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Paul Wheeler - Matthews a great kid and could go a long way in America Trainer Freddie Roachs words on yet another British fighter that is working under the tutorledge of Roach.
Matthew Macklin (28-2, 18KOs), an Irish middleweight based in England is still searching for his next opponent. Winky Wright and Sergio Mora are just two names that have been thrown into the mix, which leave us in no doubt how highly Roach regards his 28 year old pupil.
Macklin is a former European Middleweight Champion, a belt he won in considerable style last September by taking out Finnish fighter, Amin Asikainen (27-3,18KOs) in the very first round of the bout. Since then Macklin has fought just once (December 2009) against tough Uraguayan, Rafel Sosa Pintos where he won a ten round UD.
A planned defence of his European Crown was set for April 2010 against the unbeaten Russian, Dmitry Pirog (16-0, 13KOs) but an injury forced Pirog to pull out of the bout. A replacement opponent was organised when Macklin himself had to withdraw from the fight due to a nose injury picked up in training. Subsequently Macklin gave up the belt he never got to defend to concentrate on the World Scene..
So after a 6 month layoff where does Macklin go from here? There are several domestic tear ups that would be great for the British public but would do little to enhance Macklins World Title Adventure. Kelly Pavlik coming off his loss to Sergio Martinez could offer Macklin the chance to prove that he is a World Class operator. This is the type of fight that Macklin has been craving for the past couple of years and win over Pavlik would be the key that opens the door to the Middleweight Kings. Pavlik needs a win over a top ten opponent to put himself back into Title contention and could see Macklin as a credible but easy option. It would be a huge mistake to underestimate the Irish bomber.
A fight with Winky Wright would prove to be a hard nights work even with Wright being 11 years Macklins senior. A loss against Wright would surely dent Macklins aspirations as an elite fighter, where as a competitive loss to the likes of Pavlik would more than likely see Macklin stay in the Top 10 Middleweight mix. Freddie Roach would also know that a win over Pavlik outweighs the benefits of a win over the ageing Wright by a considerable margin.
Its a cross roads moment for Macklin and if chosen correctly Freddie Roach could well just have yet another British World Champion on his hands.
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The revelation of a splashy new iPhone would clear up one of the highest-profile Apple mysteries of the year - second to the existence, confirmed in January, of the iPad. Yet it would leave another unknown simmering at Apple, one with far-reaching implications for how we listen to music.
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Apple won't comment on its plans, but it has used this conference to launch the last two generations of its smart phone. In April, Gizmodo, a tech blog, paid $5,000 to obtain a working iPhone prototype that was lost by an Apple engineer in a Silicon Valley bar. Apple didn't say the prototype represented the next model of the iPhone, but if the descriptions posted online are accurate, the device will be getting a clearer display, longer battery life and a front-facing camera that could be used for videoconferencing. It's also likely to have the updated iPhone software Apple previewed in April that makes it easier for users to run more than one program at a time.
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July 11th, 2007 #1
cover(+step by step), caricatures etc. +random ork 30/07
hi folk, man this takes quite some courage for a noob like me to post among the quality stuff that is floating around these days...then again, it is always an inspiration and orientation, have a long road ahead :happy:
this is not up to the bar, but you have to start somewhere, right?
right, the stuff I´m showing here was for a larger project, our school´s so called "Abitzeitung", basically a magazine for the guys that graduated this year from our high-school. normally, there aren´t any illustrations in these, but I saw a chance of finally getting some work out(even if it´s mainly for the parents and grands, you know ) and got into gear.
it was a long time project, started rather small, I planned to invest 10min per caricature, which proofed to be fantastically foolish. In retrospective, I spend a sum of nearly 300 hours on the caricatures and under 20 for the cover.
I learned a ton, so it was great for me. my claims always leveled up when I finished around 20 portraits, so I revised some around 5 times(they started really like crap, if I find some beginnings I might show them )
the rest is some fun on 4 of the caricatures and a pseudo t-shirt design I had some fun with(scanned drawing + ps-luv), and a personal piece for an exhibition.
ahhh...forgot, just because I´m such a nerd I did some robuts after IDIOT APATHY, who inspired me heaps, and they ARE fun to do hehe
sooo, enough rambling, on to the art, comments and crits are highly welcome
//ehh, how do I change the sequence of attached images? or do I have to consider this before uploading? arg
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Darkside, your caricatures are great! Lots of 'em too! Each one easily identifiable as an individual. Very expressive and clearly demonstrates your talent. I tell ya what I don't see, which is equally demonstrative of talent... is HANDS!!
I want you to go buy Bridgman's book of 100 hands and copy the ENTIRE book into your notebooks. Then draw as many pairs of hands as you have faces here. How's that for a task!!
The thing is, the Head and the hands are the most expressive and complicated shit on the planet. (Well, the body too) Once you get them down, you KNOW you can do anything else. Natch? But start with the hands!
July 12th, 2007 #3
sorry folks, i'm in a hurry here, so i'll keep this in german:
fantastischer aufwand fuer ne abizeitung hab letztes jahr an unserer mitgewirkt und wollte ebenfalls karikaturen fuer jeden schueler machen.
da ich letztendlich aber die gesamte zeitung plus filmprojekt mit einem freund im alleingang gestalten durfte (nicht alle opfern gerne fuer sowas ihre zeit...), blieb nicht genug zeit. rueckblickend schade... also, grosse bewunderung von mir tolle karikaturen und ein irre guter ductus in den gemalten sachen. wie alt bist du? moechtest illustration beruflich betreiben?
July 12th, 2007 #4
yo krasser aufwand aber gelungen
wenn nicht das Schnepfenpack schlechthin unsere abizeitung gemacht hätte wär da bestimmt mehr von mir drin als der Kursbericht zum LK Kunst ^^
btw: du kannst die bilder "aus dem attatchment rahmen holen" und in dem post positionieren wo du willst
mit dem büroklammer tool im advanced post modus (auch nachträglich noch möglich
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July 13th, 2007 #5
wow, thanks for the comments boys, honestly it made my day...I´m a happy man now hehe
kev: thanks for the nice compliment and crit. you are definitely right, I´m no expert in drawing hands though I practice drawing my own hands nearly everyday.
Actually I got the book for some time now, I will tackle it, thanks for the reminder!
