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10 days Overland tour with Everest Base Camp
The highlight of this tibet trip for many is our visit to the base camp of Mt. Everest. The sheer brilliance of this mountain is something which must be seen first hand to be truly appreciated.
You can travel from KTM, Nepal side, as well as from China side by air or available trains for your convenience.
7 days overland tour with Everest Base Camp
The highlight of this Tibet trip for many is our visit to the Base Camp of Everest. The sheer brilliance of this mountain is something which must be seen first hand to be truly appreciated.
You can travel from KTM, Nepal side, as well as from china side by air or available trains for your convenience.
17 fixed departure dates in 2014:
April 12-18, 22-28; May 10-16, 24-30; June 14-20, 21-27; July 5-11, 12-18, 19-25; August 9-15, 16-22, 23-29; September 6-12, 13-19, 20-26; October 1-7, 11-17
14 days fly in drive out Kailash tour
7 days Lhasa, Namtso, Gyangtse & Shigatse Tour
This normal tour includes central Tibet,Northern Tibet and Lhasa sights. For guests who do not have enough time (one week) in Tibet, this is reasonable schedule. If you have one or two more days, we extend to EBC or East Tibet or Samye Monastery-Tsetang, etc.
16 fixed departure dates in 2014:
April 12-18, 19-25; May 10-16, 24-30; June 14-20, 21-27; July 5-11, 12-18, 19-25; August 9-15, 20-26; September 6-12, 13-19, 20-26; October 1-7, 11-17
18 days Everest Advance Base Camp Trek
I am sure many of you have dreamed of standing below Mt. Everest and staring up at the world's largest mountain towering above you. You are now being given a once in a lifetime opportunity to live your dream and truly experience the magic of Mt. Everest...
We have a confirmed departure on the 10th of September. Welcome to join us!
9 days Lhasa, Gyangtse, Shigatse, and Yarlung Valley Tour with Everest Base Camp
The world's highest moutain bike journey
Have you ever dreamed of cruising downhill on a bicycle through some of the world's most majestic scenery? Come to bike on the roof of the world!
The most challenging biking Tibet tour is here waiting for you.
13 days Kailash & Mansarovar all overland tour
in the far west of tibet is mt kailash, the most sacred mountain in asia, which is venerated by buddhists, hindus, jains and the ancient bon religion of tibet. from it flow four great rivers the karnali, the indus, the sutlej and the brahmaputra which drain the vast tibetan plateau.
15-day Tingri to Everest Base Camp Trek
4 days trek covering 60 km around 5000 meters above sea level, professionally designed for trekking on altiplano. tour from march to october is manageable for young and old.
this can be further customized to many tibet tours/travels.
12 days Ganden Samye Trek
for organizing tibet ganden-samye trekking, we are proud to say we are second to none because of our decent offer with all local tibetan crews.
if there are 2-6 people, you will have your own tibet tour departures anytime from april to early october.
Lhakpa Ri [7045M](Everest Advance Base Camp and Lhakpa Ri)
trek to the foot of everest in tibet and even ascend lhakpa ri if you choose. we will help you fulfill your lifelong dream of exploring the highest mountains in the world! never again will you be given this opportunity to climb majestic 7000 meter peaks like these!
9 days Tsurphu to Yangpachen Trekking
the tsurphu to yangpachen trekking is an excellent choice for those who want to get a close look at the tibetan herders (drokpa) and their semi-nomadic lifestyle. although they have permanent winter homes they still spend much of the year camping with their animals.
20 days fly into Lhasa, Kailash, overland into Nepal
This amazing tour will lead you to one of the most revered holy sites in the entire world. The Hindus, Buddhists, and Bon followers all believe that a walk around this site erases all the sins of your life. Simply gazing up at this 6714-meter high peak is a memory, which will last forever. Do not miss this rare opportunity to immerse yourself in ancient culture and religion!
21 Days Lhasa, Kailash and Guge Kingdom
Gives you a wonderful opportunity to visit picturesque Lhasa, legendry monasteries and fortress of Gyantse and Shigatse. a visit to mystic Guge Kingdom in far western Tibet via northern route and trek around Mt. Kailash and returning via southern route are the major highlights.
7 nights and 8 days---Lhasa city tour plus-treking (Drigung Ti Monastery-Tetsong Hotspring)
6 days Lhasa,Lake Yamdrok, Gyangtse, Shigatse tour
5 days Lhasa tour with Gandan and Drag Yerpa
This 5 days tour program is designed for people have only a short holiday time, we cover the major must see sightseeing spots inside Lhasa + a day tour outside Lhasa with two most powerful locations of Ganden Monastery & Drag Yerpa
8 days EBC adventure tour
17 fixed departure dates in 2014:
April 10-18, 19-26; May 9-16, 17-24; June 7-17, 20-27; July 8-15, 17-24, 26-Aug 2; August 5-12, 14-21, 23-30; September 4-11, 13-20, 23-30; October 4-11, 18-25
10 days Damshung Namtso trek
Hiking along roads is usually unpleasant, but this track is an exception: most of the traffic consists of yak herers and people on horseback. Years ago this was the caravan route for the salt traders of the ChangThang.
Special Tibet Winter Package
This special Tibet Winter Package allows you to have a special Tibet tour in Winter, watching snow all around the world, the beauty of Tibet in Winter. Our local Tibetan guide will show you an extremely beautiful and mysterious Tibet tour. Tibet Tour In Winter is on the way.


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What: A lunch hosted by Mark Lyall Grant, British Ambassador to the United Nations; W Magazine's Stefano Tonchi; Amanda Foreman; Tamron Hall; Faye Wattleton, and Alek Wek in honor of the film "Belle" and its director Amma Asante and female lead Gugu Mbatha-Raw.
Where: On the top floor of the New York culinary bastion La Grenouille, whose old school French charm and diminutive size lent to many an intimate conversation between guests like Martha Stewart, Phylicia Rashad, Star Jones, Tamara Mellon and Olivier Theyskens.
When: Wednesday, April 2nd
Who: Foreman, a British historian, provided introductory background to the movie, which is based on the life tale of Dido Belle, the daughter of black slave and a wealthy British naval captain, who was raised by her uncle as a member of the 18th century British upper crust against the backdrop of the nation's legal struggles to eradicate slavery (Belle played a pivotal role). "Women did have agency… and Belle typifies that, she had emotional agency," remarked Foreman, who then oversaw a q&a between Asante and Mbatha-Raw.
Why: "I hope it's not an arrogant belief and it's a sensible belief that if a story moves me, it will move my audience," said Asante.

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2014 NAIA Women?s Golfer of the Week ? No. 5
By: Chad Waller, Director of Communications & Sports Information
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Erin DeVries of Bethel (Ind.) has been named the NAIA National Women's Golfer of the Week, the national office announced Wednesday. DeVries was selected based on her performance from April 7 - 13 and was chosen out of a pool of conference, independent and unaffiliated group winners.
