-rooted discrimination in South Korea's Confucian society, where women were expected to marry and have children.
"I decided to disclose my secret when I was 72 years old, after I was impressed by the brave decision by another comfort woman to speak out publicly," says the thin elderly woman. "Only then could I have some peace of mind."
For the past 12 years, every Wednesday, rain or snow, South Korea's aging comfort women and activists gather outside the Japanese Embassy in Seoul, demanding an official apology.
Chung and Hwang say they have not missed a day. Dressed in the white chogori--the Korean national dress and a symbol of their lost youth and innocence--they stand patiently on the road, holding placards denouncing Japan.
Activists Focus on Providing Care
For the time being, activists say their work is now focused on providing mental and physical care for the weakened comfort women. According to activists' surveys, there are currently 132 surviving comfort women in South Korea. All are now their 80s or 90s and heavily dependent on the care of volunteers.
Bowing to activist pressure, the South Korean government now extends medical assistance and a monthly allowance to comfort women. Donations and various campaigns run by the activists also help the survivors to keep fighting.
This month, a landmark step in their fight was the announcement of a plan by Japanese activists to establish the world's first museum for female victims of violence and war, the Women's Museum for War and Peace, to be completed in 2006 in Tokyo.
The museum will contain meticulous documentation of the sex slave system including the oral history of survivors. A special section will be devoted to confessions from Japanese soldiers who had committed atrocities on comfort women.
Junko Arimura, spokesperson of the Women's Fund for Peace and Human Rights, based in Tokyo, says, "The museum is a tribute to the bravery of the former sex slaves who have endured great suffering but continue to fight for their dignity."
Arimura, who leads the new museum project, says more than $640,000 has been raised for the project from individual donations during the past two years. Supporters include human rights lawyers, historians and activists around the world. She says the outpouring of support shows that "despite Japan's official resistance to atoning for this crime, private citizens feel a deep sense of remorse."
Suvendrini Kakuchi is a Sri Lankan journalist based in Tokyo. She writes on Asian issues.
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(mochi thinking) i guess some women's right association use the issue of comfort women;ianf badly and politically. they don't care to claim with loud voice is both heart japanese women and children. they are just racist not researching the historical fact. your father and grandfather are raper too.
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The Cutest Smushed-Faced Cats on Instagram
The Cutest Smushed-Faced Cats on Instagram
We can't stop following cute cats on Instagram, but perhaps the most photogenic are the smush-faced breeds. (And by photogenic, we mean adorably grumpy-looking.) Brachycephalic cats, including Exotic Shorthairs and Himalayans, are becoming increasingly popular Internet stars as photo-sharing owners proudly show off their furry companions. Maybe it's because they look like walking, meowing stuffed animals with their cartoonish features, but for whatever reason, the newest face of Instagram is smushed. Scroll through to check them out!


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Lee at Intellibev needed a new other design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 51 designs submitted by 20 freelance designers.
See my previous contest for a Melon Aqua Fresca.
This label is for the hibiscus flower flavored beverage called "Jamaica" an "Agua Fresca".
Its a small label on a machine with 23 others. It needs to stand out and clearly identify the product. Its should easy for a "Jamaica" drinker to recognize and identify with. The product is red. The label should be fun. Typical customers range from Kids but the likley key demog is an 18-45 yr old Hispanic male.
- The winning design is will need to fit 2 size templates. a) is 2" square the other b) is 3" High x 2" wide. Both need a 1/8" bleed around the edge. Finshed artwork is required in .ai (illustrator file format) .eps & .jpeg formats.
The use of the label is on a machine and not the finished product so little wording is required but "Jamaica" is required. Can include "Agua Fresca", and a reference to being made with Hibiscus Flowers".
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If you were just starting to think your McLaren MP4-12C was a little slow, or perhaps you were thinking about a different supercar because it only has 592hp, well think again.
McLaren has introduced an enhanced version of the car with an extra 24hp, taking maximum power to 616hp.
What's more, a range of enhancements will be offered to existing 12C owners as a complimentary upgrade to the latest specification – unheard of in automotive circles!
It seems that rather than sitting on its laurels, McLaren Automotive, has developed a package that will make the 12C more invigorating to drive and even easier to live with.
Headlining the changes is the 24hp power increase that gives more vivid acceleration at track speeds with no loss in efficiency.
Modifications were made to the engine software mapping and SSG transmission to increase responsiveness.
The 12C's unique Intake Sound Generator (ISG) system, which controls the amount of engine intake sound within the cabin, is now programmable across three levels in all Powertrain modes, allowing the driver to select the amount of noise he wants to enjoy.