Hankuka: gracias mann, hört man immer gerne. Ich bin 19(für ne handvoll tage noch) :happy: beruflich habe ich im Blick, ja...mal sehn wie sich das alles entwickelt
infinit: danke für lob und aufklärung
July 16th, 2007 #6
Hey darkside,
respect on the effort you put into that abizeitung... I remember back in the days I didn't have the nerve to do a lot of illustrations for mine... I endet up contributing a handful, so I know what I'm talking about
Your charicatures are really great, I'm sure you learned a lot drawing that many! Keep it up, you're art is really going somewhere!
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those are some amazing caricatures. the angel, well, not sure what to think about that (which may be the purpose entirely); great work.
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July 16th, 2007 #8
Hey Darkside ur post brought me on todays brighsight!! LOL!!
Thanks very very much for ur post in my thread!!
Such kind word of such a mofo marvollous artist made my day!
Hell ur stuff is sooooo hooootttt booyyy!!! And if u just did ur Abi this year!
I know u will got really really far!
My stuff reminds u of bobby chio lmao!! URS REMINDS ME OF BOBBY Man!!
Your caricatures are sick as hell love every one of them!!
Keep it comin bro! Really love to see more!! Gonna subscribe !!
Ha and i gonna give u 4 Stars!!! And if u show hands like Kev said i gonna give u 5 !!!
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July 17th, 2007 #9
awesome stuff man!!
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July 17th, 2007 #10
t.m0: thx man, and yes: I learned a LOT on a side note, we are namesakes hehe
jushra: cheers man, nice site you have there
Soja: damn, my heart started to beat faster when I read your reply, you are way to kind as for the hands, a pic is forming in my mind which will fulfill your demands hehe (if I finish it, that is ;P )
dkounios: thx, posted in your sb
July 18th, 2007 #11
Göttlich. The caricatures are nice enough, but the abi-pieces are just amazing. Love your stuff. Bookmarked and waiting for MORE!
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I LOVE your colors! Know that I'm very jealous.
July 30th, 2007 #13
amazing faces man... love them all
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Nice, great characters. The angel is really kewl. I would love to see more. Keep it up!
July 30th, 2007 #15
thank you all guys, so great to still get responses hehe
update comes soon, orks, ladys, sf scooter, goat carriage etc
see you soon
July 30th, 2007 #16
right, there you go
I´d be more than happy ´bout some crits (yeahhh, was lazy again with the hands, will probably revise this piece, but it´s enough for today, on to the next, hehe)
hope you all like it, btw. does anybody know a good gif maker for os x?
I would like to share the progress if anybody is interested...
edit: argh, how do I change the headtitle for the thread? thx
July 30th, 2007 #17
edit your first post, click Advanced edit and you can change the title... nice stuff you got here
August 3rd, 2007 #18
oh you damn...
Just wow, you are really great for your age, makes me sad that i am 2 long years older than you.
Well the charicatures are fanatastic, remains me a lot to Robolus work!
Very clean work, what me really bothers is the clouds and the moon in the "Angel rising baby falling" painting, it looks so beginner-like and kills the whole painting for me.
Just another thing is the last work you posted, try to integrate the background with the character, and try to give him some more emotion.
Nevertheless... awesome!
PS: hast du schon einen Studienplatz, oder darfst du jetzt erst zu Bundeswehr bzw. Zivi machen?
August 4th, 2007 #19
colrouphobic: thx man
xaya: wow, now that´s an eye opener I didn´t even consider the clouds in the angel piece, fuck. ok I´ll go over it again, thanks for that.
and your right with the bg, I´m really bad and uncreative when it comes to finding a harmonizing element there
robulus sure was an inspiration to start doing caricatures, if you look at his blog you´ll see me being caricatured there you go
I heard from Rob that you spend some hours talking to him? he´s a great guy to learn from, isnt´he? hehe
I´m starting my zivi these days, but ´am as good as safely enrolled in the Rhein-Sieg Akademie ( www.rsak.de)
August 6th, 2007 #20
hey darkside, thanks for dropping by my little sketchbook. your stuff is really strong, amazing, you just finished school? woa.
i can't remember your nickname or face, regarding cologne, help me out a bit, man.
August 6th, 2007 #21
The simple linework caricatures look fantastic.
Plus, great dedication - 300 hours is a damn long time.
my sketches here... http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=92997
www.sevans.co.nz , for more images and to kill time.
August 6th, 2007 #22
Terrific stuff. Those caricatures are particularly fantastic. Nice job!
August 6th, 2007 #23
great caricatures!
the cover is a bit weak on the typo and color choice side but these things come with time.
i would not advice going to the Rhein-Sieg Akademie, two lady friends of mine were really unhappy there.
its true that someone with your talent and work ethic is able to survive everywhere.. but rsak is not a good choice i think.
August 23rd, 2007 #24
Very nice sketchbook!Your caricatures are really great (great line quality and "solidiy")I just hope that youu keep posting
August 24th, 2007 #25
Pro work, no doubt.
August 24th, 2007 #26
excellent work man, really cool caricatures (and tons of 'em too!), all very expressive and well done...did you learn with practice or learned caricatures with a book or something? just wondering
In pic no1, i really love the colors, but the font doesn't convince me, as well as the lower car, it looks in a "stiff" perspective, if you know what i mean.It actually looks the more "grounded" instead than the flying one, imho.
The angel is cool (nice new avatar btw ) nice work on the ork too, very cool skin and muscles, not entirely convinced with the whole random bg, and the hands.
keep sharing man, you are kicking some ass
September 11th, 2007 #27
man thats really really awesoem stuff man !!!!!!!!
October 17th, 2007 #28
wow nice thread, and a lot of good stuff, keep posting bro.
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February 9th, 2009 #29
love the piece with the Trabi's ), traby's are cool , they will so replace the mustang Shelby's ))
February 9th, 2009 #30
Great caricatures.
The car painting is fresh and interesting.
However, there are two things I think that are ruining it.
The type is very intrusive, and then the cornered lines at the bottom left are constricting what is otherwise an 'open' composition.
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Barcelona pursues '22 or '26 bid
After another failed bid by Madrid for the Summer Olympics, Barcelona is inching toward a decision on the Winter Games. Whether it bids for 2022 or 2026 is the question.
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The Mediterranean coastal city is planning a ''Barcelona-Pyrenees'' candidacy, with the nearby mountains as an Alpine venue.
The matter has assumed greater importance after Madrid last month was unable to land the 2020 Summer Games. The IOC must receive 2022 bid applications by Nov. 14, with the selection in 2015.