DeVries, a senior from Grand Rapids, Mich., won the first playoff hole en route to first-place at the Pilot Spring Invite, hosted by Bethel College from April 11 - 12. DeVries birdied the first playoff hole in a dual with teammate Geandra Almeida after both golfers finished with a 2-over par 146 (72-74) to tie for first place. The first-round 72 was a career-best for DeVries and carried her to her first-ever No. 1 finish at Bethel.
She currently ranks in the top 50 in the NAIA in stroke average -- 46th, 79.93.
The next Women's Golfer of the Week will be announced on April 23. For the complete 2014 Golfer of the Week schedule, click here.
Nominees: Hannah Griffin, Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.); Madison Alamillo, Concordia (Ore.); Baylee Borchers, College of Idaho; Lydia Bilyeu, Olivet Nazarene (Ill.); Taylor Thompson, Saint Xavier (Ill.); Krystal Garritson, St. Francis (Ill.); Jessica Pegg, Indiana Wesleyan; Kyla Clancy, Rocky Mountain (Mont.); Lindsey Mateer, Baker (Kan.); Alana Payton, Peru State (Neb.); Clarissa Molina, Missouri Valley; Kamie Rash, Kansas Wesleyan; Amy Weilert, Ottawa (Kan.); Karina Palmberg, Point Park (Pa.); Kaitlin Allan, Lindsey Wilson (Ky.); Cassidy Scantland, Campbellsville (Ky.); Natalia Soria, Bellevue (Neb.); Stephanie Gerber, Viterbo (Wis.); Mackenzie Noble, Mount Mercy (Iowa); Alexis Belton, Texas Wesleyan; Kailey Campbell, Oklahoma City; Avery Kyle, Spring Hill (Ala.); Wiebke Schlender, Indiana Tech; Chelsea Collura, Madonna (Mich.); Andrea` Richards, Siena Heights (Mich.).
2014 NAIA National Women's Golfers of the Week
Week 1 (March 19): Heather Shake, Houston-Victoria (Texas)
Week 2 (March 26): Karissa Moreland, Bellevue (Neb.)
Week 3 (April 2): Micaela Johansson, Northwood (Fla.)
Week 4 (April 9): Wiebke Schlender, Indiana Tech
Week 5 (April 16): Erin DeVries, Bethel (Ind.)


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LONDON, June 20 (Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline is investing 17.5 million euros ($23.5 million) in a new venture fund to invest in drugs for rare diseases, underscoring the growing role of big drugmakers in backing start-up companies.
GSK and many of its rivals are becoming more active in funding early-stage companies, reflecting both a desire to tap into smart ideas from outside their own laboratories and a scarcity of finance from many traditional venture capital firms.
The new Kurma Biofund II fund, which has raised 44 million euros to date, is the first venture capital fund dedicated to financing innovation in the rare diseases field by working with a network of European research institutes.
The fund is being led by French firm Kurma Life Sciences Partners, with other investors CDC Entreprises, Idinvest Partners and New Enterprise Associates, the companies said on Thursday.
Rare diseases are a growing focus for drug companies, which can achieve high prices and make good profits from medicines that make a real impact on treating serious illnesses, even if only a small number of patients are prescribed the therapy.
In April GSK made a bigger bet in the venture capital field by partnering with Avalon Ventures in a deal worth up to $495 million to fund as many as 10 drug discovery start-up companies over the next three years.


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Here is my insider's pick for NYX Concealer Jar!
I am such a sucker when it comes to buying concealer because I am willing to try any concealer to cover up my dark circles and any other blemishes that occasionally pop up. I have bought tons of concealer from drugstores to even high-end brands, and have had mixed results in the sense that some were okay and did the job, but none that really outlasted in terms of performance and giving me a fresh-awakened look to last all day—until now.
I tried the NYX Concealer in a Jar and let me tell you how amazing this miracle in a bottle is! First of all, the packaging. It is so cute! It's a tiny round jar, but don't let the size fool you! It has A LOT of concealer in side to last you a very long time, and what I love is how tiny it is to even keep in your purse for any touch ups. Second, it's very creamy and glides on easily. I use a concealer brush, scrape some of the concealer in the jar, and DAB it from the inner corner of my eye to the outer to cover up my dark circles, and then DAB with my finger or a wedge-sponge to blend together. You don't want to wipe the concealer from side to side because that just takes off some of the concealer and you will end up using more giving you a cakey look, and instead whatever you are trying to conceal is much more noticeable and prominent. You just want to use a little bit and dab it across, a little goes a long way with this concealer!
I have tried concealers that were TOO water-based and ended up sliding off under my eyes, making me look even more tired, worst of all, when you are trying to conceal a red pimple and it fades off so that everything shows! I even had concealers that were super thick that once I put my foundation over it, you can see that it settled in the lines and was very cakey. I also hated those concealers that claim to be waterproof and last all day, but wouldn't even make it to lunch time! But with this NYX Concealer jar that is NEVER a problem and what I truly enjoyed was that it lasted all day with me. I was also hunting for a concealer that gave me the same look as the moment I put it on, 'till the time I came home after a long day at work; and this definitely does it. For you gals on a budget looking for a good dupe of MAC Cosmetics Studio Fix Concealer.
Here is a pic of Sugabum from ABB (Asianbeautyblog), who took a pic of the concealer and compared it to a higher-end (and way more expensive)concealer, Makeup Forever, just proves that drugstore brands can be just as good, if not better, than expensive brands!
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Product Review (CherryCulture.com)- NYX Concealer Jar
Here is my insider's pick for NYX Concealer Jar!
7 comments
- Caramel Mimi said...
Thanks so much for this review. I was thinking about buying this product, but I wasn't sure if was any good. It's about time for me to buy some more concealer and I think I will try NYX this time. Thanks a bunch =P
- October 24, 2007 at 10:31 AM
- Alyssia said...
Yes, i agree! Thank you sooo much for posting this! I just saw the NYX concealer the other day when I was picking up some of their lipglosses, but I too was unsure of their quality!
Ur the greatest! =)
- October 24, 2007 at 12:36 PM
- Anonymous said...
Hi Vanessa!
May I know what shade of NYX Concealer in a Jar you tested?
- October 24, 2007 at 4:16 PM
- Christiana said...
wow, that picture shows how big a difference it makes! :] i think i may have to go and pick this up as well. :P you enabler you. haha. :P
- October 24, 2007 at 10:02 PM
- Anonymous said...
wow! thank you for posting this about the NYX concealer. I've been eyeing that concealer in wondering if it's good or not.
If you don't mind, do you think you can check to see if there are any sulfa ingredients in it please (or list the ingredients so i can check)? cherry culture and NYX's webbie doesn't show the ingredients and I'm very allergic to sulfa (example: barium sulfate, laurel sulfate, sulfosuccinate). Thank you so much. I hope this isn't too much to bothersome.
This is Gracie again from the previous request of the cutesy-asian makeup. I'm also Snugglebunny from ABB.
here's my email again: email@example.com
- October 31, 2007 at 6:38 PM
- Anonymous said...
from Gracie:
oh whoops! NYX's webbie DOES have the ingredients listed. my mistake! I didn't really notice it until now XD. i usually just look at colors and see if it's listed with it and I didn't realize that huge block of small print at the bottom left corner.
please disregard my previous comment :) thanks!