To improve safety, the 12C's headlights will automatically switch on when rain is detected by the windshield-mounted rain sensor.
The 12C's Climate Control System will be modified exclusively for 2013 models.
In addition to the standard 'AUTO' function of the system; new cars will be supplied with systems inclusive of 'AUTO LO' function. This enables the desired cabin temperature to be reached in the quietest way possible, using lower fan speeds.
A new paint finish will be added to the options list: Volcano Yellow joins the 'Elite' set of paint finishes available for the revised model, and promises to be as spectacular as the popular Volcano Orange and Volcano Red finishes.
A new wheel design will be offered to future 12C owners along with a new wheel finish. The new five-spoke forged wheel may be specified for the 12C and is available in standard Silver, optional Stealth and eye-catching Diamond Cut finishes. The latter is first finished in Graphite Grey, then diamond-cut to reveal the forged metal surface. The entire wheel is then protected with a topcoat, which adds a high gloss.
An new semi-aniline leather has been added to the options, applied to all major interior surfaces including doors, seats, dash and console. It includes flat piping around the perimeter of the seat and along the edge of the door card insert. The piping finish will be in Carbon Black unless requested in McLaren Orange, Harissa Red or Stone Grey.
Vehicle Lift will be available as an option on 2013 vehicles. The system allows the 12C to be raised by up to 40mm at the front and 25mm at the rear, and may remain in position at up to 60kph for improved ground clearance.
The McLaren badge, which carries the official moniker 'Speed Marque', will be modified and available in two different new finishes. Mounted on the front luggage lid, rear deck, steering wheel and wheel caps, the subtly revised Speed Marque may be specified in Rocket Red/Silver as standard, or Stealth/Silver as an option.


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It's become tradition that on the first of April to pull harmless jokes on those near and dear to us.
It's become tradition that on the first of April to pull harmless jokes on those near and dear to us. We plot and scheme on how to play out this reality! Even the most serious among us have been known to indulge in a practical joke or two… so beware… of trusting anyone on that day!
Actually, how the custom of pranking on April 1 came about remains masked in mystery.
April Fools' Day began in the 1500s when the Gregorian calendar took over from the Julian. New Year's had previously been celebrated on the 1st of April. Consequently, those who forgot the change and attempted to celebrate New Year's on the wrong date were teased as "April fools." French peasants would unexpectedly drop in on neighbors on that day attempting to confuse them into thinking they were receiving a New Year's call!
But that's only one theory! Take a look at a few others:The timing of this day seems to be related with the arrival of spring, when nature "fools" us with fickle weather, according to the Encyclopedia of Religion and the Encyclopedia Britannica. The Country Diary of Garden Lore, which records the goings-on in an English garden, says that April Fools' Day "is thought to commemorate the fruitless mission of the rook (the European crow), who was sent out in search of land from Noah's flood-encircled ark." Others tie it with the Roman's end-of-winter celebration, Hilaria, and the end of the Celtic New Year festival.
Wherever and whenever the custom began, it's evolved in its own lore and set of unofficial rules. Superstition has it that the pranking period ends at noon on the 1st of April and any jokes attempted after that time will call bad luck down onto the head of the perpetrator! Also, those who fail to respond with good humor to tricks played on them are said to attract bad luck themselves.
Not all superstitions about the day are negative, though – fellas fooled by a pretty girl are said to be fated to end up married to her, or at least enjoy a healthy friendship with the lass!
A Canadian Member of Parliament Sheila Copps was responsible for a particularly creative prank in 1996. On the respected news show CBO Morning, she announced that the clock in Ottawa's Peace Tower was being switched over to digital!
I personally like this one… it dates from a Richard Dimbleby "news report" aired on 1 April 1957 on BBC's Panorama. It opened with a line about spring coming early that year, prompting the "spaghetti harvest" in Switzerland to be early, too.
Against a video backdrop of happy peasant women harvesting spaghetti from trees, whimsical claims about foodstuff's cultivation were made in a straight faced manner. The oddly uniform length of the spaghetti was explained as the result of years of dedicated cultivation. The starving spaghetti weevil which had wreaked havoc with harvests in years past had been conquered, said the report.
More than 250 viewers jammed the BBC switchboard after the hoax aired, most of them calling in with serious inquiries about the report… where could they go to watch the harvesting operation! Could they buy spaghetti plants themselves? (For those anxious to try their hand at home grown pasta, Panorama producer Michael Peacock offered this helpful hint: "Many British enthusiasts have had admirable results from planting a small tin of spaghetti in tomato sauce.")