Almaty, Kazakhstan, has already lodged a bid for the 2022 Games. Other potential contenders include Oslo; Munich; a city in Ukraine; and a joint bid from Poland and Slovakia.
Barcelona (1992) and Munich (1972) have hosted the Summer Olympics. Both are hoping to become the first city to hold both a Summer and Winter Games.
Barcelona Mayor Xavier Trias backs a 2022 bid, ''but if that's not possible, then we'll try for 2026.'' He will meet with the municipal parties Friday when they ''should tell us what their position on the bid is, and after that we'll take a decision.''
Trias met with 50 representatives of the Pyrenees, the Catalan government and Barcelona-Pyrenees 2022 officials on Thursday to gauge the level of support.
''The entire territory, without any detractors, showed great enthusiasm and really want us to bid on 2022,'' said Trias, whose next challenge is to reach across party lines to the city's opposition parties.
''We want a Winter Olympics that has maximum support from all of the parties and every chance of winning, whether it's in 2022 or 2026,'' Trias said, according to a statement.
Trias traveled to Lausanne, Switzerland, on Wednesday to consult with IOC President Thomas Bach, who is German, about a possible Barcelona bid.
''His advice wasn't criticism but aid aimed at giving us a better chance of winning,'' Trias' office said in a statement. ''Some of that was to explain the project in more detail, so that the links between Barcelona and the mountains can be better understood, to show how close these two sites are to one another, and a bigger push to promote winter sports.''
Barcelona is adamant its candidacy is not much different from previous ones, with the 2006 Turin Olympics and 2010 Vancouver Games as examples. The Pyrenees, where the majority of Alpine events would be held, are just 90 miles away, much like in those previous host cities.
But Barcelona also has beaches and summer-like weather in February, with the average temperature reaching nearly 59 degrees.
One problem the city is facing is time.
The Spanish Olympic Committee must bid by Nov. 14, but before that must hold a special general assembly meeting to ratify a decision, an event that needs 20 days' notice. That puts Barcelona up against the clock.
The committee, however, is not feeling pressure following Madrid's humiliating defeat in Buenos Aires last month. The Spanish capital finished third behind winner Tokyo and Istanbul in the three-city vote for 2020.
Barcelona used the 1992 Olympics to remodel the city's seafront and invest heavily in transportation and other improvements. Thanks to the success of the games, Barcelona was transformed from a postindustrial town into one of Europe's leading tourist destinations.
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Trae The Truth ft. Z-Ro, Kirko Bangz, Bun B, Slim Thug & Paul Wall - I'm From Texas
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Featuring: Z-Ro, Bun B, Slim Thug, Paul Wall
Producer: 1500
Album: Black Print Mixtape
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It's no question that the state of Texas has put on for hip-hop in a major way the past eight years, but for whatever reason the state is seriously lacking when it comes to Texas anthems. That will now change, however, thanks to Houston spitter Trae The Truth's new star-studded single, I'm From Texas, featuring Lone Star State veterans Bun B, Slim Thug, Paul Wall, Z-Ro and newcomer Kirko Bangz. Although the record is a surefire Texas anthem, I'm From Texas' woozy production surprisingly comes courtesy of California-based producer 1500 (of 1500 or Nothin' fame). In Texas they do everything really big and this single is certainly no exception. Be on the lookout for Black Print, the forthcoming mixtape on which I'm From Texas will find a home.
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Sophia Bush and Austin Nichols, who haven't exactly been sly in hiding their "romance" over the last year or so, were out and about together again this weekend.
Nichols, who totally loves being outdoorsy (bike rides with bestie Jake Gyllenhaal, anyone?) took his ladylove to Runyon Canyon Saturday.
So just how sweaty did the two get?
We're told the two babes looked fabo as they hiked the sceney canyon—sceney as in the beautiful views and the crowd. Runyon Canyon isn't exactly a grueling workout, folks, but is totally gorge. It's basically become the new Ivy with all the celebs who frequent it.
Bush, in black workout pants, a red tank and a red hat had her pretty, dark locks up in a ponytail while Austin, who was right by her side, was wearing a hat and sunglasses.
Each babe had a pit bull pup in tow as our source spotted the couple walking down the canyon.
"They didn't look lovey-dovey at all," blabs our female workout spy. "They were just walking side by side, not really talking. [Sophia] definitely gave me the staredown when I spotted them though."
Hmmm, maybe S.B. thought our pretty source was eyeing her man and wasn't too pleased?
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It's been a while since we've had a Bead-A-Long here on Beading Daily, so I thought it would be fun to cook up a whole month's worth of beaded bracelets for your summer beading pleasure! Beaded bracelets are the perfect summertime beading project. They're portable, they work up fast, and they make great gifts. (I'm sure there's someone on your list who would love to receive one of these bracelets!)
Here's how it will work: each week, we'll make a new beaded bracelet project using off-loom bead-weaving stitches. The projects range in skill level from easy to more challenging, so it'll be a great way to learn some new beading skills. Don't feel obligated to make all four bracelets -- but it might be fun to try!
I chose these bracelet making projects because you probably already have most of the beads (or very similar beads) in your stash. If not, now's the time to head over to your local bead shop and do a little shopping!
The fun starts July 1, so head over to the Beading Daily shop and download your projects. You can find the entire list, along with links to the projects in the shop, on the Beading Daily Bead-A-Long page. Once you've finished your beaded bracelet for the week, take a great photograph and post it in the Reader Photo Galleries, tagged with BAL712 so we can find it! You might see one of your beaded creations featured in our Beading Daily Week In Review newsletter!
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From Nicole Galland, acclaimed author of The Fool's Tale, comes a marvelous evocation of a distant time and place . . . and a breathtaking reexamination of one of literature's classic villains
From earliest childhood, the precocious boy called Iago had inconvenient tendencies toward honesty—a failing that made him an embarrassment to his family and an outcast in the corrupt culture of glittering Renaissance Venice. Embracing military life as an antidote to the frippery… (more)
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LOS ANGELES — Lindsay Lohan won't face prosecution over a nightclub manager's claims that the actress struck him with her sportscar due to lack of evidence and doubts about his credibility, prosecutors decided Friday.
Police had asked the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office to review whether Lohan should be charged with leaving the scene of an accident, but the office determined there was insufficient evidence to pursue a case. Police interviewed the manager, reviewed surveillance footage and looked at Lohan's Porsche and found no evidence that an accident had occurred.