- October 31, 2007 at 6:45 PM
- Anonymous said...
Hi Vanessa!
Can you tell me what shade of concealer you purchased? Thanks!
Rhondalei email@example.com
- February 26, 2008 at 1:51 PM


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So if you have no self respect you are going to be immoral?
You can hate yourself but still respect or be in awe of something or someone or even worship it without self respect you can even subscribe to a high moral code. BUT If you have an appreciation of life and the freedom to make decisions in and/or outside of your mind then you can consciously make decisions based on "respect for you and others "life(s) or things". When you are put to death for murdering someone you have limited your free will, when you are jailed for assaulting someone or destroying something you have limited free will, when you have lost self respect from willfully doing something you did not want to do you lose free will to live a regret free life, "Conscience" is not respect but free will based.
TWW, while I don't believe in free will and think morality does not depend on considering our will to be "free", what you say about self-respect is, I think, right on the money. A positive sense of self, including having self-esteem and self-respect, is at the very core of our system of values.
Organized religion is being questioned by the poor, intelligent and the disenchanted. I think a respect for the gift of free will from where ever it comes from is a good enough reason for everyone to behave morally. Lose your self respect and lose your ability to make un-clouded decisions, especially if you get caught and end up in Jail!
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Remember how Mark Millar was looking for comic scribes and artists for an upcoming project? Well, Millar's divulged its name - the comic magazine CLiNT - and Kick Ass 2 (starring the supervillain The Motherfucker) will debut in it. Charming.
What do we know about CLiNT, besides the fact that its title is sure to inspire many a bout of passing-glance outrage and titterings from anyone under 16? It's 100 pages, will contain features in addition to comics, and will see contributions from such folks as Jonathan Ross and Frankie Boyle. Here's the press release:
Comics by two of the UK's most outspoken TV personalities and burgeoning writing talents – Jonathan Ross and stand-up comedian Frankie Boyle – will feature in CLiNT Magazine, an exciting new joint venture between Kick Ass creator Mark Millar and Titan Magazines. Millar's sequel to his cult comic and smash hit movie will also feature in the monthly title to form a stunning line-up of stories.
"This is The Eagle for the 21st Century," declares Millar, whose genre-busting Kick-Ass scooped the number one movie spot in America and whose previous work includes Wanted, starring Angelina Jolie and Morgan Freeman. "I've worked on everything from Spider-Man comics to the Iron Man movie for Marvel in New York, but what really excites me is the gap I see in the UK market at the moment. There are absolutely no comic-books aimed at 16-30 year old guys and I think CLiNT has potential to make an enormous impact, bringing a new type of magazine to a new generation.
"I want this to be edgy and irreverent, the kind of thing guys will be passing around lunch-halls and common rooms, and there's nobody I'd rather have creating new characters for CLiNT than Jonathan and Frankie. They're both brilliant writers and will surprise a lot of people with this stuff. The last thing you'd expect from Jonathan, for example, is a vampire strip, but he pulls it off amazingly. People are going to love this."
Millar is also launching his sequel to the hit Kick-Ass movie in the first issue of the comic. "Kick-Ass 2: Balls To The Wall" has been scheduled for production in 2011 for a 2012 cinema release, but fans of the first movie can find out what happens two years in advance by picking up CLiNT.
The 100-page magazine will be packed with interviews and features from movies, games and television as well as four serialized comic-strips. The biggest names in entertainment will be featured every month and some will even be sticking around to write sci-fi, humour or horror stories after they've been interviewed and quizzed.
"We can't say who else is involved at this stage," says Millar. "Jonathan, Frankie and I will have our stories serialized over the first six months, but we have the most insane line-up of creators ready to come in and join us. You'd be amazed how many people who work in film and television want to be comic-book writers. It's very exciting and we think we're creating something potentially enormous here."
Further information on who is involved can be found at twitter.com/clintmag, where future developments will be revealed on a regular basis.
I'm not particularly fazed by the title (after all, sweary words are kind of Millar's wheelhouse nowadays), but I'm a little bit leery of the "16-30 year old guys" demographic line, as a ton of comic readers fall into that group already. Sure, the ubermenschen and their fancy leotards have cornered most of the market, but there's no shortage of writers producing mature, non-cape work. The project sounds fun in a 2000 AD kind of way, but I'm hoping CLiNT isn't trying to be the "Maxim of Comics" or some dross. In any case, CliNT debuts September 2 in the UK, and "US subscriptions will be available."
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Kazmir session goes well
Scott Kazmir came to camp with a right hamstring "tweak" that he sustained, he said, in early January in his workouts at home in Houston.
But he managed to get in three mound sessions before coming to Tempe for Spring Training, and the Angels' talented southpaw made it through a five-minute bullpen on the mound on Sunday despite damp conditions at Tempe Diablo Stadium.
"It went well," Kazmir said. "I'm feeling good. They're being a little cautious with me, but it's early. No reason to push anything."
Kazmir, a two-time American League All-Star who turned 26 on Jan. 24, was 2-2 with a 1.73 ERA in six starts for the Angels after arriving in an Aug. 28 trade with Tampa Bay last season. He finished the season 10-9 overall with a 4.89 ERA, missing about five weeks in May and June with a right quadriceps strain.
"If all our starters go through their progressions," manager Mike Scioscia said, "all five should be ready [for Opening Day]."
The Angels opened last season with John Lackey and Ervin Santana on the disabled list, and they were devastated by the death of Nick Adenhart in the first week.
Because of the damp grounds, Scioscia limited some activities, but overall he was content with the workout.
"As long as we get our bullpens in, we're fine," he said.
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May I make an observation here? I'm starting to read the stories about how the Angels have let the pack get closer to them by not making the improvements to stay ahead. I'd like to observe that just maybe the Angels improved by NOT buying some over-priced, worn out stopgap. While Abreu has been a terrific find, most of the free agents available this season were not the sort of player who could help the Angels, due either to advanced age or overly expensive contract. Or both.
Was there a better third baseman available? No. Let Wood play. Were any of the very few big name pitchers available worth the contracts they got? No. Bump everybody up a notch and curse the fates than Adenhart got killed. Given their contracts would Holliday and Bay be worth that much more than what the Angels have now in the outfield or worth stalling the upcoming players they have in the minors? Not to me. Did the lack of a flashy, but useless other than placating the panic-mongers, free agent signing allow them to survive arbitration season with their great young core of players? Yes. And maybe, just maybe, did the Angels budget savings for this season give them a chance at a future free agent or two who might actually be worth a big contract? There is that possibility, time will tell.
Please continue to help quell the hysteria surrounding a portion of Angels fandom, something you've excelled at since you got to MLB.
Thank you!


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I've never been a big fan of soccer (or football to the purists out there). I did play for the better part of a decade back in my school days, but really could never get into watching it on television. It's a tediously slow game, especially when played at the professional level.