Although adults get into the spirit of April Fools', it's the children that seem to truly celebrate the day with wild enthusiasm. April Fools' pranking between students and teachers is an ongoing battle of wits, with the kids favoring the timeworn standards of a tack on a chair, the "missing class" or a springy fabric snake coiled in a can of nuts of snacks. Not all teachers fight back, but the ones that do are very inventive about it! For more than 20 years, one grade school teacher in Boston comes in early on April Fools' Day to write the day's assignment upside down on the blackboard. When her curious students arrive, she tells them she did it by standing on the ceiling!
The style of April Fools' pranks have changed over the y ears. Current tastes seem to run more to funny phone calls and media-driven extravaganzas. But it's still okay to reach back to older times for inspiration. Be a traditionalist… on April 1st; send a co-worker to fetch a tube of elbow grease or 50 feet of shoreline! Have fun!
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Drought on the west side, flooding on the east. It must be spring in Arkansas.
The rain-swollen upper Mississippi River is expected to send its bulk past Arkansas the week of April 29, with the river at Memphis, Tenn., projected to rise to 32 feet by May 1. Helena is expected to reach 40.5 feet on May 2, below the 44-foot flood stage.
"So far for this event, the State of Missouri has requested and the Memphis District has loaned 10,000 sandbags to Cape Girardeau County officials, and 30,000 sandbags and two Crisafulli pumps to Dutchtown, Missouri," Jim Pogue, a spokesman for the Memphis District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, said on April 26.
So far, there have been no similar requests from Arkansas.
Rain has been abundant in Arkansas too, making for a lot of hurry-up-and-wait weeks for farmers trying to get corn, rice and cotton in the fields.
Near Helena, water has accumulated on crop fields inside the Mississippi River levee, but "most of it has been too wet to plant, no matter which side of the levee you're on," said Phillips County Extension Agent Robert Goodson. "There will be a few acres of wheat lost -- less than 300."
The good news is that the muddy fields probably aren't leaching nutrients or sliding downstream.
"I do not expect that the rainy period we are now experiencing is having that great of an effect on our soil nutrients right now," said Nathan Slaton, professor and director soil testing for the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture. "The phosphorus and potassium fertilizer that may have been applied weeks ago in some fields is still there as these nutrients are relatively immobile in soils."
Marion County, near the Missouri border, is part of the 35.5 percent of the state considered abnormally dry in the most recent U.S. Drought Monitor Map (see here). That's an improvement from last June and July when extreme and exceptional drought, the two most intense categories, covered the county.
Brian See, county Extension agent, said, "We're really enjoying this rain. Hopefully, it will keep up through May."
See did note that where drought had killed off stands of grass, "weeds, such as chickweed, and other ground cover types, came in and have held soil in well. Yes, we would much rather have grass, but the soil retention the weeds provided was helpful."
Moderate drought covers slightly more than 8 percent of the state. The state has seen much improvement since September 2012, when 99.89 percent of the state was considered in drought and 8.74 percent of the state was in the most intense category.
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20 Stayman-Winesap apples (or other firm, sweet apples)
10 cups water
4 cups sugar
6 cinnamon sticks
6 vanilla beans
12 whole star anise
12 black peppercorns
2 tablespoons whole cloves
Prep 6 quart jars. Evenly divide the spices between the jars. Peel, core and slice the apples. Float them in water mixed with Fruit Fresh or lemon juice, to help retain their color. Meanwhile, bring the sugar, and water to a rolling boil. Add the apple slices. Boil for 5 minutes. Do not let it reduce. Pour the hot syrup and apples into the jars, leaving 1/2 inch headspace. Run a knife or a jar scraper to dislodge any bubbles while turning the jar slightly. Seal. Process in a hot water bath for 20 minutes.
Tip: I highly recommend the Blue Book Guide to Preserving for learning how to can. Here are some of my favorite canning related items.
Notes: I found some great long cinnamon sticks at Costco. They were the perfect size for the quart jars and quite inexpensive. This is a great recipe to use up vanilla beans that are slightly dried up. I buy them in bulk online and occasionally they get a bit tough before I am able to use them all.


text: Mamie Eisenhower (1896-1979) was an American first lady (1953-61) and the wife of famed U.S. Army commander and 34th president of the United States, Dwight D. Eisenhower. Ike's military career kept the couple constantly on the move- in fact, they wouldn't even buy their first home until more than 30 years into their marriage. Decades of entertaining at the highest military and political levels left Mamie in good stead when she became first lady, and she became known as a gracious and skilled White House hostess. Though outwardly social, she closely guarded her privacy and was reluctant to take a public stance on most issues. The Eisenhowers faced a series of medical challenges while in the White House, which led Mamie to closely monitor and care for Ike during his recoveries.


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