Thaer Kamal, manager of the Hookah Lounge in Hollywood, accused Lohan of striking him with her Porsche early on March 14, just two weeks before the actress' supervised probation ended. A charge evaluation worksheet noted that although Kamal called 911, he refused medical treatment at the scene and told police he had been grazed by Lohan's car along his right leg.
He refused to cooperate on follow-up interviews until roughly two weeks later, when he gave detectives a photo of a bruised left knee and appeared for the interview with his left knee bandaged, according to the prosecutor's summary.
"There is no direct evidence to show Lindsay Lohan or anyone else struck victim Kamal," Deputy District Attorney John Gilligan wrote. Victim Kamal's changed story and lack of cooperation with law enforcement make him a non-credible witness."
Kamal has been represented by attorney Mark Geragos, who did not immediately return a phone message seeking comment.
Lohan's spokesman Steve Honig declined comment on the decision.
Lohan, 25, remains on informal probation for taking a necklace without permission last year and is attempting to revive her career. She will play Elizabeth Taylor in a television movie about the actress' love affair with co-star Richard Burton.
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Adlai E. Stevenson Historic Home
Adlai Stevenson II was an important and influential figure in the political history of the United States. Stevenson was Governor of Illinois from 1949 to 1953 and ran twice for President as the Democratic National Candidate in 1952 and 1956. He also served as Ambassador to the United Nations from 1961 - 1965. The grounds are open daily for self-guided tours. The peaceful setting allows visitors to experience the historic landscape similar to when the family lived in the house. The house has been designated a National Historic Landmark. Group tours can be arranged through the Forest Preserves - 847-968-3422.
American Toby Jug Museum
The American Toby Jug Museum is home to more than 8,000 Toby and Character jugs, and related derivatives from around the globe. The collection spans the Centuries and features characters representing the times in which they were made, from the oldest dating back to the 1760's to the most recent ones still in production. It is the largest collection in the world, and is on display and open to the public
Arlington Heights Historical Museum
The Coach House, a replica Log Cabin, the 1882 home of F.W. Muller and the 1908 Banta House tell the story of Arlington Heights over the last 150 years. Tour guides introduce you to the life of early residents. Tours: Sat. & Sun. 2pm & 3pm Heritage Gallery & Gift Shop: Fri.-Sun. 1:30pm-4:30pm
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Barrington Area Library
This full-service library presents a variety of arts events throughout the year.
Batavia Depot Museum
Experience railroad and war history alongside Batavia-related exhibits. The original bed and dresser from Mary Todd Lincoln's room at Bellview Sanitarium are displayed here.
Beith House Museum
1850 limestone Greek Revival home restored, developed as preservation study house. June-August, Tues. 1-4pm. Other hours, groups by appointment.
CITY:St. Charles
Berwyn Route 66 Museum
The Berwyn Route 66 Museum is not quite what you might be expecting. Aside from hundreds of Route 66 related artifacts, there's also a wall of art hubcaps, a bell from the original LaVergne School that predates Route 66, an electric vehicle charging station in front of the museum. The museum also provides gallery space for the Berwyn Arts Council. Several times every year the Museum hosts shows for area artists. In addition, the Museum has several ongoing restoration projects including cars from the Spindle Sculpture that appeared in Cermak Plaza from 1989 until 2008.
Berwyn Route 66 Wayside Exhibits
The City of Berwyn has placed four exhibits on Ogden Avenue to educate travelers, tourists, and residents about Berwyn's heritage as one of the first eastern suburban communities along Historic Route 66. Berwyn's four exhibits feature the origin of the Ogden corridor and its early history, its first auto-oriented "fast food" restaurants, and its automobile-based economy and car culture. Visit our Information Kiosk for more information!
Big Ten Experience
The Big Ten Experience features a collection of 13 interactive exhibits showcasing conference notables dating back to 1896, the year the conference was founded. Highlights include the Big Ten Theater which gives patrons a behind-the-scenes, immersive audio and video experience looking at student-athletes and traditions, along with radio and television features of notable accomplishments on and off the field of play.
Billy Graham Center Museum
This museum located on the campus of Wheaton College is devoted to the history of Christian evangelism and its influences on society. View rare artifacts, art and displays that include a powerful 3-D presentation of the gospel message.
Block Museum of Art
Northwestern University's Mary & Leigh Block Museum of Art is one of the largest fine art museums in the Chicagoland area.
Cantigny Golf
DuPage County, Chicago's Western Suburbs - Set among mature oak and hickory trees, lakes & streams, this full-service event facility with 27 holes of golf offers both 18 and 9-hole play and is nationally recognized as one of the best public courses in America. Cantigny Golf is a part of the McCormick Foundation, committed to making life better for our children, communities and country. As one of the nation's largest public charities, we've granted more than $1 billion to organizations in local communities across the country. The golf course is part of the historic 500-acre Cantigny Park, where memorable family experiences happen. The grounds include museums, formal gardens and picnic areas.
Cantigny Park
Consisting of the Robert McCormick Mansion Museum, the First Division Military Museum, ten acres of gardens and parks, 27-hole championship golf course and nine-hole Cantigny Youth Links.
Center for History
Museum and education center highlighting our nation's social heritage through captivating exhibits and programs. Stories of the 1915 Eastland Disaster, and experience life on the run following the Underground Railroad.
Charles Gates Dawes House Museum
The Dawes House, a magnificent Chateauesque Mansion overlooking Lake Michigan, was the home of the former United States vice president under Calvin Coolidge and Nobel Peace Prize winner, Charles Gates Dawes.
Cheney Mansion
One of Oak Park's finest showplaces, the 12,000 sq. foot, 1913 mansion is located in the Historic District. Reminiscent of a gracious English country home and surrounded by 2 acres of beautiful gardens, a greenhouse and coach house. It is available for private and corporate event rentals.
CITY:Oak Park
Chicago Portage National Historic Site
One of only three National Historic Sites in Illinois, the Chicago Portage site is a major remnant of the discovery and settlement of Chicago.
Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame
Sports memorablia; interactive video; photos of all inductees.
CITY:Des Plaines
Cuneo Mansion and Gardens
The opulent Cuneo Museum and Gardens, located on 75 acres and dotted with formal gardens and statuary was the perfect setting for the wedding scenes in "My Best Friend's Wedding." The gazebo where the best friends were caught kissing was built specifically for the film, but Cuneo's owners liked it so much they decided to keep it permanently. Take a guided tour through the historic Mediterranean-style Cuneo mansion to see Renaissance artworks and lavish European furnishings.