I thought I would get into this year's World Cup - given that my fiance's son is an avid soccer player and huge Arsenal fan. They lived in England for several years, and he, along with his sister, was born there. They only moved back to Canada about 7 years ago.
So the stage was set for me to actually get into this event - especially with England's first game against the US. So we flip the TV onto the big game - and cue the fucking horns. The constant droning of these things ensures I won't watch another game.
The vuvuzela is a piece of crap plastic horn that produces a high pitched whining sound in the range of 127 decibels. That's right - louder than a pneumatic drill for you people keeping score at home. Some have been measured up to 144 decibels. It's use is being defended as a part of the soccer (football) culture of South Africa. So was apartheid, at one point - things change.
Facebook groups against these horns are springing up. People want them banned. Sound companies are coming up with ways to filter the noise. All of that effort for a glorified kazoo.
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
FIFA World Cup 2010 - those stupid horns!
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text: Aah. Maybe that's the case. I have been completely sure that it was only because I'm not a Linux guru, but I have seriously searched the whole internet. My computer is completely new, so I guess I will send a mail to the shop and ask for a new card. Thank you for your answer.Bobbo wrote:Oh.. reminds me of my faulty voodoo graphics card back in the days. It was colourfull dots everywhere! .. in 3D-mode ofc, in 2D my matrox card took care of the work.. But still. My point is. It could be a faulty graphics card


text: The Californian Sea Otter, as a species, eats about 30 different types of food found throughout its range. Each individual otter, however, will only eat 3 or 4 of these foods - those it was fed by its mother as a child. It will not eat the others even if failure to do so means it would starve. Maybe other, possibly larger and more dangerous creatures and monsters, have similar habits.


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|new kitchen
I also discovered I was pregnant around the same time I was without a kitchen. Let's just say I am super happy I don't have to wash dishes in the bathtub anymore! That sucked :P We went to the beach quiet a bit in the summer, I also was a vendor at the Farmers Market again this year. I love getting to participate in such a wonderful community.
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|beach sessions 2011
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My mom and dad came to visit in June, we went to New Brunswick for a getaway. I miss my mom and dad so much, I wish they lived closer. When they do come and visit they always help out around the house, this year they came and helped finish off the down stairs bathroom. Thanks M&D!
|mom and me at the Hopewell Rocks, NB
Ocean started her last year of Jr.High...its hard to believe that she will be driving next year!!! Leeluu also started school, preschool. She is starting to warm up to the idea :P
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On to the food!! Some of my highlights of what I have been creating in my kitchen this year were during Vegan MOFO. It was a lot of fun to try and blog about vegan food every day during the month of October. I think I missed a few days here and there, but that's okay, during the time I was introduced to new vegan food blogs that made my tummy grumble :P
|Chickpea frittata was a hit with the family!
|as were the veggie pot pies
One of my most favorite desserts that I made this year was the strawberry shortcake that I made when my parents were visiting! It was DE-licious :)
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I hope everyone the best in 2012.
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Influential Republicans Champion Same Sex Marriage
Influential Republicans Champion Same Sex Marriage
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Meet The Republicans Telling The Supreme Court To Let Gay People Marry
Meet The Republicans Telling The Supreme Court To Let Gay People Marry
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Boehner tells Senate to 'get off their ass,' pass a bill to replace the sequester — A salty Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) on Tuesday told members of the Senate to "get off their ass" and pass a bill to replace the $85 billion in across-the-board spending cuts that will kick in on March 1.
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John Boehner's big bet — House Speaker John Boehner has dug in. — If the let-the-cuts-happen approach on the sequester seems risky — especially with President Barack Obama blaming Republicans for everything from kids not getting vaccines to long lines at the airport — the alternative for Boehner is worse.
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I don't understand the Republican position on the sequester — What's the plan? (Reuters/Jonathan Ernst) — As I understand it, the GOP has five basic goals in the budget talks: — 1) Cut the deficit. — 2) Cut entitlement spending. — 3) Protect defense spending, and possibly even increase it.
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine: The Republican Sequestration Plan
Hunter / Daily Kos: The sequester is stupid and contractionary, but Republicans can't stop themselves
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John Boehner: Let Senate get 'off their ass' this time
John Boehner: Let Senate get 'off their ass' this time
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Ed Kilgore / Washington Monthly: Learning To Embrace the Stupidity
Sabrina Siddiqui / The Huffington Post:
Ron Johnson: John Boehner Would Lose Speakership If He Caves On Taxes To Avert Sequester
Ron Johnson: John Boehner Would Lose Speakership If He Caves On Taxes To Avert Sequester
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The States Get the Bad News
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Hagel Survives Filibuster, Last Big Roadblock to Defense Post
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Prez should pull Hagel's nomination
Prez should pull Hagel's nomination
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Senate Set to Confirm Hagel
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Top Senate Republican doubts damage from defense cuts
Top Senate Republican doubts damage from defense cuts
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Ed Kilgore / Washington Monthly: Ghosts at the CPAC
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air: Haley, GOP governors blast Obama after sequester meeting
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Obama plan: Divide and conquer GOP
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Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to Surveillance Law — WASHINGTON — In a 5-to-4 decision that broke along ideological lines, the Supreme Court on Tuesday turned back a challenge to a federal law that authorized intercepting international communications involving Americans.
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Supreme Court Dismisses ACLU's Challenge to NSA Warrantless Wiretapping Law
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Overturning The Voting Rights Act Would Be Seminal Moment For Conservative Legal Movement
Overturning The Voting Rights Act Would Be Seminal Moment For Conservative Legal Movement
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Sean Higgins / Washington Examiner: NAACP: No foreseeable point in future when Voting Rights Act should be altered
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Krissah Thompson / Washington Post:
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Edward Blum defies odds in getting cases to Supreme Court
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Julian Pecquet / The Hill: Kerry defends Americans' 'right to be stupid' in speech to students in Germany
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Hayley Peterson / Daily Mail:
John Kerry says Americans 'have a right to be stupid' …
John Kerry says Americans 'have a right to be stupid' …
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Patrick Howley / The Daily Caller: Yearbook: Gun control advocate John Kerry was in his high school's rifle club
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Chris Christie to take Obamacare Medicaid expansion — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is preparing to announce he's accepting Medicaid expansion under the president's health care law, becoming the eighth GOP governor to buck his party and align himself with President Barack Obama on the issue, according to POLITICO sources.
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Salvador Rizzo / New Jersey Online:
Gov. Christie to announce expansion of Medicaid in budget speech, sources say
Gov. Christie to announce expansion of Medicaid in budget speech, sources say
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Liberal Super PAC Goes After Mitch McConnell's 'Chinese' Wife — A Democratic group is under sharp criticism for controversial online messages about Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell's wife. — For months, the liberal super PAC Progress Kentucky has attacked McConnell and held demonstrations at his offices and home.
