LONDON - X-rays — they’re not just for doctors’ offices and airport security anymore.
At least, not for British artist Nick Veasey. From tulips to tennis-playing skeletons, laptops to a Boeing 777 (probably the longest object ever X-rayed), Veasey intends to transcend the surface-level of normal photography and see what lies below.
The clarity of Veasey’s images require such high doses of radiation that the artist has to lock himself outside of his lead-lined studio while X-raying the objects.
The high levels of radiation would be lethal for humans and animals, so Veasey uses bones and models for some of his images.
After scanning the images, he then slowly arranges them into what becomes his art of seeing beauty on the inside.
Veasey’s new book “X-ray” is full of these images — and many people might be surprised to discover that they recognize one or two of them.
The images are actually quite prevalent and can be seen on product labels, magazines and walls of homes around the world.
How closely are you looking at — or through — the world around you?

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“It was a love-at-first-sight thing. Since we’ve been together, we’ve been inseparable,” Cannon tells the next issue of People, on stands Friday.
On April 30, just five days after he popped the question on the rooftop of her New York apartment building, the two were walking down the aisle on a white carpet at sunset at the beach on her estate in the Bahamas. He wore Balenciaga. She wore an off-white dress by Nile Cmylo. “And (Christian) Louboutins — I can wear high heels with Nick because he’s tall. Flats are not in my repertoire,” she says.
The two, who met at the 2005 Teen Choice Awards, began dating in late March. At the time, they had begun shooting the video for her single Bye Bye. He was cast as the romantic lead. “From the first time we sat down to discuss the video at the Beverly Hills Hotel, we connected. … I was able to be myself with her,” he says. “We are both eternally 12 years old.”
Some friends knew the couple were getting serious, she says. “One thing (few people) knew was we got tattoos a few weeks earlier. So anyone who saw my (”Mrs. Cannon”) tattoo wasn’t surprised,” she says.
“To me rings are special and exciting, but tattoos mean more than anything. They’re forever and ever,” says Cannon, who has “Mariah” tattooed on his back.
And what about children? “It’s part of the whole purpose of getting married,” Carey says. “I’d just want our children to have the best childhood and upbringing they possibly could.”

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The College Basketball Closer is written by the gang at Storming The Floor.
Right now, we’re all just waiting for the other shoe to drop. Heck, some of us have been waiting since Kelvin was coaching the Oklahoma Sooners. Some sources are reporting that the Hoosier coach could be gone as soon as today, some say he might be kept on in order to forestall any later legal action he might take.
But what most of us want to know is: What else did he do? We know about the phone calls, but the NCAA is reporting an additional five major violations, including providing “false or misleading information” to investigators. Hey, it’s never too early to start guessing.
Five possible infractions or deceptions committed by Kelvin Sampson:
1. Does not like the film “Hoosiers”. Refers to Gene Hackman’s character as “a pantywaist with no recruiting savvy”.
2. Using his Eduardo Najera connection, got upper deck, row BB tickets to Nuggets/Pacers games to use as recruiting inducements.
3. Claims that all infractions were committed by his evil alter-ego “Centigrade.”
4. Told investigators the surprise ending of this week’s episode of “Lost” before they could get home and watch it on Tivo.
5. Brings cheap generic snack mix to NCAA poker nights.
As always, your rampant speculations and mean-spirited remarks are encouraged.
The Pac-10 Leads the Nation in Hot Cheerleaders. Stanford 68- Arizona State 72. The Sun Devils were in command of this one for much of the game. There was just a stretch of the second half where Stanford stormed back and took a big lead. ASU tied it on a Harden slam, and played steady team ball to win it in OT. You’d play hard, too, if Lauren Thompson were watching you.
Hook-and-Ladder. Boise State 77-Nevada 68. The Broncos moved into a three-way tie atop the WAC, and pushed Nevada a full game back. You’ll be shocked to know that Nick Fazekas finally used up his eligibility and did not suit up for Nevada.
Somebody Up There Likes You. Wake Forest 78-Florida State 70. The Deacs stay at .500 in the ACC, and preserve their space on the bubble by shoving the Seminoles firmly off. Every game is emotional for Wake following Skip Prosser’s untimely off-season death, and they’re playing tough for him and current coach Dino Gaudio every night.
Pitt (19-5) at Marquette (17-6). This is an edge-of-the-cliff game for both teams. Win it, and you hang with Notre Dame and UConn. Lose, and suddenly you’re keeping company with Cincinnati.
Michigan State (20-4) at Indiana (20-4). Kelvin Sampson will either be at this game in a shirt and tie, or at home on the couch in red sweatpants, eating Cheetos. Oh, and the basketball ought to be outstanding as well. My psychic friends network says this is going to be Goran Suton’s big night for the Spartans.
Georgetown (20-3) at Syracuse (16-9). I know the relative records and post-season prospects don’t really match up here, but this always feels like a big game, and it’s in the Carrier Dome, so it should be loud and freakin’ orange as hell.
Stanford at Arizona. The Lopez brothers look like a modern-day version of the odd couple. “One’s hairy! One’s clean cut! Together, they may squabble, but they also dominate the Pac-10!” The outcome of this game depends on which Arizona team shows up - the one that wants to go to the dance, or the one that wants to go on extended Spring Break.
UCLA (21-3) at USC (15-8). I’m tipping a forty to Jonah Keri, the original CBB Closa, on this one. It’s one of his favorite rivalries, and with the talent in the building, it should be a hell of a game. The lack of Hackett could doom the Trojans, but then again, they’ve already notched a victory in Pauley, so anything can happen.
Eric Angevine writes about college basketball for Storming the Floor, and contributes to Chicago Sports Weekly. He can be reached at stormingthefloor@gmail.com.
I always thought the Atlantic-10 lead the Nation in hot cheerleaders. Damn, East Coast bias.
Suh-weet haircut on that guy in the suit. Looks like he’s about to recite a prayer while clamly sniping Nazi soldiers.
Yeah, Lauren might be cute, but she goes to ASU. So I figure she has the IQ of lint.
That guy on the left in the orange vest looks like very pissed off.
Probably because he is wearing an orange vest.
6. Illegally put Eric Gordon in his T-Mobile “Fav 5″.
7. Sent Bo Ryan a “rickroll” link in an email.
12. Potential marijuana dealer, referenced in rap song by Sir Smoke-A-Lot.
“I wanna talk to Sampson! Fly me to the moon like that bitch Alice Kramden!”
13. Ran a clean program, had a decent graduation rate, won 3 titles, and only threw one friggin chair.
Oh yeah, that was the other guy. Who’s sorry now?
I don’t understand why Lauren’s skirt is always pulled up over her belly-button. That has got to be the longest skirt I have ever seen on a cheerleader.
@Stev D: That’s right up there with “I like a little bit of everything”. Which usually means “I like pop music, rap-metal, and contemporary country”.
No one else seems to notice that Indiana is about to have a coaching vacancy right around the time Bobby Knight becomes available. Coincidence?
Stole the cookie from the cookie jar.
16. Hates living in Indiana.
Well I guess he’s pretty normal in that respect.
@HugsFromHarold: Yeah they did. AND it was on the Deuce.
The Krypton Coucil of Elders.
Hackman should get Jimmy Chitwood to run the picket fence at him.

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