CITY:Vernon Hills
Czechoslovak Heritage Museum
DuPage County, Chicago's Western Suburbs - Highlights the history and culture of the Czech Republic and Slovakia through authentic folk costumes, lead crystal, chain, ceramics, embroidery, and historical displays. Donations welcome.
CITY:Oak Brook
Dell Rhea's Chicken Basket
The Chicken Basket in Willowbrook opened in the summer of 1946 on Historic Illinois Route 66. Dell Rhea's chicken has been bringing visitors from around the world on a regular basis for years.
Devonshire Cultural Center
Home of the Skokie Art Guild and Devonshire Playhouse, the Cultural Center offers children's and adult theater, as well as visual and performing arts.
Dole Mansion at the Lakeside Legacy Arts Park
Black walnut doors, detailed wood carvings in the Eastlake style, amazing marble fireplaces: there's so much to see on a tour of the historic Dole Mansion and the original Crystal Lake Country Club (now the Creative Arts Center).
CITY:Crystal Lake
DuPage County Historical Museum
Housed in an 1891 Richardsonian Romanesque building, the museum highlights 150 years of DuPage County history with participatory activities, changing exhibits and extensive model railroad display.


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In the last month, we savored the last of the balmy days of summer by taking an impromptu family trip to Savannah and ventured out to the neighboring beaches at Tybee Island. Have you ever been to either of those places? It was my first time and there was so much charm and history I was enamored almost instantly. It couldn't have been more Tanya Fujiki Clarkhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-9118327377925475767.post-49175327411278275462014-08-29T11:53:00.000-04:002014-08-29T11:55:43.011-04:00friends and oysters. I recently read this post about ladies' nights and how precious those moments can be. Moving around a lot has been both a blessing and a curse in my life. A blessing for obvious reasons--the ability to call a new locale "home", meeting new people and discovering your new favorite whatever. Yet, there are also the difficulties that come with changing scenery--the inability to become Tanya Fujiki Clarkhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-9118327377925475767.post-2275927694810533562014-08-22T12:00:00.000-04:002014-08-22T12:00:03.357-04:00scout + wolf pop-up recipe: sweet summer eggplant parmesan To say that I like Italian cooking would be a gross understatement. To say that I love Italian cooking...now, we're getting somewhere. Being married to a half-Italian man is both awesome (the food! the passion! the family!) and incredibly intimidating (the food! the passion! the family!). Having met him (along with at least thirty of his relatives) for the first time at his family's annual Tanya Fujiki Clarkhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-9118327377925475767.post-85992332928297848962014-08-15T16:30:00.000-04:002014-08-15T16:30:32.521-04:00introducing: scout + wolf Coming down and getting back into our new normal after the wedding has been really wonderful. It's easy to get lost in all of the planning, putting things on hold and what not, but now that the dust is finally settling, there's something I'd like to share with you. Last night, Jesse and I went out on a date. Date nights are some of my favorite because it gives us a chance to unwind,Tanya Fujiki Clarkhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-9118327377925475767.post-59493480774483382892014-08-06T11:02:00.001-04:002014-08-06T11:06:39.918-04:00one. It's amazing to think that exactly one month ago, I found myself alone for a few precious seconds before walking down the aisle to the man who stole a huge part of my heart. In that fleeting instance in the bridal suite of the venue where we wed, my knees buckled, my breath had to be paced and I realized that I don't think I had ever, in my life, felt more present than right then and there.Tanya Fujiki Clarkhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-9118327377925475767.post-73559693553915675902014-06-25T14:55:00.003-04:002014-06-25T14:56:17.483-04:00the 11-day homestretch. Somehow, I blinked and all this time managed to slip between the cracks. In what feels like a very short past six months, I dove right into planning a wedding and curating a marriage. Now, I find myself going through a checklist of final things that need to be taken care of over the next eleven days. You guys. Eleven. There's so much going on in my head and in my heart that there firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-9118327377925475767.post-15728993903187318372014-03-10T10:49:00.001-04:002014-03-10T11:09:00.789-04:00an anniversary. The month of March will forever hold a special place in my heart. My sweet A was born, it is the start of spring, and exactly one year ago today, A and I made Atlanta our new home. Isn't it crazy how fast that happened? In a year's time, so much has changed and continues to change, moving us along beautifully in the present and into such a bright future full of happiness and I'm eternally firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-9118327377925475767.post-34027676103105870422014-03-09T23:10:00.002-04:002014-03-09T23:11:43.893-04:00two. Dear An-chan, You officially turned two years-old today. Two! I can't believe it. In your short time on earth, you've already accomplished so much: seven or eight at-home haircuts (I've lost track), crawling, standing, walking, running, the mastery of the temper tantrum, being demure, being a ham, singing songs, counting to ten (sometimes to eleven), dancing, and my most favorite thing email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-9118327377925475767.post-17837541234198853732014-02-18T17:33:00.000-05:002014-02-18T17:33:01.252-05:00papa. My dad was an enigma. He was mysterious and weird, stoic and, somehow at the same time, temperamental. My dad could be stubborn, tactless even. He was the kind of man who had presence. He walked in a room and you would feel one of two things: intrigue or fear. Then there was the other side of my dad--the lighter, more jovial side. He was eccentric and more than slightly ostentatious. He was email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-9118327377925475767.post-18233553744709747672014-02-17T15:53:00.003-05:002014-02-17T15:55:01.787-05:00danny & annie. I'm going to try my darndest not to turn this into a wedding blog...but I make no promises for the next five months. ;-) It'll be hard, considering how fun it's actually becoming. Also, with Valentine's Day having just passed, the whole world was lovey-dovey and googly-eyed, which could be part of the reason why my heart feels fuller than usual. I heard this story on NPR's Storycorps a few firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-9118327377925475767.post-39604439604361018152014-02-03T17:26:00.000-05:002014-02-03T17:26:03.559-05:00snow in the south. To say that my two posts in January were measly would be a gross understatement. This afternoon, I looked back on my blog and realized that I used to do it so much more than I do now. Is it because I have a toddler running around? Is it because we're in the throes of wedding planning? Bah. Excuses, excuses. I hate to say it, but the truth of the matter is, I've felt a firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-9118327377925475767.post-52548677028531825052014-01-25T09:33:00.001-05:002014-01-25T09:33:45.976-05:00january. Wow. I'm engaged! We are engaged! I am still letting it sink in because, let's face it, I don't think it fully has. I can't believe this month is almost over! The (suddenly very cold) days flew by and life, as we know it, has taken turns that were unexpected, exhilarating, and of course, always full of adventure. Now, the planning begins. The fun stuff. New and exciting times are ahead. I