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Daniel Strauss / The Hill: Democratic super-PAC walks back controversial tweet directed at Sen. McConnell's wife
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Franco Ordonez / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
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Jim Treacher / The Daily Caller: Subtlety is not one of the keystones of this administration. — McClatchy:
Meredith Jessup / TheBlaze.com: Sequester warning: Illegal immigrants will run free
Kirk Semple / New York Times:
Wave of Immigrants Released Ahead of Automatic Budget Cuts
Wave of Immigrants Released Ahead of Automatic Budget Cuts
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Greg Sargent / The Plum Line: Why White House is content to wait Republicans out
Ron Chusid / Liberal Values: Republicans Seen As Out Of Touch, Losing Support Of Voters Concerned About Science And The Modern World
Chris Cillizza / The Fix: The Republican party's family feud, exposed.
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Most Say Spending Cuts Would Have Major Impact on Economy, Military
Most Say Spending Cuts Would Have Major Impact on Economy, Military
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Kevin Robillard / Politico: Poll: More will blame the GOP
Brett LoGiurato / Business Insider: Another Poll Shows Why Democrats Are So Confident Of Winning The Sequester Battle
Doug Mataconis / Outside the Beltway: Poll: Republicans Would Get Blame For Sequester Cuts
There's A Conservative Parody Of Michelle Obama's Evolution Of Dance Video — It was made by popular conservative blogger Michelle Malkin and it's definitely something. — Ryan Broderick — a half hour ago — 15 responses
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David A. Graham / The Atlantic Online: Can Someone Please Explain How This Michelle Malkin Video Is Funny?
Charlie Spiering / Washington Examiner:
ABC broadcast edits out Michelle Obama claim that Chicago teen was killed by an 'automatic weapon'
ABC broadcast edits out Michelle Obama claim that Chicago teen was killed by an 'automatic weapon'
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Noah Rothman / Mediaite: Did ABC News Edit Michelle Obama's Claim An 'Automatic Weapon' Killed Chicago Teen? ABC Responds To Charge
Michael Doyle / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
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Michelle Garcia / Advocate: Larry Craig's Legal Defense Funds In Question
Joe / Joe. My. God.: Larry Craig: Toe-Tapping In An Airport Restroom Is A Legitimate Senate Activity
Andy Towle / Towleroad News #gay: Federal Judge to Determine Whether Larry Craig Improperly Spent Campaign Funds to Defend His Toe-Tapping Antics
Andrew Stiles / National Review:
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Luke Johnson / The Huffington Post:
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Justin Sink / The Hill: Republican congressman says Cheney will go to hell
Meenal Vamburkar / Mediaite: GOP Congressman: Dick Cheney Will Probably Go To Hell For The Iraq War
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By Fareed Zakaria
Over the past sixteen months of bloody conflict in Syria, observers have been waiting for one key development: top-level defections from within President Bashar al-Assad's inner circle. Suddenly, it seems a pressure valve has gone off. Pilots, ambassadors, and even one general have defected. What does it mean?
The general is Manaf Tlas, a childhood friend of Assad, and an officer in the elite Republican Guard.
Tlas's father was chief of staff and then minister of defense, for 30 years, under Bashar's father Hafez al-Assad. This is as close to the top of the Syrian regime as you might get. That's why Secretary of State Hillary Clinton took special note of Tlas.
"If people like him, and like the generals and colonels and others who have recently defected to Turkey are any indication, regime insiders and the military establishment are starting to vote with their feet," she said.
But there are some crucial caveats. Tlas hadn't been a member of al-Assad's inner circle for a while – he had actually been under house arrest for more than a year.
Also, he was high ranking, but he wasn't an Alawite. While Alawites make up only 12% of Syria's population, they hold more than 80% of the positions in the powerful Republican Guard. They are the inner circle. According to some reports, when Sunnis are put on guard duty, there's always an Alawite soldier assigned to monitor the Sunni soldiers.
Related: Reports of new massacre
But if the increasing number of top-level defections is a signal that the Sunni elite, which is comprised of generals, businessmen, bureaucrats and which has so far stuck with al-Assad, is now moving away from him, that's a huge shift – and one that will ultimately bring down the regime.
There's mounting evidence that the Sunnis are weakening in their support for the al-Assad regime. We've spoken with a former U.S. Marine Austin Tice. He's now a law student and spending the summer reporting from Syria. On a recent embed with a rebel group, he said he found that the government's helicopters flew so high that they couldn't really aim their missiles; he also said he saw first-hand how hostile fire from al-Assad's tanks and troops were poorly aimed and seemingly random. The suspicion among many rebels at the time, Tice says, was that the predominantly Sunni pilots and soldiers were deliberately missing their targets.
Related: A deluded elite in Syria?
Another telling indicator of dissent is the number of silent objectors in the army. According to the New York Times, a growing number of Syrian soldiers – many of whom lack the means to flee – are staying home. But to ensure their continued silence and neutrality, these officers continue to draw salaries and pensions.
Money is the main reason to believe that al-Assad's regime cannot last. Inflation is said to be as high as 30%. According to some reports, al-Assad and his cronies are freely printing money; the Syrian pound has depreciated against the dollar by more than half on the black market. Meanwhile, the regime is running out of cash. Ninety percent of Syria's oil used to go to the European Union, but sanctions have put a stop to that. Tourism and trade have of course plummeted. And monetary support from Iran cannot be counted on indefinitely – Tehran itself is buckling under unprecedented sanctions.
And there was a report last week that Iran is weakening in its support for al-Assad. An Iranian ambassador gave an interview in a Tehran paper criticizing his government's support for the Syrian regime and saying that al-Assad's days were obviously numbered.
But there's one more piece to the puzzle – the growing strength of Syria's opposition. The Free Syria Army is getting stronger. Saudi Arabia and Qatar are now openly arming the rebels, channeling through routes from Turkey, Lebanon, and now even Iraq. Rebel attacks have become more focused, running deeper into the two main cities Damascus and Aleppo. The various opposition groups are coming together to plan for a post-Assad Syria.
The question then is, what would such a Syria look like?
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The epitome of brain washed ... maybe you should look at Russia and China who vito'd us going in, mainly because they make BILLIONS from syria every year .... in sales ..
Comments like this one advocating murder and killing of innocents should never be posted here. Where is the moderator?????
Don´t know who you are – most certainly not an arab – you sound like an ultra-orthodox settler of russian descendance
You are so funny "domi".
Remove Saaeed's comment. It is a shame that much attention is devoted to this total fool.
Why remove Saeed, he is a prime example of muslim intellectual capability.
I have never laughed so hard, and my family and colleagues love it when I share this muslims comments.
Im glad to know that Saudi Arabia and Qatar are stepping up to help the Syrian people with arms so they can take their country back . Enough innocent civilians have been killed that prove Al-Assad needs to be driven from power since he bungled any chance to reform his government running Syria. Peaceful negotiation would have been preferable but when he decided to continue cracking down and killing civilians: men , women and children, he squandered the chance . Shame on Russia and China for backing this murderer to the hilt. It's not surprising though considering how they like to handle dissent in their own country: usually the same means, mass arrest and detention, and killing people who are part of the opposition or they THINK is part of the opposition. I shall rejoice for the Syrian people when I see that Al Assad is driven out of power.
saeed? you re not living in USA and reaping the benefits of security, hospitality and freedom are you??? naw.. i didnt think so
You're simply a moron!!!!!
Has anybody considered that "saeed"s post is planted, just to stir us up? I suspect that "saeed" is not even a mooslim.
I suspect that Charlie Brown's real name is Habib Ben CousCous.
or Khalid Bin Moohamed
Forget it, Saeed has been posting poison for months–he is a muslim through and through.
You cannot pawn him off, he is one of yours A $ $ H O L E.
The gall it takes to pretend he is not muslim is typically muslim.
Saeed is now going by JAL most of the time.
Same old, same old.
What mass would observe our earth as a singularity with an event horizon? Is this significant to the smallest form of life on our planet?
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Iran Supreme Leader – pull your pants up – your azz is showing...and don't throw a tantric about it...and be down and out..
Saeed, is that you?
Oh! Loard show me the day that the Syrian people will shoot the Head of Al-assad like football as the Libiyan people did to Gaddafi........
Ahhh ya ameeeel..el Assad seeedeeek we seeed elli khalifouuk..wal yakhsaa elkaseouuun
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Assad needs a Slipnot around his neck because he is a Psychosocial...The Limits of the Dead...and dungeons of torture...
As soon as Russia and China ask him to step down, Assad will do so
Mr. Al Assad has no options. If he faces his country's radicals, they will hang him. If he faces the ICC, they will imprison him for life. If he continues to fight, to the death, he will die with honor and be considered a hero by his supporters. When I served in Vietnam, we were brain washed by something called "The domino theory". The theory is still alive and well except it is directed at the Middle East. NGO's staffed by western radicals and CIA operatives are driving a democratic take over of the area. Russia seems to be the only Country that has wised up.
NONSTOP is an islamist with obvious alterior motives.
The "Domino theory" was an anti- communist theory from the 50s to the 80s that proposed that if one nation fell to communism, the surrounding areas would also fall to communism.
This, has nothing to do with the discussion but these islamists will do and say anything to take our attention away from them.
NONSTOP, I doubt very much that you were ever in the American army so STOPLYING–islamist s c u m b a g.
Defections mean nothing. CNN reporting is much better indication: when they start showing the opposition as the terrorists they are – that will be the sign! Today I saw first disturbing signs: CNN has shown some photos of popular support for Assad and of victims of suicide bombings...US will maneuver around to keep the fight going: because it has no friends there. If opposition wins though US will have another future war in ME on its hands: it will be matter of few years for the situation to become intolerable.
You said: "Defections mean nothing".
PHNOM PENH — The United States says military and diplomatic defections in Syria show a continuing "momentum building" against President Bashar al-Assad. The White House said Thursday that desperation is growing within Assad's government. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is calling for tougher U.N. action against Damascus.
Statements such as "Insurgents are Washington proxies" seem to be an islamist rallying cry.
Do you have another card to play aside from "Insurgents are Jewish proxies?"
Muslim killing muslim, without anybody's help, is real so deal with it.
They should start the war crimes trial at the Hague for Assad and his evil regime now.
Russia and China have proven to be corrupt and depraved, by sheltering and protecting Assad.
You really are a moron. I'm really beginning to think people need to earn a license to post anything online.
Perhaps we need to have a TBS 24-hour movie marathan of "Shindler's List" to remind folks, sitting in their comfortable arm chairs, of what we were so appalled by and vowed we would never let happen again in our world. Shame on us.
Enough of this religion bull… Quit listening to other people that do NOT use any critical thinking at all. Stop listening to CNN and having other people do your thinking for you. Do you really think that this at all has to do with religion? Iraq had been an enemy that had repeatedly showed they would use force against us, Afghanistan was a strategic position that helps us to surround Iran and be close enough to Pakistan to use them as a highway for equipment, and Afghanistan is also one of the fastest growing populations in the region. Their government was being occupied by multiple organizations that left the stability of the country in jeopardy in terms of the regions security and welfare. They were training organizations that were radical and were directly threating western allies and the US. Regards to the other countries such as Egypt and Libya, this can be acknowledged by the term American's known as "Speak softly and carry a big stick." American's know that if repressed people have an opportunity to rise up to regimes that for generations have harmed their welfare they would. In the name of democracy these people would want to be happy and live without fear. We as American's continue to under look and not appreciate what we have here? What are we really complaining about? Basically it is we are not as rich or as well off as are parents or their parents, yet we live so well compared to what others have. As for Syria, this is just another example of if the people think the west will help they will rise up, Russia and China continue to veto the UN resolutions because they fear the fact that the days of their youth wanting freedom is coming and they do NOT want the inevitable protests to carry over to their countries. We will continue the propaganda in an effort to show everyone else that if you want freedom we will do what we can to help the efforts, but military is not the only help we can or will provide. But as the Chinese people become educated and wealthier, they are going to see that the western ideas are dreams come true, they are going to want big families and all the freedoms we have, IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME. The Chinese people are brilliant and beautiful people that will be rise up after their country stalls in growth. Their youth are becoming more and more western and when they take over will turn away from their old ideals.
saeed your rotten – we been deal with you farts since 911 – go to Syria right now tell as from there – YOU FART .
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This is going to a relatively short "The Best…" list sharing places where ESL/EFL/ELL teachers who are both new and experienced with using educational technology can find resources, ideas, and support.
Here are my picks for The Best Sources For Ideas On How To Use Technology With English Language Learners (not in order of preference):
A video from Nik Peachey called Web 2.0 For EFL/ESL Teachers. In addition, Nik has three excellent blogs focusing on using technology with ELL's. He's just put together a second video and e-book with a similar name — Web 2.0 Tools For EFL ESL Teachers.
A good slideshow presentation titled Using Web Logs In The EFL Class. It's from an English teacher in Greece, Christina Markoulaki,
Language Learning And Web 2.0, a video by Graham Stanley.
The "The Best…" lists I've compiled and some articles that I've written. The most useful technology-related articles, I think, are:
Samuel L. Jackson, My ESL Students, And Me
Pointing And Clicking For ESL: Using Video Games To Promote English Language Development
Computers And Community Organizing In The ESL Classroom
Thiago Eduardo has a Slideshare presentation on Web 2.0 tools in the EFL classroom.
EFL teachers Gladys Baya and Claudia Bellusci have an excellent Slideshare presentation on Blogs and Wikis.
Learning With Computers is an exceptional group of ESL/EFL teachers from around the world that was begun by Gladys Baya. It's part of Webheads In Action, which has helped start several similar collaborations. Learning With Computers has a very helpful Wiki and an equally helpful, and active, listserv.
Another great Webheads group and listserv is called evonline.
Members of both Learning With Computers and evonline are from around the world and are extremely open to helping teachers with their questions and challenges.
Two more listservs worth joining are The Computer-Assisted Language Learning listserv from TESL and the National Institute For Literacy's Technology Discussion List.