email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-9118327377925475767.post-9356771360441201862014-01-03T12:06:00.000-05:002014-01-07T19:35:00.909-05:00so this is the new year. In what seemed like several short months, 2013 came and went. Enter 2014. I like to think of last year as my year of bravery and adventure. What will this year be? The year of endless possibilities? The year of metamorphosis? As I look back at these photos from 2013, my heart swells. I feel a great warmth and calm firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-9118327377925475767.post-34145834580851290852013-12-20T18:31:00.000-05:002013-12-20T18:31:30.638-05:00christmastime is here. Christmas is only five days away and the living room is littered with boxes and wrapping paper, A Charlie Brown Christmas is on the television and I've got enough wine to last us until...well...until we finish it! ;-) So from our home to yours, have yourselves a merry little Christmas! email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-9118327377925475767.post-65653500698777763102013-12-08T22:18:00.000-05:002014-01-03T10:21:12.432-05:00the stuff of dreams. A few weeks ago, we returned from a week-long excursion to Paris. Only now do I feel like I can actually write about it and yet I am still trying to recap and recount everything we did. It rained for most of the days that we were there. The streets were wet and the skies were monochromatic but there was something about that setting that gave Paris both more email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-9118327377925475767.post-58121989700916156892013-11-18T15:43:00.000-05:002013-11-18T15:43:16.462-05:00a serious case of the mondays. ^ exactly how i feel today ^ It has been far too long since I posted anything. I guess that old adage that "life happens when you're making other plans" is actually legit. It's hard to sit down to write when I see things moving at such a rapid pace. Whether it's A going to school and finally loving it or knowing that the holidays are literally around the corner, I can't believe that so firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-9118327377925475767.post-51598905254278719052013-10-01T18:10:00.002-04:002013-10-01T18:10:23.186-04:00never have i ever... ...had a mini-break like this before. Last weekend, we boarded a ferry that took us to Cumberland Island, a deserted island that was once home to the Carnegie's. We set up camp with our very limited supplies in tow and decided this would be the weekend where we wouldn't be in our heads and instead, let our guts do all the steering. In short, we were (pretty much) even more off the grid. firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-9118327377925475767.post-70815435432847236062013-09-10T16:40:00.000-04:002013-09-10T16:41:10.690-04:00eraseface. Drastic times call for drastic measures. And here's what I'll say. I deactivated my Facebook account for a full 24 hours and holymotherofgod it. felt. awesome. Here's why: I suddenly felt like I had no one to impress. Including myself. I don't think that we deliberately try to impress others with our photo-perfect lives and status updates. I don't think that we deliberately do any of firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-9118327377925475767.post-60439147779753971782013-08-07T14:01:00.001-04:002013-08-07T14:01:32.296-04:00momfilter. Much has happened in the last year. I feel like I've turned lemons into so many different varieties of lemonade that some people have enjoyed what I've created, while others have not. Everything has flown by and is continuing to fly by faster than I thought it ever would. This has, hands down, been the fastest year of my life. You know what? Thank goodness it went by as quickly as it firstname.lastname@example.com


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The police are gearing up to handle more vehicles and visitors to shopping areas this Deepavali, says L.Srikrishna
One-way is the only way. This seems to be the 'mantra' the police have found for managing the bustling traffic in the city.
With Deepavali only a few weeks away, a festive mood has started setting in at the shopping hubs thereby contributing to an increase in traffic.
This poses challenges to the police in terms of ensuring smooth flow of traffic and preventing haphazard parking of vehicles.
Besides the ever-increasing number of vehicles, the ongoing work to construct flyovers in the city also compels them to look for alternatives.
It is against this backdrop that the police recently introduced one-way restrictions in several areas, including T.Nagar.
Teething troubles are bound to be there, but only until the road-users get familiar with the new arrangement, according to police officers.
Additional Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Sunil Kumar said such changes were being introduced only after a detailed study, conducted over two to three months.
Stretches could not be converted into one-ways overnight in a city with over 25 lakh vehicles, he pointed out.
A majority of road users have got used to the changes introduced some months ago on Sardar Patel Road and roads nearby, including a part of Anna Salai, he added. The change had facilitated in better road traffic management.
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In T.Nagar, the changes in traffic movement were necessitated since it is a major shopping hub. With flyover construction under way at three locations , this may be the last festival season when police would be introducing traffic changes. When the new flyovers become operational next year the traffic would be eased to a great extent, a police officer at Panagal Park said.
However, many shoppers visiting T.Nagar from neighbouring districts said they were unaware of the changes in the shopping area. They say that police should be more patient and provide guidance for people who are not familiar with the new traffic system.
Commissioner of Police G. Nanchil Kumaran on Friday said many road users have welcomed the one-way traffic system in T.Nagar.
He added that additional police staff would be deployed at vantage points in the area.
Watch towers have been set up on Ranganathan Street and near Doraisamy Salai and Panagal Park junctions, where pedestrian movement is high.
Apart from monitoring/regulating traffic, the police personnel on duty at the towers also caution public over the public address system to take care of their belongings and to be wary of tricksters, senior police officer said.


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So last night I was really exhausted and all my joints and muscles hurt. I figured it was just pregnancy. This morning I felt much the same and figured it was because I woke up so much during the night. Then as the day went on I started feelign like I had been run over my a semi. I called the OB office and a nurse just told me to get plenty of rest and drink lots of fluids. But now my chest is starting to hurt a bit, I am coughing and clearing my throat a lot and my nose is getting stuffy. I can get bad chest colds, so I am super scared of getting one while pregnant. I don't want to call the nurse again because I have already called 3 times this week (yes, I am paranoid) but I am freaking myself out with this! Any advice?
Now I'm getting sick
I have a cold too! The 'back to school cold' is ripping through my office right now. It sucks not to be able to take anything, but it's not uncommon to get sick while pregnant, we have so many things going on in our body, I think we're extra susceptible.
I'm just living with it, but babying myself way more than normal. Normally, I'd take some dayquil and muddle through. Right now I'm in bed, guzzling OJ and taking random naps.
I think it's only really dangerous if you get a really high fever, just rest, fluids and don't stress (I know, easier said than done).
Ok, I apologize if this offends anyone but I have to know if it's normal!...
Tonight my started making the worse gurgling noises and it feels like some animal is having a party in my stomach. I have been a little gassy and belchy but not as much as you'd think for all the rumbling and noise.I tried going to the bathroom but I didn't have to go. I don't neccessarily feel too bad but it has been going on for hours now. Am I ok, lol?
As far as your cold goes, you and your baby will be fine. The only real danger is a fever, so keep a thermometer handy and check often. Otherwise, you just have to muddle through! Drink lots of fluids and juice and get some rest! I hope you're feeling is better soon mama!
Thanks, feeling better today, but my bf is really sick now too :(
I really hope you feel better soon! I am feeling a bit better except I am still super stuffy and my nausea decided to kick in full force again. I know I am supposed to be happy that I am not throwing up...but I hate nausea!!!
It sounds similar to what I had a few weeks ago. I had body aches, a stuffy nose and a productive cough that came from my chest.
Dr. suggested using a humidifier, cough drops and if the body aches got too bad or I developed a slight fever to take a Tylenol. These suggestions helped me.
It took its course and I had many sleepless nights from coughing and not being able to breath but it passed. Darn these stupid colds! Hope you get feeling better!
It's weird because I thought it was going away and then I started becoming really stuffy and because of it I have been sleeping with my mouth open, which has now caused a sore throat, and although I don't seem to have "pain" in my chest or trouble breathing, I do feel a tightness and have been having some heart palpatations too. Ugh, will I ever feel normal again!?


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By Suge Green - Onthegrindboxing. com - As Vitali Klitschko begins his final week of preparations to defend his World Boxing Conspiracy Heavyweight Championship against former sparring partner, WBC #1 ranked Juan Carlos Gomez, let's just briefly assess the two prevailing and opposing schools of thought on this match up. The majority of those who predict a Gomez victory are looking for the challenger to use his technical boxing ability to outpoint the aging elder KLiTschko..
With related points of interest being ViTKLiT's extended hiatus from the sport, struggles with injuries, and lack real of interest in a bout with Gomez (he has stated on the record that he prefers bouts with either David Haye or Nikolay Valuev). While those who are anticipating a ViTKLiT victory, are looking for his devastating power and sinister fighting mentality to lead him to victory.
To take it a step further, I'm one of those people. ViTKLiT has not had 3 plus years of deterioration, but rather 3 plus years of vacation. At least that's my assessment following his championship winning performance against Samuel Peter. The Breakdown: ViTKLiT to test Gomez' determination and his heart just as he did Samuel Peter, lastly he will test his ability to remain vertical. Vitali Klitschko by KO victory.
Now onto Marco Antonio Barrera and Amir Khan's clash (of heads) this weekend...It's not surprising that a fight that was made with no demand from the public, and little worldwide interest would end with absolutely no resolution. Khan walks away with a victory, but little credit...Barrera walks away with a loss, but little scorn. Can somebody remind me why the boxing world was supposed to care what happens when a fighter who supposedly has a glass jaw meets a fighter who is supposedly shot...??? What would this have proven...which individual was less elite at this point...??? Did it...??? If MAB would have won, it would have been said that Khan is a glass jawed joke...and after the Khan victory cries of "So what ? Barrera is shot!!" are already being heard, just as anticipated. The fact that it was a cut early in the fight that led to the stoppage, adds controversy to the event and assures that only minimal credit goes to Amir Khan, especially since Barrera's most recent outing caused many to predict he would be stopped on cuts in going forward with the bout with his much younger opponent...in doing so he waived his right to the proper amount of time needed to heal a previous cut. I care about the result of this fight as much as I cared about the fight itself. In any case, Khan dominated and gets a TD in the 5th round.
"King" Arthur Abraham wins in Kiel, Germany by way of 12 round UD, defeating Philly's Lajuan Simon. With Abe's fantastic power, he surely rates among other fighters that fans love to watch. It doesn't exactly give boxing observers the "warm fuzzies" though, when you hear that a 5'10" fighter is said to be struggling with the middleweight division's 160lbs. weight limit. In this day and age we have welterweights competing who stand over 6' tall.
With both Lamon Brewster and Oleg Maskaev keeping themselves in the win column over the weekend, both seem to be on a similar path...former champs, working there way back to a title shot, and both are said to have a Klitschko brother in their respective sights. Oleg is looking to mimic his amateur victory over the elder, while Lamon is said to want an eventual rubber match with Wladimir. I for one wouldn't mind them facing each other, if ViTKLiT should succeed in avoiding what he considers a meaningless defense against Maskaev. Why not ? They both can punch, and aren't exactly known for their defensive abilities...those two ingredients alone usually make for an above average heavyweight battle.
I just finished reading eastsideboxing.com alumni Scoop Malinowski's, "Heavyweight Armageddon: The Tyson-Lewis Championship Battle." I recommend this book to all fight fans that would like some additional background on this once in a lifetime event and the details surrounding it. There are more than a few gems in this paperback courtesy of Mr. Malinowski. Check out my review at www.onthegrindboxing.com
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2012 US Road Rally Challenge Caps Road Rally Competition Year
TOPEKA, Kan. (Nov. 1, 2012) - The road rally competition year for 2012 came to a conclusion October 21 with the successful completion of the US Road Rally Challenge hosted by the Detroit Region SCCA. Three high quality National Road Rally events were presented: The Letters of Intent National Course Rally, the CAST in Stone National Tour Rally and the Rivals National GTA Rally. Road rally teams competed for honors in each event as well as overall honors for the weekend.
Winners of the 2012 US Road Rally Challenge were:
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Bruce Gezon (Murrysville, PA) and Steve Gaddy (New Market, MD)
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Brian and Kevin Line (St Clair Shores and Ann Arbor, MI)
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Richard Wetzel (Davis, CA) and J Toney (Woodland, CA)
The team of Gezon and Gaddy had a perfect weekend, scoring first overall on each of the three events.
A complete event report will be published in an upcoming issue of Sports Car. Complete results for each event can be found at the Detroit Region's web site: www.detroit-scca.org.
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Michael Schumacher will remain an invalid for the rest of his life, said leading Swiss medical neurologist Erich Riederer. The F1 racing legend woke up from his coma on the 16th of June after 6 long months, yet numerous top medical practitioners have said since that his prognosis might not be as significant as some may have thought. He will remain an invalid all his life and will always remain dependent on others' help, said neurology specialist Riederer. He added that Schumacher will have permanent damage and that it will be a huge success if he manages to sit up unaided within the next three months and operate an electric wheelchair within six months. However, he said that his coma awakening was a very positive development for Schumi and his dear one.