TVO Wikispaces has a large list and description of web tools and how to use them with English Language Learners.
Teacher Training Videos by Russell Stannard is a great resources for screencasts showing how to use lots of Web 2.0 applications with English Language Learners.
Last, but certainly not least, on my list is EFL Classroom 2.0. The resources there are too numerous to mention, and the willingness of members to be helpful cannot be over-stated. Few people have helped more ESL/EFL teachers learn about using technology than David Deubelbeiss, founder of EFL Classroom 2.0. David also suggests Mark Pegrum's eLearning Wiki. He writes, "It is the most complete resource available in my opinion, a kind of directory to everything out there…. Kudo's to Mark for all his great information and teaching!"
ELT and Technology is the title of a wiki created by David Deubelbeiss of EFL Classroom 2.0. It's chock-full of useful information.
"The Appropriate Use of Technology in the EFL Classroom" is a nice presentation by Ronaldo Lima, Jr.
36 Tools to Digitise Coursebook Activities is a slideshow presentation by Nik Peachey.
You might also be interested in my Intermediate English class blog, where you'll find lots of tech-oriented student assignments.
John Paul Loucky also recommends Call 4 All, an extensive collection of technology resources for teaching English Language Learners.
Innovations in Learning Technologies for English Language Teaching is a downloadable book from The British Council.
40th ELT Blog Carnival: Ideas for Teaching with Technology
Innovation in education: looking for learning is by Lizzie Pinard.
Six Cool Tropes in ELT EdTech is by Lindsay Clandfield.
Teaching languages with technology: tools that help students become fluent is by Joe Dale and appeared in The Guardian.
Improving English Fluency and Literacy in English Learners with Technology is from Imagine Learning.
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Supporting English Learners through Technology: What Districts and Teachers Say about Digital Learning Resources for English Learners is a new report from The Department of Education.
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Alice Cooper
- Alice Cooper
- Glen Buxton
- Michael Bruce
- Dennis Dunaway
- Neal Smith
Alice Cooper specialized in psychedelic-tinted music that presaged (and inspired) glam, hard rock, metal and even punk.
The mighty quintet paired this music with theatrical and, at times, terrifying stage shows featuring things such as electric chair simulations and guillotine beheadings. Outside of the horror shtick, Alice Cooper never skimped on songwriting, which explains why "School's Out" and "No More Mr. Nice Guy" remain fist-pumping favorites.
It's difficult for rock stars to shock people these days, but that wasn't the case when Alice Cooper first crept onto the rock scene in the late Sixties. The quintet—fronted by a vocalist also named Alice Cooper, a.k.a. Detroit native Vincent Furnier—relished scaring (and bewildering) audiences with well-choreographed stage shows featuring electric chair simulations, guillotine beheadings, fake blood and sexually charged innuendo.
Alice Cooper exacerbated these suspenseful scenes by pairing them with theatrical, psychedelic-tinted music that presaged (and inspired) glam, hard rock, metal and even punk. In their hands, the hit "I'm Eighteen"—a 1971 song about being on the precipice of adulthood—felt like Frankenstein's monster coming of age, not a joyous celebration of leaving childhood behind.
Three members of Alice Cooper—Cooper, lead guitarist Glen Buxton and bassist Dennis Dunaway—formed a garage-rock band called the Spiders while still attending high school in Phoenix. A local hit, "Don't Blow Your Mind," followed, as did lineup changes which brought rhythm guitarist Michael Bruce and drummer Neal Smith into the fold. With stardom in mind, the Spiders relocated to Los Angeles and, after a few name changes, settled on Alice Cooper.
The group attracted the attention of Frank Zappa, who inked the band to his label for 1969's Pretties For You and 1970's underrated Easy Action. The latter album's cracked-out garage showed signs of the macabre surrealism that would soon become hallmarks of Alice Cooper's sound. In fact, these characteristics came into even sharper relief on 1971's dark Love It To Death, the band's Warner Bros. debut and first album recorded with producer Bob Ezrin.
A more streamlined, focused take on their stinging hard rock—save for the nine-minute "Black Juju," a song heavily indebted to the Doors' murky sprawls—the LP nevertheless oozes menace and danger. Contemporary live performances of Love It To Death's "I'm Eighteen" found the band approaching the song like a glittery psychedelic rock dirge, replete with a theatrical sense of doom.
1971's Killer possessed a more pronounced glam edge—see the jaunty, sax-driven "Under My Wheels"—although it also took influence from the Velvet Underground's ragged garage and even prog-psych. Owing to its name and a deceptively flippant tone, the song "Dead Babies" caused some consternation, although its underlying message scolded irresponsible parents more than anything.
Alice Cooper excelled at making grandiose, inflammatory proclamations, however. 1972's Top 10 Billboard hit "School's Out" remains a fist-pumping summer anthem despite (or perhaps because of) its apocalyptic undertones, while 1973's "No More Mr. Nice Guy" is a genius combination of hard rock sleaze and '50s blues and doo-wop.
The latter song is on the band's best LP, Billion Dollar Babies (1973), which also features the snarling "Elected," vaudeville-inspired piano boogie "Mary Ann" and the creepy, proto-gothic sneer "Sick Things." After one more LP in 1973, Muscle Of Love, the group took a break that was to last decades.
Cooper went solo with 1975's Welcome To My Nightmare, whose "Only Women Bleed" and "Cold Ethyl" remain set staples. For the rest of the Seventies and into the Eighties, he continued to release albums that (increasingly) aimed to show he had more to offer than just shtick. The soft rock-leaning "You And Me" was a Top 10 Billboard hit in 1977, while 1980's Flush With Fashion LP brought the Gary Numan-esque synthpop top 40 hit "Clones (We're All)."
As a solo artist, Cooper continued to deliver the same drama and straight-faced horror as his old band, although the menace grew campier over the years. This time, the audience is in on the joke.
Still, Cooper's evil-ringmaster vibe always went over best. After a long fallow period, he rocketed back into the upper reaches of the charts with 1989's heavy metal banger "Poison." A humorous appearance in 1992's Wayne's World—along with a performance of a new song, "Feed My Frankenstein"—further introduced him to a new (and younger) audience.
Cooper remains enormously respected in music and in Hollywood. He's toured with spiritual acolyte Rob Zombie and recently opened Mötley Crüe's farewell tour. In 2014, he was the subject of a documentary, Super Duper Alice Cooper, and also appeared as support in Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon, a Mike Myers-helmed documentary on his manager.
Although Buxton passed away in 1997, the original Alice Cooper band's surviving members—Cooper, Bruce, Dunaway and Smith —did a surprise reunion show at a Dallas record store in October 2015. Despite their time apart, the group sounded as vital and ferocious as ever, which perhaps explains why new music featuring this configuration is reportedly on the way.
Indutees: Michael Bruce (rhythm guitar; born March 16, 1948), Glen Buxton (guitar; born November 10, 1947; died October 19, 1997), Alice Cooper (vocals; born February 4, 1948), Dennis Dunaway (bass; born December 9, 1946), Neal Smith (drums; born September 23, 1947)


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Healing waters: The Japanese onsen experience
For a brief moment, I feel like a Japanese snow monkey -- those furry, red-faced creatures that descend from the cliffs and forests of Nagano to sit and soak in hot spring water.
Flakes fall around me. Steam drifts into the air. I've nothing much on my mind.
It's after 7 a.m. and I'm tout nu inside a private bath on a terrace at Arcana, a boutique hotel hidden in the trees of Japan's Izu Peninsula.
The setting and time of day conspire to make me feel as though I'm the only one in the world who's awake.
The multi-colored canopy is dusted with frost and snow. The ceaseless soundtrack of the rushing river below is overlaid with the chirps birds make as they chase each other from branch to branch. The wind rustles the smooth stalks of bamboo that stand nearby.
So many sights and sounds to take in, but the heat of the mineral-rich, geothermal water trumps them all.
The Japanese call hot springs "onsen," but they also use the word to describe the spas and bathing facilities that are found in every corner of this country, from tiny shacks to traditional inns to upscale retreats.
"Onsen in Japanese culture is very important in our daily lives," says Dr. Yuko Agishi, a leading researcher on the health benefits of onsen. "Especially when it comes to relaxation and stress relief."
It's something Japanese people (and monkeys) have been enjoying for centuries.
And whether the onsen is private or public, gender exclusive or mixed, the principle remains the same: bathers shed their clothing, wash their bodies and then wade into the hot, sometimes cloudy water to commune with others or sit in quiet contemplation.
"Onsen also foster the egalitarian ideal for which Japan prides itself," explains Duff Trimble of the Toronto-based travel agency Wabi-Sabi Japan.
"Once you are in the baths stripped of all material possessions, everyone is equal."
Wealth of water
A wealth of hot spring water is pooled deep below the surface of this volcanic archipelago, which is made up of more than 6,800 islands.
The stories of how some onsen were discovered, anywhere from hundreds to nearly 3,000 years ago, are just as rich -- injured birds unwittingly teaching people about the healing powers of the hot water, warriors recovering from their wounds after a long soak, gods guiding samurai to springs purported to cure 40,000 different types of illnesses and disorders.
During my trip to Izu, I watch people pose for photos in front of the original source of the Shuzenji onsen, the oldest on the peninsula.
According to legend, a Buddhist monk encountered a boy bathing his ailing father in the Katsura River in 807.
So concerned was he that the cold water would worsen the man's condition, he thrust his dokkosho (a ritual instrument) between the stones in the river, releasing a hot spring that eventually cured the boy's father.
He then taught the locals about the benefits of balneotherapy -- the treatment of disease with baths. More than 1,200 years later, the lessons are embedded in the Japanese psyche.
"It's good for my health," explains Hisako Sugiura of Nagoya, a 65-year-old who has visited onsen on the northern island of Hokkaido, the southern island of Kyushu and points in between.
"I go to onsen 20 times a year," says 73-year old Toshimi Ishiyama, who came to Shuzenji with three friends from the Tokyo area. "It's good for the body."
Just a short walk away from the crowds, I happen upon Koko Omura, who's spent the better part of an hour sitting quietly with her feet immersed in a foot bath, reading a magazine and thinking about how her life will soon change.
The Tokyo resident has returned here to her hometown to be with her parents. She's having a baby in two weeks.
"I'm supposed to keep my body warm before I give birth," she notes, her hand absently stroking her belly. "It's good for the baby."
Soaking up the health benefits
Japanese scientists have been documenting the positive impact onsen can have on human health since the early eighteenth century.
Dr. Agishi's decades of studies have shown that hot spring water, depending on its mineral composition, can help people recover from certain surgeries and control a number of conditions, including rheumatism, neuralgia, hypertension and skin diseases.
"There is a physiological mechanism of keeping the body temperature warm by some kinds of hot springs that differs from plain tap water," explains Agishi.
And if you look at the statistics, it's clear the Japanese understand that difference. Agishi says the total number of people who visited an onsen in 2010 was nearly 128 million.
"This means that, on average, every Japanese spent more than one day in an onsen."
Or more than that, if you consider people like Toshimi Ishiyama and the tiny woman I meet on the way to the no frills Kajika-no-yu onsen in Izu's Amagi area.
"Doko ni ikimasu ka?" I say, asking the 90-year old where she's headed as she slowly pushes her walker along the road.
"O-furo," she replies softly, which, meaning "bath," is another word for onsen.
More on CNN: Best Tokyo onsen
Onsen knockoffs
So revered is the bathing practice that setting up temporary public baths in Japan's ravaged northeast was on the list of priorities in the days after the March 2011 disaster.
In Tokyo, some hotels try to give their guests access to the onsen experience, even if it's only symbolic.
The Park Hyatt's spa features a large bath heated to 40 C, along with a nearby plunge pool that's set to a skin-tightening 20 C.
The Four Seasons goes a step further. Its property in Marunouchi has a system that infuses normal water with radium ions, known to be effective for lowering high blood pressure and preventing hardening of the arteries.
But onsen that bill themselves as the real deal must adhere to strict guidelines. Japanese government officials regularly check spas to make sure they comply with the country's decades-old Hot Spring Law (onsenhou), and crack down on rule breakers.
They recently caught a handful of onsen in the Gunma and Nagano regions that were using tap water or meddling with the mineral composition of the spring water.
It's a reflection of just how serious the Japanese are about onsen.
People in this country can be very particular about where they bathe, often selecting their hot springs based on the documented healing properties of the water: iron-rich springs for painful joints, sulfur to control blood pressure and prevent hardening of the arteries and hydrogen carbonate for smooth skin (to name just a few).
Tourists also have an appreciation for the baths. Canadian Tim Richards and his husband, Francisco Ortiz, spent a chilly December night at an onsen in Hakone, a popular resort area southwest of Tokyo.
"We'd been freezing," says Richards of his trip. "Then we went into the water and we were so warm. Francisco went to bed and he was still sweating."
Can't-miss experience
Deep inner warmth and relaxation. Pain relief and smooth skin. Onsen often leave an immediate impression on visitors to Japan, but it's the experience itself that endures.
I'll never forget that cool June evening in Kawayu Onsen when I immersed myself in the hot spring water that can be found simply by digging a hole in the rocky bank of the Oto River.
Or that crisp November morning dip at the Hoshinoya onsen in Karuizawa when I watched a toddler with a tiny Buddha belly gather bouquets of fallen leaves for her father as the mist curled into the air and then disappeared.
Or this moment, here at Arcana in Izu, with the bamboo swaying in the breeze, the snow falling lightly and whiffs of wood smoke filling the air.
I tilt my head back and pinpricks of cold dot my face. Below the surface of the water, my body bakes.
Pretty soon, I'll be on a train speeding toward Tokyo. I do my best to savor every second of this final soak.
Sometimes when we travel, there are cultural practices and customs we just don't get. The Japanese onsen experience definitely isn't one of them.
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