The legend had his eyes open and was conscious during his transfer from a French hospital to a facility in Switzerland, according to a Swiss report. It also stated that Schumacher, now 45, was able to communicate to ambulance staff by nodding his head. Schumacher was transported 120 miles from Grenoble Hospital to University Hospital Lausanne on Monday morning. The report in the Swiss tabloid Blick stated that the ambulance was operated by Sanitätoberwallis, a company based in Visp in the canton of Valais rather than from Grenoble or Lausanne.
Ambulance staff were not told the identity of the world-famous patient in advance. They also had to relinquish their mobile phones on arrival at Grenoble. The paper said Schumacher had lost a lot of weight during his 170 days in hospital since the accident. Schumacher did not speak, but he communicated by nodding his head and had his eyes open for most of the journey, the paper said. It is almost 25 weeks ago that Schumacher, a very competent skier, suffered his life-threatening accident. He was holidaying with family and friends in the French resort of Meribel, where he owns a chalet. On the 16th of June, his manager Sabine Kehm announced that he was no longer in a coma and had been transferred to Lausanne where he will undergo a lengthy rehabilitation regime.
His view reaffirms the words of medical experts, who said that only one in ten patients who spent so many months in a coma went on to recover all or most of their mental and physical capacities. Schuamacher's manager, Sabine Kehm, released a statement on 16 June, which said that he is not in a coma anymore and will continue his long phase of rehabilitation. He has since been moved from Grenoble university hospital in France to Lausanne hospital in Switzerland, nearer to this family home.


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With Cheryl Cole making a rather glamourous public re-appearance this week at the Pride of Britain awards in THAT Victoria Beckham dress, you'd have thought all the chat would be about her.
But it's Jodie Marsh who has drawn the biggest amount of celebrity gossip after she unveiled her new bodybuilder physique.
Jodie Marsh has sent Twitter into a frenzy with her new look/Tim Sharp Twitter
The glamour model had Twitter and Facebook all in a frenzy yesterday - as people gasped and gawped at her new mega muscly look.
And the story is showing no sign of going anywhere soon as it was STILL trending this morning.
The 32-year-old's appearance on This Morning today is bound to keep the tweeters tweeting, as she told Philip Schofield and Holly Willoughby she was "100% natural", denying she'd taken any drugs to achieve her new defined look.
She said: "It's absolutely not chemically assisted. All of the [bodybuilding] shows are natural. If you get caught you get banned for life. I'm 100% natural and proud of that."
Jodie dropped from a size 10 to a 6 and gained huge amounts of muscle on trainer Tim Sharp's 50-day regime.
Jodie Marsh has completely transformed her body/Tim Sharp Twitter
And she said she feels better than ever: "I feel sexy, amazing, I'm buzzing every day. I can't believe it's my body."
And she revealed there's another reason why she loves bodybuilding. She confessed: "The bodybuilding men are gorgeous. My eyes were just falling out of my head. I took about five phone numbers."
And when we last checked tweets were still flooding into the #jodiemarsh hashtag.
@laurasavvas tweeted: "absolute LOL that #jodiemarsh is trending still......she looks HIDEOUS! #mess"


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'Watermark Ink' chip can instantly identify liquids
The W-Ink 3D-nanostructured chip is able to instantly identify liquids
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The W-Ink chip appears blank in the air, but when dipped in varying concentrations of ethanol, it reveals new markings (A) - it can also differentiate between liquids of any type (B) (Image: Ian Burgess)
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If you want to know exactly what a substance is, your best bet is to use something like a gas chromatographer. The problem is, such machines tend to be large, lab-based and expensive – not the greatest for use in the field, or by people who aren't connected with a research institute. Researchers from Harvard University's School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, however, have created inexpensive, portable 3D-nanostructured chips, that can instantly identify any liquid via its surface tension.
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More than 60 lakh Indian youngsters, predominantly in the age group of 15 to 35, are addicted to cocaine, according to a study conducted by United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. Globally, the US$500 billion drug trade was second only to illegal arms trade.
This information was provided in a Friends of Police Drugbuster booklet released in the city on Thursday, at an awareness programme conducted at the Government Arts College in which a host of top police officials spoke.
This is intended to create a cadre of students who will identify others addicted to drugs and counsel them. They would also liaise with the police officials.
According to the booklet, apart from physiological effects such as sleeplessness, loss of weight and inability to concentrate, drug abuse also results in adverse psychological effects such as continuous absence from school/ college and demanding money from parents.
Once they refuse to provide money, the addicts turn to begging from friends which escalates to petty thievery and finally culminates in criminal activities to fund their drug addiction.
Thus, an individual's drug addiction spirals out of control affecting not only the family but also the society at large, according to the booklet.
To prevent youngsters from falling prey to drug abuse, the Friends of Police, Tamil Nadu Police, Narcotics Intelligence Bureau — Criminal Investigation Department (CID), and the Educational institutions have all come together to create awareness on this issue.
Among those who participated in the meeting include Prateep V. Philip, Additional Director General of Police (Crime), A.K. Viswanathan, City Police Commissioner, Pravesh Kumar, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) and Y. John Nicholson, Deputy Inspector General of Police (Crime), Special Investigation Team besides the Government Arts College Principal V. Jothimani.
In his address, Mr. Nicholson said that committees to combat drug abuse have been formed in 796 schools and colleges. Further, the State Government had also allocated Rs. 25 lakh for this purpose.
Ganja cultivation had been eradicated in the State and efforts to interdict ganja coming other States had been stepped up.


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Lewis and Patty Key will celebrate 50 years of marriage today.
A family trip to Victoria, British Columbia, Canada is planned for a later date.
Sweethearts at McLoughlin High School, they graduated in 1961 and wed on June 10, 1962, at Federated Church in Milton-Freewater. The Rev. Ed Morrison officiated.
After college, Lewis farmed for many years and now keeps busy with mayoral duties in Milton-Freewater. He's also active in many local organizations and is a real estate broker and agent. He enjoys woodworking and traveling.
Patty finds time to garden and do crafts and admits to being her husband's secretary, getting them to the many functions they are involved in. Both enjoyed square dancing for many years.
They have a son, Greg Key of Seattle; and a daughter and son-in-law, Tracy and Scott Logan of Portland; and two grandchildren, Adam and Emma Logan.
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